As preparations continue for the return of the PGA Tour next month in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, things have been...Continue Reading
Bryson DeChambeau’s wish for a repeat win in Dubai disappears with four-bogey finish
Long, thick rough is one thing. Overly narrow fairways is another. Firm, fast greens is a third. But throw in a strong wind and (briefly) rain to the mix and golf canContinue Reading
Matt Jones survives adventure on the 18th hole to win the Australian Open
He did it the hard way, but Matt Jones got it done. Just. Continue Reading
Tyrrell Hatton wins Turkish Airlines Open in six-man playoff that finished under floodlights
For the first time on the European Tour since the 2003 Alfred Dunhill Championship, there were six starters in a sudden-death—and ultimately floodlit—playoff...Continue Reading
Eddie Pepperell DQ’d from Turkish Airlines Open after running out of golf balls mid-round
Tiger Woods almost did it during the 2000 U.S. Open. And now Eddie Pepperell has actually done it in the Turkish Airlines Open.Continue Reading
Robert Rock is having newfound success on the European Tour—as a swing instructor
Robert Rock isn’t part of the 75-player field at the $7 million Turkish Airlines Open, the sixth of eight Rolex Series events on this season’s European Tour.Continue Reading
Frustration with European Tour setups has Rory McIlroy eyeing a PGA Tour-centric schedule again in 2020
In the wake of his T-26 finish in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Rory McIlroy had some stern words for the European Tour...Continue Reading
French rookie Victor Perez grabs maiden European Tour win at the Alfred Dunhill Links
The Road Hole. On the Old Course at St. Andrews, winning and losing so often comes down to the penultimate test on golf’s most famous venue.Continue Reading
A pair of clutch birdie putts helps Paul Casey win for the first time in nearly five years on the European Tour
Experience doesn’t win golf tournaments all by its lonesome, but it can make winning golf tournaments more manageable. Although his last came in 2014, Paul Casey had 13 victories on the European Tour...Continue Reading
Tom Phillips unveils plan for his first 100 days as the European Tour’s new Middle East chief
Meet the 45-year-old Englishman at the helm of the European Tour’s Middle East division.Continue Reading
Bernd Wiesberger wins Scottish Open in a playoff, his second victory in last two months
Before a wrist injury incurred just after the Volvo China Open in late April brought his 2018 season to a premature end, there were those who saw Bernd Wiesberger as a...Continue Reading
Andrea Pavan outlasts Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff to win the BMW International Open
The closing hole on the Golfclub Munchen Eichenreid course is a 568-yard par 5 that doglegs sharply right-to-left around a water hazard. As such it is not a hole that suits Andrea Pavan.Continue Reading
Former amateur standout Jorge Campillo finally wins first European Tour title after nearly eight years and 17 top-five finishes
Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images By John Huggan He flopped rather than flew over the finish line, but maybe that was to be expected. After 17 top-five finishes since 2011 and nine in the last two seasons alone—including T-2s and a third in his last four starts—Jorge Campillo’s maiden victory on the ...Continue Reading
Stephen Gallacher becomes the European Tour’s latest feel-good winner with his victory at the Hero Indian Open
Stephen Gallacher of Scotland poses with the trophy after he wins the final round on day four of the Hero Indian Open at the DLF Golf & Country Club on March 31, 2019, in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) By John Huggan At the end of an ...Continue Reading
Watch how this European Tour pro recovers after some horribly timed thunder hits in the middle of his swing
Nacho Elvira reacts after a thunderclap distracts him from playing his third shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2019 Maybank Championship. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) By Ryan Herrington A lot of people talk about the Golf Gods and the cruel and peculiar ways they wreak havoc, ...Continue Reading
Euro Tour veteran Scott Hend hangs on through thunderstorm, playoff to grab first title since 2016
Scott Hend celebrates on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2019 Maybank Championship. (Allsport Co.) By John Huggan He had to wait to claim the title at the Maybank Championship. Twice actually. But, in the end, it was worth it for Scott Hend. First, after a one-hour, ...Continue Reading
European Tour pro purposely plays shot off grandstands behind the green, setting up easy par
By Christopher Powers Tournament golf is hard enough as it is, which is why you’ll often see tour pros try just about anything to gain even the slightest advantage. Usually, it’s by using the rules in their favour, but in the case of Australia’s Scott Hend on Saturday at the ...Continue Reading
Manessero and Siem ‘all-aboard’ for Al Mouj Golf’s second staging of the Oman Open
Players will be doing everything possible to avoid the Gulf of Oman during this week’s Oman Open at Al Mouj Golf but the lure of one of the European Tour’s most picturesque water hazards has proven irresistible for Matteo Manassero and Marcel Siem.Continue Reading
