Written by Tom Jacobs on Friday 14 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Magical Kenya Open betting tips ahead of the DP World Tour event. The DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ kicks back into action after a one-week sabbatical at the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi, for the first of three tournaments on the African continent. The Kenya Open’s history dates back to 1967, boasting an impressive...
Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Tuesday 18 February 2025
TG columnist Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston explains why the authorities need to use a bit of common sense when it comes to dishing out slow play punishments. I see the topic of slow play is in the news again. They were racking up six-hour rounds at the Farmers Insurance Open, which led to Dottie Pepper calling it a “respect” issue – not...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
The Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund has ploughed a jaw-dropping amount into LIV Golf, according to experts. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has spent an eye-watering amount of money funding LIV Golf, according to a recent report. The league’s financial status was broken down by the experts at Money in Sport, who revealed that the investment will likely top $5 billion by the...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
If what Paul McGinley has heard on the grapevine is right, then the end is nearer than we anticipated. But, the former Ryder Cup captain concedes, ‘no one is winning’… Paul McGinley is the latest high-profile golf personality to weigh in on a potential resolution to golf’s so-called civil war. And if he’s right, then it’s good news for those who...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 12 February 2025
Here’s the full Genesis Open prize money breakdown as players battled it out for another whopping PGA Tour Signature Event payday. Ludvig Aberg is $4 million richer after taking the top wedge from the 2025 Genesis Invitational prize money pot. It was a thrilling finish to the third Signature event of the 2025 PGA Tour season, which moved 125 miles south from...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
Tiger Woods says Donald Trump’s involvement in talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will bring peace to the sport First Rory McIlroy and now Tiger Woods. The 15-time major champion says LIV Golf players will return to PGA Tour events as early as this year after Donald Trump became involved in talks between the warring parties. The president...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
Golf fans were quick to point out the errors of Scott O’Neil’s ways after the LIV Golf CEO told viewers he has the ‘best players in the world’ playing in his league It didn’t take long for Scott O’Neil to fall in line at LIV Golf. The league’s new commissioner and CEO, who took over from Greg Norman a...
Written by TG staff on Thursday 13 February 2025
Here’s the full breakdown of how the 2025 LIV Golf Adelaide prize money purse was distributed. Joaquin Niemann returned to the winning ways on the breakaway circuit with a three-shot victory Down Under at the biggest event on the league’s calendar. The Torque GC captain fired a stunning 65 (-7) in the final round at The Grange Golf Club to claim the...
Written by TG staff on Friday 7 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Genesis Invitational betting tips ahead of the PGA Tour Signature Event. The Tiger Woods-hosted Genesis Invitational moves from its spiritual home at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles for just the third first time since 1973 following the recent wildfires that ravaged the neighboring suburb of Pacific Palisades. Instead, the third Signature...
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...