Written by Alex Perry on Friday 14 February 2025
Rory McIlroy’s recent claims about LIV Golf have left one PGA Tour winner turned pundit fuming. Rory McIlroy has been accused of “trying to get his way” as the four-time major champion continues to push for the reunification of golf. McIlroy was chatting to reporters ahead of the Genesis Invitational when he said that anyone upset by the possibility...
Written by TG staff on Friday 7 February 2025
LIV Golf Adelaide is back, featuring the showpiece ‘Watering Hole’. Australia has taken to LIV Golf more than any other country with 94,000 tickets sold for last year’s LIV Golf Adelaide, over double the attendance of the tour’s second most popular event. The reason is simple. Australia isn’t well-served by traditional tour golf, so LIV has provided the best chance for Aussie...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 14 February 2025
Patrick Reed sent the Australian fans into a frenzy after a hole-in-one on LIV Golf’s most famous par-3 in Adelaide. There are holes-in-one, then there are holes-in-one in front of thousands of drunk fans. Golf’s most famous so-called “party hole” – the 16th at TPC Scottsdale during the Phoenix Open – has seen its fair share of aces down the years. And...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 12 February 2025
Collin Morikawa had a cheeky response to Lucas Glover after his AimPoint outburst, but accepts that a pace of play solution must be found soon Collin Morikawa prefers to think of himself as a “methodical” golfer. But he’s the fourth-ranked player in the world and slow play is the hottest talking point on tour this year, so it was only...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 13 February 2025
Rory McIlroy has opened up about a recent round with the US president – and revealed which LIV player he would most like to see back on the PGA Tour When it comes to covering golf at tour level, there aren’t many things as enjoyable as Rory McIlroy dropping a huge bombshell then walking away as pundits and fans alike try...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 22 January 2025
2024 was one of the most tempestuous years in golf history, so Full Swing season 3 promises to be the best yet. Here’s all the info we have so far It’s the documentary that’s gripped golf fans around the globe – and now Netflix has confirmed the premiere date of Full Swing season 3. And, perhaps more importantly, we know which players...
Written by Mark Flanagan on Wednesday 23 March 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Cowen talks to Today’s Golfer about working with Rory McIlroy and what the future holds for the pair. Renowned golf coach Pete Cowens says he didn’t ‘split’ with Rory McIlroy last year, telling Today’s Golfer that the return of Michael Bannon as the four-time Major winner’s coach was always the plan. Reports surfaced in November that the Yorkshire-based instructor and...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 4 May 2022
Lee Westwood and Richard Bland want to play in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational’s opening tournament at Centurion Club in June. Speaking ahead of The British Masters at The Belfry, the two men both confirmed they have applied for permission to play in the opening event of the controversial new Greg Norman-fronted tour, where a purse of $25m will be up...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 6 May 2022
Former World No.1 Justin Rose has joined forces with American Golf to launch a new academy that aims to make golf more attractive and inclusive. Rose, who became an MBE after his Olympic golf gold medal win in 2016, and the golf retail giant have revealed a world-class academy as they bid to connect five million people with the sport for...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 12 February 2025
The players that defected to LIV Golf were heavily criticized as Saudi Arabia faced charges of sportswashing from the masses. Laurie Canter, though, wants to know where you draw the line It was something of an ongoing joke when players first started joining LIV Golf. Players’ reasons for defecting to the startup tour ranged from a desire to spend more time...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 3 November 2022
The DP World Tour’s 2024 schedule will see players compete for a record $148.5m in prize money, with an all-new play-off double-header at the end of the season. The new season will see a minimum of 44 tournaments in 24 different countries with new events in Dubai and Bahrain, along with the return of the Volvo China Open. The campaign, announced just...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 1 June 2022
Former Ryder Cup star and US Open champion Graeme McDowell explains his decision to join the LIV Golf Series in an exclusive interview with Today’s Golfer. G-Mac has revealed that the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series has made him feel energised about golf again and he says he has already made peace with the prospect of being punished by the PGA...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 9 June 2022
The PGA Tour has announced that it will suspend all current and future players on the LIV Golf Invitational Series, in a move Greg Norman has called “vindictive”. In a statement released within minutes of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event teeing off at Centurion Club, near London, on Thursday, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said the suspended players had...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 10 June 2022
Major champion and eight-time PGA Tour winner Bryson DeChambeau has joined the new Saudi-backed LIV Golf series for a reported $100m and will play in the second event. The 2020 US Open champion’s arrival was confirmed during the second round of LIV Golf’s inaugural event at Centurion Club and the big-hitting American will tee it up as part of the next...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 13 June 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Gardiner, the man behind the Premier Golf League, reveals how LIV Golf stole his idea and why after years of trying to rival the PGA Tour, he now wants to revive it… Andrew Gardiner always suspected this day would come. For a while, the Saudis used to be part of his plan for a Premier Golf League (PGL) before he...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 15 June 2022
The Ladies European Tour has come under fire for its partnership with Saudi state oil giant Aramco, but Georgia Hall and Bronte Law have leapt to its defence. The Solheim Cup pair launched an impassioned defence of the LET and its membership after players were accused of being complicit in sportswashing for competing in the Saudi-backed Aramco Team Series London event...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 18 June 2022
Alan Shipnuck spent two years writing a new biography about Phil Mickelson and discovered the truth about the Saudis, his gambling addiction, and why he split with Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay. Now he’s shared even more details about the bombshell interview that sent Lefty into hiding… Phil Mickelson has always been one of the most mercurial and charismatic characters in the history...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 20 July 2022
Final round tee times and groups, and the leaderboard for the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. Just five shots separate 23 players heading into the final round of the Senior British Open as the best golf course in Wales has provided the toughest of tests for the star-studded field who are battling it out for the $2.85m dollar...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Wednesday 3 August 2022
Keep up with all of the action from the Women’s Open with our live leaderboard, news, and videos from Walton Heath. The world’s best women golfers head to Walton Heath for the first time for the final Major of the year as South African Ashleigh Buhai attempts to defend her title. The action gets underway at 6.30 am on Thursday, August 10,...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Wednesday 3 August 2022
Tee times and groups for the second round of the 2023 AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath have been revealed as Ashleigh Buhai looks to defend the year’s final Major. The world’s best women golfers head to Walton Heath for the first time with 144 players bidding to lift the trophy come Sunday evening. Ashleigh Buhai returns to the AIG Women’s Open...