Former world No.1 Dustin Johnson is one of 42 players who have been named in the field for the opening event of the LIV Golf Invitational Series which tees off at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire on June 9. Johnson is the biggest previously unreported name in the field, which also includes Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia, Kevin Na, Talor Gooch, Martin Kaymer, Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace. Phil Mickelson is a notable absentee from the list of […]
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Henrik Stenson has named Italy’s Edoardo Molinari as his second vice captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup which will be played at Marco Simone G&CC in Rome next September. Molinari, alongside his brother Francesco, was part of the victorious European team in the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. He has also won three European Tour titles and has made 356 appearances on that tour to date. The 41-year-old is Stenson’s second Vice Captain’s appointment, following the announcement earlier this […]
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Justin Thomas staged a record-equalling major fightback before beating Will Zalatoris in a play-off to win the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Thomas trailed by seven shots at the start of the final round, with six players in front of him, but posted a three-under 67 to set the clubhouse lead at five under. Chile’s Mito Pereira looked set to win his first major title when he stood on the 18th tee with a one-shot lead, but he suffered […]
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South Africa’s Christiaan Maas conquered a golf course he once thought was ‘impossible’ to win the Brabazon Trophy by five shots from Essex’s Arron Edwards-Hill. When the 18-year-old first clapped eyes on Saunton Golf Club and played a practice round in driving rain and howling wind, he thought he’d struggle to make an impact in his first major event on English soil. Fast forward four days and after racking up 25 birdies in 72 holes, the young golfer from Pretoria […]
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A trio of Britain’s leading women golfers have been confirmed for the Aramco Team Series London, which is taking place at Centurion Club from June 16-18. Georgia Hall, Charley Hull and Bronte Law, all part of victorious Solheim Cup campaigns in recent years, will headline the $1m Aramco-backed team and individual event that returns to London for a second successive year on the Ladies European Tour. Last year’s debut event saw some of the biggest names in women’s golf compete, […]
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