Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 25 November 2024
The DP World Tour arrives in Melbourne for the ISPS Handa Australian Open where Joaquin Niemann returns to defend. First played in 1904, The ISPS Handa Australian Open, once dubbed golf’s ‘fifth Major’ by Jack Nicklaus, is one of the oldest and most coveted events on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour which...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 18 November 2024
The numbers show that interest in tour golf is waning as people get their golf content fix on YouTube. As a 40-year-old part-time golf journalist, I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I watch a lot more golf on YouTube than on TV. In terms of traditional TV coverage, I’ll be glued to all four days of the Masters and The Open. I...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Monday 18 November 2024
The 2025 PGA Tour season is nearing its end and the RSM marks the finish of the FedEx Cup Fall Series While most of the elite are winding down ahead of 2025, Swedish sensation Ludvig Åberg is making his return to the PGA Tour two months after undergoing knee surgery. Åberg won the 2023 RSM Classic with a score of 29-under...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Sunday 17 November 2024
The LPGA Tour heads to Florida this week for the CME Group Tour Championship. The 2024 LPGA season was record-breaking in many ways. The total purse for the entire season was $123.25m, over $20m more than the year before. Furthermore, there were 35 events throughout the calendar year, two more than 2023. Olympic gold medalist Lydia Ko ended an eight-year major drought...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 13 November 2024
The PGA Tour paid almost £20 million to help the European Tour Group break even in 2023. In case you haven’t realized by now, there’s a lot more to the DP World Tour’s strategic alliance with the PGA Tour than co-sanctioned events and giving away 10 cards to the best performers in the Race to Dubai every season. A look at...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 13 November 2024
Exclusive: Guy Kinnings is hopeful that the DP World Tour, PGA Tour and LIV will have a joined-up schedule in time for 2026. Like everyone else in golf, Guy Kinnings is tired of waiting around. He has read the reports about a deal between the PIF, PGA Tour, and DP World Tour being done, something he only wishes was true.
Written by James Hogg on Tuesday 12 November 2024
Rory McIlroy tied for the lead alongside Antoine Rozner and Rasmus Høgaard heading into Sunday at the DP World Tour Championship The 2024 DP World Tour season draws to a close on Sunday at the DP World Tour Championship. The top 50 golfers from the Race to Dubai rankings are teeing it up for the chance to win a share of...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 12 November 2024
The return of the Austrian and Turkish Opens, as well as the Nedbank Golf Challenge, headline a bumper DP World Tour global schedule for 2025. As the PIF-PGA Tour merger talks continue to drag on, the DP World Tour has finally released its 2025 schedule with a record prize fund, three old favorites returning, and one notable absentee. A minimum of 42...
Written by James Hogg on Tuesday 12 November 2024
How much of the $10 million DP World Tour Championship prize fund did Rory McIlroy take home? It’s curtains close at the end of another wonderful season on the DP World Tour. The 2024 season culminated at the DP World Tour Championship, which saw Rory McIlroy emerge victorious, earning him his sixth Race to Dubai title in stunning fashion. The top 50...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Monday 11 November 2024
Everything you need to know about the final event of the DP World Tour season. The DP World Tour Championship always provides a fitting end to the DP World Tour season as the Race to Dubai concludes. This year, however, Rory McIlroy has all but sewn up his sixth season-ending title following a remarkably consistent campaign. The Irishman won the Hero Dubai...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Sunday 10 November 2024
The Annika Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican is the final regular tournament on the LPGA Tour this season as the race to the CME Globe nears its conclusion. In total, 31 events were played in 2024, with tournaments held not only in the USA but also across Asia and Europe. Every point will count at the Annika driven by Gainbridge at...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Sunday 10 November 2024
The FedEx Cup Fall Series is drawing to a close and the penultimate event is the Butterfield Bermuda Championship The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is the penultimate event in the FedEx Cup Fall Series which started in September, offering golfers a chance to improve their playing privileges heading into the 2025 PGA Tour season. Debuting in 2019, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 8 November 2024
The DP World Tour are in a race against time to tie down UK and US broadcasters for 2025 with Sky Sports and Golf Channel deals due to expire at the end of the year Generally speaking, this year hasn’t been good for TV ratings in golf. Viewing figures are down double digits across the board and the rising costs and...
Written by Matt Cooper on Thursday 7 November 2024
As Americans prepare for the return of golf-obsessed President Donald Trump to The White House, TG Columnist Matt Cooper explores what a second term means for the game and the stalling vision of ‘unlocking golf’s worldwide potential’. There’s absolutely no doubt that Donald Trump’s visit to Turnberry during the 2015 Women’s Open was utterly remarkable. So bizarre, in fact, that...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 6 November 2024
Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy will tee off with Thriston Lawrence and Rasmus Hojgaard for the first and second rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Despite only playing 10 DP World Tour-sanctioned events in 2024, Rory McIlroy is in pole position to claim a sixth Race to Dubai title. The Northern Irishman has a healthy 1,572.39 and 1,920.28 point...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 5 November 2024
How much of the $9 million prize fund did Paul Waring take home at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship? The first of two end-of-season playoff events saw Paul Waring come out on top at the Yas Links in the UAE. He and the rest of the top 50 players in the Race to Dubai Rankings are off to play in the...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 2 November 2024
The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall Series continues this week in Mexico with the World Wide Technology Championship. Previously held as an alternate event alongside the WGC Matchplay, in 2013, the tournament was moved to its current slot in November, becoming a main event during the early part of the season. Part of the schedule since 2007, the event was formerly...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Friday 1 November 2024
After 42 events held across five continents, the top 70 players in the Race to Dubai rankings have qualified for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Jump To: Tee Times Following Abu Dhabi’s conclusion this week, only the top 50 in the Race to Dubai Standings will progress through to the DP World Tour Championship finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. That...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 30 October 2024
It’s make-or-break time as the DP World Tour Qualifying School enters its final stages in Spain. Here’s everything you need to know about one of golf’s most competitive tests. Since 1976, Q School has provided a pathway for professional and amateur golfers from across the globe to secure a Tour Card for Europe’s premier circuit – the DP World Tour. With future...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 26 October 2024
The 2024 Challenge Tour Grand Final takes place this week in Mallorca, with many players looking to secure one of the 20 DP World Tour cards available. Supported by the R&A, the tournament on the Balearic Islands is the final event in the 2024 Road to Mallorca, which could prove to be life-changing for those who manage to punch a ticket to...