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...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 10 September 2022
Tee times and groups for the final round of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth where Ludvig Aberg leads the DP World Tour’s flagship event. Ryder Cup rookie Aberg leads by two shots heading into the final round as he bids to win his first Rolex Series event ahead of his Team Europe debut in Rome. If Aberg were to...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Monday 7 August 2023
We preview the AIG Women’s Open as the world’s best golfers head to Walton Heath for the first time to vie for their final Major title of the year with a record $7.3m on the line. JUMP TO: Live Leaderboard | Tee times | Who will win | The field | Course guide | Prize fund | How to watch |...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Thursday 10 August 2023
How much did Lilia Vu and the rest of the field win at the 2023 AIG Women’s Open? A record $9m was up for grabs at Walton Heath – a $1.7m increase on the 2022 purse at Muirfield. where Ashleigh Buhai took home $ 1.1 million, nearly double the amount on offer in 2019. Lilia Vu took home $1.35 million for her...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 24 August 2023
The DP World Tour is set for a major overhaul next year with five global swings, a playoff double header, and two new bonus pools. The bumper schedule will be made up of 44 events in 24 countries across five continents. Members of the DP World Tour will also compete for a record prize fund of $148.5 million (not including...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 29 August 2023
Some of the numbers from the PGA Tour season are simply mind-boggling. Eight players never missed a putt from inside three feet, 54 drives were hit over 400 yards, and a record 124 players earned in excess of a million dollars (not including bonuses). Here, we’ve picked out some of the most eye-opening facts and figures from the 2022/23 season which...
Written by Matt Cooper on Thursday 7 September 2023
We caught up with Walker Cup star John Gough as he made his professional golf debut on the DP World Tour at the Irish Open. It sounds like something of a paradox but, for a man who has displayed admirable patience in recent years, Gough is now a man in a hurry. On the one hand, the Englishman turned professional ahead of...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 11 September 2023
We sit down with two-time PGA Tour champion Tom Kim ahead of his BMW PGA Championship debut at Wentworth to discuss everything from his form and goals to the Presidents Cup and Tottenham Hotspur. After an electrifying 2022, 2023 has been slightly slower by Kim Joo-hyung’s lofty standards. Better known as Tom Kim – a nickname derived from Thomas the Tank Engine...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 11 September 2023
Everything you need to know as Wentworth Club welcomes the biggest-ever BMW PGA Championship and some of the best-known names in golf to its historic Surrey venue. One of the most famous venues in golf, Wentworth is preparing to host the biggest event in its 101-year history as the BMW PGA Championship returns this week (September 13-17) with a world-class field,...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 12 September 2023
The BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am is always one of the highlights of the week at Wentworth, but which pros and celebrities are playing in the 2023 event and what are the groups? The Pro-Am takes place on the Wednesday of the DP World Tour’s flagship event, ahead of the Rolex Series tournament getting underway on Thursday. Every year a host of...
Written by Matt Cooper on Tuesday 12 September 2023
Ahead of Europe’s defense of the Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin, we take a look at what each team has to offer, who can make the difference, and give one of the teams an edge over the other. It’s time to strap yourself in because this year there is not one golfing trans-Atlantic tussle to envelope yourself in. Oh no. This...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 12 September 2023
Justin Rose will have a familiar face back on his bag as he bids for a first victory at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after reuniting with Mark ‘Fooch’ Fulcher. Fulcher was on his fellow Englishman’s bag for 11 years, helping him to win his maiden Major at the 2013 US Open, Olympic gold in Rio in 2016, and reach...