Tom McKibbin says his first year with LIV Golf has been “incredible” after helping Legion XIII win the team championship in Michigan. The 22-year-old Northern Irishman and team captain Jon Rahm both carded rounds of 65, with Caleb Surratt leading the way on 64 and England’s Tyrrell Hatton shooting 66 …
Read More »Emotional Fleetwood 'proud' of first PGA Tour title
An emotional Tommy Fleetwood says he’s “proud” of winning his first PGA Tour title at the 164th time of asking. BBC News
Read More »Ryder Cup qualification: Rasmus Hojgaard claims final automatic spot as Noren wins at Belfry
Could Nicolai Hojgaard get the nod ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick? The Englishman, who revealed Donald urged him to play in this tournament, led by one heading into the final round but a closing 74 left him well off the pace at 10 under. He said after round three that his …
Read More »PGA Tour Championship: Tommy Fleetwood leads with Patrick Cantlay heading into final round
“The more times you get it wrong or it doesn’t happen for you, you start to not fear it,” Fleetwood said of his chances of winning after narrowly missing out on victory at the St Jude Championship and Travelers Championship earlier this season. “Experience is something you can’t practise. It’s …
Read More »British Masters: Ryder Cup prospect Matt Fitzpatrick leads at Belfry as race hots up to qualify
Donald will make six selections on 1 September to add to his six qualifiers. Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg and Norway’s Viktor Hovland, who are ninth and 10th in the standings, are not playing in this final qualifying event but look almost certain to be picked, while Spain’s Jon Rahm, who won …
Read More »PGA Tour Championship: Tommy Fleetwood claims share of lead, Scottie Scheffler frustrated
Tommy Fleetwood fired a superb 63 to join American Russell Henley in a share of the lead at 13 under par after the second round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. The Englishman made eight birdies, with the only blemish to his scorecard arriving on the 16th when he left …
Read More »British Masters host Sir Nick Faldo calls for golf to adopt a ‘global tour’
Faldo shares Rory McIlroy’s vision for a circuit that would take the best players around the world rather than staying predominantly in the US, which stages three of the game’s four majors. This week the PGA Tour announced that a new Signature Event will be staged at Donald Trump’s Doral …
Read More »PGA Tour Championship: Russell Henley leads – Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Robert McIntyre chasing
Two-time major winners Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas are also three shots adrift of Henley, along with Patrick Cantlay. World number two Rory McIlroy was three under at the turn but lost momentum on the back nine. The Northern Irishman made bogeys on the 14th and 17th to cancel out …
Read More »British Masters golf: Ryder Cup hopefuls Matt Fitzpatrick & Rasmus Hojgaard start well
English Ryder Cup hopeful Matt Fitzpatrick carded a five-under 67 to sit one shot behind joint leaders Thomas Aiken, Matthias Schwab, Li Haotong and Marcel Siem after the opening round of the British Masters. There was also a strong start from another Englishman in Matt Wallace, who opened with four …
Read More »Brandon Robinson-Thompson relying on ‘secret sauce’ at British Masters
Meet Brandon Robinson-Thompson, (potentially) one of Britain’s coolest golfers. Affectionately known as BRT, the 32-year-old from the Isle of Wight is thriving in his debut year on the DP World Tour. This week he tees up at the British Masters as he chases a first win since claiming his tour …
Read More »Rory McIlroy: World number two will again play events that ‘best fit’ in 2026
Rory McIlroy says he will continue to take advantage of the “luxury” of picking his own tournament schedule, even if it means missing more signature events. The world number two is behind only American Scottie Scheffler in the FedEx Cup standings before this week’s final PGA Tour event of the …
Read More »BMW Championship: US golfer Ben Griffin says he ‘overdosed’ on creatine during final round
American golfer Ben Griffin says he “overdosed” on creatine at the start of the final round of the BMW Championship. Griffin, who is a contender for a Ryder Cup spot, says he accidentally swallowed a “large rock” of the supplement in his water bottle. The 29-year-old said he was “getting …
Read More »Ian Poulter: LIV Golf player’s 21-year-old son Luke handed spot in GB and Ireland’s Walker Cup team
Cameron Adam (Scotland, Royal Burgess, 22), Eliot Baker (England, Tiverton, 22), Dominic Clemons (England, Gog Magog, 23), Charlie Forster (England, Basingstoke, 22), Connor Graham (Scotland, Blairgowrie, 18), (Stuart Grehan, Ireland, County Louth, 32), Luke Poulter (England, Woburn, 21), Niall Shiels Donegan, Scotland, Meadow Club, 20), Gavin Tiernan (Ireland, County Louth, …
Read More »Ryder Cup: Bryson DeChambeau, Russell Henley and Harris English qualify for US team
Bryson DeChambeau, Russell Henley and Harris English have secured the final three automatic qualifying places on the US Ryder Cup team. They join world number one Scottie Scheffler, US Open champion JJ Spaun and Xander Schauffele on captain Keegan Bradley’s team for next month’s contest against Europe at Bethpage, New …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler catches Robert MacIntyre to win BMW Championship
Scottie Scheffler reeled in overnight leader Robert MacIntyre to win the BMW Championship, taking advantage of the Scot’s shaky start in Maryland. The world number one began the final day four shots behind but was in front by the seventh hole and finished two clear, chipping in at the 17th …
Read More »Jon Rahm wins LIV Golf individual title for second year running
Jon Rahm has been crowned as the LIV Golf individual champion for the second consecutive year, despite losing in a play-off to Sebastian Munoz in Indiana. The Spaniard shot an 11-under 60 to finish at 22 under alongside Colombia’s Munoz, who made headlines when he fired a 59 in Friday’s …
Read More »Fired up Robert MacIntyre leads Scottie Scheffler going into BMW Championship final round
He added: “I don’t know if anyone was thrown out, but there was plenty of people to talk to. He [a spectator] was just jeering. He was just shouting I missed it, he’s pushed it. Pushed it right in the middle of the hole, I guess.” It proved compelling viewing, …
Read More »Robert MacIntyre leads by five heading into weekend at BMW Championship
Robert MacIntyre shot a six-under 64 to open up a five-stroke lead in the second round of the BMW Championship in Maryland. The Scot, who led by three at the start of play, delivered a bogey-free card that contained six birdies to sit at 14 under overall. World number one …
Read More »Billy McAllister: Blind golfer recalls his journey in the sport after losing his sight overnight
One morning in 2009, Billy McAllister’s life changed forever. Diabetic retinopathy meant his retinas had fallen off in his sleep and, in an instant, he had become totally blind. On top of that trauma, three months later he had lost his job, his home and was in the middle of …
Read More »BMW Championship: Robert MacIntyre fires 62 to lead after first round
Scottie Scheffler’s hot streak continued with the world number one hitting three birdies in the final four holes to claim an opening 66 and sit third. Scheffler, who has registered 12 successive top-eight finishes, said on Sky Sports: “It changed pretty significantly, a lot softer. The fairways were a little …
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