Rory McIlroy is three shots behind leader Xander Schauffele after an encouraging first round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte. The Northern Irishman shot a four-under-par 67 to leave him tied with Collin Morikawa and Alex Noren in second. An eagle, three birdies and a bogey took McIlroy to …

King Charles III has accepted the patronage of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. His late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was a club patron for 70 years. The patronage has been accepted by reigning monarchs since King William IV in 1834. The world-renowned club, which said it …

As the PGA Tour and LIV continue to search for a way forward, McIlroy will not return to the former’s policy board. The 35-year-old stepped down from the board in November 2023 to focus on his game. However, last month he had intimated he was willing to return, stating he …

Tom McKibbin’s rise in the golfing world has been further emphasised by him being named tournament host for this year’s NI Open European Challenge Tour event. McKibbin, 21, is touring professional at Galgorm Castle where the event will take place in late July. The tournament, which returns to the second-tier …

Andrew & Iain review the first women’s major of the year & yet another win for Nelly Korda Source link

Andrew, Iain and Eddie debate the crowd’s behaviour at LIV Adelaide Source link

Talor Gooch’s invitation to play next week’s US PGA Championship at Valhalla is a significant step because it rewards results exclusively achieved on the LIV Tour. The PGA of America has gone where the Masters refused to go by inviting the breakaway tour’s 2023 individual champion – a player who …

Canadian Taylor Pendrith held his nerve with a birdie at the final hole to win his first PGA Tour title at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas. Pendrith trailed Ben Kohles by one shot approaching the last after the American had birdied both the 16th and 17th. But a …

England’s Matt Wallace is two shots off the lead going into the final round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas. Wallace, who shot a third-round 67, is alongside American Ben Kohles on 17 under with Canadian Taylor Pendrith setting the pace at the head of the field on …

English teenager Kris Kim became the youngest player to make the cut on the PGA Tour since 2015 as compatriot Matt Wallace dropped to one shot off the lead at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Amateur Kim, 16, followed up his first-round 68 with a 67 to move to seven …

English teenager Kris Kim hit a three-under-par 68 on his PGA Tour debut as compatriot Matt Wallace took a one-shot lead at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Kim, 16, holed five birdies and an eagle as he finished tied 53rd after the first round in McKinney, Texas. Should the amateur …

“The US Open, our national championship, is a truly special event for our game and one that has helped define my career,” said Woods, now ranked 789th in the world. “I’m honoured to receive this exemption and could not be more excited for the opportunity to compete in this year’s …

Royal Troon will have the longest hole in Open history when the Ayrshire links plays host to the 152nd championship in July. The sixth hole will measure 623 yards – 22 more than it did when Troon staged the 2016 Open – when it hosts the battle for the Claret …

Former Ryder Cup golfer Peter Oosterhuis has died at the age of 75. The Englishman was twice a runner-up at The Open, in 1974 and 1982, and topped the European Tour’s Order of Merit from 1971 to 1974. He later became a TV commentator and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease …

Harman did not return to links golf until making his Open Championship debut in 2014 at Royal Liverpool and said it was then that he “just absolutely fell in love with it”. “I had a stretch where I missed four cuts in a row at The Open and just couldn’t …

Irish pair Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer in a play-off. American Ramey and French player Trainer shot a nine-under 63 to set a target of 25 under. McIlroy and Lowry birdied the final hole to …

Rahm and Hatton remain members of the DP World Tour despite now plying their trade on the LIV circuit. Each time they tee it up on in the breakaway league they have to apply for a release from the establishment tour if they are staging a tournament simultaneously. The DP …

“I think I could be helpful to the process. But only if people want me involved, I guess. “When Webb and I talked and he talked about potentially coming off the board, I said, ‘Look, if it was something that other people wanted, I would gladly take that seat,’ and …

Nelly Korda has withdrawn from this week’s LPGA Tour event “to get some rest” after winning her second major title at the Chevron Championship. Victory on Sunday gave the American a fifth tour win in five starts, matching a record run achieved by Nancy Lopez in 1978 and Annika Sorenstam …

Nelly Korda has done her bit, now it is time for golf to step up and make the most of her extraordinary talents. By claiming a second major title, with victory at last Sunday’s Chevron Championship in Texas, the 25-year-old American equalled the LPGA Tour record of five consecutive wins. …