Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 20 September 2022
Everything you need to know as the United States take on the International Team in the first Presidents Cup since 2019. Normally held biennially on odd-numbered years so as not to clash with the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup’s normal schedule was disrupted by COVID-19, meaning the 2022 match will be the first since 2019. The 2022 Presidents Cup will be...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 8 September 2022
The BMW PGA Championship will resume on Saturday morning following the death of Her Majesty The Queen and will be reduced to 54 holes, concluding on Sunday. Play was immediately suspended on Thursday evening following news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, aged 96, being announced at 6.30pm, with all facilities immediately closed and spectators safely removed from Wentworth. Friday’s second round was...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 1 August 2022
Anna Nordqvist has already packed a lot into her time in Scotland – and her schedule is about to get even more manic The defending Women’s Open champion has barely stopped smiling since she got the chance to play in the R&A Celebration of Champions event alongside Collin Morikawa. She’s practically spent most of her summer in Scotland in preparation for...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 1 August 2022
There’s not a lot that could top playing the Old Course alongside Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Lee Trevino. But Georgia Hall is ready to give it a go at the AIG Women’s Open this week and repeat her heroics from four years ago Georgia Hall always dreamed of one day playing alongside her hero, Tiger Woods. The 2018 Women’s Open...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 4 January 2021
World No.2 and Ryder Cup star Jon Rahm joins Callaway Golf… and shoots a course record 59 in his opening round with his new equipment. Jon Rahm has signed a multi-year agreement to join Callaway’s roster of tour players and will transition into a full bag of Callaway woods, irons and wedges, as well as playing a Callaway Chrome Soft X...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 1 August 2022
Luke Donald has been confirmed as the European Captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome following Henrik Stenson’s controversial LIV Golf move. Donald, who has been a vice-captain at the last two contests, has represented Europe in the Ryder Cup four times as a player, winning every time, including the 2012 ‘Miracle at...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 19 July 2022
Japan’s Ayaka Furue leads the fourth women’s Major of the year, the Amundi Evian Championship, after the opening round in south-eastern France. JUMP TO: Who is playing | Tee times | Leaderboard Furue, the world No.31, fired a stunning eight-under 63 to lead by a single shot from Canada’s Brooke Henderson and America’s Nelly Korda at the Evian Resort Golf Club. Fellow American...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 1 July 2022
DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley has responded to a letter from LIV Golf players threatening legal action over fines and suspensions, saying it “contains so many inaccuracies that it cannot remain unchallenged”. Pelley tore into the letter and questioned how much the LIV Golf players care about the DP World Tour when one of them has broken a “signed...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 24 June 2022
The DP World Tour has finally revealed the disciplinary action against its rebel members who played in the opening LIV Golf event without a release. The likes of Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Sam Horsfield, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter, and Richard Bland will be fined £100,000 each and suspended from playing in the upcoming Scottish Open, Barbasol Championship and Barracuda Championship. Tellingly,...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 21 June 2022
Brooks Koepka has left the PGA Tour and joined the rebel LIV Golf Series in a reported $150m deal, but Collin Morikawa has reiterated his commitment to the tour. Koepka, a four-time Major champion and eight-time PGA Tour winner, is expected to tee it up in LIV’s next event in Portland, USA, next week. The move will see the 32-year-old playing alongside...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 24 November 2021
Everything you need to know about the Asian Tour, spearheaded by Greg Norman, as he addresses rumours of a new ‘breakaway’ golf league to rival the PGA Tour. Click here to go straight to our world exclusive interview with Greg Norman and Cho Minn Thant, the Asian Tour commisioner. The European Tour has a new name, the PGA Tour is about to get even...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 29 June 2020
1. New and returning tournaments The European Tour season will resume with back-to-back $500,000 events in Austria, co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour. The Austrian Open (July 9-12) and Euram Bank Open (July 15-18) will be followed by a six-week ‘UK Swing’, starting with the British Masters. Three new events – the English Championship, Celtic Classic and UK Championship – will be played in...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 9 November 2021
The European Tour will become the DP World Tour from the start of the 2022 season in a new era for golf. The European Tour group and DP World today jointly announced a ground-breaking evolution to their long-term partnership, with DP World becoming the new title sponsor of the group’s main tour from the start of the 2022 season. WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Greg Norman...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 9 November 2021
Full schedule for the first DP World Tour season announced as European Tour begins a new era. The European Tour will become the DP World Tour from the start of the new season. The new look Tour will see total prize money break through the $200 million mark for the first time, with a new minimum prize fund of $2 million...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 1 June 2021
World No.1 Nelly Korda takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Women’s Olympic Golf Tournament as the USA stay on course to take gold in both Tokyo 2020 events at Kasumigaseki Country Club following Xander Schauffele’s success in the men’s tournament. JUMP TO: Men’s Golf Review | History A two-under par 69 in the third round put Nelly Korda in pole position to...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 23 February 2021
Golfer Tiger Woods recovering in hospital after emergency surgery for multiple “open fractures” sustained in Los Angeles car crash on Tuesday. 15-time Major champion golfer Tiger Woods had lengthy emergency surgery after suffering serious injuries in a single vehicle car crash in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning that left him trapped in his vehicle. Woods had been travelling alone to a shoot with...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 9 December 2020
European Tour and PGA Tour star Matt Fitzpatrick has signed with precision-milled putter brand Bettinardi Golf. World No.22 Fitzpatrick had chosen to play Bettinardi’s DASS BB1 Flow Tour Dept. putter with a custom face milling throughout the 2020 PGA Tour season. He recorded five top-ten finishes and ranking second in Strokes Gained: Putting with 0.880 before putting pen to paper on a...
Written by John Huggan on Friday 2 October 2020
As Paul Lawrie retires from the European Tour, we delved into the Golf World archives to republish the 1999 Open Champion’s ‘Perspectives’ interview in which the Scotsman sat down with John Huggan to reflect on his life and his phenomenal career at golf’s top table. When I first became a club pro at Banchory Golf Club, my boss at the time...
Written by Brian Wacker on Monday 28 January 2019
With his single-length irons, scientifically circular golf balls and Hogan hat, Bryson DeChambeau was viewed through suspicious eyes. Was this idiosyncratic style over substance, they asked. Until he won. And then he won. And then he won again. Brian Wacker charts the rise of golf’s most intriguing young superstar Bryson DeChambeau has always been different, and never been shy about expressing...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 10 September 2020
The fascinating numbers, stats and stories behind the Covid-19 impacted PGA Tour golf season. It’s been a topsy-turvy year on the PGA Tour, but for all the challenges it has still served up some incredible golf drama. RELATED: Everything you need to know about the 2020 US Open We trawled the stats to uncover some of the most interesting numbers from the 2019/20...