1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (489+ words) When the bombshell first dropped in Mexico and LIV Golf players learned they were about to lose their financial backing, Thomas Pieters suggested he was “ready to retire”. Pieters sensed a “grim atmosphere” as rumors swirled over the Saudi Arabian…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (270+ words) Lucas Glover has never made secret his dislike for AimPoint. The green-reading technique, which sees players take a stance between their ball and the hole in a bid to feel any breaks using their feet, is used by a number…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (445+ words) Rory McIlroy has ripped into “performative” Bryson DeChambeau after the rules fiasco which erupted after the second round of The Open. McIlroy accused DeChambeau of taking the tournament ‘hostage’ during chaotic and unprecedented scenes on Friday night, when he dragged…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (540+ words) Each season, those who qualify for the four biggest events in the game have the opportunity to play 288 holes of golf across a little more than three months. Very few manage it. The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open, and The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (371+ words) The scourge of slow play is wearing thin at this 154th Open Championship. Just ask Colin Montgomerie. The European Tour legend and one-time Open runner-up is enthralled by the test the world’s best players are facing at a burned out Royal…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (683+ words) Well, that was an interesting first couple of days at The Open. The halfway cut has now fallen at Royal Birkdale, and plenty of household names will not be hanging around for the weekend. At the other end of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (685+ words) Well, that was an interesting first day of The Open. We’re still 18 holes from the halfway cut falling at Royal Birkdale, and plenty of household names are in danger of not making the weekend. At the other end of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (748+ words) Caddies linger in the shadows in the pressure cooker of an Open Championship, but the eclectic bunch at Royal Birkdale often have more compelling backstories than the stars themselves. Willy Wilcox, surely, is the most extraordinary story of them all....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1089+ words) “That is a cheeky question!” Sir Nick Faldo lets out a beaming smile. He’s been asked so many times down the years about his thoughts on being the most recent English winner of the Open Championship that it’s time to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (765+ words) “I’ll be honest, I could happily retire from the game of golf if I won a major,” says Bob MacIntyre ahead of his first visit to Royal Birkdale and another crack at the tournament he regards above all others. “But…...