Monday 4 March 2019
Qatar Masters Preview: Here’s how to watch, and who to back The European Tour returns to Doha Golf Club this week for the 21st edition of the Qatar Masters as players compete for the infamous Mother of Pearl Trophy. But what is certain is that a new champion will be crowned come Sunday afternoon, as last year’s champion Eddie Pepperell won’t be...
Monday 4 March 2019
Justin Thomas said that he will talk to the USGA about the rules after describing what they said to him on twitter as ‘shocking’ and ‘inaccurate’ The latest rules headlines revolved around Justin Thomas speaking out about the two-shot penalty assessed to Adam Schenk for breaking the new rules on caddie alignment, and why he has a problem with the new...
Sunday 3 March 2019
Keith Mitchell carded four birdies over his final seven holes to close out his maiden PGA Tour victory over Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka at The Honda Classic Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler gave it everything on a dramatic final day at PGA National but it was Keith Mitchell who holed a 15-footer for birdie on the final green to finish...
Sunday 3 March 2019
10 Things you missed: Dramatic victories and Rules problems dominate the Tour Kurt Kitayama and Keith Mitchell had both missed their previous cuts before they each claimed one-shot victories during dramatic final days on both the European and PGA Tour’s on Sunday, topping leaderboards that were unpredictable and changing continuously. But victories weren’t the only thing that had everyone talking. Once again...
Sunday 3 March 2019
Kurt Kitayama came from behind to clinch his second European Tour title this season at the Oman Open Kurt Kitayama came from two shots behind with three holes to play to post a final round two-under 70 to win his second European Tour title in just 11 starts during a dramatic and unpredictable final day at Al Mouj Golf. The 26-year-old American...
Sunday 3 March 2019
The USGA fired back at Justin Thomas after he took to twitter to voice his opinions over the two-shot penalty assessed to Adam Schenk and explained his ‘problem with the rule’ Justin Thomas made his feelings known on social media about the new rule involving caddies lining up their players after a two-shot penalty was assessed to Adam Schenk at the...
Friday 1 March 2019
Alex Cejka became the first player to be disqualified for using a green book that does not adhere to the Rules of Golf’s new limitations Alex Cjeka was disqualified during the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday when it came to the attention of the rules officials that he was using an old green book for PGA National that...
Thursday 28 February 2019
The European Tour has announced UK based bookmakers Betfred as the new title sponsor of the British Masters. The agreement, for an initial two years, marks another new chapter for the historic tournament, which has been a popular part of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai for the past four seasons after returning to the schedule in 2015 following a seven...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has revealed that Brexit has caused him ‘significant concerns’ over staging the 147th Open Championship at Royal Portrush Martin Slumbers has revealed that the implications of a no-deal Brexit have caused him ‘significant concerns’ about staging the 147th Open Championship at Royal Portrush in July, and that they have ‘spent a lot of time looking at...
Tuesday 26 February 2019
Several of the putters stolen from the locker room at the European Tour’s ISPS Handa World Super 6 have been found in a locker in Australia, according to one of the players who had their’s taken Connor Syme was one of the six players who had their putters stolen from their locker on Saturday night at the ISPS Handa World Super...
Monday 25 February 2019
The PGA Tour heads to Florida for the Honda Classic this week: Betting Tips, TV Times, What you need to know Justin Thomas bested Luke List in a playoff last year and is looking to become just the second person to defend the Honda Classic in the tournament’s 48-year-history as the PGA Tour heads to Florida this week. Thomas, who matched his...
Monday 25 February 2019
Oman Open Preview: Betting Tips, TV Times, What you need to know The European Tour heads back to the Middle East this week for the second edition of the Oman Open. Here’s how to watch, and who to back. Defending champion Joost Luiten headlines the field as the European Tour returns to Al Mouj Golf in Muscat for the second edition of...
Monday 25 February 2019
What you missed: DJ’s milestone win, an LPGA Tour rules controversy, DeChambeau’s outburst and Tiger’s impressive shot Dustin Johnson became just the 38th player to win 20 PGA Tour titles with victory at the WGC Mexico Championship on Sunday, while Martin Trainer earned the spoils at the PGA Tour’s other event – the Puerto Rico Open. In addition to victories there was...
Monday 25 February 2019
PGA Tour rookie Martin Trainer fired a final round 67 to win his maiden title at the Puerto Rico Open by three shots Martin Trainer didn’t even have a Web.Com Tour card when he came through a play-off in Monday qualifying for the El Bosque Mexico Championship in March last year, but he went on to win – the first of...
Sunday 24 February 2019
Dustin Johnson earned his 20th PGA Tour victory and second WGC Mexico Championship title in just three years with a convincing five shot win over Rory McIlroy on Sunday. There was only ever one man on top in Mexico as Dustin Johnson became the 38th player to reach 20 wins in the history of the PGA TOUR, and continued his...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Rory McIlroy is set to miss the Irish Open in order to focus on The 148th Open at Portrush, but confirms he WILL take up European Tour membership Rory McIlroy says that winning The Open Championship at Portrush is more important for him than completing the career Grand Slam at Augusta, stating that it would be ‘the biggest achievement of his...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Steve Stricker has been named as the incoming USA Ryder Cup Captain for the 2020 contest at Whistling Straits – and he’s already made a BIG change The USA Ryder Cup Team took to social media to officially unveil Stricker as the 2020 Captain, who called the appointment ‘an honour’. “So honoured to be the 2020 U.S Ryder Cup Captain in my...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
From different clubs to a lot of TrackMan sessions and the difficulty of losing your breath, there’s a lot that goes in to handling the altitude in Mexico Club de Golf Chapultepec sits at around 7,800 feet above sea level, and plays host to the third edition of the WGC Mexico Championship this week. The significance of the height of the course...
Tuesday 19 February 2019
A star-studded field heads to Club de Golf Chapultepec for the first World Golf Championship of 2019 in Mexico City this week Last year Phil Mickelson became the oldest player to win a WGC event when he triumphed in a play-off againsts Justin Thomas in Mexico, and will be hoping to become just the second player to successfully defend a WGC...
Monday 18 February 2019
The PGA Tour are now going to allow players wear shorts during practice and pro-am rounds… and the players are VERY happy about it. In a move that has been overwhelmingly welcomed by the players, the PGA Tour have changed their Appearance guidelines to allow players to wear golf shorts during practice and pro-am rounds, effective immediately. The change, which comes nearly...