Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 8 July 2024
For months we have been waiting for Tiger Woods to be announced as Team USA’s Ryder Cup captain for 2025, but the 15-time Major champion has shocked the world by turning down the role. With the captain for Team USA due to be announced on Tuesday, Woods was the odds-on favorite to be given the role. However, as the Telegraph reported...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 6 July 2024
Sergio Garcia claimed victory on home soil at LIV Golf Andalucia for a maiden title and a $4 million payday. The Spaniard bounced back from the disappointment of not qualifying for The Open at Royal Troon in the best way possible by earning himself a first professional win on the breakaway tour at LIV Golf Andalucia. Garcia and Anirban Lahiri both bogeyed...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 6 July 2024
Robert MacIntyre secured a $1.62 million payday after playing the final five holes in four-under to win the Genesis Scottish Open. After being usurped by a moment of Rory McIlroy brilliance on the 72nd hole last year, Robert MacIntyre produced a sensational finish of his own at the Genesis Scottish Open to edge out Adam Scott by a shot. MacIntyre took full...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 6 July 2024
Rory McIlroy fronts up for a potentially career-defining fortnight in Scotland at the Genesis Scottish Open following US Open heartbreak. The relevance to elite golf of ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’, will be put to the test during a fascinating fortnight of links golf starting with the Genesis Scottish Open and culminating with the 152nd Open Championship. Rory McIlroy’s...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 6 July 2024
16 Troon-bound stars complete their Open preparations at LIV Golf Andalucia where the breakaway tour makes its first appearance of the season in Europe. While the likes of McIlroy, Schauffele, and Aberg fine-tune their links games at this week’s Genesis Scottish Open in North Berwick, LIV Golf’s next platoon of Major hopefuls will have to settle for the consolation prize of...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Saturday 6 July 2024
Today’s Golfer takes a look at the players contending for the fourth major of the women’s golf calendar, the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship. Taking place from 11th-14th July in southeastern France, the Amundi Evian Championship will attract the world’s best to battle it out for a major title. Now, how do the players qualify for this French escapade? It’s not just...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Saturday 6 July 2024
Everything you need to know about the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship. The top female golfers head to the stunning Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, all vying for victory at The Evian Championship, the fourth Major tournament of the year. The Evian Championship is co-sanctioned by the LET and the LPGA tours, and is the sole Major on the European continent...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Saturday 6 July 2024
How much will the Evian Championship winner take home? We take a look at the prize money on offer for the 2024 tournament. The 2024 Amundi Evian Championship kicks off on Thursday 11th July, with 132 players competing for the trophy at the gorgeous Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. Celine Boutier won $1 million for her 2023 championship win, with...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 5 July 2024
Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake have a site approved at the ‘home of golf’ for their second T-Squared Social location. Back in October, Tiger Woods and pal Justin Timberlake announced plans to bring their ‘T-Squared Social’ luxury sports bar concept to the home of Golf. They proposed taking over an old cinema building, the New Picture House on North Street, and...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 1 July 2024
The R&A has looked outside golf to find the man taking one of the biggest jobs in the game. After nine years as Chief Executive of The R&A, Martin Slumbers announced in January that he would be leaving the role by the end of 2024. An executive search firm was appointed to find his successor, and the R&A have now announced that...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 29 June 2024
The PGA Tour stops off in Illinois for the John Deere Classic before heading to Scotland as the quest for The Open begins. Previously called the Quad Cities Open, the John Deere Classic is the final US-based tournament before a big fortnight in Scotland, starting with the Genesis Scottish Open, pre-cursor to the season’s final Major at Royal Troon. To help...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 29 June 2024
The DP World Tour makes a final stop in Germany for the BMW International Open before heading to the Scottish links. Not to be confused with the BMW PGA Championship in September, the BMW International Open is the first of two DP World Tour events sponsored by the German automobile giants. And while the prize fund may be dwarfed by its...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 29 June 2024
World No.1 Nelly Korda misses chance to defend her title at the Aramco Team Series event in London after being bitten by a dog in Seattle. Nelly Korda’s nightmare run of three consecutive missed cuts will not come to an end this week at the European Tour co-sanctioned Aramco Team Series London. The American’s hopes of recapturing the form that...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 25 June 2024
Ahead of Paris 2024, I spoke with International Golf Federation Executive Director – Antony Scanlon, to discuss golf’s growing traction within the Olympic Games program, opportunities for the sport, its stars, and what we can expect in the French capital. Le Golf National in Guyancourt, Paris will host the men’s (August 01) and women’s (August 07) golf tournament at the 2024...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 24 June 2024
After fading from contention in the final round of the US Open, Tyrrell Hatton bounces back at LIV Golf Nashville for a maiden tour victory. Englishman Tyrrell Hatton put the disappointment of a final round of seven-over in Pinehurst behind him, returning to the winner’s circle for the first time since January 2021 at LIV Golf Nashville. Registering the second-lowest winning score...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Monday 24 June 2024
The PGA Tour heads to Michigan this week as the Detroit Golf Club plays host to the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The 2024 edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic marks the sixth staging of the tournament, yet it is in an unfortunate spot on the schedule. The Memorial, US Open, and the Travelers have taken place in successive weeks. Not many players...
Written by Ross Kilvington on Monday 24 June 2024
The DP World Tour travels to Italy this week for the penultimate event of the European swing as the Adriatic Golf Club plays host to the Italian Open. The Italian Open has a long and storied history which stretches back to its inception in 1925. Since then, the tournament has been held 80 times, with major winners such as Greg Norman,...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 21 June 2024
Bryson DeChambeau landed the knockout blow at the US Open in LIV Golf’s latest coup, but how have Greg Norman’s elite fared in 2024’s biggest prize fights? LIV Golf’s pound-for-pound king had threatened to cause a major upset all year with a tied sixth-place finish at the Masters, followed up with a swashbuckling second place at the PGA Championship in Valhalla. And...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 19 June 2024
Tiger Woods has only teed it up in four events this year, but all that could change in 2025 after a new exemption was rubber-stamped by the PGA Tour Policy board. Christened the ‘Tiger Rule’, the board has agreed to grant the 15-time Major champion entry into the big-money Signature Events, despite him not meeting the qualifying criteria. He’ll receive a...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 18 June 2024
All the golfers who will be competing in men’s and women’s golf at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The US Open concluded the men’s golf competition qualification process at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, while the women’s qualifying ended a week later at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. 60 women and 60 men earned a spot in Paris and will battle...