Woad to success: How amateur Lottie took golf by storm July 30, 2025 “No, I’m not tempted to turn pro yet,” insisted England’s Lottie Woad after winning the Women’s Irish Open, her first Ladies European Tour title, as an amateur earlier this month. Just three weeks later, she is not only a fully-fledged pro but the bookmakers’ favourite to win the Women’s Open, which starts on Thursday. It [...]
Turnberry should host another Open, says Donald Trump’s son July 30, 2025 Donald Trump’s son says the US President “deserves” to have his Turnberry golf course host another Open Championship. Turnberry in South Ayrshire last hosted The Open in 2009, five years before President Trump bought the celebrated golf resort. “It deserves it, and I truly think that my father’s been a guy who also deserves it,” [...]
Fleet of robots replaces human mowers at Women’s Open July 30, 2025 Organisers of the Women’s Open teeing off at Royal Porthcawl tomorrow have revealed their secret weapon for keeping the course in pristine condition: robots. A fleet of 15 autonomous mowers which use satellite technology to detect their location are being used to manicure all fairways and practice areas at the venue in Wales. This represents [...]
Jonas Martensson: Minecraft guru on new role with LIV Golf and Cleeks GC July 24, 2025 Having swapped Minecraft for LIV Golf, Jonas Martensson discusses how he is going to revolutionise his Cleeks GC team. Picture the scene: you wake in random grassland with nothing to your name. Then you forage for resources and food, build yourself a house – then a town, city and kingdom – and fight monsters who [...]
Three Lions fans snap up 2026 World Cup packages… in three days July 23, 2025 Hospitality tickets to watch England at next summer’s World Cup sold out within three days of being put on sale last week, with fans eager to secure the right to follow Thomas Tuchel’s side in the US, Canada and Mexico at the first opportunity. Fifa released hospitality packages last Monday for the group and first [...]
Ryder Cup 2031: Camiral named host as Spain gets second turn July 22, 2025 The 2031 Ryder Cup is returning to Spain after more than three decades to be held at Camiral, formerly known as PGA Catalunya, near Barcelona, organisers have confirmed. The resort’s prestigious Stadium Course will host the biennial contest between Europe and the USA, the next edition of which is taking place in New York in [...]
Open odds: Bookies facing seven-figure payouts if Rose blooms July 16, 2025 Rory McIlroy may be the popular choice but long-odds Justin Rose is the winner that bookmakers truly fear at this week’s Open Championship. Rose tied for second at Royal Troon last year and the Englishman has looked a future winner of the Claret Jug since starring at the 1998 edition as a 17-year-old amateur. Now [...]
Exclusive: BBC makes late swoop for Open highlights deal July 15, 2025 The BBC has secured a last-minute deal to show evening highlights of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush this week. The R&A has agreed a new three-year deal with the BBC for highlights in a contract that also covers the Women’s Open, starting with the 2025 edition at Royal Porthcawl at the end of the [...]
LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed loses appeal in $750m defamation suit July 11, 2025 LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed has lost an appeal in a $750m defamation suit relating to comments made about his move to the Saudi Arabia-backed league. The 34-year-old former Masters champion had initially said that comments – made by the Golf Channel, commentator Brandel Chamblee and others – after Reed chose to ditch the PGA Tour [...]
Trump’s Scottish golf tournament gets crypto sponsor in Nexo July 2, 2025 The DP World Tour has signed a major three-year partnership with crypto firm Nexo that will see it sponsor the revived Scottish Championship held at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course. Nexo will also become a partner to six of the European circuit’s biggest events, including the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, and become the tour’s [...]