Ed Warner: Is Saudi’s goal of using sport to boost GDP by 1.5 per cent achievable? September 28, 2023 John Maynard Keynes argued for government spending – any spending – to stimulate economies in recession, even paying people to dig holes and then fill them up again, given the multiplier effect when they spend their wages. Saudi Arabia may not be facing such an economic challenge, but the sports investments pursued by its Crown [...]
Koepka: LIV Golf mates should have played better to reach Ryder Cup September 27, 2023 Team USA golfer Brooks Koepka has told his fellow LIV Golf competitors that they should have played better to earn a spot at the Ryder Cup. Koepka is the only LIV Golf player to have made either team having won the PGA Championship for the third time earlier this year. The likes of Ryder Cup [...]
Sam Torrance: I like Luke Donald’s aggressive approach to Ryder Cup September 27, 2023 Former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance on Luke Donald's bold strategy and why history doesn't matter at this week's match in Rome.
Ryder Cup captain Donald says no pairing “set in stone” just yet September 26, 2023 Team Europe captain Luke Donald has said “nothing is set in stone” but that he has a good idea over Ryder Cup pairings ahead of Friday’s tee-off. The first two days of the competition against Team USA sees a series of foursomes and four-ball golf before singles dominate the Sunday session. Europe are looking to [...]
Smart ticketing, global sponsors and DJ Khaled: How Ryder Cup became big business September 26, 2023 Luke Donald and DJ Khaled are not obvious bedfellows; one the home counties-born epitome of golfing restraint who captains Europe at this week’s Ryder Cup in Rome, the other a Grammy-award winning hip-hop DJ and producer more accustomed to making hits for rappers such as Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Megan Thee Stallion and T-Pain. Yet [...]
Bryson DeChambeau playing ‘best golf of my life’ after boosting LIV Golf title hopes September 25, 2023 Bryson DeChambeau believes he is in the form of his life after storming into contention for the LIV Golf individual championship with a stunning victory in Chicago. The 2020 US Open winner shot a blistering final round 63 to come from eight shots back and win his second LIV Golf title of the season on [...]
Europe retain Solheim Cup after epic contest September 24, 2023 Spanish golfer Carlota Ciganda dedicated her two-foot putt that ensured Team Europe retained the Solheim Cup against the USA on home soil to captain Suzann Pettersen after a thrilling contest at Finca Cortesin. Having trailed 4-0 after the first day before levelling the score at 8-8, Team Europe won enough singles ties on Sunday to [...]
Solheim Cup 2023: Five storylines to watch in feisty clash between Europe and US September 22, 2023 What to look out for as Europe seek to defend the Solheim Cup against the United States in Spain this weekend.
How Cameron Smith can emulate Dustin Johnson at LIV Golf Chicago September 21, 2023 Cameron Smith can become LIV Golf’s second individual champion this weekend at the scene of his first win on the breakaway circuit.
Ryan Fox weathers storm to pip Ryder Cup stars to BMW PGA Championship September 17, 2023 New Zealander Ryan Fox weathered the Wentworth storm and claimed the BMW PGA Championship, his fourth European title, on Sunday.