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
China’s Haotong Li hit with penalty for violating new rule prohibiting caddie lining up players
In the new Rules of Golf implemented this month, officials from the USGA and R&A decided to prohibit caddies from standing behind players as they’re preparing to hit a shot or when they take their swings.Continue Reading
Watch John Senden’s driver snap MID-swing, cause him to whiff on tee shot at Australian PGA Championship
John Senden’s driver snapped mid-swing during the opening round of the Australian PGA Championship on Thursday causing him to whiff on a tee shot...Continue Reading
The finish wasn’t pretty, but Justin Rose defends his title at the Turkish Airlines Open and returns to World No. 1
There was more than a little bit of stumbling and fumbling along the way, but Justin Rose eventually claimed the Turkish Airlines Open title in a playoff with Li Haotong.Continue Reading
European Tour chief talks schedule, perceptions and a Ryder Cup opening ceremony at the Colosseum in Rome
It wasn’t the most formal session of his administrative career. Nor was it, at least initially, the most comfortable...Continue Reading
Long on confidence and ambition, Matt Wallace feels he’s just getting started
He’s enjoyed a meteoric rise, but has no interest in stopping now.Continue Reading
What’s the same, and what’s different, about the new 2018-’19 European Tour schedule
The number of events remains the same—47—but the European Tour’s “Race to Dubai” in 2018-’19 will change shape more than a bit as officials revealed their new schedule on Monday. Continue Reading
European Tour’s regular-season finale extends into Monday in Spain, with futures of several veteran players unclear
Five days but only three rounds, that is going to be the story of the Andelucia Valderrama Masters.Continue Reading
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño just made the up-and-down of the year — through a tree
There are no easy pitches when you’re faced with 30 yards from the rough and only have about 15 feet of green to the hole.Continue Reading
Eddie Pepperell learns winning ugly is still winning as he happily takes the British Masters title
In addition being Pepperell’s second win of 2018, it was also his sixth top-10 finish in his last nine starts as he makes his dark-horse bid to claim the Race to Dubai title. Continue Reading
