Monthly Archives: May 2020

All European Tour tournaments from July until December will also be part of the Tour’s new ‘Golf for Good’ initiative, a narrative which will underpin the season and one which aims to give back in three key areas:   Supporting … Continue reading →

Keith Pelley, Chief Executive of the European Tour,  has announced the re-start of tournaments by unveiling the first part, a six week UK swing which begins with the Betfred British Masters at Close House on July 22. This is followed … Continue reading →

Turner Broadcasting has announced that Sunday’s charity match between Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning v Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady which raised $20 million for Covid 19 relief charities was the most watched golf event in cable TV history, across … Continue reading →

Gareth Bale has hit back at criticism from Real Madrid fans who object to the amount of golf he plays. When Wales qualified for the now postponed Euro 2020 competition he tweeted “Wales, golf, Madrid in that order”. “I don’t … Continue reading →

European Tour today issued these photographs which they say were taken at a tournament played on ice in Norway, but it looks like the Drambuie World Ice Golf Championship which has been played since 1999 in Greenland. This was hosted … Continue reading →

In an interview with BBC Northern Ireland this morning Rory McIlroy was clear. It will be the right call to push the Ryder Cup back and his hunch was that it will be. He said that the event without the … Continue reading →

  We choose our words carefully in these difficult times. So I choose the word “deflated” to describe how I felt when I found out the news that Golf World and Today’s Golfer have both been shut down by Bauer … Continue reading →

So I’ve now seen the recording of The Match 2 and expected to scroll through the tiresome bits. But instead I was riveted. This was quite a triumph, not least because the event has raised over $20 million for the … Continue reading →

The fancy golf carts that (from left) Tiger, Peyton Manning, Phil and Tom Brady will be driving themselves without caddies. These will be auctioned for funds for the four charities being played for today after the event. In torrential rain … Continue reading →

Lee Westwood, Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott have already said that they won’t be re-joining the PGA Tour when it resumes tournament play on June 11. But on Friday the US Homeland Security Department issued an order making it easier … Continue reading →