Monday 25 June 2018
Matt Wallace claimed his second European Tour title at the BMW International Open, holding off a final-round charge from Thorbjørn Olesen. Wallace began the day just two shots off the lead at Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof but found himself chasing the clubhouse target of nine-under-par for the majority of his round after Olesen fired a record breaking 61 on the final...
Monday 25 June 2018
Bubba Watson claimed his third victory of the season at the Travelers Championship as overnight leader Paul Casey stumbled on the final day. Bubba Watson carded a final-round 63 at the Travelers Championship on Sunday to win his third PGA Tour title of the year, and third victory at this particular tournament. “It’s absolutely amazing,” Watson said afterwards. “You can’t really put...
Monday 25 June 2018
Bubba Watson picked up his third victory of the season at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Find out what clubs he used to win… Driver: Ping G400 LST (8.5 degrees, at 7.6 degrees) Shaft: Grafalloy Bi-Matrix Pink X-Flex Fairway Wood: Ping G (14.5 degrees, at 13.2 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Tour Spec 8.2X Irons: Ping iBlade (2 iron), Ping S55 (4-PW) Shafts:...
Wednesday 20 June 2018
A few days after the end of the US Open, Phil Mickelson has apologised for the moving ball incident during the penultimate round of the year’s second major. Phil Mickelson caused a social media storm and much discussion between fans, pundits and players when the multiple major champion decided to deliberately make a stroke at his moving ball on the 13th...
Tuesday 19 June 2018
US Open champion Brooks Koepka returns to the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Jason Day hope to rebound after missing the cut at the second major of 2018. There’s no resting up for the World’s best players in the week following the US Open, with newly crowned champion Brooks Koepka joining Jason...
Tuesday 19 June 2018
The European Tour resumes this week with the BMW International Open at Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof. Here’s how to watch, and who you should back this week. Tommy Fleetwood makes the trip from New York to Germany for the BMW International Open after tying the lowest round in a US Open during the final round on Sunday to finish one shot behind...
Written by Camilla Tait on Friday 15 June 2018
Despite a strong finish to get back to 10-over-par, Tiger Woods missed his third-ever cut at a US Open; though he is still confident he will win more majors. His first appearance in a US Open since 2015 will end prematurely after Woods failed to limit mistakes over the first two days at Shinnecock Hills, leaving him two shots outside of...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 18 June 2018
Find out what 2018 US Open Champion Brooks Koepka said after winning the second major of the year On being a two-time US Open Champion… It sounds incredible. To be honest with you, probably couldn’t have dreamed of it in my wildest dreams. I’m at a loss for words right now, but it’s really incredible. I mean, I couldn’t be...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
Find out how much each player will receive at the 2018 US Open Brooks Koepka, winner of the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills took home $2.16 million of the $12 million purse on Sunday, while runner-up Tommy Fleetwood posted a final round 63 to guarantee a pay cheque of $1.296 million. The purse is $1 million more than the Masters, where winner...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
The USGA was forced to apologise for Saturday’s course set-up at the US Open after experiencing extensive critism from several players. The USGA were forced to apologise after a number of players said the tournament organisers had ‘lost the golf course’, branding it ‘unplayable’, ‘unneccessary’, ‘not a fair test of golf’ and ‘over the line.’ It’s all familiar territory to the USGA,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
After leading by four shots at the start of the day, a disaster score from Dustin Johnson left him tied for the lead on three-over-par with Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger and Tony Finau. On a bizarre day that saw both Phil Mickelson send twitter in to a frenzy after he hit a moving ball deliberately to stop it going off the...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 7 June 2018
Where will the 2018 US Open be won and lost? We take a look at the key holes at Shinnecock Hills… There have been four US Open’s held at Shinnecock Hills since 1896, and the 2018 edition is set to be longer than ever. Retief Goosen claimed the title when the US Open was last played at Shinnecock in 2004, but it’s...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 7 June 2018
2018 US Open Betting Tips: What you need to know about this year’s US Open course, and who you should back to win Shinnecock Hills is the only course to host the US Open in three different centuries and is rightly regarded as one of the championship’s great venues. Its first US Open, in 1896, was conducted over a course measuring...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 11 June 2018
Dustin Johnson reclaimed the World No.1 spot from Justin Thomas with a victory at the FedEx St Jude Classic the week before the US Open. And he did it with a walk-off eagle on the 18th hole from the middle of the fairway to claim his 18th PGA Tour title by six shots. Although at first, he wasn’t sure if it...
Written by Camilla Tait on Saturday 16 June 2018
US Open: Shinnecock Hills got the better of some of the best players in the world, with Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy among the big names to miss the cut at the second major of the year. As Dustin Johnson raced to a four-shot lead during the second round of the US Open, it was a different story for some of...
Written by Camilla Tait on Friday 15 June 2018
Dustin Johnson signed off for a three-under 67 during the second round of the 118th US Open to claim a four shot lead heading in to the weekend. As Dustin Johnson finished his round at Shinnecock Hills, his first round co-leaders Scott Piercy and Ian Poulter were just gearing up to tee off. Russell Henley, meanwhile, was in already in the...
Written by Camilla Tait on Saturday 16 June 2018
In one of the most bizarre things to happen at the 2018 US Open, Phil Mickelson ran up to his moving ball and hit it back towards the hole. And it turns out he knew what he was doing… Mickelson was already four-over for his round when he decided to intentionally hit his ball while it was still moving on the...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
Tommy Fleetwood reflects on near-miss at US Open: “And at the end of the day, this is my best result in a Major yet. So now there’s only one I can do from here, and that’s win one.” Tommy Fleetwood fired a closing round 63 to match the US Open scoring record on Sunday and set the clubhouse target on two-over-par...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 18 June 2018
Six Takeaways from the 2018 US Open – including new tournament records, the social media storm caused by Phil Mickelson, and the USGA’s latest Shinnecock mistake Brooks Koepka was crowned US Open champion after a convincing performance on Sunday that gave him a one shot victory over Tommy Fleetwood, but that isn’t quite the whole story of the 2018 US Open. Here’s...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
US Open Champion: Brooks Koepka has become the first player to win back-to-back US Opens since Curtis Strange in 1989. Brooks Koepka didn’t hand the trophy back for long. The 28-year-old American became the seventh player in US Open history to successfully defend their US Open title, claiming his second major victory by one shot over England’s Tommy Fleetwood – who fired...