Many of America’s finest golfers struggled to come to terms with the blustery conditions at last week’s Open Championship so they may be grateful to return home. The name may not suggest a comfortable four days, but TPC Southwind should provide a more benign backdrop for the newly-named St Jude Invitational.
There are plenty of challengers from more …
The 148th British Open Championship makes a welcome return to Northern Ireland this year as Royal Portrush plays host for the first time since 1951.
Players warmed up on both sides of the Atlantic last week but with no big-name winners in either the Scottish Open or the John Deere Classic, assessing form is tough as we go into Thursday’s more …
Following the introduction of the Rocket Mortgage Classic last week, the PGA Tour now has another new tournament in the shape of the 3M Open. At least, it has technically been declared as a new event although it’s more of a rebranding to take over from the 3M Championship which was contested by the seniors and ran from 1993 to 2018.
This is at the same venue, TPC Twin Cities, with a more …
This week we have a brand new event on the Tour as the Rocket Mortgage Classic steps in to fill the gap left by the Quicken Loans National. It’s a new venue so this isn’t just a renaming and we therefore have a clean slate as we arrive at the Detroit Golf Club.
Last week saw us more …
Following the conclusion of the third Major of 2019, the PGA Tour now heads to TPC at River Highlands for this year’s edition of the Travelers Championship. There are some notable absentees as you might expect but we still have a strong field heading to Cromwell in Connecticut.
The US Open saw us take a more …
The fourth major of the season, The US Open 2019 goes off at Pebble Beach on Thursday and, almost without exception, we have the world’s best players assembling ahead of the first tee time.
Among those to watch are World Number one and defending champion Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy. The latter produced a more …
The PGA Tour crosses the border on Thursday for the 2019 edition of the Canadian Open. It is one of the most historic events on the golf circuit, dating back to 1904, and with just one week to go before the third Major of the season, we have a strong field looking for form.
Dustin Johnson is the reigning champion but more …
The new scheduling for the Majors means there is a strong field descending on Dublin, Ohio for this week’s PGA Tour event. The Memorial Tournament was established in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus and is held in the familiar surroundings of his stunning Muirfield Village course.
Attending this week is the more …
Previously known as the Fort Worth Invitational, this golf tournament returns in 2019 with a new sponsor and new name, the Charles Schwab Challenge.
This event usually attracts a strong field but with the rescheduling of the US PGA, there are some notable absentees for 2019. At the head of the Charles Schwab Challenge outright betting, we are more …
Traditionally it has been the fourth and final Major of the year but for 2019, the PGA Championship follows hot on the heels of the US Masters. It has been switched from Labor Day to Memorial Day and it means we have a packed schedule in terms of the big four tournaments this season.
Brooks Koepka is the more …
We are just one week away from the second Major of 2019 so we can look forward to a stronger field than usual at the AT&T Byron Nelson. The event dates back to 1944 when it began life as the Texas Victory Open and it’s been a regular feature on the Tour ever since.
Last year saw a change of more …
The rescheduling of this season’s Majors means that we have a busier period than usual this month. The PGA Championship is brought forward to May and the world’s top golfers will continue to warm up this week at the Wells Fargo Championship.
The event always tends to draw a strong field but with the PGA tournament just two weeks away, picking a more …
The Zurich Classic has been on the calendar since 1938. After nearly 80 years as a solo tournament, this was changed to a team event in 2017 in order to stir some post-Masters interest and it has largely been a success.
Four teams of two play alternating foursomes and fourballs across the tournament and, while the more …
The RBC Heritage does well to retain a fair percentage of the world’s best golfers after last week’s Masters. It celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019 and is therefore one of the more established and respected events on Tour.
There is no Tiger as you might expect but we have a strong declaration led by Dustin Johnson who shoots straight to more …
The wait is almost over and on Thursday, the world’s best golfers will be teeing it up once again down in Augusta. The 83rd edition of The US Masters is almost underway and it is our task to try to pick some winners from what will be an exceptional field for this 2019 renewal.
Corey Connors was our more …
We shake things up a little this week with the first big matchplay event of the year. There’s just two weeks to go until the US Masters so we have a strong field heading down to the Austin Country Club in Texas for the WGC Matchplay, won last year by Bubba Watson.
The Valspar Championship was a more …
After the excitement at golf’s ‘fifth major’ we come down to earth a little this week with the 20th edition of the Valspar Championship. TPC Sawgrass provided its usual drama with the 17th ending the hopes of many before Rory McIlroy came through to win by one stroke from Jim Furyk.
In 2018, Tiger Woods threatened to take out the more …
A handful of tournaments might lay claim to being the fifth Major of the year but for most of us, that unofficial title goes to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The action is back at this iconic course as the season builds with the Masters getting even closer.
As you would expect, this is one of more …
There was plenty of drama at the weekend as the Honda Classic went right down the wire. At one point there was the prospect of a multiple playoff between at least six players before Keith Mitchell edged it by one stroke.
Our tip for the win, Brooks Koepka, gave us a good run for our money as he came in tied for second with more …
We enjoyed some drama at last week’s WGC Mexico and from a betting point of view, it was interesting to note that two of the biggest favorites came to the fore. Dustin Johnson eventually eased home ahead of Rory McIlroy so there were no shocks down Mexico way.
We took a return ourselves with more …
You can almost sense the Masters approaching as we come to the first World Golf Championship of the year. The WGC Mexico 2019 is the tournament this week and it has naturally attracted most of the game’s best players.
JB Holmes’ methodical style of play earned him the Genesis Open title on Sunday and a jump of 58 places in more …
One of the oldest tournaments on the west of the Atlantic goes off on Thursday as the historic Genesis Open returns to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. First held in 1926, the roll call of winners includes some of the greats of the game and the event tends to see fewer absentees from the World’s top 10 players.
Tiger Woods is here along with more …
The appearance of 156 amateur golfers adds some entertainment to the Pebble Beach Pro-Am but it can also be a distraction for serious golf fans. However, this is a historic tournament, steeped in tradition set by the likes of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and somehow, the Tour just wouldn’t be the same without it.
Rickie Fowler held on to more …
As the last tournament of January approaches, we are just starting to get a feel for the build up to the first Major of 2019. The Masters may be several weeks away but some of the bigger names are back to contest the Phoenix Open this week.
Last week’s winner and current World Number One Justin Rose may be sitting this one out but there is more …
The PGA Tour is building in its intensity and the fields are getting stronger as the New Year moves on. This week, the action is at the famous Torrey Pines venue in California for the Farmers Open and a tournament that has been on the calendar since 1952.
Last weekend, we took a return on Canada’s Adam Hadwin who tied for second on Sunday so let’s see if more …
