November

  • AIG to become title sponsor of Women’s British Open

    Thursday 29 November 2018

    The American International Group, Inc. (AIG) are set to become the title sponsor of the Women’s British Open in 2019. The five year commitment will see the Championship’s name changed to the AIG Women’s British Open, having been previously been entitled the Ricoh Women’s British Open from 2007 to 2018.  Defending champion Georgia Hall, who won the trophy at Royal Lytham &...

  • Tiger Woods signs long-term global deal to develop content for GOLFTV

    Wednesday 28 November 2018

    Tiger Woods has signed a global, long-term deal to create content for Discovery’s GOLFTV that will include instruction and exclusive access  In a major development as part of the strategic partnership between Discovery, Inc. and the PGA TOUR, GOLFTV today announced an exclusive multi-year global content partnership with 80-time PGA TOUR winner and 14-time Major champion Tiger Woods.  Starting in January 2019,...

  • Hero World Challenge: Betting Tips, Tee Times, How To Watch

    Tuesday 27 November 2018

    Hero World Challenge Preview: Tee Times, TV Times, Betting Odds The Hero World Challenge takes place at Albany Golf Club this week with four former winners in the field: Defending champion Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama, Bubba Watson and five-time winner Tiger Woods. Woods, who claimed the Tour Championship in his last official event, lost the $9million showdown with Phil Mickelson last week...

  • Weekly Round Up: What you missed

    Monday 26 November 2018

    A round up of everything you missed last week: Disabled World Cup, The Match, and the most entertaining swing in golf claims another title Ho-Sung Choi (and his famous swing) just won an event in Japan Do you remember the media buzz surrounding that unbelievable golf swing from South Korea Tour Pro Ho-Sung Choi? Well, while we can all make fun of...

  • First win for Belgium at ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf

    Monday 26 November 2018

    Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry led Belgium to their first victory in Australia on Sunday as they held off the hosts to win by three shots It was a World first for Belgium on Sunday as Pieters and Detry combined for a total of 23-under to claim their nations first ever ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf title.  The Belgian duo...

  • Rai wins first European Tour title in Hong Kong

    Monday 26 November 2018

    Aaron Rai claimed his maiden European Tour title with a one-shot victory at the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi Aaron Rai saw off a world class field to complete a wire-to-wire victory and win his maiden title on the European Tour on Sunday.  “It’s incredible,” he said after his win. “It definitely hasn’t sunk in just yet. I’ll probably need...

  • The Match: Phil beats Tiger on 22nd hole

    Saturday 24 November 2018

    Phil Mickelson outlasted Tiger Woods to claim the $9million prize on the fourth playoff hole Phil Mickelson hasn’t been used to having the upper hand on long-time rival Tiger Woods, but with the help of 22 holes and some floodlights in Las Vegas, he outlasted the 14-time major champion to win $9million and some extreme bragging rights.  “Just so you know, I...

  • The Match:Tiger vs Phil to be broadcast on Sky Sports Golf

    Friday 23 November 2018

    ‘The Match’ between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be free to watch in the UK for all Sky Sports Customers It’s taken a long time to be announced, but golf fans in the UK have finally been told how they can watch the much talked about showdown between Woods and Mickelson. The $9million showdown will be shown live on Friday from...

  • Laura Davies named Solheim Cup Vice-Captain

    Wednesday 21 November 2018

    Laura Davies has been named as a Solheim Cup Vice Captain for the 2019 contest at Gleneagles by Captain Catriona Matthew European Captain Catriona Matthew has completed her back room staff by naming Dame Laura Davies as a Vice Captain for The 2019 Solheim Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, on September 13-15. Davies brings a wealth of experience to...

  • The Match Preview: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson planning big money side-bets

    Wednesday 21 November 2018

    Phil Mickelson ‘baited’ Tiger Woods in to agreeing to the first side-bet of $200k as the pair revealed there will be plenty of money coming out of their own pockets in mutliple side-bets throughout the event The much talked about showdown between long-time rivals Woods and Mickelson takes place at Shadow Creek on Friday, so both players sat-down for a press...

  • ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf: Pairings, Tee Times, How to Watch

    Wednesday 21 November 2018

    World Cup of Golf: Pairings, Tee Times, How to Watch The ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf takes place this week in Australia at the The Metropolitan Golf Club, with 28 countries (teams of two) competing to become champions after the Danish duo of Thorbjorn Olesen and Soren Kjeldsen triumphed last year.  The Format: Two rounds of four-ball (Rounds 1 &...

  • Weekly Round-Up: 12 Things You Missed

    Monday 19 November 2018

    12 things you missed: Tour winners,  impressive accomplishments, controversy and more… Ariya Jutanugarn cleans up at Race to CME Globe Finale If you’re looking for a list of seriously impressive achievements in a single season, you needn’t look any further. Ariya Jutanugarn may not have won the season-finale tournament, but she just about claimed every other accolade going.  Ending the year as World No.1,...

  • Sam Horsfield blasts back at Twitter trolls over slow-play video

    Written by Michael Catling on Monday 19 November 2018

    Sam Horsfield blasts back at Twitter trolls  European Tour star Sam Horsfield has hit back at his slow-play critics, and called on “jealous” Twitter trolls to ‘come and find him if they have a problem’. The Englishman hit the headlines at the Turkish Airlines Open earlier this month after a video of him standing over the ball for 30 seconds before hitting...

  • Molinari crowned Race to Dubai Champion

    Monday 19 November 2018

    Francesco Molinari compounded his stellar season with the Race to Dubai crown, adding it to his list of achievements in 2018 that include winning his first major championship Francesco Molinari completed the best season of his career on Sunday as he added the title of Race to Dubai champion to a list of accolades that includes becoming the Champion golfer of...

  • Willett back in the winners circle with victory in Dubai

    Sunday 18 November 2018

    Danny Willett earned his first win since the Masters with a two-shot victory at the DP World Tour Championships on Sunday Danny Willett birdied three of his final five holes to win the European Tour’s season-finale in Dubai over Patrick Reed and Matt Wallace as Francesco Molinari finished a stellar season with the Race to Dubai crown. The win comes a staggering...

  • European Tour’s latest video sees European Ryder Cup stars hitting shots from the QE2

    Friday 16 November 2018

    In the newest video from the European Tour, Ryder Cup stars Francesco Molinari, Jon Rahm and Thorbjorn Olesen go head to head during a challenge to hit targets in the water… while they play from the Queen Elizabeth 2 Donning a Captain’s hat and in a small boat of his own, European skipper Thomas Bjorn radios in to the three men,...

  • Henrik Stenson and caddie Gareth Lord ‘taking a break’

    Friday 16 November 2018

    Henrik Stenson is the latest Tour player to replace his regular caddie after admitting he and long-time bag-man Gareth Lord are ‘taking a break’ **Update to original story: Gareth Lord will be on the bag of Justin Rose for the next few weeks (starting Jan 15 2019) as his regular bagman Mark ‘Fooch’ Fulcher is set to undergo ‘little’ heart surgery.  **Henrik...

  • European Tour Q-School: Cañizares and Lombard top list of 27 players to earn tour cards

    Thursday 15 November 2018

    Alejandro Cañizares is crowned champion as he and Zander Lombard finish top of a list of 27 players to earn their European Tour cards through the final stage of Q-School  After competing through six gruelling rounds at St Lumine Golf Club in Spain, 27 players have made it through the dramatic final stage of Q-School to earn their European Tour cards...

  • Rory McIlroy to give up European Tour membership in 2019? Major Champion only set to play in two events next year

    Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 13 November 2018

    Rory McIlroy has said that he currently only has two European Tour events on his schedule for 2019, which would see him fail to meet the minimum requirements for Tour membership  Rory McIlroy is at the DP World Tour Championships for the Race to Dubai series finale this week, but has made it clear that the European Tour is not his...

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