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The PGA Tour has announced that it has come to an agreement with Strategic Sports Group for private equity investment worth an initial $3 billion. The deal, which has been negotiated since early December, was made official to the PGA Tour’s membership in a phone call early this morning (Wednesday) and coincides with the launch of the new for-profit PGA Tour Enterprises, which PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will serve as chief executive. SSG is a collective of several investors and companies fronted by the Fenway Sports Group. The sports conglomerate owns the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Liverpool…
THE MASTERS Where: Augusta National, Georgia, USAWhen: April 11-14Defending champion: Jon Rahm2023 purse: $18m With so many recent major winners now on the LIV pay roll, and thus banned from competing on the PGA Tour, the majors present the only chance for golf fans to see the world’s best players all competing alongside each other, adding further tension and excitement to what are already must-watch events.This year’s renewal of the Masters will have some extra added spice as its defending champion is none other than Jon Rahm, who jumped ship from the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf over the winter for a truly…
Reflo, the sustainable performance wear brand, has announced England striker, Harry Kane, as an investor in its first seed funding round. Reflo has raised around £1m at close of the funding round, with Kane being the lead investor. Born in November 2021, Reflo focuses on sustainability, performance, and style, specialising in golf but also catering for gym goers, runners and other sports like tennis and padel. Reflo’s performancewear is predominantly made from recycled polyester, derived from single-use plastic waste destined for landfill which results in its fabrics using 50% less energy and producing 70% less carbon than virgin…
The Buckinghamshire Golf Club is on course to unveil a multi-million pound renovation of its historic clubhouse this spring which will form the centrepiece of a ‘reimagined’ members’ club. The project to restore the landmark 17th century mansion situated on an island alongside the River Colne includes the addition of seven new bedrooms, an orangery restaurant, valet parking & locker lounge, work spaces, golf lounge with the latest simulator technology, wine room and whisky room. The interiors have been created by designer Kim Partridge, who oversaw the interior transformation of 2027 Ryder Cup venue Adare Manor in Ireland. WHO OWNS THE…
Tyrrell Hatton is the latest European Ryder Cup player to join LIV Golf, after the world no.16 was widely reported to have accepted a £50m fee to join the Saudi-backed breakaway circuit. Hatton, who had been approached a number of times to join LIV, will make his LIV debut at the El Camaleon Golf Club in Mexico on Friday, where he will be joined by three other new recruits, Poland’s Adrian Meronk, a four-time winner on the DP World Tour, Australia’s Lucas Herbert and Caleb Surratt, a 20-year-old amateur who played for Team USA in last year’s Walker Cup. Speculation about…
A dramatic late comeback from Nelly Korda enabled the American to beat Lydia Ko in a play-off and win the LPGA Drive On Championship in Florida. Korda trailed Ko by three shots with two holes to play at Bradenton Country Clubbut eagled the 17th and birdied the last to join Ko on 11-under and force a play-off. Both players made par on the first extra hole before Ko’s par putt at the second lipped out, leaving Korda to sink her six-foot putt for par to seal a ninth LPGA title. “I honestly thought the tournament was over going into 17…
Eighteen holes of golf will always throw up various different tests and situations. The ability to play different golf shot shapes—from tucked away pins to simply finding the middle of the green—is a huge benefit.In this guide, we speak to PGA Pro Barney Puttick about some of the most common golf shot shapes and how best to play them.We’ve broken it down into the four golf shot shapes you’re most likely to find on the course and how you can practise each one. What are the most common golf shot shapes? Table of contents1. The Low Shot2. The High Shot3. The Fade4.…
Q. You got nine of these things. How special was this one, the playoff, in your hometown? Just take us through the emotions. NELLY KORDA: Yeah, definitely not a boring day. The amount of support I received this week was unbelievable. I’m so grateful for it and so surprised with how many people came out and watched. They kept me in it. I didn’t think I even had a chance, and then obviously making the eagle on 17 I knew that I needed a birdie on 18 to even have a chance it get into a playoff. Q. I was going…
Matthieu Pavon won the Farmers Insurance Open to become the first French player to win on the PGA Tour since Arnaud Massy in 1907. The 31-year-old PGA Tour rookie was playing in his 11th Tour event and shot a three-under-par round of 69 to win by one shot at Torrey Pines in San Diego. He sealed victory with a birdie on the 18th to finish on 13 under, a stroke ahead of Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard. “I still can’t believe it. It is big for our country,” Pavon said. “I hope it will inspire a lot of people because coming from…
Thorbjørn Olesen claimed his eighth DP World Tour title in dominant fashion as he won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by six strokes. The 34-year-old Dane overcame a nervy start at Al Hamra Golf Club as he went on to card a five under par final round, finishing six strokes clear of compatriot Rasmus Højgaard and winning his second title in less than 12 months. His four-stroke overnight lead over Højgaard was slowly chipped away as he carded a double bogey on the second, cancelling out birdies on the first and third, with Højgaard drawing level on 22 under par…
