Phil Mickelson and Tony Finau have added yet more big-name pulling power to the 2nd Saudi International, again ensuring the Jan.30-to Feb. 2 European Tour stop boasts the highest-profile field of the three early-season Desert Swing events.Continue Reading
Sharp play, lucky breaks help Tommy Fleetwood win first European Tour title in 22 months
Expectations have only grown for Tommy Fleetwood since he began asserting himself as one of the European Tour’s rising stars in 2017, with no one holding the 28-year-old Englishman to a higher standard than the man himself. Continue Reading
Major power added to Saudi International field
Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson and Shane Lowry have added yet more major championship firepower to the rollcall of stars set to tee it up in the 2020 Saudi International.Continue Reading
Birdie machine Sharma focused on making it Race to Dubai finale
Driven by his intense desire to be part of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, India’s Shubhankar Sharma is making an incredible, birdie-laced charge up the Race to Dubai standings.Continue Reading
Schwab impresses Ryder Cup captain en-route to first round lead in Turkey
Matthias Schwab refused to get drawn into a Ryder Cup conversation after being paired with captain Padraig Harrington and outscoring the three-time major championship by 10 shots to take the opening round honours at the Turkish Airlines Open. Continue Reading
Former champ, two major winners and a Ryder Cupper to further test DeChambeau at 2020 Desert Classic
A former champion, a former world No.1 with even more to prove, a popular major champion and another in waiting are the latest names set to make Bryson DeChambeau’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic title defence even trickier.Continue Reading
Rose eyes historic hat-trick in Turkey, steps back criticism of global golf’s condensed schedule
Justin Rose is excited about the possibility of joining the select club of Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam and Colin Montgomerie as the only players to have won the same tournament three times in succession but is unsure where the achievement would rank in his illustrious career.Continue Reading
Lowry eyes Race to Dubai title, rest and then UAE return to defend in Abu Dhabi
Open champion Shane Lowry has turned down several invitations to play tournaments after the DP World Tour Championship and will take a break of almost two months to recharge before returning to the UAE to defend his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship crown.Continue Reading
Steven Brown, playing to prepare for tour school, surprisingly wins the Portugal Masters
The last regular-season event on the European Tour is one invariably filled with tales of tour cards lost and found. And the 2019 Portugal Masters did not disappoint.Continue Reading
Bernd Wiesberger adds a victory in the Italian Open to a remarkable comeback season
Bernd Wiesberger’s comeback from wrist surgery had already qualified as a success, but in the wake of his victory in the Italian Open he could add remarkable to its description.Continue Reading
Thomas Pieters makes statement by flying through his round in less than two hours
Earlier this year, the European Tour announced a plan to combat the slow play. On Sunday, Thomas Pieters made his own statement.Continue Reading
The sound of this driver off the deck from Robert Macintyre might be too pure
It’s been said before and we’ll say it again--the sound quality on the European Tour broadcasts is second to none.Continue Reading
Spaniard Jon Rahm dominates in winning his national championship for the second straight year
When Jon Rahm starts winning national titles, he just doesn’t know when to stop.Continue Reading
Danny Willett changes the public’s perception of him—again—with convincing BMW PGA Championship win
The road to restoration has been both long and arduous for Danny Willett. Continue Reading
Jon Rahm and Danny Willett widen their lead over the BMW PGA Championship field
It was a case of “as you were” at the top of the leader board after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Continue Reading
Wentworth presents ‘superior test’ after PGA date change
Few courses on the European Tour have a longer and richer history than the West Course at Wentworth.Continue Reading
Sergio Garcia accomplishes a personal best on the European Tour with his KLM Open win
Good news has been hard to come by for Sergio Garcia in 2019. Until Sunday that was. Continue Reading
Sebastian Soderberg beats Rory McIlroy as part of wild five-man playoff at the European Masters
They made for an unlikely quintet—World Rankings of 2, 287, 300, 513 and 735—but it was that sort of day “up the mountain” in the final round of the Omega European Masters.Continue Reading