Rory McIlroy Masters win sets him up to break Tiger Woods prize money record Sport Business Rory McIlroy could eclipse Tiger Woods’s all-time PGA Tour prize money record this year following his successful defence of the Masters. McIlroy held off the challenge of world No1 Scottie Scheffler, England’s Justin Rose and American Cameron Young to retain the Green Jacket at Augusta on Sunday. The Northern Irishman’s second Masters win earned him [...]
Ryder Cup rivals McIlroy and Scheffler lined up for TV clash at Trump course Sport Business Ryder Cup stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are being lined up to captain opposing teams in a made-for-TV golf contest later this year, according to US reports. Masters champion McIlroy and world No1 Scheffler are set to lead four-man teams from the rest of the world and the US respectively in a skills-type format, [...]
Turnberry should host another Open, says Donald Trump’s son Sport Business 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,” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Scottie Scheffler: Tiger feat in world No1’s crosshairs at Masters April 7, 2025 Scottie Scheffler has become accustomed to being compared to Tiger Woods and this week at the Masters the world No1 has another chance to emulate the 15-time major winner. Woods is the last man to win back-to-back Green Jackets at Augusta National, a feat which has gone unrepeated since he was in his heyday in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
McIlroy, Scheffler, DeChambeau and Koepka to compete in LIV vs PGA TV battle September 4, 2024 The rivalry between the LIV Golf League and the PGA Tour will reach another level in December with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler taking on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. The made-for-TV clash will put four of the biggest names in golf against each other, with LIV’s American duo taking on Northern Irishman – and [...]
How much has Scottie Scheffler earned after Tour Championship win? September 2, 2024 It’s been an incredible season for Scottie Scheffler. The world No1 golfer on Sunday won the Tour Championship to add to his second Masters title, second Players Championship title, becoming a father and the brief spell he spent in jail back in May. And how much has he banked this season as a result of [...]