Tuesday, 30 July 2019
An honest mistake from Lexi Thompson ended up with roughly 38 players missing the first day of practice at the Women's British Open on Monday, according to Golf Channel report Some of the World's best female golfers were travelling from the Evian Championship to the Women's British Open at Woburn - but over a quarter of the field ended up having...
Monday, 29 July 2019
Wyndham Championship: Find out how to watch the PGA Tour this week and who to back The PGA Tour heads to Sedgefield Country Club this week for the final event of the regular season, meaning there's plenty of meaningful points up for grabs if anyone wants to extend their year to the FedEx Cup playoffs, and for those looking to keep...
Monday, 29 July 2019
The PGA TOUR have announced that they are expanding their schedule to 49 events for 2019-20 season The 2019/2020 schedule is not only bigger by three events, but features a dramatically reshuffled calendar of events at the start of the year in order to cater to next year's Olympics in Tokyo before the Ryder Cup next September. The new season starts just...
Monday, 29 July 2019
What you missed: All the winners this week have a big thing in common, Tom Watson retires at the Senior Open, and Paul Dunne has the best mistaken identity yet A big theme of this week's winners belongs to World No.1: The current standing male World No.1 Brook Koepka earned his first WGC title in Memphis, the first ever World No.1...
Monday, 29 July 2019
Prize money breakdown: Find out how much each player earned at the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational 1 Brooks Koepka (-16): $1,745,000 2 Webb Simpson (-13): $1,095,000 3 Marc Leishman (-12): $602,000 T4 Tommy Fleetwood (-11): $384,333 T4 Matthew Fitzpatrick (-11): $384,333 T4 Rory McIlroy (-11): $384,333 7 Jon Rahm (-10): $273,000 8 Ian Poulter (-9): $242,000 T9 Bubba Watson (-8): $205,000 T9 Billy Horschel (-8): $205,000 11 Justin Rose (-7): $183,000 T12 Rafael Cabrera Bello...
Monday, 29 July 2019
Brooks Koepa bested Rory McIlroy with a final round 65 to ease to his first WGC title at the FedEx St Jude Invitational It wasn't the final round battle fans were hoping for, but instead a dominant performance from the World No.1 as he cruised to a final round five-under 65 and a three stroke victory over Webb Simpson at 16-under-par. McIlroy...
Monday, 29 July 2019
Find out what clubs Brooks Koepka used to win the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational Driver TaylorMade M5 (10.5 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70 TX shaft Fairway Wood TaylorMade M2 Tour HL (16.5 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX shaft Irons Nike Vapor Fly Pro (3), Fujikura Pro 95 Tour Spec shaft Mizuno JPX 919 Tour (4-PW), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100...
Monday, 29 July 2019
Collin Morikawa birdied his final three holes to earn his maiden PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship Morikawa was already impressing on the PGA Tour after turning professional last month, but now he has guaranteed his membership after claiming his first Tour title by three points over Troy Merritt. The Barracuda Championship was played with a modified stableford format, and a...
Monday, 29 July 2019
Jin Young Ko relcaimed her World No.1 spot after winning her second major title of the year at the Evian Championship Ko took advantage of late mistakes from leader Hyo Joo Kim on Sunday as she fired a final-round 67 in wet conditions to win by two-shots at 15-under-par. "I had really great week," said Ko. "I played really - not perfect, but a...
Thursday, 25 July 2019
Adare Manor in Ireland has been confirmed as the host course for the 2026 Ryder Cup. Adare Manor has been confirmed for the 2026 Ryder Cup venue as the biennial tournament returns to Ireland for the contest between European and the United States. Ryder Cup Europe today announced the five-star resort will follow in the footsteps of Whistling Straits in Wisconsin (2020),...
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Brooks Koepka says that more equipment testing would be 'good for the game' to help players conform to the rules after driver testing drama at The Open Driver testing was one of the biggest topics of discussion to come out of the Open Championship last week following Xander Schauffele's 'run in' with the R&A, where they tested 30 random drivers for...
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Sergio Garcia was captured throwing his driver over his shoulder at his caddie after hitting a bad tee shot on the 5th hole at Royal Portrush on Sunday. Sergio Garcia was filmed by a spectator throwing his club in the direction of his caddie on Sunday at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush. In this shocking video, which emerged on social media...
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
This week the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational makes its debut as a World Golf Championship event. Here's how to watch and who to back The PGA Tour heads to TPC Southwind this week for the third WGC event of 2019, with Tiger Woods the only player in the World’s top 10 not in the field. Last week's Open Champion Shane...
Monday, 22 July 2019
Jim Herman credited Donald Trump for putting advice after claiming his second PGA Tour title at the Barbasol Championship Jim Herman earned the second PGA Tour title of his career at the Barbasol Open on Sunday with a one stroke victory over playing partner Kelly Kraft. Herman, who posted a two-under round of 70 to finish at 26-under-par, took advantage of a...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 22 July 2019
Rory McIlroy has paid tribute to Shane Lowry, and his hometown of Northern Ireland for the “overwhelming” support he received during The Open. McIlroy, who was bidding to win his fifth major title, missed the cut by just one shot at Royal Portrush to extend his winless streak in majors to 19. But the despite his own disappointment, he lavished praise on...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday, 21 July 2019
Open talking points: Is the major schedule too condensed? Was Xander right to call out R&A over driver testing? And who should take responsibility for shouting fore? We take a look at three of the biggest talking points from this year's Open Championship - where Xander Schauffele blasted the R&A, Rose criticised the 'too condensed' major schedule and Robert MacIntyre slammed...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday, 21 July 2019
What Open Champion Shane Lowry said after his first major victory at Royal Portrush Shane Lowry was full of elation as he celebrated winning his first major championship at Royal Portrush - and it's hard to believe he was the same man who cried in the car park at Carnoustie about the state of his golf game just twelve months ago. Lowry,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday, 21 July 2019
Tommy Fleetwood said he was disappointed and a 'bit low' after finishing runner-up to Open Champion Shane Lowry, but hopes his time to win a major 'will come eventually' It was always going to be a big ask to overturn a four shot advantage and beat Shane Lowry to the Claret Jug on Sunday, but Tommy Fleetwood was left disappointed after...
Sunday, 21 July 2019
Find out what clubs Shane Lowry used to win the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Driver: Srixon Z 585 (9.5 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana White 70X 3-wood: TaylorMade M4 (15 degrees) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8X Irons: Srixon Z U85 (2, 3), Srixon Z 575 (4, 5), Srixon Z 785 (6-PW) Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX (2), KBS Tour 130X (3-PW) Wedges: Cleveland...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday, 21 July 2019
Shane Lowry has been crowned the 2019 Champion Golfer of the Year in front of home crowds after winning the claret jug at Royal Portrush. Shane Lowry expertly navigated an afternoon of brutal scoring conditions to claim his maiden major title by six shots as the Open Championship returned to Ireland for the first time in 68 years. With huge crowds lining...