Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 30 January 2019
Eddie Pepperell took to his blog to explain his decision to play in the European Tour’s controversial Saudi International this week Pepperell is well documented for his outlandish, satirical twitter feed, which often pokes more fun at himself than others. But when he was called out for his latest jibe about women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, he took to his blog...
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Waste Management Phoenix Open Preview: TV Times, and who you should be backing this week The Waste Management Phoenix Open might be missing four of the top five players in the world (they’ve opted to play in the European Tour’s controversial Saudi International), but with a strong field and the rowdiest par-three on the PGA Tour, there’s going to be no...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 28 January 2019
R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has responded to the statement put out by the European Tour’s Keith Pelley following backlash over a ruling involving Hoatong Li at the Dubai Desert Classic Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, has responded to European Tour CEO Keith Pelley’s statement about the ruling that cost Haotong Li a two-shot penalty on the 72nd hole...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 28 January 2019
European Tour CEO Keith Pelley has issued a statement on the controversial penalty assessed on Hoatong Li at the Dubai Desert Classic, deeming it ‘grossly unfair’. Martin Slumbers, R&A Chief Executive, has since responded to Pelley with a statement of his own. Click here to read. European Tour CEO Keith Pelley has issued a statement following a huge amount of backlash from...
Written by Brian Wacker on Monday 28 January 2019
With his single-length irons, scientifically circular golf balls and Hogan hat, Bryson DeChambeau was viewed through suspicious eyes. Was this idiosyncratic style over substance, they asked. Until he won. And then he won. And then he won again. Brian Wacker charts the rise of golf’s most intriguing young superstar Bryson DeChambeau has always been different, and never been shy about expressing...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 28 January 2019
10 Things you missed last week: From wins Bryson DeChambeau continued his dominating form with a seven-shot win at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday. He was soon followed by World No.1 Justin Rose, who put his new Honma golf clubs in to play for just his second tournament and walked away with his 10th PGA Tour title at the Farmers...
Monday 28 January 2019
Justin Rose held off a late challenge from Adam Scott to claim his third win of the season at the Farmers Insurance Open Rose recovered from a turbulent start to claim his 10th PGA Tour title by two shots at Torrey Pines South Course on Sunday with a final-round 69 to get to 21-under-par (267). And he did it in just...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 28 January 2019
Haotong Li ruling at the Dubai Desert Classic has been branded ‘ridiculous’, a ‘disgrace’ and ‘shockingly bad’ by fellow Tour pros Haotong Li was penalised two shots on the 72nd hole on Sunday at the Dubai Desert Classic for breaking one of the new rules of golf, but many weren’t happy with the interpretation. Li was playing in the final group with...
Sunday 27 January 2019
Bryson DeChambeau eased to his first international title at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday during a record breaking 7-shot win Bryson DeChambeau made it four wins in nine starts on Sunday as he eased to a seven-shot victory over Matt Wallace with a final round eight-under 64. At 24-under-par DeChambeau recorded the lowest 72-hole total in tournament history, beating Hoatong Li’s...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 24 January 2019
World No. 6 Justin Rose will compete in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters for the second time in three years. The 2013 US Open Champion joins Ryder Cup teammates Henrik Stenson and defending champion Sergio Garcia in Doha, on January 21 – 24 2015, Rose recently finished third in The Race to Dubai – behind Rory McIlroy and Stenson – after...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Farmers Insurance Open Preview: Betting Tips, TV Times The Farmers Insurance Open marks the first starts of 2019 for the likes of Tiger Woods, Tony Finau and Rickie Fowler, while Rory McIlroy is among the players making his debut at Torrey Pines. Last year’s tournament ended in a Monday play-off between Jason Day and Alex Noren after the extra holes contest was...
Monday 21 January 2019
PGA Tour rookie Adam Long carded a final-round 65 to win his maiden title at the Desert Classic by one shot over Adam Hadwin and Phil Mickelson Adam Long was suprised to find himself in the final group with over-night leader Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin on Sunday, but he had no problem performing under the pressure. He was an unlikely winner,...
Thursday 17 January 2019
It’s the Matt Kuchar caddie saga that just won’t go away. Tom Gillis, the former PGA Tour player and Champions Tour member who accused Matt Kuchar of failing to pay the local caddie he used even 1% of his winnings is Mayakoba, is back with another claim. Matt Kuchar’s latest victory at the Sony Open was clouded in controversy after Gillis originally...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
10 Reasons to buy the latest issue of TG From exclusive interviews with Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari and Georgia Hall to an inside look at all the latest gear – it’s all in our latest issue. PLUS, recharge your game with tips from out TG Top 50 coaches, and find out who claimed the top prizes in our TG Travel Awards! ...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
Gareth Lord is taking over as Justin Rose’s caddie for the next few weeks as regular caddie Mark ‘Fooch’ Fulcher is set to undergo a ‘little’ heart surgery on Thurdsay Fooch took to twitter on Tuesday to thank Henrik Stenson’s former bagman for taking his place for the next few weeks, and said he will ‘hopefully be back sooner than later’. Rose,...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
LET player Meghan MacLaren sparked a twitter debate on Tuesday when she posted about the disparity in pay between professional golfers in the men and women’s games MacLaren highlighted the difference in prize funds between the Ladies European Tour and European Tour, who both hold events in Abu Dhabi in the space of two weeks. Last week, England’s Charley Hull claimed the...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Four of the world’s best golfers went “back to school” today as the new 2019 Rules came into play for the first European Tour event of the year in Abu Dhabi. Seven years in the making, the new rules – 24 in total – are designed to make the sport faster, fairer and simpler. Defending double champion Tommy Fleetwood, triple Major...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Preview: Betting Tips & How To Watch The European Tour season gets back underway this week as Tommy Fleetwood seeks his third Abu Dhabi title in a row during his first start of 2019. He’ll face tough competition from World No.2 and 3 Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, who both have tournament rounds under their belts this year...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Social media sensation Ho-sung Choi is set to make his PGA Tour debut next month after he was reportedly given a sponsor’s exemption in to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am field Ho-sung Choi, who hit the headlines and became a social media sensation on several occasions last year thanks to his unorthodox golf swing, has been extended a sponsor’s invite to play...
Monday 14 January 2019
Matt Kuchar recovered from a poor start to win by four shots at the Sony Open Matt Kuchar ended a four year wait for victory last year when he won in Mayakoba at the start of the 2018/19 season. His latest, and ninth PGA Tour title, came just three starts later, and Kuchar could barely believe it. “I’m tickled, thrilled to have...