Europe made a sensational start in their quest to regain the Ryder Cup with a clean sweep of Friday’s opening session to lead the United States 4-0. The leaderboard was all blue from the moment Rory McIlroy holed a birdie…
Unheralded American Moore wins shoot-out for PGA Valspar title
Unheralded Taylor Moore birdied two of the last four holes to win a back-nine shoot-out on Sunday and capture the Valspar Championship for his first PGA title. The American, 29, fired a four-under 67 – the only round in the…
Jon Rahm argues he is currently “best player in the world’’ and questions world rankings system
Jon Rahm believes he is currently the “best player in the world” after a red-hot streak of three tournament wins in five starts, and has questioned the methodology of calculating the golf rankings where he remains No 5 in the…
QBE Shootout to be mixed-team event for PGA and LPGA tours
Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson are representing the LPGA Tour this week in the QBE Shootout. Next year, they will have plenty of company. The QBE Shootout will become a mixed-team event starting in 2023, returning such a format to…
South Korea’s Kim Joo-hyung claims first PGA Tour victory with Wyndham Championship win
South Korea’s Kim Joo-hyung claimed his first victory on the PGA Tour after posting a nine-under-par 61 on Sunday to win the Wyndham Championship. Kim, 20, becomes the second youngest winner on the PGA Tour since 1932. Despite opening the…
US Women’s Open: Mina Harigae leads at Pine Needles despite Ingrid Lindblad’s historic round
Mina Harigae holds a one-shot lead after the opening round of the US Women’s Open despite a historic performance from Swedish amateur Ingrid Lindblad. The 22-year-old Lindblad fired the lowest score by an amateur in the event’s history to set…
Japanese Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama disqualified from Memorial Tournament for golf club violation
Japan’s 2021 Masters winner, Hideki Matsuyama, has been disqualified midway through the first round of the 2022 Memorial Tournament in Ohio for using a club that appeared to be illegally altered. The world number 12 was three over par through…
US Ryder Cup captain Stricker feeling ‘lucky’ after frightening illness
Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker says in an interview with Wisconsin Golf that he feels lucky as he slowly recovers from a frightening illness that led to inflammation around his heart. Stricker, who guided the United States to an historic…
Rory McIlroy says he’s “capable of being the best player in the world” after winning 20th PGA Tour title
Rory McIlroy says he’s capable of being the best player in the world after he won his 20th PGA Tour title at the CJ Cup on Sunday. The Northern Irishman carded a final-round six-under-par 66 to finish a shot ahead…
SA’s golf courses reopen
Golf courses in South Africa have officially reopened as the country eases some of its lockdown regulations. The courses had been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but under the current level 3 lockdown regulations, non-contact sports like golf are…