Monday 18 March 2019
Webb Simpson says rules are ‘killing our game’ while McIlroy brands slow play an ‘epidemic’ at Players Championship The Players Championship was not without its fair share of rules drama. Harold Varner III was assessed a two-shot penalty after their was a problem with his driver earlier in the week, but it was Webb Simpson’s unfortunate luck on the 14th hole...
Monday 18 March 2019
Butch Harmon, one of golf’s most famous coaches, is set to retire from Tour life According to a report from Golfweek, Butch Harmon is set to retire from life travelling to Tour events as a coach, and will also scale down his TV commitments with Sky Sports Golf. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, two sources confirmed to Golfweek that Harmon had...
Sunday 17 March 2019
Rory McIlroy claimed his 15th PGA Tour title at The Players Championship on Sunday: Here’s what he said after his win. Rory McIlroy bounced back from a turbulent start with a two-under-par 70 that saw him crowned the Players Champion as he edged out Jim Furyk by a single shot over TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. His victory more than silenced any doubts...
Sunday 17 March 2019
Rory McIlroy firmly silenced any doubters about his ability to close out a victory as he claimed The Players Championship by one shot on a sensational Sunday at TPC Sawgrass. Rory McIlroy recovered from a turbulent start to top an unpredictable leaderboard that saw big names fall away and unlikely challengers rise to the fore during a dramatic final round on St.
Sunday 17 March 2019
Rory McIlroy claimed the biggest winner’s cheque in history at The Players Championship: Here’s a breakdown of what every player earned The Players Championship has a bigger prize fund than any of the four majors, with the ‘best field in golf’ competing for a total purse of $12.5million, an increase of up $1.5million from last year. For winner Rory McIlroy, that translates...
Sunday 17 March 2019
Guido Migliozzi triumped at the Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa to win his maiden European Tour title by one shot Migliozzi came through European Tour qualifying last year and was playing in just his 14th event when he teed up in Nairobi this week, so he’d be forgiven for being nervous as he walked to the final hole with a...
Thursday 14 March 2019
Harris English made the record books during the first round of The Players Championships with an albatross or the par-five 11th from 236 yards. In doing so, English recorded the fifth albatross in the history of The Players at TPC Sawgrass. In 2017, Rafa Cabrera Bello achieved the same feat on the par-five 16th hole, and Brooks Koepka also had one...
Wednesday 13 March 2019
There’s been a big change to TPC Sawgrass for the move of the Players Championship from May to March, and it involves overseeding. But what does that mean? Jeff Plotts, who has been the Director of Golf Course Operations at TPC Sawgrass for almost four years, says that one of the biggest challenges about staging this year’s tournament was its move...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Our hole by hole guide to TPC Sawgrass, which plays host to the Players Championship this week Front Nine: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Back Nine: 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Course: Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass | Par 72...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
The Players Championship Tee Times: Round 1 & 2 A list of tee times for the first and second rounds of the 2019 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, from March 14-17. ➤ Magical Kenya Open: Betting Tips ➤ Players Championship: Betting Tips ➤ TPC Sawgrass: Hole by Hole Guide Featured Group Coverage Thursday 13:27 PM | 17.27 PM (GMT): Webb Simpson, Patrick Reed, Tiger Woods 13:59 PM | 17.59...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
The Magical Kenya Open: Preview, betting tips & how to watch in the UK The Magical Kenya Open presented by ABSA has been staged for over 50 years but makes its debut as a European Tour event this week, having been founded in 1967 and later becoming part of the Challenge Tour (in 1991). Lorenzo Gagli could become the first person to...
Monday 11 March 2019
The Players Championship: Key Storylines, Betting Tips, Featured Groups and TV Times A new trophy, “the biggest prize professional golf has ever seen for a single tournament” and one of the strongest fields in golf all take centre stage this week for The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Along with a host of tweaks to the PGA Tour schedule for 2019, the tournament...
Monday 11 March 2019
Rory McIlroy remains upbeat despite another near-miss this season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational It was another difficult Sunday for Rory McIlroy at Bay Hill as the defending champion went from an early share of the lead to a tie for 6th place, his fifth consecutive event worldwide where he’s finished inside the top six. While his top-10 consistency is undoubtedly the...
Sunday 10 March 2019
What you missed: Victories, near-misses, a European Tour record and the good, the bad and the ugly. Francesco Molinari closed his third PGA Tour victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational just days after announcing a new equipment deal with Callaway, coming from five shots behind to win by two. On the other side of the world Justin Harding earned his maiden European...
Sunday 10 March 2019
Sunjae Im, Keith Mitchell and Sung Kang have secured their places in The 148thOpen at Portrush after qualifying at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Im, Mitchell and Kang secured the three qualifying spots at the latest Open qualifying series event, which was the first time it was hosted by the Arnold Palmer Invitational. By finishing T3 (Im) T6 (Mitchell,...
Sunday 10 March 2019
Francesco Molinari came from five shots behind to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by two shots with a bogey-free eight-under 64 Francesco Molinari closed out an eight-under 64 during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a 44-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would ultimately seal his two-shot victory over Matthew Fitzpatrick. The Open Champion had an agonising wait...
Sunday 10 March 2019
Justin Harding birdied three of his last four holes to claim his first European Tour title at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters by two strokes. The 33-year-old may have just claimed his maiden victory on the European Tour, but it was far from a familiar feeling for Harding, whose win at Doha Golf Club was his fifth win in the last...
Thursday 7 March 2019
Jason Day has withdrawn from the Arnold Palmer Invitational after just six holes, citing a back injury The World No.11 was playing his first round at Bay Hill with Rickie Fowler and Iain Poulter, but lasted just six holes before withdrawing with a back injury. Day, who has suffered with numerous back injuries before, began his day on the back nine but...
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Henrik Stenson is still looking for a full-time caddie after split with Scott Vail Henrik Stenson unexpectedly split from long-time bagman Gareth Lord back in November, and replaced him with Scott Vail, formerly Brandt Snedeker’s caddie for 12 years. “Gareth and I we decided a little while ago that we were looking at maybe taking a break,” Stenson had said at the...
Tuesday 5 March 2019
The USGA have had a change of heart over comments they made to Justin Thomas on twitter last week, now stating that ‘he did not avoid a discussion with the USGA nor cancel any meetings’ On Monday, the PGA Tour’s commissioner Jay Monahan sent a memo to players after another week which saw rules issues dominate the headlines, asking players to...