Cameron Smith proves point to critics with first LIV Golf win at his second attempt September 19, 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith hit back at criticism of his move to LIV Golf after winning his first title on the Saudi-backed big-money circuit on Sunday night. Smith carded a final round of 69 to finish on 13 under par and win by three shots from Dustin Johnson and Peter Uihlein at Rich Harvest Farms [...]
Sam Torrance: Effortless Shane Lowry was star turn in perfect advert for European golf September 12, 2022 We saw the best of what European golf and the DP World Tour stand for at the PGA Championship on Sunday, but all the plaudits have to go to Shane Lowry. I was fortunate to be at Wentworth, where Lowry put on one of the finest exhibitions of golf that I have seen in a [...]
Shane Lowry wins PGA Championship after seeing off Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm September 11, 2022 Shane Lowry declared himself “the happiest man in the world” after winning a curtailed PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday, and it’s probably safe to assume that DP World Tour chiefs were delighted with the outcome too. Lowry’s first title since hoisting the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush three years ago was a personal triumph [...]
Cricket, golf, horse racing and rugby union suspended following Queen’s passing September 9, 2022 Friday’s second day of play in the deciding Test between England and South Africa at the Oval has been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. It is among several sporting fixtures to be called off following the monarch’s passing, including in golf, horse racing and rugby union. Other sports could follow suit. The [...]
Dustin Johnson bags £3.4m jackpot as he wins on LIV Golf circuit in Boston September 5, 2022 Dustin Johnson bagged the individual prize fund at the weekend’s LIV Golf Invitational Series event in Boston in dramatic style as the American sank a play-off eagle to snatch the $4m (£3.4m) jackpot. The 38-year-old from South Carolina won on America’s East Coast after fending off Joaquin Niemann and Anirban Lahiri in a play-off after [...]
Open champion Cameron Smith joins LIV Golf Series August 30, 2022 This year’s Open golf champion Cameron Smith has joined the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series. The 29-year-old Australian who won at St Andrews this year will take part in the fourth event of the Greg Norman-backed league. Chilean Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, Cameron Trimngale, Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri will also take part [...]
Sam Torrance: Rory McIlroy has never been better – and there’s much more to come August 29, 2022 Rory McIlroy’s FedEx Cup victory, clinched at the Tour Championship on Sunday, was the Northern Irishman at his very best. To bogey the first hole but still card a 66 that was enough to pip overnight leader and world No1 Scottie Scheffler was nothing short of magnificent. McIlroy himself remarked how proud he felt at [...]
Legends Tour: Adilson Da Silva strikes gold at Staysure PGA Seniors Championship August 29, 2022 Brazilian Adilson Da Silva claimed his maiden title on the Legends Tour with an emphatic wire-to-wire victory at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship. Da Silva took a seven-shot lead into the final round and held off a challenge from former Ryder Cup player Joakim Haeggman to prevail by six strokes at Formby Golf Club on [...]
Aramco Team Series Sotogrande: Nelly Korda completes family clean sweep August 21, 2022 Nelly Korda justified her star billing and completed a family clean sweep with sister Jessica Korda by winning the individual title at the $1m Aramco Team Series Sotogrande. World No3 Nelly came from seven shots back overnight to win by three on 13 under par after carding a five under final round of 67 in [...]
Ryan Howsam: Why Staysure boss bought Legends Tour and how it can be profitable August 17, 2022 Sports sponsorship usually follows a playbook – Brand X pays to be associated with Team Y or Competition Z – but Ryan Howsam, founder of insurer Staysure, has ripped it up with golf’s Legends Tour. Howsam, a keen golfer in his youth who played off a scratch handicap, got involved with the circuit formerly known [...]