Written by Michael Catling on Friday 21 September 2018
Paul McGinley is one of Europe’s most successful Ryder Cup captains ever, a man who brought a new way of doing things to Gleneagles in 2014. He brought an inspirational and analytical approach to the captainy, leaving nothing to chance. Every detail was worked out in advance; pairings, course set-up, motivational messages in the team room, running orders for each session,...
Written by French European Tour winner Alex Levy on Friday 21 September 2018
If you wanted someone to give you the lowdown on the 18 holes the 24 players playing in the 2018 Ryder Cup will face, Alex Levy would be somewhere near the top of the list. The world’s top-ranked Frenchman has played in his home Open at Golf National every year since 2011 and has made the cut in the last six,...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Tour Championship Preview: Who to back and how to watch the FedEx Cup Finale East Lake plays host to the final stop of the PGA Tour season for the Tour Championship this week, with the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings all competing for the season-long prize. Last year Xander Schauffele became the first person since Phil Mickelson to win...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 18 September 2018
FedEx Cup Changes: A new Tour Championship scoring system, an increase in prize money and a new regular season programme named the ‘Wyndham Rewards Top 10’ PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan has unveiled big changes for next year’s FedEx Cup. It includes an increased focus on the regular season with the “Wyndham Rewards Top 10” (sponsored by Wyndham Rewards) and a new simplified...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 17 September 2018
Sang-moon Bae regains PGA Tour card with win at Albertsons Boise Open In 2015, Sang-moon Bae finished T18 at the Tour Championship and then left the PGA Tour to fulfil his two-year military obligation in South Korea. When he came back at the start of the 2017-18 season, he struggled – making just five cuts in 17 starts and finishing 202nd...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 17 September 2018
10 things you missed: Angela Stanford snatches maiden major victory; Sang-moon Bae regains PGA Tour card; Wu edges out Wood for 3rd Tour win; Fujikawa becomes first male player to come out as gay; World Cup of Golf players announced; Kaymer and long-term caddie split; R&A confirm new 2019 rules of golf; DJ issues statement over Paulina rumours; Rose becomes...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 5 September 2018
Jim Furyk names Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau as first three wildcard picks for USA Ryder Cup Team Jim Furyk announced during a press conference on Tuesday that his first three wildcard picks for the USA Ryder Cup team are Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau. “I’m going to cut to the chase,” Furyk started. “The three members of...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 5 September 2018
Thomas Bjorn has named Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson as the four wildcard picks for Europe’s Ryder Cup team. Here, he explains why… Thomas Bjorn was always going to split opinion when he named the four wildcard picks for his European side. There were around 10 players who were in with a chance of getting the call,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 10 September 2018
Matt Fitzpatrick became the first man since Seve Ballesteros to defend the Omega European Masters – and then admitted he didn’t deserve a Ryder Cup pick from Thomas Bjorn. The Englishman admitted at Crans Sur Sierre that he wasn’t expecting a pick, but he bounced back in spectacular style, defending the title he won 12 months ago. “I didn’t play well enough this...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 11 September 2018
Justin Rose finished solo second at the BMW Championship to overtake Dustin Johnson at the top of the World rankings for the first time Justin Rose paid tribute to his dad and thanked his family, friends and sponsors after claiming the World No.1 spot for the first time in his career, fulfilling his ‘boyhood dreams’. Both Rose and eventual winner Keegan Bradley...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 11 September 2018
Jim Furyk chose Tony Finau as his final wildcard pick for the United States Ryder Cup team on Monday, completing his 12-man line-up Finau recorded his third top 10 in a row at the weather delayed BMW Championship, shooting all four rounds in the 60s to end up in a tie for 8th place with Rickie Fowler, Francesco Molinari and Tommy...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 11 September 2018
The FedEx Cup ends after heading to it’s final stop for the Tour Championship at East Lake, with all 30 players in with a mathmateical chance of winning the season long-race Any of the five players at the top of the rankings will be able to claim the FedEx Cup this week if they win the Tour Championship on Sunday –...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 17 September 2018
Angela Stanford snatched major victory during a dramatic Evian Championship which saw overnight leader Amy Olson double bogey the last to lose by a single shot Stanford, who had started the day five shots behind Olson, carded a final round three-under 68 to finish one shot clear of fellow American’s Olson, Austin Ernst, Mo Martin and South Korea’s Sei Young Kim. For...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
The third leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs takes place at the BMW Championship this week. Here’s how to watch, and who to back… The final stop in the FedEx Cup playoffs before the Tour Championship at East Lake takes place at the BMW Championships in Pennsylvania this week, after Bryson DeChambeau claimed both the Northern Trust and Dell Technologies titles. DeChambeau currently leads...
Monday 3 September 2018
Assessing Europe’s Wildcard picks: Why they will and won’t get the call-up to play at Le Golf National ➤ Switch to Team USA Wildcards: Why they will and won’t get picked Thomas Bjorn has a tough job on his hands before he names the four European Ryder Cup team Wildcard picks on Wednesday. Thorbjorn Olesen was the final player to earn his spot on...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Bryson DeChambeau followed up his success at The Northern Trust with a second victory in a row at the Dell Technologies on Monday, notching his fourth PGA Tour victory in just 70 starts Bryson DeChambeau has gone from being just ‘the golf scientist’ to bonified world-class, demonstrated by his performances over the past few months. And they won’t have gone unnoticed...
Monday 3 September 2018
Assessing Team USA’s Wildcard picks: Why they will and won’t get the call-up to play at Le Golf National ➤ Switch to Team Europe Wildcards: Why they will and won’t get picked Jim Furyk will be announcing his first three wildcard picks on Tuesday at 10pm BST (5pm ET), a day after the end of the Dell Technologies Championship. He will then follow...
Monday 3 September 2018
10 Things you missed: The European Ryder Cup team gets closer to being finalised, the FedEx Cup is set for a shake up, DJ hits Jack Nicklaus’ old clubs and Jordan Spieth’s former roommate wins wire-to-wire on Web.Com Tour Europe’s Top 8 Ryder Cup players confirmed Thorbjorn Olesen stood firm at the Made in Denmark on Sunday, with neither Matt Fitzpatrick or...
Monday 3 September 2018
Matt Wallace gave European Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjorn a lot to think about as he claimed his third title of the season at the Made in Denmark Matt Wallace rallied with five birdies over his final six holes in Denmark on Sunday to make it in to a four-man playoff as he made a last-ditch bid for his place in...
Tuesday 7 August 2018
How are the US and European Ryder Cup teams shaping up? With only a few weeks to go until the 2018 Ryder Cup, teams are getting closer to being finalised and the race is on for those wanting to gain either automatic qualification for European or those final four Wildcard spots for either teams. For the United States team, the top...