Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 26 February 2025
Jose Maria Olazabal is concerned about Jon Rahm’s competitive edge after the Spaniard joined LIV Golf in a reported $450 million deal last year. Along with Seve Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm lists Jose Maria Olazabal as one of his golfing idols growing up in the Basque Country. Before his defection to the Saudi-funded league, the former...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 26 February 2025
Here’s how the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship prize money was distributed on the DP World Tour. The Durban Country Club returned as host to the Investec South African Open Championship for the first time since 2010 as the DP World Tour reaches the penultimate event of its ‘International Swing’. The tournament’s rich history dates back to 1903 and boasts...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 26 February 2025
It’s been the biggest talking point of 2025 so far across the PGA and LPGA Tours. The women’s circuit is taking action – and Charley Hull is on board. Charley Hull is not one to shy away from a discussion on slow play in golf. She’s even represented both ends of the debate, from shrugging her shoulders and saying she uses delays...
Written by TG staff on Tuesday 25 February 2025
Here’s how the 2025 Cognizant Classic prize money was distributed on the PGA Tour. The 2025 purse at The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches rose by $200,000 to $9.2m with winner Joe Highsmith taking home $1.656m in addition to 500 FedEx Cup points, a two-year PGA Tour exemption, and a coveted spot in the field for The Masters. The victory was...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 24 February 2025
Padraig Harrington rolled up at Congressional in 2011 confident of leaving with a fourth major. Instead he was left to re-evaluate everything. For 154 members of the field at the 2011 US Open, it was a case of just sitting back and accepting that they had been a part of a special moment in our beautiful sport’s history. For Padraig...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 24 February 2025
The Ladies European Tour have wasted no time in naming the next Solheim Cup captain as they look to regain the trophy they surrendered last year. Anna Nordqvist has been appointed Team Europe’s next Solheim Cup captain. The Swede takes over from Suzann Pettersen, who commandeered the Europeans to a 14-14 tie in Spain in 2023 before succumbing to a 15½-12½...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Friday 21 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Cognizant Classic betting tips ahead of the PGA Tour event. The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches kicks off a four-week Floridian stretch on the PGA Tour, which also takes in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, and the Valspar Championship. The season’s first major is fast approaching and those with Green Jacket...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Friday 21 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Investec South African Open betting tips ahead of the world’s second-oldest national Open. The Investec South African Open Championship returns to Durban Country Club for the first time since 2010 when Ernie Els won his fifth national Open. This year’s 114th running once more offers three non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship at...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 21 February 2025
President Trump and Woods were joined by LIV Golf boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan in Washington DC as talks to end the ‘civil war’ in men’s golf gather pace. Golf’s most influential released a statement following a working session at the White House with POTUS himself confirming they are “committed to the reunification of golf.” Woods had revealed just days earlier that he expects...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 20 February 2025
Tiger Woods had hoped ‘to play some bigger events’ this season, but that plan has already been derailed. So when does he expect to tee up next? Tiger Woods’ last competitive shot was a three-footer to finish up a round of 77 at Royal Troon as he comfortably missed the cut at The Open. The 15-time major champion played just 11 rounds...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 19 February 2025
After the success of the inaugural Creator Classic last year, your favorite social media stars will square up against each other three more times in the new season The PGA Tour’s Creator Classic is back! The tournament – which sees golf’s biggest YouTube stars and social media personalities compete over nine holes ahead of a tournament – proved to be a huge...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 19 February 2025
The Former World No.1 has high hopes for the future – including more major-contending weekends. Among the serious and not-so-serious reasons the PGA Tour’s finest gave for defecting to LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson remained calm under interrogation from the world’s media. “I just want to play less golf and make more money,” he shrugged at the time. Johnson was just a few...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 19 February 2025
Here’s how the 2025 Mexico Open prize money was distributed at VinantaWorld on the PGA Tour. The Mexico Open returned to the PGA Tour’s roster for a fourth edition as an official event on golf’s premier circuit with a $7m prize fund up for grabs. And it was a gift from the golfing gods that ended up crowning American Brian Campbell a...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 19 February 2025
Here’s how the 2025 Magical Kenya Open prize money was distributed at the Muthaiga Golf Club. The DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ got back underway after a one-week break at the Magical Kenya Open with another $2.5m prize fund up for grabs. Coming out on top for his maiden DPWT title was South African Jacques Kruyswijk, holding off the challenge of his playing...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 19 February 2025
At least he can laugh about it… It was a moment that left Tiger Woods’ teammates Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim doubled over in laughter. Woods, representing Jupiter Links as they took on New York in the ninth match of the TGL season, was given a yardage and, as he has so often in his career, executed it to the number. The 15-time...
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 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...