Wednesday 4 May 2022
Lee Westwood and Richard Bland want to play in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational’s opening tournament at Centurion Club in June. Speaking ahead of The British Masters at The Belfry, the two men both confirmed they have applied for permission to play in the opening event of the controversial new Greg Norman-fronted tour, where a purse of $25m will be up...
Monday 4 April 2022
Everything you need to know about the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League, including its history, format, players and teams, why it’s controversial, and what it means for the future of the DP World Tour and PGA Tour. JUMP TO: – What is LIV Golf? – The history of LIV Golf – LIV Golf format – LIV Golf teams & players –...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Tiger Woods has the lowest handicap of any tour pro. Technically, Tiger Woods hasn’t had an official handicap since he was 20 and playing off +8. RELATED: The World Handicap System explained But using the ‘old’ USGA method where the best 10 of 20 scores count for handicapping purposes (the new World Handicap System will use the best eight of 20), Lou Stagner,...
Written by Mark Flanagan on Wednesday 23 March 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Cowen talks to Today’s Golfer about working with Rory McIlroy and what the future holds for the pair. Renowned golf coach Pete Cowens says he didn’t ‘split’ with Rory McIlroy last year, telling Today’s Golfer that the return of Michael Bannon as the four-time Major winner’s coach was always the plan. Reports surfaced in November that the Yorkshire-based instructor...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
LIV Golf’s players are banned from the PGA Tour, but they can still play in the Majors if they meet the qualifying criteria. While LIV’s battle for Official World Golf Rankings status means many of their players face uncertainty over their places in the game’s Majors, the rebel Tour will still be well-represented at 2023’s Grand Slam events thanks to exemptions. LIV...
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 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 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...
Monday 23 August 2021
We preview the Solheim Cup as Europe look to defend the trophy they won two year ago at Gleneagles… JUMP TO: Course guide | Catriona Matthew Q&A | The inside view | Key holes | The teams | How to watch Inverness Club (in Ohio, not Scotland) will stage the 17th Solheim Cup, from September 4-6, when Catriona Matthew looks to become the first European captain in history to win home and away. RELATED: Read...
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...
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 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 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...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 10 August 2020
Collin Morikawa shot the lowest final round in US PGA Championship history to win his his maiden Major at TPC Harding Park in just his 28th start as a pro. On an action-packed day that saw nine players hold the lead, Morikawa produced the spectacular moments required to win a Major, chipping in from short-right of the 14th green for birdie...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 7 August 2020
Dustin Johnson holds the 54-hole lead at the US PGA Championship, but 19 players are within five shots heading into the final round at TPC Harding Park. Johnson shot an equal best-of-the-day 65 (-5) to move to nine-under par, a shot ahead of Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Champ as he looks to add the PGA Championship to his 2016 US Open...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 3 August 2020
Golf’s first Major of the year is finally upon us with the US PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. Here’s everything you need to know as Brooks Koepka aims to win his third consecutive US PGA Championship in San Francisco… Have the US PGA Championship tee times been announced yet? Yes, for the opening two rounds. We’re eight hours ahead of San Francisco...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 8 July 2020
2020 Ryder Cup postponed until 2021 It’s the announcement we’ve all been expecting and dreading: the 2020 Ryder Cup has been postponed until 2021. The 2020 Ryder Cup was scheduled for Sept 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The location will remain the same but will now be played September 21-26, 2021. “Unlike other major sporting events that are played in existing stadiums,...
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...