Sports Illustrated cuts golf coverage, impacting the PGA Tour
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: May 31, 2026, 11:53 PM
Last updated May 31, 2026
Sports Illustrated announced significant layoffs in its golf coverage, affecting longtime writers including Bob Harig, Jeff Ritter, and Michael Rosenberg. This decision follows a broader trend of staff reductions across media organizations and comes as SI looks to improve profitability under new ownership. The publication's historical role in offering in-depth golf journalism is being redefined as the industry grapples with changing readership habits. The layoffs not only reduce the workforce but potentially diminish the quality and richness of golf reporting the magazine has been known for.
- •Sports Illustrated laid off several key golf writers on May 31, 2026.
- •Bob Harig, a prominent SI golf writer, was among those let go.
- •SI's cuts reflect a broader trend of downsizing in the media industry.
- •This move could limit quality golf journalism and impact its traditional audience.
- 11:53 PMYahoo Sports — Sports Illustrated slashing its golf coverage is a blow to the game
"Part of what makes SI's latest downsizing so painful is that SI has a singular place in the history of modern American golf coverage.
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