If he wins, Morikawa would become just the fourth player to reach World No. 1 before turning 25, joining Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth
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Hatton and Hovland backing McIlroy’s ‘Independent Contractors’ Call
“I think as long as you support the tour in the right events like the Rolex Series ones, which I certainly feel like I have done, I don’t really see what the issue is”
McIlroy backing Luke Donald for 2023 Rome Captaincy reins
“When you look at his Ryder Cup record, he’s probably played in a good few of them (five) so Luke’s got the experience and the credentials and he would make for a good European captain”
Maguire hails “hero” Pettersen’s Solheim Cup appointment
Leona Maguire has heaped praise on new European Solheim Cup Captain Suzann Pettersen, believing the experienced Norwegian possesses the ideal characteristics to lead the side in Spain in 2023
Morikawa determined to retain Claret Jug at St. Andrews
“Obviously I am going to enjoy and embrace everything about St. Andrews as I’ve never been there but I still have to focus and try and successfully defend the Claret Jug”
Launch price tickets for The Senior Open on sale now
Tickets are now on sale for The 2022 Senior Open Presented by Rolex, which takes place from July 21-24, 2022, at Gleneagles in Scotland
Maguire won’t burden herself with expectation in 2022
“I will have high expectations of myself, but at the same time I’m not going to put pressure on myself to do things that other people want. I’ll work as hard as I can and hopefully the results will follow”
McIlroy shares lead in Bahamas: ‘This game is the ficklest of fickle’
Rory McIlroy bounced back from his Dubai final round disappointment to jump straight back into contention with a 66 for a share of the lead on the opening day of the Hero World Challenge
McIlroy not ready to play the part of Santa Claus
Rory McIlroy reckons he’s not yet ready to be playing the part of Santa Claus as two-year old daughter, Poppy heads into her second Christmas
Stenson joins Westwood in ruling out Rome Ryder Cup captaincy
‘I feel like if I can get my game to where I want it to be and where it can be, I can have another Ryder Cup in me. When was the last time we had a playing captain?!’
Thomas confirms PNC title defence; will Tiger play?
World No.6 Justin Thomas has confirmed that he will defend his title at the 2021 PNC Championship, leaving one spot remaining to complete the field of golfing legends past and present
McIlroy backs Woods’ decision to return to competition
“I mean, I think if I were him at this point, I’d have no ambition to play a full-time schedule. You play the events you want to play, whatever gets your juices flowing”
Morikawa primed to end year as World Number One
A fortnight after being crowned European No. 1, Collin Morikawa would move to World No. 1 with victory in this week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas
McIlroy says PGA Tour should grant releases to Saudi ‘rebels’
“We’re independent contractors and we should be able to play where we want to play. So in my opinion I think the Tour should grant releases”
Golf for Good raises £125,000 for UNICEF
The European Tour group’s Golf for Good raised a total of £125,000 for UNICEF through its season-long ‘Every Birdie Counts’ campaign
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Marvel movie star helped convince DeChambeau not to quit
Bryson DeChambeau admitted he came close to quitting the game during his media silence this year as scrutiny mounted on the American. Never shy of being different, DeChambeau, dubbed golf’s scientist, came in for particular criticism for his vaccine stance. Having...
Tough finish for McIlroy as Stenson & Spieth slapped with bizarre penalty
Rory McIlroy’s final round in his 14th full season in the pro ranks ended without fanfare at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. McIlroy walked from the Albany course with a 72nd hole bogey in a round of 70 for an eventual six-under par tally to finish near the...
Cool-handed Hovland wins on debut at Hero World Challenge
By Fatiha Betscher, Bahamas. Cool-handed Norwegian Viktor Hovland brilliantly muscled his way to success to have tournament host Tiger Woods hand him the Hero World Challenge winning trophy in the Bahamas. Hovland, 24, collected his third win of the season and a...
Dreams come true for Van Tonder at SA Open
Daniel van Tonder echoed exactly what every South African golfer dreams of when he said, “I can walk around knowing I’m the South African Open champion”. With his one-stroke victory at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday, Van Tonder joined the greats of South...
USGA to host Disability Golf Championship in 2022
The USGA will showcase the world’s best disability golfers at their inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open Championship set to be played at Pinehurst No. 6 from July 18-20, 2022. The Championship will also return to the historic course in 2023 and will serve as the USGA’s 15th...