Wednesday 8 August 2018
How to watch the PGA Championship on Eleven Sports in the UK & Ireland For the first time in major history the fourth major of the year will move away from TV after talks with both Sky Sports and the BBC broke down prior to the event. Instead, online-only channel Eleven Sports will be taking control of the broadcast for all four days of...
Monday 6 August 2018
US PGA Championship 2018: The facts, figures and stories behind this year’s final major What do I need to know? The final Major of the season is celebrating its centenary anniversary and will do so at a course it visited for the first – and only – time in 1992. That year, Nick Price won the Wanamaker Trophy by three shots from...
Monday 6 August 2018
10 things you missed last week; the end of an era, Phil’s moves, the November showdown and Georgia Hall’s thrilling major win Firestone & Ricoh: The End of an Era Last week marked the end of two major fixtures in golf: The WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone, and the sponsorship of the Ricoh Women’s British Open. The WGC Bridgestone Invitational has made...
Sunday 5 August 2018
Georgia Hall claimed the 2018 Ricoh Women’s British Open title by two shots after a thrilling final round at Royal Lytham & St Annes Georgia Hall was unwavering in her composure throughout the final round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open as she overcame a field of the World’s best players to claim her first major title. It was a final day...
Monday 6 August 2018
The Game Changers: The holes where the 2018 US PGA Championship could be won and lost The 2018 PGA Championship heads to Bellerive this week for the final major stop of the year – and defending champion Justin Thomas comes to the ‘Green Monster of Ladue’ with a lot of confidence thanks to a win in last week’s WGC Championship. And while...
Monday 6 August 2018
Justin Thomas was emotional as he eased to his first WGC title at the Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday Justin Thomas was incredibly emotional on the 18th green at Firestone on Sunday. He was surrounded by family, including his grandparents – who were about to see their grandson win on the PGA Tour for the very first time. He had begun the day...
Monday 30 July 2018
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Friday 3 August 2018
Woburn Golf Club was announced today as the venue for the 2019 Women’s British Open with Royal Troon making its debut on the Championship roster in 2020. Woburn, which has hosted the Championship on ten occasions, has been announced as the 2019 Women’s British Open venue, while nine-time Open venue Royal Troon – which staged the famous battle between Henrik Stenson...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Get your popcorn ready: The Woods vs Mickelson winner-takes-all contest is set for November, according to a report from ESPN. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson played a practice round together on Wednesday at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, and talk quickly circulated about whether they would be discussing their big-money winner-takes-all challenge. And now, according to ESPN’s Mike Greenberg, sources have informed him...
Thursday 2 August 2018
You know those infamous dress shirts Phil has been wearing on the PGA Tour this year? There’s now an advert, and some serious dad dancing… Mizzen + Main, the company who produce Phil’s shirts, have taken out their first advert on the Golf Channel ahead of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, and it is something you REALLY shouldn’t miss. It’s a combination of...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
The R&A and USGA announce plans to limit use of green reading materials from 2019 as they concede green-reading books ‘tip the balance too far away from the essential skill’. The R&A and the USGA are proposing regulations regarding the use of green-reading materials in a bid to reaffirm the need for a player to read greens based on their own...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
The WGC Bridgestone Invitational returns to Firestone Country Club for the final time, as all 50 of the World’s best players are set to tee up in Akron, Ohio. That number includes Tiger Woods, who finished T6 at The Open to secure his spot in the field as he makes his final return to a place where he holds a lot...
Monday 30 July 2018
From a new World No.1 in the female game to golf’s unluckiest shot, golf’s farewell to Bruce Lietzke and McEvoy’s first win after 285 attempts, here’s 9 things you missed this week. Dustin Johnson wins 3rd title of the year; first person since since Tiger to achieve the feat in three consecutive years Dustin Johnson bounced back from his first missed cut...
Monday 30 July 2018
Dustin Johnson eased to his third victory of the year and 19th PGA Tour title at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. The World No.1 bounced back from his first missed cut of the year at The Open last week with a three-shot victory at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario – his 19th win on the PGA Tour. Johnson, who posted a...
Sunday 29 July 2018
285th time lucky: Richard McEvoy birdies final hole to win his first European Tour title at the Porsche European Open – just a week after claiming his third win on the Challenge Tour. Richard McEvoy couldn’t have been a more popular winner on Sunday. The 39-year-old finally lifted his first European Tour trophy on his 285th attempt, and he did it...
Friday 27 July 2018
Is this the unluckiest golf shot of the year? During the first round of the Senior Open at St Andrews, Mark James played his tee shot from the 17th tee on the Old Course – only to hit a seagull mid-flight. It was bad news for both the gull and James, whose ball then deflected off the bird and out of bounds...
Written by Jock Howard on Monday 23 July 2018
Paolo and Micaela Molinari have raised not one but two Ryder Cup players, as well as multiple Tour winners and, now, an Open Champion. We were welcomed into the home of Francesco and Edoardo to find out about their upbringing and discover that though they are brothers, the two Italians couldn’t be more different as characters. We are looking at some old...
Monday 23 July 2018
Eleven Sports is set to broadcast the 2018 PGA Championship for free across multiple online platforms, taking the major away from TV and replacing regular commentators with a host of different faces. Eleven Sports is set to show all four rounds of the PGA Championship via an online platform, using the final major of the year as their official launch event...
Written by Michael Catling on Sunday 22 July 2018
From Molinari’s retirement plan and airline booking to Pepperell’s prep and Rickie’s tache, here are some of the best (and more unusual) talking points from before and during the final round of The Open. Molinari’s final call Winning brings fame and fortune, but it can’t get you a refund from easyJet. While Francesco Molinari was busy smartening up for the champions...
Sunday 22 July 2018
Find out how players reacted on social media to Francesco Molinari’s victory at the 147th Open Championship Francesco Molinari went bogey-free all weekend at Carnoustie to claim the Open Championship – which was his first major title and his third victory in last six starts. His brother Edoardo was one of the many players on social media to send out their congratulations...