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In what will go down as one of the more unusual days in Major championship history, world no.1 Scottie Scheffler was released from jail just in time for his second-round tee time and fired a five-under-par 66 to sit just three shots off the lead held by Xander Schauffele at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. As we reported earlier, Scheffler was arrested early on Friday morning after attempting to drive around a police cordon following a road closure after a fatal car crash took place close to the entrance of the club. Unaware of the serious nature of…
Ask any group of golfers to list their biggest pet peeves, and you’re likely to hear ‘slow play’ mentioned a handful of times at least.There’s no doubt that knowing how to avoid slow play in golf will likely win you more friends out on the course. In fact, the R&A actually has a Pace of Play Manual, which cites results from a 2015 survey showing that 60% of golfers would enjoy the sport more if it took less time.The 56,000 survey respondents played golf on average twice a week, demonstrating that even those who play fairly regularly have a desire…
The tee times for the opening two rounds of the 2024 PGA Championship have been announced, with the season’s second major at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky featuring a two-tee start. Among the featured groups, Rory McIlroy will tee off at 1.15pm UK time on Thursday, as he looks to end a 10-year major drought. The Northern Irishman, who won this title when it was last held at Valhalla in 2014 – to claim his fourth major – will play round one and two with former US Open winners Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose. Defending champion Brooks Koepka tees off…
Former Ryder Cup stars Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell will be among the players on show at the International Series England, an Asian Tour event that is being held Foxhills Club & Resort in Surrey from August 8-11. It is the second time that Poulter will play the Asian Tour’s enhanced event on British soil – he finished runner-up in last year’s edition held at Close House – and the co-captain of Majesticks GC will be joined by a host of other LIV Golf players at the event which will be played over Foxhills’ championship Longcross course. McDowell, the 2010…
An exceptional France side managed to hold their nerve on the final day at Moortown Golf Club in West Yorkshire to secure a 13.5-10.5 win in the biennial International Match with England.The visitors led 7-5 after day one and maintained their two-point advantage after Sunday’s morning foursomes, and despite England getting off to a good start in the afternoon singles, the French fought back to win five out of the eight matches.The tournament threw up some great golfing tussles, with four French players and two England players – Dylan Shaw-Radford and Harley Smith – all winning three of the four…
Rory McIlroy claimed back-to-back PGA Tour titles as he overhauled Xander Schauffele with a stunning back-nine display at the Wells Fargo Championship. The world number two, who claimed the Zurich Classic alongside Shane Lowry a fortnight ago, started the final round one behind Schauffele but romped home with an inward 32 to win in style. A six-under 65 saw McIlroy finish 17 under as he triumphed at Quail Hollow for a fourth time and provided the perfect tune-up for next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla – the scene of his most recent major victory in 2014. McIlroy said: “Coming into…
Rory McIlroy admitted he and Tiger Woods have differing views on the direction of men’s golf but denied suggestions of a rift with the 15-time major champion. The pair, plus 2013 Masters winner Adam Scott, are part of a newly-formed seven-person “transaction subcommittee” by the PGA Tour to hold negotiations with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf. It comes after McIlroy, who has previously been one of the arch critics of the breakaway tour, revealed he would not replace Webb Simpson on the PGA Tour policy board after the prospect of his return reopened “old wounds” among other players. SPIETH HAS…
Rory McIlroy said he has been “some way” involved with discussions with Saudi backers of LIV Golf. McIlroy has long been one of the most vocal critics of LIV Golf, insisting in July last year that he would rather retire than play on the Saudi Arabian breakaway, but has softened his stance on the influx of money from the sovereign state’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which bankrolls the LIV Golf League. After finishing the first round at Wells Fargo three shots off the pace, tied in second place, McIlroy told reporters he has had conversations with the newly set up…
Following a successful first season, electric trolley brand Motocaddy has extended its partnership as the Official Golf Trolley Partner of the Clutch Pro Tour and its associated Amateur and Junior Tours into the 2024 season. Motocaddy will support golf’s next generational talent, along with other leading amateur events, which provide a perfect stepping stone into the professional game. “The Clutch Pro Tour is an official Feeder Tour to The European Challenge Tour and DP World Tour and we’re delighted to have the chance to support these amazingly talented golfers as part of their professional journey,” said Oliver Churcher, Motocaddy Marketing…
Professional golfers and elite amateurs in the UK can compete for the chance to play against some of the biggest names in golf at the International Series England, the Asian Tour sanctioned tournament being held at Foxhills Club & Resort in Surrey from August 8-11. Registration is now open for a qualifying event, where a field of 144 will battle it out over 18 holes of strokeplay on June 17 on the club’s Longcross course, with rolling first-tee starts from 7am. Six places will be available for the fourth tournament of The International Series 2024 schedule, which will feature top…
