Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 18 March 2024
The PGA Tour heads to Florida’s west coast for the final stop of the Sunshine State swing as the Masters draws closer. The reimagined 2024 PGA Tour calendar remains in Florida for one more week as a smattering of top stars make the four-hour drive from TPC Sawgrass down to Palm Harbor for the Valspar Championship. The game’s undisputed No.1 and back-to-back...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Monday 8 January 2024
The PGA Tour stays in Hawaii for The Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club – the second event of the 2024 season. The Field | Who will win? | Tee Times After the first signature event of 2024 at The Sentry, Hawaii welcomes more PGA Tour talent to the islands. The Sony Open will see 144 players, far from the...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 5 January 2024
LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman has responded to Rory McIlroy after the Northern Irishman admitted he was “too judgmental” of players who joined the Saudi-backed tour. Norman and McIlroy have often traded verbal blows since LIV’s launch in 2022, but the Australian was quick to praise the four-time Major champion for his comments in an in-depth interview with the ‘Stick to Football’...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 22 March 2024
Masters champion Ian Woosnam weighs in on golf’s current state of play, his concerns for the integrity of world rankings, the future of the DP World Tour, and why golf balls are flying too straight! It’s been a hell of a year in golf. The seismic tremors that continue to fracture the elite game are frustrating and disappointing in one sense,...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 25 March 2024
The PGA Tour heads to Texas for two weeks of pre-Masters action, starting in H-Town where the World No.1 headlines the field. Texas Children’s Hospital is the title sponsor of this year’s Houston Open which moves back to its customary Spring positioning in the PGA Tour calendar after two consecutive November editions. Tony Finau returns to defend in Houston where he secured...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 25 March 2024
Everything you need to know about the Hero Indian Open, including how to watch it live and who is most likely to win. The Hero Indian Open is the final DP World Tour event before the Masters and concludes the tour’s Asian Swing. Last year’s winner, Marcel Siem, has elected not to defend his crown, but there are still some decent...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 25 March 2024
The LPGA Tour heads to Arizona for the first playing of the Ford Championship presented by KCC There are two inaugural events being played this season on the LPGA Tour, and just seven weeks into the 2024 schedule, we’re already being treated to one of those inaugural events – the Ford Championship presented by KCC. The LPGA Tour has played more...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 2 April 2024
The Saudi-backed tour returns for its fifth event at the Blue Monster as LIV’s Top Trumps fine-tune before reuniting for the season’s first Major. While the vast majority of LIV Golf Miami’s field will not be making the trip to Georgia, all eyes will inevitably be on those that are. The Augusta-13, spearheaded by 2023’s Green Jacket winner John Rahm, and a...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 3 January 2024
The first PGA Tour event of 2024 sees some of the biggest names in golf head to Hawaii for The Sentry – the first of the season’s eight signature events. Formerly known as The Sentry Tournament of Champions, a reduced field of 59 players will battle it out for the £15.9 million ($20m) purse across the Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui. Defending...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 2 April 2024
The Masters countdown begins as a host of top stars head to San Antonio for a last competitive outing before the season’s first Major. The last time Rory McIlroy lined up in a field a week before the Masters was a decade ago in 2014. The Northern Irishman went on to finish T8 in Augusta that year before going on to...
Written by James Hogg on Wednesday 3 April 2024
Sin City plays host to the eighth event on the 2024 LPGA Tour calendar Viva Las Vegas! The LPGA Tour is visiting its fourth of fifteen states this week as the best players in the world tee it up in Nevada for the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards. Being a Match Play tournament, this week provides the players with...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 3 January 2024
Rory McIlroy admits he’s been too judgemental of players joining LIV Golf and now accepts the Saudi-backed Tour. In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, the four-time Major champ revealed he’s never received an offer to join LIV as he covered a huge range of topics, including his hopes of winning...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 14 December 2023
After months of rumors and denials, Jon Rahm sent shockwaves through the golfing world by signing a £450 million deal to side with the Saudis. But what does LIV’s latest powerplay mean for the PGA Tour and Jay Monahan, and how will it impact the framework agreement and the future of professional golf? All your burning questions are answered here… What the...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 12 December 2023
Masters champion and golf legend Fred Couples wants players to be honest and admit they’re joining LIV Golf for the money. The 64-year-old says he’s sick of players leaving the PGA Tour, where he’s won 15 times, to join the Saudi-backed tour and then claiming they’ve moved because “it’s a great product”. “I want to see the next superstar say, ‘You know...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 8 December 2023
Masters champion Jon Rahm has joined LIV Golf, pocketing £450 million to become the world’s highest-paid athlete and the Saudi-backed tour’s biggest signing. We break down the Ryder Cup star’s move, the reaction, and what it means for the future of men’s professional golf. The World No.3’s defection from the PGA Tour – understood to be worth a staggering £450 million...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 11 April 2024
In this exclusive and explosive extract from Golf Wars: LIV and Golf’s Bitter Battle for Power and Identity, author Iain Carter reveals how the DP World Tour were left infuriated by Jay Monahan after a series of blunders and selfish decisions last summer… It’s coming up to two years since a Saudi-backed upstart parked its tanks on the lawn of...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 12 April 2024
In an exclusive interview about his new book, Golf Wars, author Iain Carter tells us why he fears for the future of the DP World Tour and the one thing that is keeping Jay Monahan in a job… The life of a journalist can often feel like being on a hamster wheel, trying to get to the bottom of a different...
Written by Rob Jerram on Sunday 14 April 2024
Which golfers have won on their men’s Major debuts? The number to win on their first start is remarkably small when you consider the Majors started 164 years ago. And if we take the Majors as we know them today – The Masters, US PGA Championship, US Open and The Open – and discount The Amateur Championship and US Amateur, which were...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 15 April 2024
The Louisianan looper added a second Green Jacket with Scottie Scheffler at the 2024 Masters, taking his tally to four titles at Augusta National. The red-hot favorite stormed to Masters glory for a second time, out-shooting his rivals with an assured four-under-par 68 to demonstrate why very few could see past him at the 88th Masters. Navigating him through a week...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 15 April 2024
The best players in the world are heading to Texas for The Chevron Championship – the opening Major of the season on the LPGA Tour The Chevron Championship is the first Major played on the LPGA Tour calendar. This is the second year The Chevron Championship will be played in Texas. Previously, The Chevron Championship was played in California, from its...