Rory McIlroy got his season off to the perfect start as the Northern Irishman carded a stunning eight under 64 in the opening round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the first Rolex Series event of the 2021 Race to Dubai.
Tommy Fleetwood will go in search of a third Rolex Series victory at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open after making the most of wet conditions at The Renaissance Club. Fleetwood is joined at seven under par alongside Ryder Cup teammate Ian Poulter, who battled to a 73, Swede Marcus Kinhult (71) and Ormsby (70).
From The Oscars to Rickie Fowler, soggy driving ranges to Laurel & Hardy. The stuff that's made us smile... or otherwise this week...
Lexi Thompson has been named as an Official Ambassador for PGA Junior League Golf. The announcement was made at Demo Day at the 63rd PGA Merchandise Show on Tuesday.
They might not thank us for reminding them but these guys, no matter how successful they were, no matter how much cash they made, never quite got over the line to join that elite club known as... Major Winners....
Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen closed her second round with an emphatic eagle to post a silky round of 68 (-4) and hold a two shot halfway lead at nine-under-par from Lydia Hall, heading into the weekend at the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF. The halfway cut fell at +7, with 67 players advancing to the weekend.
The Ladies European Tour announce a record-breaking 2021 schedule featuring 27 events in 19 different countries, the Solheim Cup and the Summer Olympics, with players competing for a combined prize fund of more than €19 million: an increase of €2 million on the proposed pre-COVID-19 announcement for the 2020 season and €6 million on 2019.
Lee Westwood amazed staff at an Edinburgh charity shop when he walked in off the street to donate thousands of pounds worth of his own sportswear.
GolfPunk has been heading up north for the Open, but before we hit Carnoustie it’s time to check out Aberdeenshire, and the golf courses that can be played there.
Former Sunshine Tour and Asian Tour member Keith Horne has secured a full exemption on the Legends Tour for the 2023 season after clinching the Legends Tour Qualifying School title at Gloria Golf Resort in Turkey.
Thai amateur Ratchanon “TK” Chantananuwat fired a final round of 65 (-7) to secure a two-shot victory at the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup and become the youngest male player to win of the game’s major Tours. The 15-year-old was impressive throughout his week at the Waterside Course at Siam Country Club recording rounds of 63, 70, 70 and 65 to finish at a total of 20-under-par.
Standing on the tee at the par-five 14th, Sei Young Kim held a one-stroke lead in the third round of the Pelican Women's Championship presented by DEX Imaging and Konica Minolta. A hole-in-one on the 12th from Ally McDonald had just closed the gap on the leader. Four consecutive birdies later, Kim found herself at fourteen-under-par overall and five shots ahead of the field with only one round...
