LIV Golf close to South Africa deal, government says May 6, 2025 The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf league could soon head to South Africa, according to the country’s government. The rebel LIV Golf League, currently in its fourth season, is backed by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and has not previously staged an event in Africa, though many players on the tour have played in International [...]
Top UK golf event to be staged at Donald Trump course in Scotland May 6, 2025 A UK Donald Trump golf course will host a top event this summer amid rumours the US President could be on the verge of being let back into the British golfing establishment. The UK government has recently been forced to deny lobbying the sport’s UK governing body the R&A over attempts to see the iconic [...]
Turnberry: Golf course owned by Donald Trump lands in hot water April 24, 2025 One of US President Donald Trump’s golf courses in Scotland has landed in hot water after failing to file a crucial document on time. The 800-acre Trump Turnberry was bought for £39.5m in June 2014 while the president stepped down as a director after first being elected in 2016 and gave control to a trust [...]
McIlroy Masters success tees up PGA TV rights price hike for Sky Sports April 16, 2025 Ahead of the Game: Can Sky Sports hold on to PGA rights, how do Hundred teams claim their cash, will Everton’s women stay at Goodison Park, and what will Super League look like in 2028? The PGA Tour is hoping to capitalise on the Rory McIlroy effect by securing a significant increase in the value [...]
Sam Torrance: McIlroy not Scheffler the man to beat at 2025 Masters April 10, 2025 It’s Masters week and that means the start of the short but lucrative major season, with one a month from now until the Open Championship in July. It can be a hectic period with little downtime for players but I think it’s great from the golf fan’s point of view. Although the US PGA Championship [...]
Masters 2025: Spectators paying $1,000 shut out at Augusta National April 7, 2025 Spectators and players at this week’s Masters are set for early disruption after thunderstorms caused organisers to delay Monday’s practice round at Augusta National. Rain is forecast to fall all day, but it is hoped that players will be able to get out onto the famous course in the afternoon if, as expected, the worst [...]
City favourite Pitch Golf opens Canary Wharf flagship March 6, 2025 City golf favourite Pitch has expended its footprint in the capital with a flagship Pitch Wharf venue near the Isle of Dogs. The waterside Canary Wharf venue was launched last month with a vibrant party across its two-floor space, which is within touching distance of the London underground and the famed financial hub. Pitch Wharf [...]
Finca Cortesin in the Costa del Sol: Golf meets five star luxury February 24, 2025 Anyone who has visited southern Spain will know there is much more to the region than the tackier excesses of the Costa del Sol. For culture there is Moorish-steeped Malaga; Mijas and Estepona retain traditional white-washed Andalusian charm; while even Marbella has an enchanting old town a world away from the beach clubs. Like the [...]
LIV: Trump, Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Tiger Woods meet in White House February 21, 2025 President Trump, Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met at the White House on Thursday with a new deal with LIV Golf edging closer. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf have been in discussions surrounding a potential mega-merger which would unite golf as one global sports [...]
Trump to fix PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger ‘very soon this year’, says Woods February 17, 2025 Tiger Woods expects talks between the PGA Tour and Donald Trump to mend the rift in men’s professional golf “very soon this year”. Since returning to office last month, President Trump has already met with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott with a view to unblocking the impasse over a proposed [...]