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
As the DP World Tour playoffs begin, we break down how the $9 million prize fund will be distributed at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The first of two end-of-season playoff events gets underway at the Yas Links in the UAE, with the top 70 players in the Race to Dubai Rankings hoping to seal their place in the 50-man field...
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...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday 24 October 2024
Find out when and where you can next see Rory McIlroy in action by checking back here for the latest updates to his playing schedule. Tiger Woods aside, few players (if any), have the same pulling power in the men’s professional game as Rory McIlroy. Despite a fifth Major title eluding the Northern Irishman for over a decade now, Rory’s box office...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 23 October 2024
Find out when and where you can next see Tiger Woods in action by checking back here for the latest updates to his playing schedule. Jump To: Upcoming Schedule Tiger Woods remains golf’s biggest draw, but given his limited playing schedule, there are not so many opportunities to see the 15-time Major Champion in action. Just five, thus far in 2024. And it...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 21 October 2024
After a 12-month postponement, the tech-infused TGL golf league has revealed its inaugural schedule for the 2025 season. Damage last November to the air-supported SoFi Centre in Palm Beach Gardens just weeks before the launch of the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s highly anticipated TGL virtual golf league caused organizers to push back tee times by a whole year. Now, the state-of-the-art...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Sunday 20 October 2024
The PGA Tour Fall Series continues in Japan this week as the sixth edition of the ZOZO Championship will take place at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. Clothing brand ZOZO Inc. partnered with the PGA Tour in 2019 for the inaugural edition of the tournament, which is also co-sanctioned with the Japan Tour. Tiger Woods won the maiden edition, just a...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Sunday 20 October 2024
The LPGA Tour remains in Asia for the latest event on the schedule as the second edition of the Maybank Championship takes place in Malaysia. China and South Korea have been host to the previous two events on tour, this week it’s on to Malaysia for the Maybank Championship. Toto Japan Classic takes place in the land of the rising sun...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 19 October 2024
The final event of the DP World Tour ‘Back 9 Swing’ takes place this week at the Genesis Championship in South Korea. Six months ago, Genesis signed an agreement with the DPWT that will see the Korea Championship become the Genesis Championship from this year on, merging with the KPGA’s existing tournament of the same name. The strategic alliance between both tours...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 17 October 2024
Potty-mouthed Tour golfers have made plenty of headlines recently with Tyrrell Hatton and Bob MacIntyre drawing ire for their repeated profanities at the Dunhill Links Championship. The presence of hot mics at every Tour event means most golfers have been captured cursing on the course in recent years. And even if you don’t catch the profanity live, the rise of social...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 15 October 2024
Keegan Bradley’s Ryder Cup revenge mission just got a little harder as the PGA of America move to silence his 13th man in New York. Home advantage in sports is a widely accepted phenomenon. Familiarity, travel fatigue, weather, altitude, and fans all contribute to varying extents to the higher-than-average win percentage enjoyed by home teams and players. US Major League Soccer has one...
Written by James Hogg on Sunday 13 October 2024
The second Asian Swing on the LPGA Tour’s record-breaking 2024 schedule continues in South Korea with the BMW Ladies Championship The LPGA Tour is nearing its conclusion at the CME Group Tour Championship at the end of November. The 30th event on the record-breaking schedule is the BMW Ladies Championship, which is being played at Seowon Hills in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. On...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 12 October 2024
The FedExCup Fall heads to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Shriners Children’s Open. Here’s everything you need to know. Founded in 1983, the Shriners Children’s Open has an enviable roll-call of former champions including Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Jim Furyk, Patrick Cantlay, and Bryson DeChambeau. The tournament is the fourth stop on the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Fall roster where players who finished...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 12 October 2024
LIV’s Individual Champion will tee it up in his homeland at the Andalucia Masters, retaining his membership on the DP World Tour. In doing so, Rahm’s hopes of securing a place in Luke Donald’s 12 for Bethpage Black take a significant step forward. Having appealed his fines for playing on the Saudi-backed circuit, Rahm remains clear to participate on the DPWT...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Monday 7 October 2024
Utah welcomes its first PGA Tour event since 1963 as the Black Desert Championship gets ready to take center stage as part of the FedEx Cup Fall Series. The Utah Open Invitational was the last tour event to be held in the Beehive State, which was won by Tommy Jacobs 61 years ago. The state has been home to the Korn Ferry...