Sunday 13 August 2017
Justin Thomas secured his first major title at the PGA Championship with a gutsy final-round performance to win by two shots at Quail Hollow. When we spoke to Justin Thomas earlier this year, he told us his goal was to get ‘in to contention in a major on Sunday‘. By the 72nd hole of the 2017 PGA Championship, he was leading by...
Monday 14 August 2017
Justin Thomas has become the latest first-time major champion with a two-shot victory at the 2017 PGA Championship thanks to a final-round 68 Thomas, who joins Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth in becoming the third American in a row under the age of 30 to win a major championship, needed just a tap-in bogey at the final hole to secure a...
Sunday 13 August 2017
Jason Day was just four shots off Kevin Kisner’s lead heading down the 18th before pushing his drive up against a tree. Former major champion Louis Oosthuizen had done a similar thing less than 20 minutes earlier, but had chipped his out and got up and down for par. However, despite an impossible looking lie, Jason Day decided not to opt...
Sunday 13 August 2017
Kevin Kisner stands one-shot clear of Chris Stroud and Hideki Matsuyama heading in to the final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Kisner, who is looking for his maiden major, was at one stage 10-under-par but gave three shots back to the field through the Green Mile (final three hole stretch) with a double bogey at 16 and another...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
Paula Creamer has been named as the latest United States Solheim Cup team member by Juli Inskter following Jessica Korda’s withdrawl. The veteran Solheim Cup player was due to miss her first ever appearance on the American since turning professional, having been overlooked by Inkster as a wildcard pick in favour of rookies Angel Yin and Austin Ernst. However, following Jessica Korda...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
The European Tour have announced that their flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, will move to September in 2019 The news comes as no surprise following the confirmation that the PGA Championship will take up a new place in May to become the second major of the year – which would undoubtedly have caused uncertainty about who would come...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 7 August 2017
The PGA Championship heads to Quail Hollow for the first time this week as the fourth major of the year is played in August for the penultimate time. It was reported on Monday that after much speculation the PGA of America’s flagship event will be moving back to it’s May position in 2019 at Bethpage Black in New York – meaning...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Augusta National have completed a long-rumoured deal to aquire a piece of land belonging to Augusta Country Club, according to reports There has been long-running speculation that Augusta National have been trying to purchase a piece of land from neighbouring Augusta Country Club, and it now appears to have been completed. The land, which forms Augusta Country Clubs eights and ninth holes,...
Monday 7 August 2017
Jessica Korda has ruled herself out of next week’s Solheim Cup due to an ongoing forearm injury that forced her to withdraw from the Ricoh Women’s British Open last week. Korda, who had gained automatic qualification in to the United States team that is heading to Des Moines, took to social media to share the news of her disappointment. “Sadly the injury...
Monday 7 August 2017
After much speculation, the PGA Championship will move from it’s current August date to May, according to reports from the Associated Press and Golf Digest The news broke on Monday ahead of a press conference on Tuesday, where PGA CEO Pete Bevacqua and PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan are expected to confirm the announcement. The change, which will see the PGA Championship...
Written by Chris Bertram & Camilla Tait on Monday 7 August 2017
Quail Hollow hosts its first major this week as the PGA Championship heads to the North Carolina course for the final major of the year. There are already plenty of potential storylines brewing in anticipation of the year’s fourth major at Quail Hollow, which is a course that is well known to the players as it stages the Wells Fargo Championship...
Monday 7 August 2017
First and second round tee times have been announced for the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this week, as all three of the year’s major champions make for one of the standout pairings of the event. Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth get underway from the 10th tee on Thursday at 13.25pm BST, and are directly followed by the...
Monday 7 August 2017
Hideki Matsuyama cruised to a five-shot victory at Firestone Country Club with a stunning final round of 61 to win his second WGC Title The World No.3 began the day two shots behind leaders Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters, but having chipped in from 58 feet from the back of the second green for an eagle, Matsuyama quickly assumed a share of...
Sunday 6 August 2017
In-Kyung Kim led from the front all weekend to clinch her first major title at the Ricoh Women’s British Open by two shots. Five years ago, Kim missed a one-foot putt to win the ANA Inspiration before losing in a play-off to compatriot Sun-Young Yoo – but today, she put those past demons to rest. There was no final-round drama this...
Sunday 6 August 2017
Annika Sorenstam and Juli Inskter have announced their wildcard picks ahead of the Solheim Cup at Des Moines Golf and Country Club next week The two respective Solheim Cup captain’s announced their wildcard picks following the final round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links, with four European picks chosen by Sorenstam and two chosen by Inkster. Sorestam was...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 2 August 2017
Kingsbarns Golf Links plays host to the Ricoh Women’s British Open this week, but there is one notable change to the course. Kingsbarns has been a co-host of the European Tour’s Dunhill Links Championship since 2001 with St Andrews and Carnoustie, but the Ricoh Women’s British Open marks the first year the course will hold a major over four days. For those...
Wednesday 2 August 2017
As the World’s best female golfers descend on Kingsbarns for the Ricoh Women’s British Open and a test of golf they aren’t often accustomed to, the question of preparation for links golf naturally arises. Admittedly, there has been a lot of rain over the past few days, meaning softer playing conditions at Kingsbarns that may prevent it from playing as tough...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
First round tee times for the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns The first round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open gets underway at Kingsbarns on Thursday, as Ariya Jutanugarn prepares to defend the title she won at Woburn last year. Jutanugarn is paired the other two members of the World’s top three players, Lexi Thompson and So Yeon Ryu, as some...
Monday 31 July 2017
The best players in the world head to Firestone Country Club this week for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. Dustin Johnson tamed the course last year , and the World No.1 will be hoping to build on both WGC titles he’s already won in 2017 and take the opportunity to be the first man to win three WGC championships in a single...