Jun 5th, 2018 Article
5 golfers make Forbes' annual Top 100 list of highest paid athletes
Five golfers feature in Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest paid athletes. And there are no surprises as to who heads that list….
Five golfers feature in Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest paid athletes. And there are no surprises as to who heads that list….
It's been a bizarre week for golf, what with volcanoes erupting, Jordan Spieth telling us to stop drinking, cocaine being smuggled in 7-irons and college kids being DQ'd left right and centre, but this has to be the craziest.
Gavin Moynihan and Paul Dunne won the second GolfSixes title at Centurion Club in St Albans to claim victory for Ireland, as they beat Mike Lorenzo-Vera and Romain Wattel of France 2-0 in the final.
Following the phenomenal introduction of the Compact C2 in 2017 – the fastest selling electric trolley launched in the last four years – market-leader PowaKaddy has taken the compact-folding electric trolley sector onto the next level, with the new Compact C2i.
The 2018 US Open will feature a two-hole aggregate format in the event of a playoff. It's a welcome move by the USGA, given previous years where the event was extended by a day and tied players competed over 18 extra holes. Normally in front of pretty sparse crowds as people are back to work on Monday.
Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn will partner his Solheim Cup counterpart Catriona Matthew when the European Tour includes women in a team golf event for the first time later this year.
Eddie Pepperell held off the challenge of Oliver Fisher to win his first European Tour title at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. His celebration was proper old-school, hurling his cap into the air and throwing his ball into the crowd. He also handed his glove to a fan and, at one point, looked like he was going to take his shirt off and give that away too.
Lexi Thompson parachuted into her Wednesday pro-am ahead of the Kingsmill Championship, much to the consternation of her playing partners.
PING have launched their Spring product lines, which include their new Glide 2.0 Stealth wedges.
What a day at the Hero Challenge! Rickie Fowler wandered right into 'the zone' to shoot a 61 and win by four shots over Charley Hoffman. Incredible stuff!
Well, was it worth the wait? The greatest golfer of our generation finally played a round of golf in anger. From the moment his first tee shot sailed 30 yards past Justin Thomas's we were riveted.
Pat Perez has had a storming few weeks, winning the CIMB Classic in October and following it up with 5th place at the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. He leads the FedEx Cup and is now ranked 18th in the world rankings. To celebrate Pat's sterling return to form he does the only sensible thing... he takes The GolfPunk Biscuit Tin Challenge...