Celine Boutier sees off Xiyu Lin to become a double winner in China October 6, 2024 Celine Boutier savoured her second career win in China after producing a flawless final round to see off home favourite Xiyu Lin and win the Aramco Team Series Shenzhen on Sunday. Boutier, Europe’s top ranked player and most recent major winner, shot a bogey-free 66 to pull away from Olympic bronze medallist Lin and win [...]
Alison Lee on bouncing back, Couples therapy and Aramco Team Series October 3, 2024 “Golf always came easy to me,” says Alison Lee, who left college aged 19 to turn professional and was playing in the US Solheim Cup team less than a year later. Lee cracked the top 25 of the world rankings in her debut season on the LPGA Tour, banking more than $600,000 and confirming her [...]
Masters golf major to go ahead despite Hurricane Helene October 3, 2024 Golf major the Masters will go ahead as planned despite falling victim to Hurricane Helene this autumn. The iconic Augusta National suffered “a lot of damage” due to the Category 4 hurricane hit the United States, according to chairman Fred Ridley. “The Masters will be held, [and] it will be on the dates it’s scheduled [...]
McIlroy: Deal between LIV, PGA Tour and DP World Tour to be done by 2025 October 2, 2024 A new deal for a mega golf merger between the PGA and DP World Tours and the breakaway LIV Golf League will be done by the end of the year, insists Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman was a staunch critic of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund-backed LIV Golf League but has since rolled back [...]
Cameron Smith tees up Mad Monday party after claiming LIV Golf title September 23, 2024 Cameron Smith vowed to enjoy a “Mad Monday” blowout after he and Ripper GC won the LIV Golf Team Championship in Texas on Sunday night. Former Open champion Smith has invited compatriots Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones to celebrate in true Australian style – by drinking all the beer they can stomach to [...]
McIlroy misses out at Wentworth as Horschel triumphs in playoff September 22, 2024 Rory McIlroy’s wait for a first win since May continued yesterday after the Northern Irishman lost on the second playoff hole to American Billy Horschel in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. McIlroy, who blew a four-shot lead at the Irish Open earlier this month to lose, eagled the 17th and holed for a par [...]
American Golf hails sales success as it bids to return to profit September 20, 2024 American Golf has enjoyed an upswing in its market share since the start of its new financial year and added almost £1.5m in extra sales. The Warrington-headquartered retailer, which is backed by private equity firm Endless, has revealed its like-for-like sales rose by £1.4m to £80.6m in the period from February to August 2024. American Golf [...]
Ryder Cup flavour as DeChambeau and Rahm clash in Chicago September 19, 2024 It’s the LIV Golf League Team Championship this weekend in Texas, where old adversaries Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will captain the top two sides in the hunt for £10m. The Ryder Cup may be 12 months away and the Solheim Cup now disappearing in the rear-view mirror but there is another transatlantic team golf [...]
Golfer Maguire urged to drop Kingspan sponsorship following Grenfell Inquiry September 18, 2024 Fellow golfer Shane Lowry ended his commercial relationship with Kingspan last week after the public inquiry into the London tower block fire.
Rahm outlines Ryder Cup ambition after clinching LIV Golf title September 16, 2024 Rahm won the final counting event in Chicago on Sunday to clinch first place — and a £14m bonus — in his debut season in LIV Golf.