Written by Alex Perry on Friday 31 January 2025
Surely no one can boast a better hole-in-one list than Shane Lowry Some people will play golf every week for their entire life and not have a hole-in-one. Some people will have one or two or eight. Then there’s Shane Lowry. The Irishman holed out for a one on the picturesque 7th hole at Pebble Beach to take his PGA Tour tally...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 25 January 2025
Rory McIlroy headlines at the iconic AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as the PGA Tour takes to the Californian Links. A world-class field will descend on two of the world’s best golf courses for the uniquely formatted AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that sees them paired with an amateur partner for the first two days of action. Historically, the tournament hasn’t always attracted the...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 31 January 2025
Former LIV CEO Greg Norman won’t be out of work for long when his contract with the Saudi-funded league is up Greg Norman has wasted no time in finding himself a new job when his time at LIV Golf comes to an end. The Australian was replaced by Scott O’Neil as the league’s CEO and commissioner last month, a position he held...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 25 January 2025
The DP World Tour ‘International Swing’ continues at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. The Bahrain Championship is the third event of the DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ and is the penultimate stop on the Persian Gulf before the Tour heads to Qatar for the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Last year’s inaugural edition, won by South African Dylan Frittelli, was the first elite...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 30 January 2025
As the topic of slow play rears its ugly head again, Rory McIlroy believes there’s the simple fix. The PGA Tour, though, want to go another way. Both are wrong. The American Express overran its scheduled broadcast slot by 45 minutes, while the Farmers Insurance Open saw stars clocking close to six-hour rounds. The slow play row is well and truly...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 30 January 2025
The worst-kept secret in golf has been confirmed: Tom McKibbin is a LIV player Tom McKibbin has been tipped for big things in golf. The Northern Irishman, still only 22, already has a DP World Tour title on his CV and last season was so solid he not only moved into the world’s top 100 but earned a PGA Tour card...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 13 November 2024
The PGA Tour paid almost £20 million to help the European Tour Group break even in 2023. In case you haven’t realized by now, there’s a lot more to the DP World Tour’s strategic alliance with the PGA Tour than co-sanctioned events and giving away 10 cards to the best performers in the Race to Dubai every season. A look at...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 12 November 2024
The return of the Austrian and Turkish Opens, as well as the Nedbank Golf Challenge, headline a bumper DP World Tour global schedule for 2025. As the PIF-PGA Tour merger talks continue to drag on, the DP World Tour has finally released its 2025 schedule with a record prize fund, three old favorites returning, and one notable absentee. A minimum of 42...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 14 August 2024
Tee times and groups for Thursday’s first round as Dundonald Links prepares to host the Women’s Scottish Open. With only a week to go until the AIG Women’s Open Championship, the world’s best lady golfers are already in Scotland for the 2024 Women’s Scottish Open. Céline Boutier aims to defend her title after her Olympic performance and 2023 win, and making her...
Written by Jack Barrell on Monday 12 June 2023
The Open returns to Royal Troon for the 10th time, and a first since Henrik Stenson’s 2016 victory. It’s shaping up to be a cracking week in Scotland, but how can you watch the action for free? With one of the best VPNs, you can stream The Open for free with no problem. A Virtual Private Network like ExpressVPN will grant...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 6 December 2023
In an exclusive extract from his new book, LIV and Let Die, Alan Shipnuck reveals the drama that went on behind the scenes at the 2022 Open in St Andrews. A consensus began to build among the Tour’s leading men: They needed more money, of course, but the product would have to be refreshed. A bedrock principle in the Premier Golf...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 6 December 2023
In an exclusive extract from his new book, LIV and Let Die, Alan Shipnuck explains why LIV Golf players don’t appear on the Golf Channel and why Patrick Reed only started filing lawsuits once he’d left the PGA Tour. During these tumultuous times, no member of the media has provoked stronger feelings than Chamblee, the Golf Channel analyst. “He has to...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 6 December 2023
In an explosive and exclusive interview about his new book, LIV and Let Die, author Alan Shipnuck talks about Tiger Woods’ car crash, the future of tour golf, player greed, beef with Justin Thomas, and much more. When Alan Shipnuck filed the final copy of his latest book, LIV And Let Die, on June 5, he was a relieved man. He’d...
Sunday 19 June 2022
In an excerpt from his controversial and highly anticipated biography on Phil Mickelson, author Alan Shipnuck details how Mickelson’s gambling habit got out of control and why the PGA Tour were forced to step in. This story is adapted from “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar. ‘Phil was so invested with bets he was listening to games...
Sunday 19 June 2022
In an excerpt from his controversial and highly anticipated biography on Phil Mickelson, author Alan Shipnuck details what was said in the blockbuster phone call that incurred the wrath of the Saudis and led to Mickelson’s exile from the sport. This story is adapted from “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar. ‘Phil admitted the SGL was nothing more...
Sunday 19 June 2022
In an excerpt from his controversial and highly anticipated biography on Phil Mickelson, author Alan Shipnuck reveals the backstory to his bust-up with Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay and the staggering debt he owed his former caddie. This story is adapted from “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar. ‘Bones actually fired Phil. He was owed $900,000’ “After 25 very rewarding...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 6 December 2023
In an exclusive extract from his new book, LIV and Let Die, Alan Shipnuck shares the views of tour pros who have had enough of Rory McIlroy. As Rory and Tiger have further emerged as the faces and voices of the Tour, they have evoked the activism of Jack and Arnie when the Tour was born of rebellion in 1968 as...
Written by Lewis Daff on Tuesday 11 June 2024
Robert MacIntyre picks his new caddie from among the ranks of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour’s finest offerings, going with a veteran who’s had a hold of the bags of a Major Champion Since his victory in the 2022 Italian Open at Marco Simone, Bobby Mac’s career has only been on an upward trajectory. Despite some incredible play, including a...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 28 May 2024
The second Major of the season tees off at Lancaster Country Club from May 30 – June 02. Here’s all you need to know about how to watch the US Women’s Open action unfold. The US Women’s Open returns to Lancaster Country Club for the first time since 2015 when Korea’s In Gee Chun prevailed over compatriot Amy Yang. This year...
Written by Chris Gadsby on Wednesday 24 April 2024
By the end of the 2023 season, Scottie Scheffler had become the first PGA Tour golfer to earn over $20m in a single year. Jump To: PGA Tour All-Time | 2024 Season Scheffler’s final total of $21,014,342 smashed the previous record by almost 50%, and he set that year before. This is despite winning half the number of tournaments and achieving...