A weekend showdown of golf’s top stars was set Friday at the US Open as two-time major winner Collin Morikawa seized a share of the lead while Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy were one stroke adrift. Seventh-ranked Morikawa fired a four-under par 66 and American Joel Dahmen, who shot 68, joined him on five-under 135 […]
Most of the top seeds made it to the last eight of the ongoing Kenya Amateur Match Play Championship at Royal Nairobi Golf Club the only surprise result being the early elimination of defending champion John Lejirma. Despite sitting out of the game for more than six months, Adel Balala is still on course to […]
Canada’s Adam Hadwin birdied five of the last six holes on the front nine and seized a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s first round of the US Open with Rory McIlroy in a pack one adrift. World number 105 Hadwin, whose best finish in 19 prior major starts was a share of 24th at the 2018 […]
A hotly anticipated US Open starts tonight that will test the world’s top golfers over a formidable layout at a historic setting with a splash of controversy as well. Defending champion Jon Rahm, four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, top-ranked Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and two-time major winners Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa lead fan and […]
East Africa’s top amateurs will converge at Royal Nairobi Golf Club for the 100th edition of the Kenya Amateur Match Play Championship as they chase the coveted ticket to Magical Kenya 2023 and bragging rights. The four-day five-round knockout tournament, has attracted a total of 84 players boasting handicap index of 10.8 and better. The field […]
Sweden’s Linn Grant made history on Sunday when she became the first female winner of a European men’s tour event with a nine-shot triumph at the Scandinavian Mixed. The tournament, featuring men from the DP World Tour circuit and women from the Ladies European Tour (LET) all playing the same course, saw the 22-year-old Swede […]
The US PGA Tour has slapped a ban on players who are competing in the rebel Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The richest tournament in the sport’s history — with a purse of $25 million — got under way yesterday in London after a trumpet fanfare. But the action was quickly overshadowed by a PGA Tour […]
Multiple major winners Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas declared the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series “a shame” and “a bummer” for fracturing the sport at its peak. Along with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, the pair spoke at the US PGA Tour’s Canadian Open, which starts today in competition with the LIV Golf’s debut event outside London. […]
A field of 48 golfers will play at this week’s inaugural LIV Golf Invitational series that will tee off in London. The stars at the breakaway tournament include Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer. There are eight events in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational […]
Phil Mickelson has confirmed that he has signed to play in the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, saying he also plans to play major events, including next week’s US Open. The six-time major winner will be in the field of 48 at the controversial new tour’s inaugural event in London this week. “I am […]
