Written by Michael Catling on Monday 15 July 2019
Home favourite Darren Clarke will hit the opening tee shot of the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush, with Rory McIlroy among the early starters. Clarke, who has a house overlooking the Dunluce course, gets play underway at 06:35 on Thursday, just five minutes after Sky Sports go on air with their live coverage. McIlroy is off at 10:09 with US Open...
Monday 1 July 2019
Nate Lashley eased to his PGA Tour victory at the inaguural Rocket Morgage Classic in Detroit, besting the field by six shots Nate Lashley completed a wire-to-wire victory at Detroit Golf Club on Sunday as he eased to a final-round two-under 70 to win the inagural Rocket Morgage Classic by six shots. “I was just happy to get in this week,...
Monday 1 July 2019
Find out what clubs Nate Lashley used to win the Rocket Morgage Classic Driver: Ping G410 LST (10 degrees), Fujikura Ventus 6X shaft 3 Wood: Ping G410 LST (13.5 degrees), Fujikura Ventus 7X shaft 7 Wood: Ping G410 (20.5 degrees), Fujikura Ventus 8X shaft Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW), Project X LZ 6.5 shaft Wedges: Ping Glide 2.0 (50 SS and...
Monday 1 July 2019
Christiaan Bezuidenhout eased to his first European Tour title with a six shot victory at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation. The South African came into the final day at Real Club Valderrama with a five shot lead and while he saw that trimmed to three at one point, a closing 71 saw him finish...
Wednesday 26 June 2019
The Rocket Morgage Classic is making its debut on the PGA Tour this week as it replaces the Quicken Loans National. Here’s what you need to know. Taking place in Detroit this week, the Rocket Morgage Classic makes it’s first appearance in a joint debut on Tour with Detroit Golf Club. Detroit Golf Club has two courses, the North and South, and...
Wednesday 26 June 2019
The European Tour heads back to Spain this week for the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation: Here’s what you need to know Sergio Garcia returns to compete for a fourth title in a row at Valderrama this week, having proven victorious in 2011, 2017 and 2018 (there was no tournament between 2012-2016). Garcia, who won by...
Monday 24 June 2019
Prize Money breakdown: Find out how much each player won at the Travelers Championship WINNER: Chez Reavie (-17) – $1,296,000 T2 Zack Sucher (-13) – $633,600 T2 Keegan Bradley (-13) – $633,600 4 Vaughn Taylor (-12) – $345,600 T5 Paul Casey (-11) – $262,800 T5 Joaquin Niemann (-11) – $262,800 T5 Kevin Tway (-11) – $262,800 T8 Abraham Ancer (-10) – $194,400 T8 Brian Harman (-10) – $194,400 T8 Bryson DeChambeau (-10) – $194,400 T8 Jason Day (-10) – $194,400 T8 Roberto Diaz (-10) –...
Monday 24 June 2019
Find out what clubs Chez Reavie used to win his second PGA TOUR victory at the Travelers Championship Driver: TaylorMade M2 2017 (9.5 degrees) Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 60TX Fairway Wood: TaylorMade M5 (15 and 19 degrees) Shaft: Aldila Rogue White 130 Irons: TaylorMade P-790 (4 iron), TaylorMade P-750 (5-PW) Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 (50, 54 and 58 degrees) Shafts:...
Monday 24 June 2019
Chez Reavie claimed his first PGA Tour title in more than a decade at the Travelers Championship Despite a strong challenge from Keegan Bradley that saw his six shot lead diminish rapidly to just one, Reavie held on to win by four shots with a final round 69 to finish the tournament on 17-under-par. “It means everything,” said Reavie. “I knew Keegan...
Sunday 23 June 2019
Andrea Pavan beat Matthew Fitzpatrick in a play-off to claim his second European Tour title at the BMW International Open. The Italian had set the pace on day one at Golfclub München Eichenried but entered the final round four shots off the lead before carding a closing 66 to set the clubhouse target at 15 under. “It’s amazing,” he said. “I thought...
Thursday 20 June 2019
Standout amateur star Viktor Hovland has signed an equipment deal with Ping ahead of his first event as professional at TPC River Highlands this week Viktor Hovland is a name the world of golf is getting to know quite well: He was the most recent World No.1 amateur, claimed the U.S Amateur last year, and went toe to toe with playing...
Thursday 20 June 2019
Matthew Wolff signs with TaylorMade ahead of his professional debut at the Travelers Championship Prestigious college golfer and PGA Tour rookie Matthew Wolff has already made a name for himself with his unusual swing and big distance, and is now embarking on his first start as a professional this week. He’ll do it as an official TaylorMade player, having signed a new-multi...
Thursday 20 June 2019
Phil Mickelson says he’s come to the realisation that he’s probably never going to win the U.S. Open and complete the grand slam When Phil Mickelson headed to Pebble Beach last week, he was going with with the opportunity to complete the career grand slam – his fifth time of trying. The U.S Open is the last major he needs, and having...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Gary Woodland surprised Special Olympian Amy Bockerstette on the Today Show after crediting her with improving his mental attitude on his way to his first major win Amy Bockerstette and her friendship with Gary Woodland has been one of the most uplifting stories of the year, and today it got even better. The duo first met on the infamous 16th hole at...
Monday 17 June 2019
Travelers Championship: How to watch and who to back as the PGA Tour returns TPC River Highlands this week Fresh off his runner-up finish at the U.S. Open, Brooks Koepka heads to TPC River Highlands for the Travelers Championship as he targets his third win of the season. Four of the World’s top 10 will be competing this week as Bubba Watson...
Monday 17 June 2019
The European Tour resumes this week for the BMW International in Germany. Here’s how to watch, and who to back Defending champion Matt Wallace and Sergio Garcia are among the names travelling back to Germany after competing in the U.S Open at Pebble Beach last week as the European Tour gets back underway in Munich. Last year, Thorbjorn Olesen fired a course...
Monday 17 June 2019
Brooks Koepka insists his second major runner-up finish of the year doesn’t sting: “I played great. Just wasn’t meant to be this week.” Brooks Koepka has become an overwhelmingly dominant force in major championships over the past two and a half years, and showed it once more in his close run attempt at defending the U.S Open for a second time...
Sunday 16 June 2019
2019 U.S. Open Gary Woodland will take home $2,250,000 for winning the third major of the year at Pebble Beach The total purse for this year’s U.S. Open is $12.5 million, which is the highest purse of any major golf tournament in history – overtaking the 2019 PGA Championship by $500,000 and tieing with the Players Championship. It means that Gary Woodland, who claimed...
Monday 17 June 2019
Gary Woodland closed out his U.S. Open victory in dramatic style to win his first major title by three strokes at Pebble Beach Golf Links With a phenomenal par save at 17 and a 35 footer for birdie on the last, Gary Woodland closed out a two-under 69 to beat defending champion Brooks Koepka by three shots at the 119th U.S...
Monday 17 June 2019
What Gary Woodland said after winning the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by three shots At the end of January, Gary Woodland hit headlines at the Waste Management Phoenix Open when he created a video with Special Olympian golfer Amy Bockerstette, and her infectuous personality – and incredible up and down – stole everyone’s hearts. It was during that video that she...