It was a roar that reverberated around Royal Lytham St Annes. Everyone in the field knew it could only mean one thing. The home favourite, Georgia Hall, had birdied the first hole to tie for the lead at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. It was just the start that she wanted.
Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter are tied for second after moving day at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
All eyes were on Tiger Woods at The Open at Carnoustie as the American put himself inline to win his first major since 2008 after being five-under-par at 66 on Saturday, which is his lowest round at a major tournament in the last 7 years. However, the former world number one couldn’t convert his one-shot lead into his 15th major victory and now the question is will he see this as a setback or something to build on?
Golfers are being offered a sizzling promotion during the UK’s extended heatwave by Motocaddy, as the UK’s leading trolley and cart bag brand is offering a free bag with any of the brand’s revolutionary S5 CONNECT ‘Smart Cart’ models.
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.
