Written by TG staff on Tuesday 4 February 2025
Thomas Detry claimed his maiden PGA Tour title with a seven-shot victory at the WM Phoenix Open. Fans attending the WM Phoenix Open were once again in fine tune with beer flowing freely in the bleachers at TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course, especially on the notorious par-3 16th – known fittingly as ‘The Coliseum’ – where judgment is cast with little ambiguity...
Written by TG staff on Sunday 2 February 2025
They’ve been married since 2017, but who is Rory McIlroy’s wife? Here’s what you need to know Who is Rory McIlroy’s wife? That’s the reason we’re all here, so let’s dive in. McIlroy’s first high-profile relationship was with Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. The pair were together from 2011 to 2014 and got engaged on New Year’s Eve in 2013. But...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 31 January 2025
Riyadh Golf Club will host LIV Golf’s inaugural night tournament as the breakaway tour returns for its season-opening event. LIV Golf will make its debut under the lights in the Saudi capital after three successive seasons at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on the outskirts of Jeddah. But that’s not the only shake-up to proceedings as LIV Golf prepares...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 31 January 2025
Everything you need to know about the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters on the DP World Tour. The 2025 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters marks the fourth event of the DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’, stopping for a final time in the Middle East before returning in November for the DP World Tour playoffs. The tournament boasts an impressive list of former champions including...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 31 January 2025
It’s about to get loud as the PGA Tour arrives in Arizona for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Not too loud mind… Organizers of this year’s WM Phoenix Open have introduced a ‘zero tolerance’ policy for behavior deemed to cross the line, with fans having to click on a code of conduct acknowledgment before attending the iconic PGA Tour tournament/party. Last year...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 31 January 2025
Surely no one can boast a better hole-in-one list than Shane Lowry Some people will play golf every week for their entire life and not have a hole-in-one. Some people will have one or two or eight. Then there’s Shane Lowry. The Irishman holed out for a one on the picturesque 7th hole at Pebble Beach to take his PGA Tour tally...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 31 January 2025
Former LIV CEO Greg Norman won’t be out of work for long when his contract with the Saudi-funded league is up Greg Norman has wasted no time in finding himself a new job when his time at LIV Golf comes to an end. The Australian was replaced by Scott O’Neil as the league’s CEO and commissioner last month, a position he held...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 30 January 2025
As the topic of slow play rears its ugly head again, Rory McIlroy believes there’s the simple fix. The PGA Tour, though, want to go another way. Both are wrong. The American Express overran its scheduled broadcast slot by 45 minutes, while the Farmers Insurance Open saw stars clocking close to six-hour rounds. The slow play row is well and truly...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 30 January 2025
The worst-kept secret in golf has been confirmed: Tom McKibbin is a LIV player Tom McKibbin has been tipped for big things in golf. The Northern Irishman, still only 22, already has a DP World Tour title on his CV and last season was so solid he not only moved into the world’s top 100 but earned a PGA Tour card...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 29 January 2025
How was the prize money distributed at the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour? The Northern Irishman made it two wins in three worldwide starts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, storming to an impressive two-shot victory with a closing 66 at the iconic PGA Tour event. McIlroy trailed 54-hole leader Sepp Straka by a stroke going into...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 29 January 2025
How was the prize money distributed at the 2025 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship on the DP World Tour? Englishman Laurie Canter secured his second DP World Tour victory at the Bahrain Championship, edging out Dan Brown and Pablo Larrazabal in a playoff. Canter birdied the first extra hole to become just the second player to etch his name into the tournament’s...
Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 28 January 2025
What do you get the golfer who has everything? Turns out even Rory McIlroy still has some itches to scratch Four major championships. Thirty-six wins on the PGA and European Tours. Five victories from seven Ryder Cup appearances. Top five for most weeks spent at World No.1. And around $200 million in the bank. Yet Rory McIlroy is still striving for more. The...
Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 28 January 2025
Of all the people for this to happen to, anyone but Tiger Woods… There’s a classic Viz Comic letter which starts with the writer bemoaning sports commentators using phrases such as “you couldn’t write a script like this”. “If people can write scripts about dystopian futures in which life is in fact a simulation made by sentient machines to harness humans’ heat...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 27 January 2025
Pat Perez’s long-rumored exit from DJ’s team has been confirmed – but the outspoken American will remain at LIV Golf It’s official. Pat Perez’s time at LIV Golf has come to an end. As a player, that is. The 48-year-old was a member of Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces team for the past three seasons, but with a combination of Perez’s contract expiring and Thomas...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 27 January 2025
You won’t believe the DP World Tour’s latest viral video – or where Padraig Harrington, Thorbjorn Olesen and Ryan Fox were attempting their hole-in-one challenge from… Say what you want about the quality of the DP World Tour these days, but they surely have the best content creators in the business. Ahead of last week’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship in the...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 27 January 2025
Rounds at the Farmers Insurance Open were topping six hours – and one tour star-turned-analyst was keen to highlight the issue As the old saying goes: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” We can add slow play being a scourge of tour-level golf to that. It’s an ongoing problem in both the men’s and...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 25 January 2025
Rory McIlroy headlines at the iconic AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as the PGA Tour takes to the Californian Links. A world-class field will descend on two of the world’s best golf courses for the uniquely formatted AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that sees them paired with an amateur partner for the first two days of action. Historically, the tournament hasn’t always attracted the...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 25 January 2025
Everything you need to know ahead of Rory McIlroy’s TGL debut for Boston Common against the Tiger Woods-fronted Jupiter Links at the SoFi Center. Rory McIlroy will make his long-awaited TGL debut in match week four when the tech-infused golf league boots back up for the clash between the two co-founder’s franchises. McIlroy’s Boston Common takes to the stage for...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 25 January 2025
The DP World Tour ‘International Swing’ continues at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. The Bahrain Championship is the third event of the DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ and is the penultimate stop on the Persian Gulf before the Tour heads to Qatar for the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Last year’s inaugural edition, won by South African Dylan Frittelli, was the first elite...
Written by Sarah Pyett and TG staff on Friday 24 January 2025
Keep up to speed with the full 2025 LPGA Tour schedule and results here as Nelly Korda looks to defend her Race to the CME Globe title The 2025 LPGA Tour schedule will feature 33 official tournaments between the traditional season opener at the Tournament of Champions in February to the traditional season climax at the Tour Championship in November. With $131...