Written by Michael Catling on Monday 4 June 2018
Tiger Woods believes he’s “in good shape” to win his first Major championship since 2008, despite finishing outside the top 20 at the Memorial Tournament. Woods gained 14 strokes on the field from tee to green – the best in the field – as he threatened to win his first PGA Tour title since 2013 and sixth at Muirfield Village. However, seven...
Monday 4 June 2018
Ariya Jutanugarn lost a seven shot lead over the back nine but still claimed the US Open title after surviving a play-off against Hyo Joo Kim. After a front nine 32 at Shoal Creek, Jutanugarn stood on the 10th tee with a seven shot lead, and it seemed the title was already a foregone conclusion. But as she sailed her 3-wood in...
Monday 4 June 2018
Thorbjørn Olesen edged out home favourite Francesco Molinari to win the Italian Open with a thrilling final round at Gardagolf GC. Olesen posted a final round 64 to claim the Italian Open crown and deny Molinari a chance to win back-to-back events, but it was not without a late charge from the Italian. Having pulled his drive a long way left on...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
The European Tour heads to Italy this week for the second consecutive Rolex Series event: The Italian Open. Find out who to back this week and how to watch… With increased Ryder Cup points on offer and a purse of $7,000,000, the Italian Open marks the second Rolex Series event of the year with plenty of Europe’s best players teeing up this...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
The PGA Tour heads to Muirfield Village this week for The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Find out who you should pick and how to watch… Eight of the World’s top 10 are teeing up as part of an incredibly strong field playing at the Jack Nicklaus designed course in Ohio this week, while five time winner Tiger Woods returns for...
Monday 28 May 2018
Justin Rose put on a dominant display as he cruised to his 9th PGA Tour title with victory at the Fort Worth Invitational on Sunday. Rose, who made the decision to skip the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship this week, carded a final round 64 at Colonial Country Club to finish at 20-under-par – three shots clear of nearest challenger...
Sunday 27 May 2018
Francesco Molinari claimed the first Rolex Series event of the year with a two-shot victory over Rory McIlroy at the BMW PGA Championship. It’s a venue where Francesco Molinari has had several close misses, having finished in the top 10 in five of his last six appearances here, but on Sunday every part of Molinari’s game fell in to place. A year...
Friday 25 May 2018
Rory McIlroy credited his ball striking after a bogey-free round of golf which he said was one of the best he’s played this year. Setting the early clubhouse target during the halfway stage of the European Tour’s flagship event, Rory McIlroy posted a seven-under-par 65 during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Following up a first round 67...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
The PGA Tour is at Colonial this week for the Fort Worth Invitational. So who should you back this week, and how can you watch? Kevin Kisner returns to the scene of his fourth PGA Tour victory as four of the World’s top 10 tee up in Texas this week. Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and Jon Rahm headline the field...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
European Captain Thomas Bjørn has named Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood as Vice Captains for the 2018 Ryder Cup. Representing a significant changing of the guard, the Vice Captains of Donald, Harrington, McDowell and Westwood join Robert Karlsson to complete Bjorn’s line-up for The 2018 Ryder Cup against the United States at Le Golf National, in France,...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
The European Tour hosts their flagship tournament at Wentworth this week as the BMW PGA Championship stages the first Rolex Series event of 2018. Alex Noren defends as some of the biggest names in European Golf are set to tee up at Wentworth this week for the first Rolex Series event of 2018. Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter...
Monday 21 May 2018
Miguel Angel Jimenez secured his maiden senior major title with a three shot victory at the Regions Tradition in Alabama. After a short birdie putt for victory and a signature celebration, Miguel Angel Jimenez was sprayed with a bottle of champagne and hoisted up in to the air by Jose Maria Olazabal and as he celebrated his first senior major title. “It’s...
Monday 21 May 2018
Rookie Aaron Wise posted a bogey-free 65 on Sunday to win his maiden PGA Tour title at the weather-delayed AT&T Byron Nelson. Aaron Wise followed up his T2 at the Wells Fargo Championship with an impressive display to claim his first PGA Tour title in just his 23rd start. He began the final round tied with three-time Tour winner Marc Leishman, but...
Sunday 20 May 2018
Adrian Otaegui claimed his second European Tour title in Belgium after defeating Benjamin Hebert by two shots in the final of the first ever Belgian Knockout. With his eye on qualifying for the Ryder Cup in September, it’s evident by his latest victory that Otaegui is a fan of knockout formats. His second European Tour victory comes after he outlatsted the competition...
Tuesday 15 May 2018
The PGA Tour heads to Trinity Forest in Dallas this week for the AT&T Byron Nelson, a new venue for 2018. Here’s who to back, and how to watch this week. Jordan Spieth headlines the field at Trinity Forest this week as just six players inside the World’s top 50 week head to the course hosting its first professional tournament. The...
Tuesday 15 May 2018
The brand new European Tour event ‘Belgian Knockout’ takes place this week, here’s what you need to know about the unique format, tips of players and how to watch Hosted by Thomas Pieters and his family, the Belgian Knockout features two days of strokeplay and two days of knockout matches at Rinkven International GC and is the first European Tour event...
Monday 14 May 2018
Tiger Woods made an impressive run up the leaderboard over the weekend before eventually finishing T11, and says he feels he is close to winning once more. Woods needed the help of 72nd hole bogeys from both Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas to make the cut on Friday, but took advantage of fairly benign conditions over the weekend before fading over...
Monday 14 May 2018
Even with a double bogey on the last hole, Webb Simpson strolled to a four-shot victory at The Players Championship on Sunday. It wasn’t a spectacular final round by any means, but it didn’t need to be. Heading in to the final day with a seven-shot cushion, Simpson’s one-over 73 saw him complete a dominant victory at TPC Sawgrass over his...
Monday 14 May 2018
After his T11 finish at The Players Championship, Justin Thomas has replaced Dustin Johnson as the new World No.1 Thomas, who is the fourth youngest player to become World No.1 (after Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy), ends Dustin Johnson’s 64-week run at the top of the rankings as he gains the top spot for the first time. The 25-year-old is...
Sunday 13 May 2018
Joakim Lagergren defeated Mike Lorenzo-Vera in a play-off to win his maiden European Tour title at the Rocco Forte Sicilian Open. Despite starting the day two shots behind Lorenzo-Vera, the 26-year-old made four birdies in his opening nine holes at the Verdura Golf Club to take a two shot lead at the turn. An error at the 14th from Lagergren opened the...