Scandinavian Mixed final leaderboard -17 L Grant (Swe); -16 S Soderberg (Swe), Calum Hill (Sco); -13 J Gustavsson (Swe), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), A Sullivan (Eng) Selected others: -11 A Hewson (Eng), S Jamieson (Sco), M Jordan (Eng); -10 D Law (Sco); -9 T Clements (Eng), -8 M Armitage (Eng); -7 …
Read More »Memorial Tournament: Scottie Scheffler stretches lead after day three
World number one Scottie Scheffler recovered from a mid-round triple-bogey to stretch his lead to four shots after three rounds of the Memorial Tournament. Overnight leader Scheffler, 27, was two under after eight holes but saw his three-shot advantage evaporate on the ninth after driving his tee shot into the …
Read More »Jon Rahm suffers injury with less than a week until US Open
World number seven Jon Rahm withdrew after just six holes of the second round of LIV Golf Houston on Saturday suffering with an infection in his left foot. It is unclear how the injury will affect Rahm, who won the US Open 2021, with this year’s tournament beginning next week. …
Read More »Memorial Tournament: Scottie Scheffler leads after day two in Ohio
Memorial Tournament leaderboard after second round -9 S Scheffler (US); -6 A Hadwin (Can), V Hovland (Nor); -5 C Bezuidenhout (SA), K Bradley (US); -4 L Aberg (Swe). Selected others: -3 R McIlroy (NI); -2 T Fleetwood (Eng); -1 S Power (Ire), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); +1 S Lowry (Ire); +5 …
Read More »Memorial Tournament: Adam Hadwin leads in Ohio as Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose struggle
Canada’s Adam Hadwin holds a one-shot lead over world number one Scottie Scheffler after the opening round of the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, United States. Hadwin fired a six-under-par 66, despite a bogey on his last hole of the day at Muirfield Village, with American Scheffler on five under. Fellow …
Read More »US Open: Shane Lowry says he has improved since 2019 ahead of latest major bid
“There are parts of my game that are definitely better. There are parts I can always improve on but the form I’m in, I played OK in Canada last week, not amazing, and played lovely in Valhalla. “I certainly feel like a better player than I was then. Maybe that’s …
Read More »Bob MacIntyre’s Canadian Open win a real triumph after American struggles
Throughout his formative years as a leading amateur and then as a successful pro on the DP World Tour, the 27-year-old has always needed to go the extra mile. After winning PGA Tour status, MacIntyre sensibly set up a base in Orlando – but the home of Disney is no …
Read More »Canadian Open: Fan Paul Emerson steps in to caddie for CT Pan
Golf fan Paul Emerson had an experience of a lifetime when he stepped in to caddie for CT Pan in the final round of the Canadian Open on Sunday. The Taiwanese player’s normal caddie Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan injured himself after tripping and falling on the third fairway. Pan’s Irish playing …
Read More »Canadian Open: Robert MacIntyre wins first PGA Tour title with dad as caddie
The 27-year-old hit a closing two-under-par 68 to hold off American Ben Griffin with Frenchman Victor Perez a further stroke back and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy on 13 under along with South Korea’s Tom Kim. The win also secures MacIntyre’s place at the US Open which starts on 13 June …
Read More »European Open: England’s Laurie Canter wins maiden title
England’s Laurie Canter ended a 13-year wait for his first title on the DP World Tour with a two-shot victory in the European Open. The 34-year-old from Bath had finished runner-up on six occasions before finally breaking his duck in Hamburg. A one-under-par final round of 72 was enough to …
Read More »Canadian Open: Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre leads by four heading into final day
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre will take a four-shot lead into the final day of the Canadian Open. The 27-year-old picked up five shots over the closing five holes of his third round to reach 14 under par in Ontario. Mackenzie Hughes, Ryan Fox and Ben Griffin are in a share of …
Read More »US Women’s Open: Nelly Korda 10 over par after round one
World number one Nelly Korda had an opening round to forget at the US Women’s Open as she finished with a 10-over-par 80 including a septuple-bogey on the 12th hole. Korda, 25, started the day as the overwhelming favourite to win her first US Open title at Lancaster Country Club …
Read More »Steph Curry & Gareth Bale: Golf link-up a ‘dream come true’
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry says the link-up between himself and Wales football great Gareth Bale to promote his Underrated golf tour is a “dream come true”. The NBA player’s Underrated Golf European Tour takes place this week at Walton Heath Golf Course in Surrey, running from Wednesday to …
Read More »US Open Golf 2024: Tom McKibbin hopes European Open defence helps US Open prep
“This week could actually be a good test for it because here is very, very hard. “I sort of forgot how hard the course is. It’s a very long golf course, very challenging off the tee, so long and straight is probably a good combo.” McKibbin carded a three-under 70 …
Read More »Stephen Curry: We want a Caitlin Clark effect in golf
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry speaks to BBC Sport’s Sam Harris about his mission to improve diversity in a different sport – golf. Curry’s Underrated Golf European Tour takes place this week at Walton Heath Golf Course in Surrey, running from Wednesday 29 May to Friday 31 May. The …
Read More »Lexi Thompson: American to retire at end of season at the age of 29
Lexi Thompson has confirmed she will retire at the end of the 2024 LPGA Tour season. Thompson, 29, has won 15 times since turning professional in 2010 and secured her only major title in the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship – now renamed the Chevron Championship. The American, who has represented …
Read More »US Women’s Open: Competing under ‘pressure’ gives Dryburgh heart
“That is obviously the goal every week, to try to win, so just take one day at a time, that old saying. It is so true, especially in a US Open – everyone is going to have a tough few holes I am sure over the four days, so just …
Read More »Stephanie Meadow: Northern Irishwoman handed late US Women’s Open spot
Northern Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow has secured a late entry into this week’s US Women’s Open in Pennsylvania. The 32-year-old narrowly missed out on earning a place in the major when losing a play-off at a 36-hole qualifier earlier this month but has now been handed one of four alternative spots. …
Read More »Women’s US Open 2024: Nelly Korda out to maintain dominance
Nelly Korda arrives into the biggest week on the women’s golf calendar as a red-hot favourite to land her first US Open title having won six of her last seven tournaments. It is a period of extraordinary dominance. In those tournaments, stretching back to late January, she has beaten a …
Read More »Senior PGA Championship: England’s Richard Bland claims victory
England’s Richard Bland marked his first start in a senior event by claiming one of the over-50 game’s five major titles, the Senior PGA Championship. The 51-year-old, who now plays on the LIV Golf circuit, eagled the 15th on his way to an eight-under-par closing round of 63 for a …
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