Given what had gone before, the ultimate (anti) climax of this Scottish Open was perhaps inevitable.Continue Reading
Ian Poulter calls Scottish Open weather the worst in his career, and that’s saying something
It’s like this, folks. Always has been, always will be. If you’re going to venture out onto a Scottish...Continue Reading
Every golfer can learn from Tommy Fleetwood’s attitude and play in brutal Scottish Open conditions
It was, amidst much doom, gloom and precipitation, a thing of beauty. Hitting shots the old-fashioned way...Continue Reading
Tour pros give Miguel Angel Jimenez a fantastic 18th-green salute for breaking the European Tour’s appearance record
Just about the only thing missing from the appropriately sun-kissed scene was a celebratory cigar in the mouth...Continue Reading
With son on bag, former U.S. Open champ Michael Campbell savouring rare chance to compete
Chances are, Michael Campbell isn’t going to win this week’s British Masters. Despite shooting an opening...Continue Reading
You have to see the putt that caused a Euro Tour pro to make this face
Any golfer who has ever struck a putt too hard has the same, immediate reaction: “hit a house!” Translation?Continue Reading
European Tour preparing restart plans, which include ‘robust’ testing, freezing member status and scrapping Q school
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
