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American players signed to LIV Golf will be available for selection for the 2025 US Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America has announced. “To ensure the PGA Championship will continue to deliver the strongest field in golf and the US Ryder Cup team will continue to have access to the best American players, the PGA of America board has determined that LIV Golf players will be eligible for both,” the organisation said in a statement posted to social media. “Going forward, all LIV Golf players are eligible for the PGA Championship and any American player who qualifies for the…
If you put the time in on your long game, you can reap the dividends when you’re out on the course. A fast and powerful golf swing will increase the distance of your tee shots and improve your work on the fairways.But what can you do to boost your golf swing speed? In this blog, we’ll look at how to increase golf swing speed through exercise, practice and technique. How to increase golf swing speedIncrease your flexibilityYou know the feeling. You step out onto the course and feel good and loose. Your swing feels easy, but it’s fast and powerful too.Being…
Van Phillips clinched his first Legends Tour title by defeating Adilson da Silva and Phillip Archer on the fourth sudden death play-off hole at the WINSTONgolf Senior Open in Germany. An incredibly tense and entertaining afternoon was capped off by a brilliant play-off as Londoner Phillips sealed the win with a beautiful approach to 18 inches to deny Da Silva a third win of the season and consign Archer to runner-up spot here for the third year in a row. Archer had looked the favourite to seal a maiden Legends Tour title for much of the final round as he…
American Billy Horschel spoiled home fans’ hopes for a Rory McIlroy-inspired party after beating the four-time major champion at the second hole of a play-off at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The 37-year-old Floridian, who nearly holed out his third shot at the last in regulation play, ended with a birdie-birdie finish to climb alongside South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence and McIlroy at 20 under before the trio returned to the 18th tee for the play-off. Lawrence blinked first after a wayward tee-shot and then found the fairway bunker and water to be the first eliminated as McIlroy and Horschel…
Brian Huggett, the Welsh golfer who played in six Ryder Cup matches and finished second in the 1965 Open Championship, has died at the age of 87. A statement issued on behalf of Huggett’s family said that he had died in the early hours of Sunday morning after a short illness. Porthcawl-born Huggett won 16 European tournaments during his career, and was Europe’s top golfer in 1968. He turned professional in 1951, and served as an assistant professional to his father at Redhill & Reigate Golf Club in Surrey, later being the professional at Romford Golf Club in Essex from…
Matteo Manassero stamped his authority with a flawless third round of 63 to move three shots clear of Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel at the BMW PGA Championship. Six players held the lead in some capacity during a thrilling Saturday which started in torrential rain and finished in glorious sunshine at Wentworth. However, it was Italy’s Manassero who took the sell-out tournament by storm after carding an eagle and six birdies to reach 18 under – the lowest 54-hole score to par in the event’s history – and sit three clear of playing partners Horschel and McIlroy at 15 under.…
Wentworth Club has unveiled plans to renovate its 100-year-old East Course and build a new golf academy and par-3 course. The 6,200-yard East Course at the renowned Surrey venue was designed by Harry Colt and first opened for play in 1924, two years before the more famous West Course, venue for this week’s BMW PGA Championship, was built. The renovation project, which is to be carried out by leading architects European Golf Design working closely with Wentworth’s senior management team, will aim to return the par-68 course to its heathland roots, restoring Colt’s original design values. The East Course is…
This year’s BMW PGA Championship, which gets under way at Wentworth Club on Thursday, marks a number of significant milestones for what was once generally regarded as the flagship event in the European Tour’s competitive calendar. This year’s renewal marks the 70th edition of the PGA Championship, an event with a history that spans back to 1955. It is also the 40th consecutive time that the tournament has been held at Wentworth, although the 44th by the club overall after the championship toured the country for several years. And finally, this week’s championship marks the 20th year of BMW’s title…
Stoke Park, which has been largely closed for the last three years, is welcoming back golfers to play its historic Harry Colt course for the first time since the venue’s change of ownership. The Buckinghamshire-based luxury hotel, golf and country club shut its doors to members in 2021 after it was bought by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who has since invested heavily in the 300-acre estate. Although the club will not return to a membership structure going forward, golfers and companies will be able to book rounds on a pay-and-play basis at a rate of £125pp, with the Colt/Alison 18-hole…
Kent’s Kipp Popert won his third consecutive G4D Tour @ BMW PGA Championship title with a stunning four-shot victory at Wentworth on Tuesday. Popert entered the second round tied at the top with Irishman Brendan Lawlor, but showed exactly why he is the top-ranked golfer with a disability in the world with a 69 that gave him a six-under-par total. The duo could not be separated as they both turned in 35 on the West Course but Popert made a hat-trick of birdies from the 14th to stretch clear and win his third individual G4D Tour title of the season.…
