Wednesday 4 July 2018
Retief Goosen was one of 12 players to secure his place in The 147th Open at Carnoustie after progressing through Final Qualifying at one of the four locations on Tuesday. The two-time US Open champion was among 12 qualifiers from a field of 288 players who competed for a place in golf’s original championship at four venues throughout the UK as...
Monday 2 July 2018
From two European winners to seven Open Championship qualifiers, the Women’s KPMG PGA Championship and accusations of cheating, here’s nine things you missed on Tour this week… Francesco Molinari claims Quicken Loans National title by eight shots He might be a five-time European Tour winner, which includes a victory at the 2010 WGC HSBC Champions, but Francesco Molinari finally claimed his first...
Monday 2 July 2018
Alex Noren claimed his second Rolex Series win on the European Tour during a dramatic final day at the Open de France. Noren was the first to admit he was an unlikely winner for the latest Rolex Series event. The Swede had started the day seven shots adrift of the leaders, but a four-under 67 ended up being good enough to...
Monday 2 July 2018
Find out what clubs Francesco Molinari as he claimed his first PGA Tour victory at the Quicken Loans National Driver: TaylorMade M4 (8.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60X shaft Fairway Woods: TaylorMade M3 (13 degrees), M4 (18 degrees), with Aldila Xtorsion Green 70X shafts Irons: TaylorMade P790 (4), P750 (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts Wedges:...
Monday 2 July 2018
Francesco Molinari became the first Italian player to win a PGA Tour event since 1947 as he cruised to an eight shot victory at the Quicken Loans National on Sunday. His first PGA Tour victory comes in just his third event since winning the European Tour’s flagship tournament – the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth – and he did it in...
Monday 25 June 2018
Matt Wallace claimed his second European Tour title at the BMW International Open, holding off a final-round charge from Thorbjørn Olesen. Wallace began the day just two shots off the lead at Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof but found himself chasing the clubhouse target of nine-under-par for the majority of his round after Olesen fired a record breaking 61 on the final...
Monday 25 June 2018
Bubba Watson claimed his third victory of the season at the Travelers Championship as overnight leader Paul Casey stumbled on the final day. Bubba Watson carded a final-round 63 at the Travelers Championship on Sunday to win his third PGA Tour title of the year, and third victory at this particular tournament. “It’s absolutely amazing,” Watson said afterwards. “You can’t really put...
Monday 25 June 2018
Bubba Watson picked up his third victory of the season at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Find out what clubs he used to win… Driver: Ping G400 LST (8.5 degrees, at 7.6 degrees) Shaft: Grafalloy Bi-Matrix Pink X-Flex Fairway Wood: Ping G (14.5 degrees, at 13.2 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Tour Spec 8.2X Irons: Ping iBlade (2 iron), Ping S55 (4-PW) Shafts:...
Wednesday 20 June 2018
A few days after the end of the US Open, Phil Mickelson has apologised for the moving ball incident during the penultimate round of the year’s second major. Phil Mickelson caused a social media storm and much discussion between fans, pundits and players when the multiple major champion decided to deliberately make a stroke at his moving ball on the 13th...
Tuesday 19 June 2018
The European Tour resumes this week with the BMW International Open at Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof. Here’s how to watch, and who you should back this week. Tommy Fleetwood makes the trip from New York to Germany for the BMW International Open after tying the lowest round in a US Open during the final round on Sunday to finish one shot behind...
Tuesday 19 June 2018
US Open champion Brooks Koepka returns to the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Jason Day hope to rebound after missing the cut at the second major of 2018. There’s no resting up for the World’s best players in the week following the US Open, with newly crowned champion Brooks Koepka joining Jason...
Monday 18 June 2018
WATCH: The best shots from the 2018 US Open With shots from each of the four rounds at the 118th US Open, take a look at the nine best from the week. The video includes two hole-out eagles from Dean Burmester and Jimmy Walker, and monster putts from both Dustin Johnson and champion Brooks Koepka! And let us not forget the weirdest shot...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 18 June 2018
Find out what 2018 US Open Champion Brooks Koepka said after winning the second major of the year On being a two-time US Open Champion… It sounds incredible. To be honest with you, probably couldn’t have dreamed of it in my wildest dreams. I’m at a loss for words right now, but it’s really incredible. I mean, I couldn’t be...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 18 June 2018
Six Takeaways from the 2018 US Open – including new tournament records, the social media storm caused by Phil Mickelson, and the USGA’s latest Shinnecock mistake Brooks Koepka was crowned US Open champion after a convincing performance on Sunday that gave him a one shot victory over Tommy Fleetwood, but that isn’t quite the whole story of the 2018 US Open. Here’s...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
US Open Champion: Brooks Koepka has become the first player to win back-to-back US Opens since Curtis Strange in 1989. Brooks Koepka didn’t hand the trophy back for long. The 28-year-old American became the seventh player in US Open history to successfully defend their US Open title, claiming his second major victory by one shot over England’s Tommy Fleetwood – who fired...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
Tommy Fleetwood reflects on near-miss at US Open: “And at the end of the day, this is my best result in a Major yet. So now there’s only one I can do from here, and that’s win one.” Tommy Fleetwood fired a closing round 63 to match the US Open scoring record on Sunday and set the clubhouse target on two-over-par...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
Find out how much each player will receive at the 2018 US Open Brooks Koepka, winner of the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills took home $2.16 million of the $12 million purse on Sunday, while runner-up Tommy Fleetwood posted a final round 63 to guarantee a pay cheque of $1.296 million. The purse is $1 million more than the Masters, where winner...
Sunday 17 June 2018
Tee times and pairings for the fourth round of the 118th US Open at Shinnecock Hills, live on Sky Sports US Open. All times BST 1321 Andrew Johnston 1332 Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers 1343 Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler 1354 Ross Fisher, Tim Wilkinson 1405 Tyler Duncan, Calum Hill 1416 Kevin Chappell, Mickey DeMorat 1427 Jimmy Walker, Hideki Matsuyama 1438 Cameron Wilson, Jason Dufner 1449 Will Grimmer (a), Aaron Baddeley 1500 Dean Burmester, Brian Harman 1511 Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns 1522 Peter Uihlein, Luis...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
The USGA was forced to apologise for Saturday’s course set-up at the US Open after experiencing extensive critism from several players. The USGA were forced to apologise after a number of players said the tournament organisers had ‘lost the golf course’, branding it ‘unplayable’, ‘unneccessary’, ‘not a fair test of golf’ and ‘over the line.’ It’s all familiar territory to the USGA,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 17 June 2018
After leading by four shots at the start of the day, a disaster score from Dustin Johnson left him tied for the lead on three-over-par with Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger and Tony Finau. On a bizarre day that saw both Phil Mickelson send twitter in to a frenzy after he hit a moving ball deliberately to stop it going off the...