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Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner are set to team up with Tiger Woods to represent the four-man Jupiter Links Golf Club team in TGL presented by SoFi, the new tech-focused, prime time golf league set to launch in the US in January next year. “I have already shared my excitement and optimism for TGL as a league and product,” said Woods, who is part-owner of Jupiter Links Golf Club and co-founder of TMRW Sports, which set up TGL. “Now that we have finalised our roster with a team of world-class golfers, I am even more confident that this…
Scottie Scheffler dominated the field at the RBC Heritage to win in back-to-back weeks following his Masters’ triumph, and capture his fourth PGA Tour win in five starts. After opening the tournament with a 2-under 69, Scheffler caught fire and put together three dominant rounds of golf at Harbour Town Golf Links, closing out the tournament with scores of 65, 63 and 68 for a 19-under-par total, which saw him finish three shots clear of Sahith Theegala, with Wyndham Clark and Patrick Cantlay a further shot back in tied third. On the 15th hole, Scheffler hadn’t made a bogey in…
Top 100 Golf Course rankings are popular and we love the discussion and buzz they produce. However, not all Top 100 Golf Course rankings are created equal. Below are a few of the rankings widely available and an overview of what makes them different and suggest who may prefer which ranking. Top 100 Golf Courses .com Rank A digital powerhouse, the Top 100 Golf Course website is a go-to resource in the modern age. What are they looking for? A list or rank that rewards courses you’d like to play time and again. A club’s exclusivity, clubhouse amenities and level…
Nelly Korda equalled an LPGA Tour record by winning her fifth tournament in a row as she claimed the first women’s major of the year at the Chevron Championship in Texas. The 25-year-old American finished the last seven holes of her third round on Sunday morning, parring in to post a 69 and sit in a tie for second alongside Brooke Henderson, one shot back of 54-hole leader Haeran Ryu. And she closed out her second major victory of her career by shooting her third 69 of the week a gusty day at The Club at Carlton Woods in The…
Ireland won the European Nations Team Championship for the first time since 2016 and only the second time in their history yesterday (April 20] in Sotogrande. Tramore’s Jack Hearn led the charge all week in Spain and although his own chances fell just short in the individual event, his T3 finish helped Ireland secure the silverware. It was a phenomenal effort from the team of Hearn, Sean Keeling (Roganstown), Matt McClean (Malone) and Hugh Foley (Royal Dublin) and team captain, Niall Mac Sweeney was thrilled with their success. “It was a fantastic performance by the lads and coach Michael Collins…
Golf has been played for generations. What started as a rudimentary stick and ball game played on the wild links land of Scotland’s east coast is now an international sport enjoyed by millions across the globe.During that long evolution, many practices and golf traditions have become so engrained within the game as to become custom.With fortune often playing a significant part in a successful round of golf, it’s understandable that golfers have become a superstitious bunch. Players abide by golf traditions, sometimes centuries-old, pretty much every time they step out on the course.In this blog, we delve into some of…
After shooting an opening 66 at the Chevron Championship in Texas on Thursday, American golfer Lauren Coughlin has a first-round lead for just the second time in her career. Coughlin went bogey-free with three birdies on the front nine and three on the back nine on the first day of the tournament. She hit 14 of 18 greens, recorded 10 one-putts and needed just 26 putts overall to get through her first round. “I think my husband and I had a really good game plan, and I wasn’t trying to be too aggressive out there. Just trying to take a…
World number one Nelly Korda insists she is taking nothing for granted as she bids to secure a remarkable fifth straight win and second major title in the Chevron Championship. Korda took a seven-week break after winning her first title of the year, the LPGA Drive On Championship, in January, and returned to win three events in the space of three weeks, including beating Ireland’s Leona Maguire in the final of the T-Mobile Match Play. The 25-year-old is the first woman to win on four consecutive starts since Lorena Ochoa in 2008 and is also the first to enter a…
Words: Phil Casey Matt Fitzpatrick believes his game is heading in the right direction as he bids to defend his RBC Heritage title. Fitzpatrick defeated Jordan Spieth in a play-off at Hilton Head last year to win his first regular PGA Tour event, the 2022 US Open champion making a birdie at the third extra hole after the pair had finished tied on 17 under par. Spieth missed two excellent chances to successfully defend a title for the first time in his career before Fitzpatrick sealed victory in stunning fashion as the pair returned to the 18th for the third…
Rory McIlroy has dismissed a report that he was on the verge of a shock move to LIV Golf. London financial paper City AM reported at the weekend that McIlroy, who has been among the staunchest critics of the Saudi-funded breakaway, could be about to jump ship in a deal worth USD850million (£680million). McIlroy’s manager Sean O’Flaherty told the Irish Independent the report was “fake news” and the world number two was asked about the claim ahead of this week’s RBC Heritage. RUMOURS “I honestly don’t know how these things get started,” McIlroy said in an interview with Golf Channel…
