Rory MclIroy has signed a multi-year extension to his contract to play with TaylorMade equipment. The 32-year-old Northern Irishman has been a TaylorMade staff player since 2017, during which time he has won seven PGA Tour titles and the 2019 FedEx Cup. Speaking about the new deal, the financial details of which were not disclosed, McIlroy said: “Over the last several years I have had the chance to work with the best equipment company in golf. Today I am excited […]
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It’s not long now until the second major of the golf calendar year, the PGA Championship, will get underway. The players will head to Oklahoma from May 19-22 and the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, which hosted the PGA in 2005 as well as the US Open in 2001 and the US Amateur eight years after that. Leading the way will be the world number one Scottie Scheffler and his nearest rival in the OWGR, Jon Rahm, who has […]
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With 36 holes of championship golf and a stylish five-star hotel, Sir Rocco’s Forte’s Verdura Resort has single-handedly put Sicily on the golfing map Words by Matt Nicholson When someone with the reputation in the hospitality world as Sir Rocco Forte decides that he wants to build a golf resort, you know it’s going to be good. That is exactly what happened around the start of the new millennium when, after an exhaustive search, the world-famous hotelier found what he […]
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Buckinghamshire’s John Gough’s continued his stunning run of victories in top amateur events with a dramatic triumph in the Lytham Trophy. The 23-year-old England men’s squad player took the prestigious title by a single shot from 15-year-old Scot Connor Graham after closing the 72-hole stroke play event with a round of 70 for a winning total of level par. Kent’s Ben Quinney third with a closing total of +3. For Gough, the latest piece of silverware will sit alongside the English […]
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Jon Rahm secured his first victory of the season, and his first title since winning the US last summer, with one-shot victory at the inaugural Mexico Open held at the Vidanta Vallarta resort. The 27-year-old Spaniard was pushed to the wire to end his dry spell, surviving a late flurry from American pair Brandon Wu and Tony Finau to take the victory. The world No. 2 arrived in Mexico as the overwhelming favourite and he lived up to his star billing […]
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