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  • Lexi Thompson reveals when she’ll give up pro golf completely, and it might be sooner than you think

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 22 August 2024

    Lexi Thompson, the youngest golfer ever to qualify and play in the U.S. Women’s Open, revealed the point at which she will no longer play professional golf. Back in May this year, the golfing world was shocked by the announcement that Lexi Thompson was retiring from full-time professional golf before the age of 30. Thompson burst onto the golf scene at just...

  • Retirement from professional golf isn’t an easy decision for Olympic gold medallist Lydia Ko

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 21 August 2024

    Speaking to the media ahead of the 2024 AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews, Lydia Ko addresses retirement rumours after her Olympic victory. Retirement from everything you’ve known for more than twenty years isn’t easy, just ask Lexi Thompson, and it’s certainly not something you’d expect a professional athlete to be talking about before they turn 30. But for New Zealand’s...

  • LPGA and Solheim Cup star calls on Augusta National to host a professional women’s golf tournament

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 21 August 2024

    Ahead of the 2024 AIG Women’s Open in St Andrews, Scottish star Gemma Dryburgh calls on an equally famous venue – Augusta National – to host a women’s professional event. With the LPGA and LET tournaments venturing to more and more iconic courses throughout the golfing calendar, I can’t help but notice that there’s one big name missing from the circuit.

  • How to watch the 2024 AIG Women’s British Open

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 21 August 2024

    Everything you need to know about how to watch the action from St Andrews when the 2024 AIG Women’s British Open tees off from August 22-25. Sky Sports will again be home to the AIG Women’s British Open for those looking to watch the action unfold from the iconic Old Course at St Andrews for the final Major of the year. The...

  • BMW Championship 2024: Prize money payout as Ryder Cup captain Bradley makes statement win

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 19 August 2024

    How was the purse at the BMW Championship for the second PGA Tour playoff distributed at Castle Pines? Keegan Bradley’s quietly impressive resume just got a little louder after the recently announced USA Ryder Cup captain won the second FedEx Cup playoff event at the BMW Championship. Finishing 12-under, Bradley’s one-shot victory from Sam Burns, Ludvig Aberg, and Adam Scott was a...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024: Who will win?

    Written by Matt Cooper on Monday 19 August 2024

    I’ve worked out which players will be in contention on Sunday at the AIG Women’s Open. My guide to who will win, and why I think they have a chance of topping the leaderboard at St Andrews Old Course. The Spectacles. The Coffins. The Beardies. Cheape’s Bunker. Cartgate Bunker. Shell Bunker. Hell Bunker. The Principal’s Nose. Miss Grainger’s bosoms. The Elysian Fields. The Road...

  • BMW Championship 2024: The FedEx Cup race enters its final furlong in Colorado

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 17 August 2024

    The top 50 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings descend – or rather, ascend – to Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado, located 6,500 feet above sea level for the BMW Championship. The BMW Championship will determine the top 30 players who will make it to the Tour Championship at the end of the month, with an eye-watering $18m cheque awaiting...

  • Danish Golf Championship 2024 preview: Field, betting odds, tee times and how to watch

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Saturday 17 August 2024

    The final event of the DP World Tour’s five ‘Global Swings’ series takes place in Denmark this week as Lübker Golf Resort plays host to the Danish Championship. Previously known as the Made in Denmark between 2014-2020 and Made in Himmerland from 2021 to 2023, this year marks yet another name change, with a prominent figure in Danish golf ushering in...

  • Women’s Scottish Open 2024: Tee times and groups for round three as Minjee Lee and Megan Khan lead

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 16 August 2024

    After the Women’s Scottish Open had two weather delays and suspended play in round one, round two saw stunning performances from Charley Hull and Georgia Hall. Here’s the tee times for round three at Dundonald Links. Dundonald is the host for the 2024 Women’s Scottish Open, and it provided a typically Scottish welcome for the first day of the tournament, with...

  • Women’s Scottish Open 2024: Tee times and groups for round two at Dundonald Links

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 15 August 2024

    Round one of the Women’s Scottish Open got underway yesterday, here’s the tee times and groupings for round two of the tournament. The world’s best female golfers received a classic Scottish links welcome for the first round of the Women’s Scottish Open, with wind and rain battering Dundonald Links for most of the day. Play was suspended for two hours...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024 Preview: Field, course, betting odds, tee times and how to watch

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 15 August 2024

    Today’s Golfer previews the 2024 Women’s Open Championship, taking place from 22nd to 25th August. The Women’s Open, often still called the Women’s British Open outside of the United Kingdom, is the final major championship in women’s professional golf calendar. The tournament was a stop on the Ladies European Tour up until 1993, and from 1994 onwards it has been co-sanctioned...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024: Georgia Hall is hoping for bad weather as British golfers play better when it’s tougher

    Written by James Hogg on Thursday 15 August 2024

    ‘I hope we don’t really have good weather… British golfers play better when it’s tougher!’ Georgia Hall can’t wait to play the AIG Women’s Open at the “special place” where she won the Smyth Salver as an amateur in 2013. Georgia Hall propelled herself onto the global stage when she won the Smyth Salver at the 2013 Women’s Open alongside fellow...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024: St Andrews Old Course Guide

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday 15 August 2024

    The AIG Women’s British Open returns to St Andrews for a third time since the tournament’s first playing in 1976. Here’s our hole-by-hole guide to world-renowned Old Course where the final Major champion of 2024 will be crowned. The 48th edition of the AIG Women’s British Open will be held at the most iconic course in golf for the third time...

  • Women’s Scottish Open 2024: Tee times and groups for round one at Dundonald Links

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 14 August 2024

    Tee times and groups for Thursday’s first round as Dundonald Links prepares to host the Women’s Scottish Open. With only a week to go until the AIG Women’s Open Championship, the world’s best lady golfers are already in Scotland for the 2024 Women’s Scottish Open. Céline Boutier aims to defend her title after her Olympic performance and 2023 win, and making her...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024 payout in full: How much did Lydia Ko win?

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 14 August 2024

    How much prize money did Lydia Ko receive for winning the 2024 AIG Women’s British Open at St Andrews and how has the purse evolved over the years? The purse for 2024’s AIG Women’s British Open has had a $500,000 increase from 2023, taking the total prize fund for this year’s championship to $9.5million. That’s a 5.5% increase from the $9million...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024: Who is in the field?

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 14 August 2024

    Today’s Golfer takes a look at the players contending for the final major of the women’s golf calendar, the 2024 AIG Women’s Open Championship. Taking place from 22nd to 25th of August 2024, the AIG Women’s Open will attract 156 of the world’s best to battle it out for a major title at the Home of Golf. Returning to St Andrews...

  • AIG Women’s Open 2024: Everything you need to know

    Written by Matt Cooper on Wednesday 14 August 2024

    This summer the AIG Women’s Open is returning to St Andrews for the first time since 2013. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Championship. America’s Lilia Vu will defend the trophy she claimed in decisive fashion at Walton Heath last year, but she will face a field determined to make their mark at the Home of Golf. Youngsters...

  • FedEx St. Jude Championship 2024: Prize money payout as Hideki Matsuyama holds on for win

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 12 August 2024

    How much each player won at the FedEx St. Jude Championship for the first PGA Tour playoff event as 20 players drop out of the FedEx Cup title hunt. Two closing birdies earned Olympic Bronze medallist Hideki Matsuyama a two-stroke victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, surviving a nightmare stretch of holes that saw his five-shot lead evaporate. A run...

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