Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 11 June 2018
Dustin Johnson reclaimed the World No.1 spot from Justin Thomas with a victory at the FedEx St Jude Classic the week before the US Open. And he did it with a walk-off eagle on the 18th hole from the middle of the fairway to claim his 18th PGA Tour title by six shots. Although at first, he wasn’t sure if it...
Written by Tony Dear on Sunday 10 June 2018
Beauty & The Beast: The story of Shinnecock Hills is a complicated tale mired in myth and misinformation. Tony Dear heads back 150 years to unravel the story. When examining the early history of the venerable Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island, New York, venue for the 118th US Open, the words ‘tangled’ and ‘web’ come quickly to mind. In...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 7 June 2018
2018 US Open Betting Tips: What you need to know about this year’s US Open course, and who you should back to win Shinnecock Hills is the only course to host the US Open in three different centuries and is rightly regarded as one of the championship’s great venues. Its first US Open, in 1896, was conducted over a course measuring...
Thursday 7 June 2018
There are plenty of ways to watch the US Open in the UK. Here’s how… Wednesday US Open – On The Range: Live PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf (20:00), Sky Sports Mix (20:00) Thursday Featured Groups: Live PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf (13:30) Live Coverage: Sky Sports Golf (16:30), Sky Sports Main Event (16:30) Friday Featured Groups: Live PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf (12:00) Live...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 7 June 2018
Where will the 2018 US Open be won and lost? We take a look at the key holes at Shinnecock Hills… There have been four US Open’s held at Shinnecock Hills since 1896, and the 2018 edition is set to be longer than ever. Retief Goosen claimed the title when the US Open was last played at Shinnecock in 2004, but it’s...
Thursday 7 June 2018
Find out who is in the field for this year’s 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills, and how the qualified! U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS (10 years): Brooks Koepka Dustin Johnson Jordan Spieth Martin Kaymer Justin Rose Webb Simpson Rory McIlroy Graeme McDowell Lucas Glover Tiger Woods U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP: a-Doug Ghim BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPION: a-Harry Ellis MASTERS TOURNAMENT WINNERS (5 years): Patrick Reed...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
The inaugural Shot Clock Masters is set to make history for the European Tour at the Diamond Country Club in Austria as it marks another week of invoation. Here’s who you should back, and what you need to know about the event. The first event of its kind, the Shot Clock Masters will make history this week as the first tournament...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
The PGA Tour makes its final stop before the US Open at TPC Southwind for the FedEx St Jude Classic this week. Who should you back, and how can you watch all the action? Daniel Berger is attempting to win the St.Jude Classic treble this week, having won both the 2016 and 2017 editions of the tournament, while both Dustin Johnson...
Monday 4 June 2018
US Open Final Qualifying: Find out who has qualified and who has missed out on qualifying for the 2018 US Open next week With one event in England at Walton Heath and 10 events in locations around the USA, there were plenty of spots up for grabs for the second major of the year. Adam Scott was one of the big stories...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 4 June 2018
Tiger Woods believes he’s “in good shape” to win his first Major championship since 2008, despite finishing outside the top 20 at the Memorial Tournament. Woods gained 14 strokes on the field from tee to green – the best in the field – as he threatened to win his first PGA Tour title since 2013 and sixth at Muirfield Village. However, seven...
Monday 4 June 2018
Ariya Jutanugarn lost a seven shot lead over the back nine but still claimed the US Open title after surviving a play-off against Hyo Joo Kim. After a front nine 32 at Shoal Creek, Jutanugarn stood on the 10th tee with a seven shot lead, and it seemed the title was already a foregone conclusion. But as she sailed her 3-wood in...
Monday 4 June 2018
Thorbjørn Olesen edged out home favourite Francesco Molinari to win the Italian Open with a thrilling final round at Gardagolf GC. Olesen posted a final round 64 to claim the Italian Open crown and deny Molinari a chance to win back-to-back events, but it was not without a late charge from the Italian. Having pulled his drive a long way left on...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
The European Tour heads to Italy this week for the second consecutive Rolex Series event: The Italian Open. Find out who to back this week and how to watch… With increased Ryder Cup points on offer and a purse of $7,000,000, the Italian Open marks the second Rolex Series event of the year with plenty of Europe’s best players teeing up this...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
The PGA Tour heads to Muirfield Village this week for The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Find out who you should pick and how to watch… Eight of the World’s top 10 are teeing up as part of an incredibly strong field playing at the Jack Nicklaus designed course in Ohio this week, while five time winner Tiger Woods returns for...
Monday 28 May 2018
Justin Rose put on a dominant display as he cruised to his 9th PGA Tour title with victory at the Fort Worth Invitational on Sunday. Rose, who made the decision to skip the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship this week, carded a final round 64 at Colonial Country Club to finish at 20-under-par – three shots clear of nearest challenger...
Sunday 27 May 2018
Francesco Molinari claimed the first Rolex Series event of the year with a two-shot victory over Rory McIlroy at the BMW PGA Championship. It’s a venue where Francesco Molinari has had several close misses, having finished in the top 10 in five of his last six appearances here, but on Sunday every part of Molinari’s game fell in to place. A year...
Friday 25 May 2018
Rory McIlroy credited his ball striking after a bogey-free round of golf which he said was one of the best he’s played this year. Setting the early clubhouse target during the halfway stage of the European Tour’s flagship event, Rory McIlroy posted a seven-under-par 65 during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Following up a first round 67...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
The PGA Tour is at Colonial this week for the Fort Worth Invitational. So who should you back this week, and how can you watch? Kevin Kisner returns to the scene of his fourth PGA Tour victory as four of the World’s top 10 tee up in Texas this week. Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and Jon Rahm headline the field...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
European Captain Thomas Bjørn has named Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood as Vice Captains for the 2018 Ryder Cup. Representing a significant changing of the guard, the Vice Captains of Donald, Harrington, McDowell and Westwood join Robert Karlsson to complete Bjorn’s line-up for The 2018 Ryder Cup against the United States at Le Golf National, in France,...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
The European Tour hosts their flagship tournament at Wentworth this week as the BMW PGA Championship stages the first Rolex Series event of 2018. Alex Noren defends as some of the biggest names in European Golf are set to tee up at Wentworth this week for the first Rolex Series event of 2018. Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter...