Rahm is among the favourites to win The Open at Portrush Noisy golf courses are becoming the norm with LIV’s entertainment manifesto threatening to take over the sport, but its main man was left fuming on Thursday by an off-putting Portrush fan. During a backswing, a spectator near Jon Rahm whistled, before the Spaniard found […]

8 months ago

He’s set be joined by six other high-profile golfers Less than 24 hours after winning The Open, reports have emerged claiming that Cameron Smith is set to join the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament. Smith became the first Australian to win the Claret Jug since Greg Norman in 1993, beating Rory McIlroy to the title […]

3 years ago

The reactions of Dustin Johnson, Scottie Scheffler and the whole 11th tee gallery said it all Viktor Hovland may be doing all he can to spoil the major dreams of his Ryder Cup Team Europe buddy, but he had to pay dues to Rory McIlroy here. Heading into the third round of The Open Championship, […]

3 years ago

It was a simple, lovely show of respect. As Tiger Woods walked to the 18th tee at the St Andrew’s Old Course, possibly for the final time as a professional golfer, he had only one thought on his mind. Woods was +7 and knew he would not be sticking around for the weekend, at The […]

3 years ago

‘Lefty’ is happy to be here. He’s super happy. He’s “ecstatic”. And don’t try and suggest otherwise. At the age of 52, Phil Mickelson is over at St Andrew’s for a crack at winning a second Claret Jug. Mickelson took a short golfing sabbatical after some ill-judged comments on LIV Golf and the breakaway series’ […]

4 years ago

“Jeez, I know I need to go out and play really well tomorrow and then I need to pray for a bit of wind in the afternoon.” For nine holes, during his third round at The Open, it was going as planned for Rory McIlroy. Realistically starting too far back on a stacked leaderboard, McIlroy […]

5 years ago