Justin Thomas is the only US Ryder Cup player who has made it over the pond to play the French Open at Le Golf National in Paris, the home of this year's Ryder Cup. Taking one for the team?
The coastline project of Hoiana will be home to Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects’ (RTJ II) first Vietnamese championship golf course design: Hoiana Shores Golf Club
Jon Rahm was won his maiden European Tour event, with a three shot victory over Ireland's Paul Dunne, with Nacho Elvira and George Coetzee in third and fourth places respectively.
Jon Rahm has been at it again, this time slamming his club into the ground on the 13th at the Phoenix Open.
The heavily fancied Jon Rahm knew he had a lot of work to do after a day one four–over–par 76. But it was just not to be!
The feud between Gary Player and Robert Trent Jones Junior has flared up again, after a recent interview in GolfDigest with RTJJ.
The only trophy won by Robert ‘Bobby’ Jones still known to be in private hands, is to be sold at Bonhams next Sporting Sale in Edinburgh on Tuesday 23 May. It is estimated at £20,000-30,000.
GolfPunk sits down for a chin-wag with the Zurich Classic of New Orleans winner and gets the low down on home life, the gym and what happens on the beach + his thoughts on winning majors, bar room brawls and his own personal Kracken hell…
Jon Rahm has confirmed that the will be teeing it up at the Irish Open in Portstewart from 6–9 July, which is the first time Irish golf fans will be able watch this exciting new Spanish star live.
Turbo swinging: All in one place. Jonathan Yarwood's series of six 10 second tips to make you swing with power and precision. A great swing in 0-60 seconds
Jonathan Yarwood is a proven winning tour and elite development coach, with over twenty four years experience at the highest level, and he’s now back to help GolfPunk readers sort out their games. Here's how to play the dreaded 40–yard bunker shot.
Jon Rahm has a new biggest fan, although the fan in question is just a toddler. But he fully appreciated the significance of Rahm's amazing putt on the 18th at the Farmers to secure his maiden PGA Tour win.
And we have a winner! Jon Rahm has sauntered in and won the Farmers Insurance at Torrey Pines by three shots.
After 10 years of playing the same ball, Jon Rahm has made the switch and has chosen to play TaylorMade's TP5X ball. Here's why.
Step Brothers favourite Adam Scott takes on Jon Daly in a made for TV grudge match...
On the second hole at the Northern Trust it all started to unravel for Brendon de Jonge. Reaching for his 60-degree lob wedge after missing the green on the second, he discovered that the shaft near the butt of the grip had been dented. He knew he was in trouble. But why? Read on...
"I make the boys drop trousers if they duff!" Catherine Zeta Jones has spoken of her love for playing golf on the UK's Graham Norton Show and revealed she and husband Michael Douglas have a bet when they play together.
There’s winning from the front, and there’s reversing into a win. It’s safe to say Matt Jones did the latter at the Australian Open. Shooting a two over final round, Jones did just enough to keep Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott at bay.
So who the hell is Matt Jones? Well, he's an Australian golfer, who then moved to the US to attend Arizona State University, which has two famous alumnae who are also playing Whistling Straits today – Phil Mickelson and Paul Casey.
Whatever you think about POTUS Donald Trump, you cannot question his ability to slot in a round of golf, and now there is talk that he wants to tee it up with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un during their planned Singapore summit.
Leaders' Drives... Kim Jong IL... golfing Legend in his own nuclear bunker...
Swedish PGA star Jonas Blixt has joined the golf team at leading sport-fashion brand J.Lindeberg.
Phil Mickelson is as legendary for his betting as he is for his short game. And it looks like he fancies a flutter on Jon Rahm for the Masters.
There was plenty of excitement at the last week’s events and plenty of great play. Here is GolfPunk’s pick of the best shots and we use the word ‘best’ in a rather loose way for one of them!
Surely the least contentious and well-deserved award for 2019 was Jon Rahm being voted the Seve Ballesteros Award as the 2019 European Tour Players' Player of the Year, after a spectacular campaign which included two Rolex Series titles, another victory on home soil and culminated in him being crowned the Race to Dubai Champion.
Due to the vagaries of the world ranking system, Rory Mcilroy is set to grab the top spot from Brooks Koepka. Neither player is playing this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am which means when the hard sums are crunched next Monday McIlroy will regain World Number One for the first time since 2015.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the, PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
This weekend the biggest winner’s cheque on Tour were nabbed by Jon Rahm on the European Tour and Kim Sei-young on the LPGA Tour. Check out how both closed out their respective events and raked in a rather obscene amount of cash.
We pondered yesterday what would the result of the Race to Dubai be if Jon Rahm won the DP World Tour Championship and Tommy Fleetwood was alone in second? The answer was confirmed when Rahm holed a three foot putt birdie putt on the 18th to take the World Tour Championship and also pip Fleetwood to the Race to Dubai title.
France's Mike Lorenzo-Vera is riding high at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai but all eyes are on the battle for the Race to Dubai. After round two Tommy Fleetwood (69) and Jon Rahm (68) were sitting in joint second three shots behind the leader but Race to Dubai leader, Bernd Wiesberger, was a further six shots back in a tie for thirteenth.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the, PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
Jon Rahm successfully defended a title for the first time in his career as he stormed to a five-stroke victory at the Mutuactivos Open de España. The 24-year-old secured his fifth European Tour title in just his 39th start, becoming the fastest Spaniard to reach five victories surpassing the late, great Seve Ballesteros who reached that milestone on his 49th appearance.
The large crowds at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid were delighted as Spanish players took command of the Open de Espana. Adria Arnaus and Rafael Cabrera Bello hold the halfway lead on eleven under par with Samuel Del Val one shot back and world number five and defending champion, Jon Rahm, sitting menacingly two back on nine under.
Danny Willett made a welcome return to form winning the BMW PGA Championship with a comfortable three shot victory after posting a five-under-par 67 on Sunday at Wentworth. Overnight joint leader, John Rahm of Spain struggled to card a 70 whilst South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout's charge slightly petered out leaving him third.
It was as you were at Wentworth as both overnight leaders shot four-under-par rounds of 68 to extend their lead to three shot over the field. Chasing them are Englishman Justin Rose, South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who both carded 69, and India’s Shubhankar Sharma who had one of the round of the day, a six-under 66.
A rejuvenated Danny Willett heads the leaderboard alongside Jon Rahm of Spain on eleven-under-par after day two of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Two shots back sit Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, world number four Justin Rose and Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa.
Reports indicate our erstwhile Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP, has been learning to develop his golf game as part of a strategy to help him secure a trade deal with the US and presumably other nations headed by golf addicted leaders.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
Are you committing these rule infringements when you play? After Brendon De Jonge's recent whopping 4 shot penalty at the Northern Trust, you can't be too careful! Check out our Top 10 Golf Rule Breakers....
There have probably only been four truly dominant players in the modern game, and we have been waiting to see who the next one will be ever since Tiger Woods.
How One Length irons could help your game, straight from the horse's mouth. Because everyone loves hitting a seven iron, right?
The third major of the year is usually one that pits players against the unpredictable elements. For that reason, it’s even more important that players have everything they need to perform their best on the course.
Justin Rose has shot an impressive 66 to take a four shot lead into the final day at the Fort Worth Invitational at Colonial.
Hot on the heels of a successful first season for the Vertical Groove Driver, the world’s only driver with vertical grooves on the clubface, Vertical Groove UK today announces details and a UK arrival date for its follow-up fairway product, the 3-Wood.
The Chinese government has closed two of the countries top golf courses owned by real estate mogul Wang Jianlin, according to reports from CNN.
It is Walker Cup time again, as the United States take on GB&I at the Los Angeles Country Club. Here are our favourite Top 8 Walker Cup players who went on to tour success, and one who did not.
Who does the Golf Spiv think you should spend you hard earned cash on at The Open...
Jon Rahm and Daniel Im are tied on -17 under after moving day at the DD Irish Open.
The much anticipated five–star boutique hotel at the Algarve’s multi–award-winning Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort has opened, with rates from just €150 per night.
The season’s opening major is almost upon us, and to celebrate TaylorMade athletes, UK artist Scott McRoy was commissioned to create a set of unique illustrations for 'The Contenders' that are bidding to be crowned champion on Sunday night. Here's profile number one - it's Jon Rahm.
Dustin Johnson beat Jon Rahm in the World Match Play final to become the first player to win all four World Golf Championships.
Here are the winners and losers of the quarter finals of the WGC–Dell Match Play Championships. It's all shaping up nicely for the semi–finals......
Cannes is much more than high heels and red carpets as we discover it's golfing hinterland.
We head down to the Western Algarve to sample the delights of Onyria Palmares.
Here we go... the first five GolfPunk Top 50 Of All Timers!!!
The best golfers in the world may be renowned for their laser vision – but it’s never looked quite like this!
Seeing people running away from a booth at a major industry show is not normally seen as a recommendation of one's work – but that's exactly what it was for golf course animation specialist Harris Kalinka at the recent PGA Show in Orlando.
Two of Norway's most prestigious golf clubs have become the first Scandinavian members to be welcomed into the World of Leading Golf – an association representing many of the planet's top golf clubs and resorts.
An animation of planned renovation work at a California golf course so impressed watching members that it was given a standing ovation.
TaylorMade has reinforced it's industry-leading Tour Staff with the first signings of 2017. And there are some big names joining the team!
312 players from 26 different countries have been battling it out in Malaysia in the Kids Golf World Championship.
Ian Poulter has received a PGA Recognition Award for his outstanding contribution to the game at the annual PGA lunch at Grosvenor House. And it's not before time.
PUMA Golf has launched its new Spring Summer ’17 Collection showcasing the brand’s lightest, most cutting-edge offerings to date. The line features re-imagined essentials, next-gen materials, sophisticated, yet fun detailing and an evolved colour palate. Bring it on.
Reigning champion Ha Na Jang has confirmed that she will defend her title at the 2017 HSBC Women’s Champions, taking place at Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore 2 – 5 March 2017.
Greg Norman thinks Tiger Woods is done. We think he probably knows what he's talking about as he's been there himself.
We have come in search of the work of Robert Trent Jones, and Palmares Onyria is the third and final course we will play on this journey from Lisbon to Lagos.
I am flying into Lisbon courtesy of our friends at Monarch Airlines, and have come in search of the work of Robert Trent Jones Senior and Junior. Our first stop on the tour is Quinta da Marinha.
Five-star Hotel Quinta da Marinha, one of Europe's leading golf resorts, is encouraging people to take to the waves with a four-night surfing package.
Troia Resort in Portugal has been rated among the 20 best golf resorts in Continental Europe in an influential new international ranking. And we love the place!
Sergio Garcia is in, but Brendon De Jonge is out. We're talking the Olympics of course. More importantly he's been honest about his withdrawal...
Check out the best worst shot you'll see this week.
Jon Sherman is not afraid to sock it to us. He’s identified 101 mistakes we all apparently make, and then offers solutions to each. How do we begin?
Video & pic highlights from Riviera round three. De Jonge penalised 4 shots, Bubba leads, DJ hot on his heels...
Matt Jones not only won the Australian Open at the weekend, but also secured himself a place for the 145th Open Championship, which will be played at Royal Troon in July 2016. Find out who else will also be joining him.
Everything from scaling tall buildings in Dubai to Marmite on toast... It's Help The Gravy & Bunch Of Arse: What's made us go 'yippee!!' and what made us go 'fiddlededee' this week...
Local boy Matt Jones continued his impressive form in Sydney at the Emirates Australian Open. Jones has now shot 67, 68, 68 and leads World Number One Jordan Spieth by three shots after Spieth shot a third round 67.
Dolphin Capital have just announced the opening of its latest project, the Amanera resort, to include the fully renovated Playa Grande Golf Course and the latest Aman hotel, Amanera.
As we remember those who fought for our freedom in conflict it is also worth remembering those who left the lush fairways to fight. These courageous men are not only heroes of our beloved game but heroes full stop. GolfPunk salutes not only these amazing men but all of those who have and indeed are...fighting for our freedoms.
Phew! Moving day over and time to catch up with the day. And yes, Tiger is still very much the story. So how did he get on?
It was what Jim Ross would call a "slobber knocker" of a day at Whistling Straights as birdies were banged in left, right and centre. It was a battle royal for the top spot, fought for ferociously, with the lead changing from one moment to the next.
Tiger finishes the first round 3-under and five behind the leaders in the low scoring conditions in Virginia. Andy Sullivan is top Brit at 6-under.
Congratulations to our monthly winners for July. Mark Darby, our overall winner, gets a Golf Buddy GPS watch. The prize of 24 Vice golf balls goes to Mark Darby. Congrats guys. NOW... Here's the first of August's Challenges. Same prizes apply. Click Here To Sign Up It's Free!
But when I first laid eyes on Chambers Bay there was ketchup everywhere...
