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  • Genesis Championship 2024 preview: Field, betting odds, tee times, and how to watch

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 19 October 2024

    The final event of the DP World Tour ‘Back 9 Swing’ takes place this week at the Genesis Championship in South Korea. Six months ago, Genesis signed an agreement with the DPWT that will see the Korea Championship become the Genesis Championship from this year on, merging with the KPGA’s existing tournament of the same name. The strategic alliance between both tours...

  • ZOZO Championship 2024 preview: Field, betting odds, tee times, and how to watch

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Sunday 20 October 2024

    The PGA Tour Fall Series continues in Japan this week as the sixth edition of the ZOZO Championship will take place at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. Clothing brand ZOZO Inc. partnered with the PGA Tour in 2019 for the inaugural edition of the tournament, which is also co-sanctioned with the Japan Tour. Tiger Woods won the maiden edition, just a...

  • LPGA Maybank Championship Preview: Field, betting odds, tee times and how to watch

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Sunday 20 October 2024

    The LPGA Tour remains in Asia for the latest event on the schedule as the second edition of the Maybank Championship takes place in Malaysia. China and South Korea have been host to the previous two events on tour, this week it’s on to Malaysia for the Maybank Championship. Toto Japan Classic takes place in the land of the rising sun...

  • Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final 2024 preview: Field, betting odds, course info, and tee times

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 26 October 2024

    The 2024 Challenge Tour Grand Final takes place this week in Mallorca, with many players looking to secure one of the 20 DP World Tour cards available. Supported by the R&A, the tournament on the Balearic Islands is the final event in the 2024 Road to Mallorca, which could prove to be life-changing for those who manage to punch a ticket to...

  • Qualifying School 2024: Professional futures at stake with 156 players fighting for 20 cards

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 30 October 2024

    It’s make-or-break time as the DP World Tour Qualifying School enters its final stages in Spain. Here’s everything you need to know about one of golf’s most competitive tests. Since 1976, Q School has provided a pathway for professional and amateur golfers from across the globe to secure a Tour Card for Europe’s premier circuit – the DP World Tour. With future...

  • Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship 2024 preview: McIlroy hunting sixth Order of Merit title

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Friday 1 November 2024

    After 42 events held across five continents, the top 70 players in the Race to Dubai rankings have qualified for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Jump To: Tee Times Following Abu Dhabi’s conclusion this week, only the top 50 in the Race to Dubai Standings will progress through to the DP World Tour Championship finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. That...

  • World Wide Technology Championship 2024 preview: Field, betting odds and tee times

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 2 November 2024

    The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall Series continues this week in Mexico with the World Wide Technology Championship. Previously held as an alternate event alongside the WGC Matchplay, in 2013, the tournament was moved to its current slot in November, becoming a main event during the early part of the season. Part of the schedule since 2007, the event was formerly...

  • Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship 2024: Prize money payout

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 5 November 2024

    How much of the $9 million prize fund did Paul Waring take home at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship? The first of two end-of-season playoff events saw Paul Waring come out on top at the Yas Links in the UAE. He and the rest of the top 50 players in the Race to Dubai Rankings are off to play in the...

  • Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Tee times: McIlroy grouped with closest rivals for opening rounds

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 6 November 2024

    Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy will tee off with Thriston Lawrence and Rasmus Hojgaard for the first and second rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Despite only playing 10 DP World Tour-sanctioned events in 2024, Rory McIlroy is in pole position to claim a sixth Race to Dubai title. The Northern Irishman has a healthy 1,572.39 and 1,920.28 point...

  • 15 minutes to ‘Make Golf Great Again’: What Donald Trump’s re-election means for golf

    Written by Matt Cooper on Thursday 7 November 2024

    As Americans prepare for the return of golf-obsessed President Donald Trump to The White House, TG Columnist Matt Cooper explores what a second term means for the game and the stalling vision of ‘unlocking golf’s worldwide potential’. There’s absolutely no doubt that Donald Trump’s visit to Turnberry during the 2015 Women’s Open was utterly remarkable. So bizarre, in fact, that...

  • Are Sky Sports and The Golf Channel about to give up their TV rights to the DP World Tour?

    Written by Michael Catling on Friday 8 November 2024

    The DP World Tour are in a race against time to tie down UK and US broadcasters for 2025 with Sky Sports and Golf Channel deals due to expire at the end of the year Generally speaking, this year hasn’t been good for TV ratings in golf. Viewing figures are down double digits across the board and the rising costs and...

  • BMW Championship 2024: Prize money payout as Ryder Cup captain Bradley makes statement win

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 19 August 2024

    How was the purse at the BMW Championship for the second PGA Tour playoff distributed at Castle Pines? Keegan Bradley’s quietly impressive resume just got a little louder after the recently announced USA Ryder Cup captain won the second FedEx Cup playoff event at the BMW Championship. Finishing 12-under, Bradley’s one-shot victory from Sam Burns, Ludvig Aberg, and Adam Scott was a...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024: Who will win?

    Written by Matt Cooper on Monday 19 August 2024

    I’ve worked out which players will be in contention on Sunday at the AIG Women’s Open. My guide to who will win, and why I think they have a chance of topping the leaderboard at St Andrews Old Course. The Spectacles. The Coffins. The Beardies. Cheape’s Bunker. Cartgate Bunker. Shell Bunker. Hell Bunker. The Principal’s Nose. Miss Grainger’s bosoms. The Elysian Fields. The Road...

  • Retirement from professional golf isn’t an easy decision for Olympic gold medallist Lydia Ko

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 21 August 2024

    Speaking to the media ahead of the 2024 AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews, Lydia Ko addresses retirement rumours after her Olympic victory. Retirement from everything you’ve known for more than twenty years isn’t easy, just ask Lexi Thompson, and it’s certainly not something you’d expect a professional athlete to be talking about before they turn 30. But for New Zealand’s...

  • How to watch the 2024 AIG Women’s British Open

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 21 August 2024

    Everything you need to know about how to watch the action from St Andrews when the 2024 AIG Women’s British Open tees off from August 22-25. Sky Sports will again be home to the AIG Women’s British Open for those looking to watch the action unfold from the iconic Old Course at St Andrews for the final Major of the year. The...

  • LPGA and Solheim Cup star calls on Augusta National to host a professional women’s golf tournament

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 21 August 2024

    Ahead of the 2024 AIG Women’s Open in St Andrews, Scottish star Gemma Dryburgh calls on an equally famous venue – Augusta National – to host a women’s professional event. With the LPGA and LET tournaments venturing to more and more iconic courses throughout the golfing calendar, I can’t help but notice that there’s one big name missing from the circuit.

  • Lexi Thompson reveals when she’ll give up pro golf completely, and it might be sooner than you think

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 22 August 2024

    Lexi Thompson, the youngest golfer ever to qualify and play in the U.S. Women’s Open, revealed the point at which she will no longer play professional golf. Back in May this year, the golfing world was shocked by the announcement that Lexi Thompson was retiring from full-time professional golf before the age of 30. Thompson burst onto the golf scene at just...

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