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The top three players in the world headline the betting action this week at the 2023 Players Championship. Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the only three competitors to check in below 15-1 on the odds board at Caesars Sportsbook, and it is not without good reason.Over each of their last 26 starts, the three-headed monster at the top has won at a rapid pace. Rahm has clocked six victories, Scheffler five and McIlroy just four. Yet, it is McIlroy at 8-1 who is the favorite among this trio and the field to claim The Players Championship. Arriving…
The 2023 Players Championship marks the culmination of an incredible five-week stretch for the PGA Tour. It started in Phoenix with Scottie Scheffler defending his Phoenix Open title, continued in Los Angeles with Jon Rahm’s 80th (approximate) win of the season at the Genesis Invitational and carried into Florida over the last two weeks. Now, the Tour presents its crown jewel with several top players playing their best golf and a thousand talking points to hit as the week unfolds. Until last week’s T39 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rahm had truly been on a Tiger Woodsian run. Given his, uh,…
Professional golf is returning to Close House in Northumberland this summer, when the English leg of the Asian Tour’s new International Series is staged at the popular north-east venue. The $2 million tournament will be played from August 17-20 and represents the fifth stop on The International Series, a new programme of elevated events which features boosted prize money and the chance for the leading players to earn promotion to the LIV Golf League. The International Series England made its debut last summer when it was held at Slaley Hall in June. It was a landmark event for the International Series…
With the way golf club lofts have changed in the last few years, it’s important to consider what wedges you have in your bag and if they are the right fit for your game. A sand wedge is important not just for getting out of the sand trap but also for chips and pitches around the green. I love my sand wedge and would never take it out of the bag, but not all golfers feel this way. Let’s take a look at some reasons why you may want to keep your sand wedge and some reasons you may want…
Getty Images When it comes to non-major events, it doesn’t get much bigger than this week at the 2023 Players Championship. The PGA Tour’s flagship event will welcome 44 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings to TPC Sawgrass as competitors vie for what has commonly been known as the year’s “fifth major.” The top three players in the game — Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and 2019 champion Rory McIlroy — have been dominant to start 2023, and they will be featured alongside each other through the first two days of competition. Set to kick off their…
Wilson Golf is introducing an all-new range of Dynapower woods and irons some 70 years after it launched the first set of clubs under that name. Revitalising the ‘Dyna-Powered’ legacy that revolutionised the game with game-changing weight distribution on its iron sets from 1956 onwards, the rebirth of the famous franchise as a modern classic includes the first Wilson Tour spec fully adjustable driver and distance inspired irons, plus fairway woods and hybrids. all of which go on sale in early March. “We first changed the game of golf seven decades ago and it’s time to do it again,” said…
The PGA Tour heads a couple of hours north this week as the Florida Swing continues with the 2023 Players Championship, which tees off Thursday at TPC Sawgrass. Dubbed the fifth major by the PGA Tour, the tournament features most of the best golfers in the world, and Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will continue their fight for No. 1 in the World Golf Ranking. They are part of a Players Championship 2023 field that includes 43 of the world’s top 50 golfers. A record $4.5 million payday and 600 FedEx Cup points go to the winner. Rahm…
Good things often come in pairs, especially when their names happen to be Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard, the 21-year-old Danish twins who are fast becoming the hottest properties on the European circuit following fast starts to their professional careers It’s not uncommon for siblings to enjoy success at the very top levels of the same sport. Bobby and Jack Charlton, Gary and Phil Neville, Gavin and Scott Hastings, Rory and Tony Underwood, Serena and Venus William, Andy and Jamie Murray, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Steve and Mark Waugh, Francesco and Eduardo Molinari, Jessica and Nelly Korda – sporting history is…
Do you want to learn how to play golf and enjoy the life-long game? It’s said that golf is the greatest game ever played… but why? Maybe because it’s the ultimate test of the body and mind. It’s calming, challenging, rewarding, and frustrating all at the same time. It can beat you up, have you cussing the game, just to fall back in love with it an few minutes later. But at the end of it all, it’s a beautiful game. As Arnold Palmer once said: There’s something about the game. When played well it seems simple. So simple, you…
The 2023 Players Championship field features 144 of the world’s best golfers vying for a $25 million purse, making it one of the most lucrative tournaments on the PGA Tour. The champion will collect $4.5 million, in addition to 600 FedEx Cup points. The Players Championship 2023 gets underway on Thursday, March 9, from the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy are the 17-2 co-favorites according to the latest 2023 Players Championship odds. They’re followed by Scottie Scheffler (10-1), Justin Thomas (19-1), Max Homa (19-1) and Patrick Cantlay (19-1) on the PGA odds board. Should your 2023…
