Written by Alex Perry on Monday 24 February 2025
Padraig Harrington rolled up at Congressional in 2011 confident of leaving with a fourth major. Instead he was left to re-evaluate everything. For 154 members of the field at the 2011 US Open, it was a case of just sitting back and accepting that they had been a part of a special moment in our beautiful sport’s history. For Padraig...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 24 February 2025
The Ladies European Tour have wasted no time in naming the next Solheim Cup captain as they look to regain the trophy they surrendered last year. Anna Nordqvist has been appointed Team Europe’s next Solheim Cup captain. The Swede takes over from Suzann Pettersen, who commandeered the Europeans to a 14-14 tie in Spain in 2023 before succumbing to a 15½-12½...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Friday 21 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Cognizant Classic betting tips ahead of the PGA Tour event. The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches kicks off a four-week Floridian stretch on the PGA Tour, which also takes in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, and the Valspar Championship. The season’s first major is fast approaching and those with Green Jacket...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Friday 21 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Investec South African Open betting tips ahead of the world’s second-oldest national Open. The Investec South African Open Championship returns to Durban Country Club for the first time since 2010 when Ernie Els won his fifth national Open. This year’s 114th running once more offers three non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship at...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 21 February 2025
President Trump and Woods were joined by LIV Golf boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan in Washington DC as talks to end the ‘civil war’ in men’s golf gather pace. Golf’s most influential released a statement following a working session at the White House with POTUS himself confirming they are “committed to the reunification of golf.” Woods had revealed just days earlier that he expects...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 20 February 2025
Tiger Woods had hoped ‘to play some bigger events’ this season, but that plan has already been derailed. So when does he expect to tee up next? Tiger Woods’ last competitive shot was a three-footer to finish up a round of 77 at Royal Troon as he comfortably missed the cut at The Open. The 15-time major champion played just 11 rounds...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 19 February 2025
After the success of the inaugural Creator Classic last year, the PGA Tour have decided to put your favorite social media stars up against each other three more times in the new season The PGA Tour’s Creator Classic will return in 2025. The tournament – which sees golf’s biggest YouTube stars and social media personalities compete over nine holes ahead of a...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 19 February 2025
The Former World No.1 has high hopes for the future – including more major-contending weekends. Among the serious and not-so-serious reasons the PGA Tour’s finest gave for defecting to LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson remained calm under interrogation from the world’s media. “I just want to play less golf and make more money,” he shrugged at the time. Johnson was just a few...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 19 February 2025
Here’s how the 2025 Mexico Open prize money was distributed at VinantaWorld on the PGA Tour. The Mexico Open returned to the PGA Tour’s roster for a fourth edition as an official event on golf’s premier circuit with a $7m prize fund up for grabs. And it was a gift from the golfing gods that ended up crowning American Brian Campbell a...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 19 February 2025
Here’s how the 2025 Magical Kenya Open prize money was distributed at the Muthaiga Golf Club. The DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ got back underway after a one-week break at the Magical Kenya Open with another $2.5m prize fund up for grabs. Coming out on top for his maiden DPWT title was South African Jacques Kruyswijk, holding off the challenge of his playing...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 19 February 2025
At least he can laugh about it… It was a moment that left Tiger Woods’ teammates Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim doubled over in laughter. Woods, representing Jupiter Links as they took on New York in the ninth match of the TGL season, was given a yardage and, as he has so often in his career, executed it to the number. The 15-time...
Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Tuesday 18 February 2025
TG columnist Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston explains why the authorities need to use a bit of common sense when it comes to dishing out slow play punishments. I see the topic of slow play is in the news again. They were racking up six-hour rounds at the Farmers Insurance Open, which led to Dottie Pepper calling it a “respect” issue – not...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
The Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund has ploughed a jaw-dropping amount into LIV Golf, according to experts. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has spent an eye-watering amount of money funding LIV Golf, according to a recent report. The league’s financial status was broken down by the experts at Money in Sport, who revealed that the investment will likely top $5 billion by the...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
If what Paul McGinley has heard on the grapevine is right, then the end is nearer than we anticipated. But, the former Ryder Cup captain concedes, ‘no one is winning’… Paul McGinley is the latest high-profile golf personality to weigh in on a potential resolution to golf’s so-called civil war. And if he’s right, then it’s good news for those who...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
Tiger Woods says Donald Trump’s involvement in talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will bring peace to the sport First Rory McIlroy and now Tiger Woods. The 15-time major champion says LIV Golf players will return to PGA Tour events as early as this year after Donald Trump became involved in talks between the warring parties. The president...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 17 February 2025
Golf fans were quick to point out the errors of Scott O’Neil’s ways after the LIV Golf CEO told viewers he has the ‘best players in the world’ playing in his league It didn’t take long for Scott O’Neil to fall in line at LIV Golf. The league’s new commissioner and CEO, who took over from Greg Norman a...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Friday 14 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Mexico Open betting tips ahead of the PGA Tour event. The PGA Tour heads south of the border following its third Signature event of the season at Torrey Pines to Vidanta Vallarta in Mexico where American Jake Knapp looks to defend his 2024 title. Mexico’s national open has been running since 1944, returning six...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Friday 14 February 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Magical Kenya Open betting tips ahead of the DP World Tour event. The DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ kicks back into action after a one-week sabbatical at the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi, for the first of three tournaments on the African continent. The Kenya Open’s history dates back to 1967, boasting an impressive...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 14 February 2025
Rory McIlroy’s recent claims about LIV Golf have left one PGA Tour winner turned pundit fuming. Rory McIlroy has been accused of “trying to get his way” as the four-time major champion continues to push for the reunification of golf. McIlroy was chatting to reporters ahead of the Genesis Invitational when he said that anyone upset by the possibility...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 14 February 2025
Patrick Reed sent the Australian fans into a frenzy after a hole-in-one on LIV Golf’s most famous par-3 in Adelaide. There are holes-in-one, then there are holes-in-one in front of thousands of drunk fans. Golf’s most famous so-called “party hole” – the 16th at TPC Scottsdale during the Phoenix Open – has seen its fair share of aces down the years. And...