Rory McIlroy has squashed rumours of a mega-money move to Saudi- backled LIV golf, re-iterating his loyalty to the PGA Tour. Leading business publisher City AM reported that he was mulling over $850m (£630m) plus a minority equity stake in the fledgling, 54 hole, cut-less league.
World #1 Scottie Scheffler is exactly where you'd expect to find him (whether pundit, fan or bookmaker) alone at the top of the Masters leaderboard.
Fairplay Exchange — the peer-to-peer betting app launched last year is working with ex Geordie Shore and now YouTube golfer Gaz Beadle (@GazsGolf) to launch a Masters Sweepstake.
Defending Masters champion Jon Rahm and Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton will head to Augusta National this week after celebrating their second LIV Golf team victory of the season. Stinger GC’s Dean Burmester isn’t in the field for the year’s first major, but he made a bold statement Sunday on one of golf’s toughest courses.
As the PGA season winds down, all eyes are on the FedEx St. Jude Championship this weekend. For the first time, the field has been limited to just 70 players, meaning only the best of the best on this year’s tour are able to participate. Of course, those 70 players are all hoping to be among the top 50 points leaders by the end of the tournament so they can advance to the BMW Championship. That...
The third major of the year is The U.S. Open, which will be the first major championship held at The Los Angeles Country Club and will be contested on the North Course. A host of both PGA Tour players and 15 LIV Golf Tour players will be competing for one of the most prestigious titles in golf.
Koepka is a popular pick heading into this year’s PGA Championship thanks to his strong success in the major in the past as well as his strong performance at the Masters last month.
The battle for two trophies came down to the final group on Sunday at LIV Golf Orlando, and the outcome was a split decision, with Smash GC Captain Brooks Koepka winning the individual trophy while Torque GC claimed its first team title at Orange County National.
After a wait of almost eight years, Chris Kirk claimed his fifth PGA Tour title after edging out countryman Eric Cole in a playoff to win the Honda Classic on Sunday. It was a nervy time for Kirk, who bogeyed the final hole in normal time before a birdie on the same hole secured his victory at the first extra hole.
The Legends Tour will return to the popular JCB Golf & Country Club in 2023 following the hugely successful JCB Championship at the venue last year, with 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke returning as tournament host.
Ex-professional footballer turned pro-golfer, Lee Sharpe, has joined forces with pioneering golf retailer, American Golf, to create a capsule golf clothing range. The Stromberg x Lee Sharpe collection is available online and in the new Trafford and Leeds megastores from November 3rd 2022.
The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A today announced that the 14th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) will be contested at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, 26-29 October 2023. The AAC will return to Royal Melbourne nine years after the Championship was hosted in 2014.
