2019

  • Keith Pelley calls for referees to be able to use discretion after ‘grossly unfair’ Li penalty

    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...

  • Bryson DeChambeau: The rise of the golf scientist

    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...

  • 10 Things you missed: Wins for Rose and Bryson, Li’s controversial penalty, Pelley defends Saudi International and Spieth and Reed hug out their fued

    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...

  • Justin Rose gets 10th PGA Tour win at Torrey Pines

    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...

  • Haotong Li ruling branded ‘ridiculous’ and a ‘disgrace’ by fellow pros

    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...

  • Bryson DeChambeau credits ‘legitimate science’ as he cruises to Omega Dubai Desert Classic title

    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...

  • Farmers Insurance Open Preview: Betting Tips and How to Watch

    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...

  • PGA Tour rookie Adam Long clinches maiden victory at Desert Classic

    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,...

  • Gillis updates Kuchar accusation over caddie pay

    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...

  • OUT NOW: 10 Reasons to buy the latest issue of TG

    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!  ...

  • Justin Rose’s caddie to undergo heart surgery

    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,...

  • LET player highlights 6 million dollar pay-gap between LET and European Tour events in Abu Dhabi

    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...

  • DJ, Fleetwood, Koepka and Stenson get to grips with new rules in Abu Dhabi

    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...

  • Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Preview

    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...

  • Ho-sung Choi receives PGA Tour invite to Pebble Beach

    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...

  • Matt Kuchar wins Sony Open for second victory of the season

    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...

  • Jordan Spieth ‘itching’ to get back in to the winner’s circle

    Thursday 10 January 2019

    Jordan Spieth returns for his first start since November at the Sony Open this week, and is ‘itching’ to get back in to the winners circle after a disappointing 2018 Jordan Spieth had his first winless season since turning professional last year, dropping from 2nd to 17th in the World Rankings, registering just five top 10s in 25 starts and failing...

  • Ian Poulter went ‘beyond’ to make up for PGA Tour violation

    Tuesday 8 January 2019

    Ian Poulter was one of the first players to violate the PGA Tour’s tournament rule last season, but went ‘beyond what we would consider an acceptable make-good’ to make-up for it. Having fallen short of the required quota of 25 tournaments set by the PGA Tour last season, Ian Poulter was required to go to a tournament he hadn’t played in...

  • Sony Open Preview: Betting Tips and How To Watch

    Tuesday 8 January 2019

    The Sony Open marks the first full-field event on the PGA Tour in 2019: Find out who to watch, and who to back this week  It’s the first full-field event on the PGA Tour in some eight weeks, and Patton Kizzire returns to defend the title he claimed after outlasting James Hahn over six holes of sudden death last year.  Kizzire was...

  • Xander Schauffele shoots final round 62 to win Sentry Tournament of Champions

    Monday 7 January 2019

    Xander Schauffele came from behind to win his fourrth PGA Tour title with a final round 62 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions Xander Schauffele knows how to perform when it comes to winning events with a field stacked with the world’s best: The 2017 rookie of the year already had three titles to his name when he turned up in...

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