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  • Who Is Alex Smalley? The PGA Championship's first reserve turned second round sensation

    Who Is Alex Smalley? The PGA Championship’s first reserve turned second round sensation

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 16 May 2025

    Thrust into the PGA Championship spotlight as a last-minute replacement, Alex Smalley is turning heads at Quail Hollow. Alex Smalley wasn’t in the original field for the 2025 PGA Championship, but the 28-year-old American has quickly proven he belongs among the game’s elite. Smalley has taken full advantage of the opportunity at Quail Hollow this week, carding two superb rounds that...

  • Aaron Rai at the Masters Par 3 contest with fiancee Gaurika Bishnoi

    Who is Aaron Rai’s fiancée?

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 16 May 2025

    At the 2025 Masters Par-3 Contest, Aaron Rai’s fiancée stole the spotlight with one swing, but who is Gaurika Bishnoi? Gaurika Bishnoi is not only the fiancée of PGA Tour professional Aaron Rai, the player known for wearing two gloves, but also a distinguished golfer in her own right. With an impressive competitive record, academic achievements, and international playing experience, she...

  • Eric Cole and Jhonattan Vegas are among the PGA Tour players who wear an MLB logo on their shirts.

    Why do some PGA Tour players wear the MLB logo on their shirts?

    Written by TG staff on Friday 16 May 2025

    You might be forgiven for thinking you’ve accidentally tuned into the baseball when flicking over to the golf this weekend… Jhonnatan Vegas and Eric Cole are among the players at the PGA Championship sporting MLB logos on their shirts. But why? It’s obviously a sponsorship deal, we hear you cry.   Well, not quite. But also sort of. It’s more of an ambassadorial role than a...

  • Rick Shiels faced a backlash from fans when he joined LIV Golf

    Rick Shiels exclusive: ‘Why I had to join LIV Golf’

    Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 4 February 2025

    Rick Shiels is just about the most talked-about personality in golf right now. Alex Perry sat down with the YouTube sensation to discuss his next chapter. When you run golf’s biggest YouTube channel and your name is on our sport’s most popular podcast outside of the United States, it will take something special to turn your head. But that’s exactly what happened...

  • The golf ball rollback is once again in the news after it came up at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.

    PGA of America: Players are ‘thanking us’ for our stance on the golf ball rollback

    Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 13 May 2025

    The governing body used their platform at the PGA Championship to speak about one of golf’s most divisive subjects. PGA of America chiefs used their press conference ahead of the 107th PGA Championship to reiterate their stance on the golf ball rollback. The plans, announced by the R&A and USGA in December 2023, which will render every existing golf ball currently in...

  • Drew Mathers stepped in to be Sepp Straka's caddie at the Truist Championship.

    Why Sepp Straka’s biggest win yet could prove life-changing for a player not even in the field

    Written by Alex Perry on Monday 12 May 2025

    A two-shot victory at the Truist Championship might just have a knock-on effect for the career of Sepp Straka’s caddie… It was Sepp Straka’s second PGA Tour title of the year, fourth overall, and comfortably his biggest yet. The Austrian’s Truist Championship victory not only moved him into the world’s top 10 for the first time, as well as all but cement...

  • One gambler won more than £13k on last weekend's golf events thanks to a very lucky break.

    Better to be lucky than good! How a stroke of fortune banked a golf punter $17,500 from $20 bet

    Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 14 May 2025

    An each-way bet on DP World Tour and PGA Tour winners saw one lucky gambler celebrating almost as hard as the tournament champions. When Sepp Straka holed his winning putt at the PGA Tour’s Truist Championship on Sunday, there was a huge cheer… but not just at Philadelphia Cricket Club. While Straka’s fourth PGA Tour win banked him $3.6m and, almost...

  • Two-time DP World Tour winner Eddie Pepperell is taking a break from golf after speaking candidly about his struggles.

    “The game has taken its toll”: Tour star takes break from golf after walking out of a tournament mid round

    Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 13 May 2025

    Eddie Pepperell opens up after walking out of last week’s DP World Tour event in the middle of his round. Eddie Pepperell has revealed he’ll take a break from golf, admitting he’s felt unhappy on the golf course for a long time following his mid-round withdrawal at Regnum Carya in the DP World Tour’s Turkish Open last week. Pepperell dunked two balls...

  • 2025 Myrtle Beach Classic prize money payout on the PGA Tour

    2025 Myrtle Beach Classic prize money: Full payout as Ryan Fox wins

    Written by TG staff on Tuesday 6 May 2025

    Here’s how the 2025 Myrtle Beach Classic prize money was distributed at the PGA Tour alternate field event. While the PGA Tour’s big guns battled it out for a share of the $20m bounty at the Truist Championship in Philadelphia, remaining tour cardholders teed it up in the ‘Golf Capital of the USA’ for the second-ever Myrtle Beach Classic. The alternate-field event...

  • Sepp Straka edged Shane Lowry to take the winner's share of the Truist Championship prize money.

    2025 Truist Championship prize money: Full payout as Sepp Straka wins at Philadelphia Cricket Club

    Written by TG staff on Tuesday 6 May 2025

    Here’s how the 2025 Truist Championship prize money was distributed at the PGA Tour Signature Event. It was a fantastic battle down the stretch, but ultimately a three-putt on the 18th from Shane Lowry handed Sepp Straka the title and the winner’s share of the Truist Championship prize money. Both players will now move into the world’s top 10 for the first...

  • Martin Couvra took home the winner's share of the Turkish Airlines Open prize money.

    2025 Turkish Airlines Open prize money: How much did each player win in Antalya?

    Written by TG staff on Tuesday 6 May 2025

    Here’s how the 2025 Turkish Airlines Open prize money was distributed at the returning DP World Tour event. Martin Couvra took home the winner’s share of the Turkish Airlines Open prize money – but how was the purse split among the field? The young Frenchman carded a final-round 64 to edge Jorge Campillo and Haotong Li by two at Regnum Carya. There was...

  • Erik Anders Lang wins PGA Tour’s Creator Classic in bold new Ecco Golf x RGC shoes

    Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Friday 9 May 2025

    Golf personality Erik Anders Lang triumphs in Greenland-inspired Ecco Biom H5 RGC shoes, blending performance with storytelling. Golf creator and ECCO GOLF ambassador Erik Anders Lang led his team to victory in the latest PGA Tour Creator Classic, wearing the all-new ECCO GOLF x Random Golf Club BIOM H5 – a high-performance golf shoe inspired by the wild, icy landscapes of...

  • LIV Golf's TV ratings are being crushed by the PGA Tour — and sometimes by replays, pickleball, and puppies. We dig into the numbers to see if the disruptor league can survive.

    LIV Golf vs. PGA Tour: Who’s really winning the ratings battle?

    Written by Rob McGarr on Thursday 8 May 2025

    LIV Golf promised disruption, stardom, and sky-high ratings. But with viewer numbers trailing everything from the PGA Tour to pickleball – and even the Puppy Bowl – does golf’s breakaway league have a future? LIV Golf was supposed to be the big disruptor. The challenger to the established order. The threat to the very existence of the PGA Tour and DP...

  • Jordan Spieth is a PGA Championship away from the grand slam.

    Jordan Spieth: How golf’s golden boy lost his game – and might just be finding it again

    Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 7 May 2025

    He won two majors by 21 and looked destined to dominate golf for the next decade. But Jordan Spieth’s journey since 2015 has been anything but smooth. Now, after surgery, setbacks, and signs of a resurgence, he’s chasing history once again at the PGA Championship. In 2015, a 21-year-old Jordan Spieth captivated the golf world by clinching the first two majors...

  • Prince's has been added to the list of prestigiouos Walker Cup venues.

    This former Open venue just got picked to host one of golf’s most prestigious events

    Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 8 May 2025

    The R&A has signed up another world-class golf course to host the Walker Cup… The roster of courses to have held the Walker Cup is as good as any golf tournament. The Old Course, Seminole, Hoylake, LACC, Lytham, Merion, Royal County Down, Ganton. And that’s just since the turn of the century alone. Dig deeper into the history books and you’ve got Sunningdale,...

  • Paul McGinley says Rory McIlroy is two major wins from a "phenomenal career".

    Paul McGinley: This is the number of majors Rory McIlroy needs to be crowned Europe’s best ever

    Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 8 May 2025

    As Rory McIlroy prepares to win back-to-back majors at the PGA Championship, his former Ryder Cup captain has set him a target… Paul McGinley believes Rory McIlroy’s Grand Slam achievement “moves him into a different place” when it comes to golf’s top table of major champions. At the 17th time of asking, McIlroy finally slipped into the Green Jacket at the Masters...

  • There are four PIF Global Series events remaining on the LET schedule.

    Ladies European Tour launches new series of big-money events

    Written by TG staff on Thursday 8 May 2025

    The Ladies European Tour have teamed up with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to create a new series of tournaments with some of the biggest purses in the women’s game. The PIF Global Series will consist of five tournaments across three continents and each event will feature an individual and team element. One event – the PIF Saudi Ladies International – has...

  • The final results and Creator Classic leaderboard from the Truist Championship at Philly Cricket.

    Creator Classic leaderboard and highlights: How the social media stars fared at Philly Cricket

    Written by TG staff on Thursday 8 May 2025

    The full Creator Classic leaderboard, results and highlights from the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club. The second of the three PGA Tour Creator Classic events took place at Philadelphia Cricket Club ahead of the Truist Championship on Wednesday. Everything you need to know about the Creator Classic After the success of the first event at The Players, the second was made up...

  • Grant Horvat topped the first Creator Classic leaderboard of 2025 at TPC Sawgrass.

    Creator Classic leaderboard and highlights: How the social media stars fared at TPC Sawgrass

    Written by TG staff on Thursday 13 March 2025

    The full Creator Classic leaderboard, results and highlights from The Players Championship. If you’re looking for the Creator Classic leaderboard from the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club – you’ll find that here. Otherwise, keep reading… The first of the three PGA Tour Creator Classic events took place at TPC Sawgrass ahead of The Players Championship on Wednesday. Everything you need...

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