Inside the ‘Axis of Eagle’: How Trump and the Saudis teamed up to tip golf into chaos
Donald Trump’s Doral course in Miami will host the grand $50million finale of the Saudi rebel series, almost certainly ending any lingering chance of the Open Championship…
Exclusive: Golf’s main Tours braced for multiple requests to play in Saudi’s £19m rebel tournament
The PGA and DP World Tours are ready for a raft of requests in the forthcoming days from players looking to play in next month’s opening Saudi…
Exclusive: Saudi golf chiefs to reveal ‘marquee names’ for $225m rebel tour
The Saudi-backed rebel golf circuit is poised to reveal the “marquee names” who have signed up to the $225m tour. Greg Norman, the two-time major champion who…
Greg Norman exclusive: ‘Being shunned by golf stings but the Saudi project is worth it’
If Greg Norman was in any doubt concerning his new pariah standing in golf’s corridors of power then it was confirmed at last week’s Masters. “I normally…
Ko Jin-young out to confirm Tiger Woods-like dominance with win at Chevron Championship
Ko won this tournament, formerly known as the ANA Inspiration, in 2019 and later that year as the established figure at the top of the rankings, lifted…
Ko Jin-young leaves herself with mountain to climb after opening round at Chevron Championship
Ko Jin-young’s extraordinary run is over and it happened to end in the arena where she feared the brakes might slam most of all. After 34 consecutive…
Jin Young Ko out to confirm Tiger Woods-like dominance with win at Chevron Championship
Ko won this tournament, formerly known as the ANA Inspiration, in 2019 and later that year as the established figure at the top of the rankings, lifted…
Scottie Scheffler’s stunning run continues as he beats Kevin Kisner to win Match Play and top world rankings
Scottie Scheffler, world No 1. As odd as that sentence might sound to the uninitiated, to those who have watched the 25-year-old in the last six weeks…
Richard Bland’s Masters dream on ice after WGC Match Play loss to Dustin Johnson
There is one last chance for Richard Bland to qualify for Augusta and so become the oldest-ever professional debutant at the Masters. But as his brave run…
Richard Bland one hurdle away from Masters qualification – a win against Dustin Johnson
“It’s 18 holes and if I play the way I know I can play then he’s got a game on his hands,” Bland said. “I beat Lee…
Lee Westwood stands between former junior team-mate Richard Bland and his Masters dream
Lee Westwood first played with Richard Bland in the English Boys team more than 30 years ago, when they were too young to drive, never mind too…
Richard Bland’s Masters dream hit by Bryson DeChambeau rules controversy at World Match Play
It would not be Bryson DeChambeau on a golf course making his return from a ping pong injury, unless there was a controversy. In the opening day…
Richard Bland eyeing ‘dream’ Masters qualification – but Bryson DeChambeau stands in his way
Considering the fact that Richard Bland scolded Bryson DeChambeau on social media for his failure to shout “fore!” there might be an interesting atmosphere when the pair…
Exclusive: Saudi Super Golf League to launch £300m series, starting with game’s richest tournament in UK
The Saudi Super Golf League will stun the world of golf by launching their breakaway circuit in England in June when staging the richest tournament ever held….
‘The ball is in his court’: Phil Mickelson must address PGA Tour criticism before he can resume playing
The PGA Tour has told Phil Mickelson he must speak to commissioner Jay Monahan before he resumes his garlanded career on the circuit – but he has…
‘Bifurcation’ is the only solution to golf’s distance row – pros and hackers play a different game
The romanticists see the rolled-back ball as the key to a return to the eras when shot-making was an art, when the spectacle was not so one-dimensional,…
‘Bifurcation’ is only solution to golf’s distance row – pros and hackers play a different game regardless
The romanticists see the rolled-back ball as the key to a return to the eras when shot-making was an art, when the spectacle was not so one-dimensional,…
Phil Mickelson backlash continues as Callaway join sponsor exodus over Saudi Golf League blunder
First goes the reputation, then follows the recompense. If Phil Mickelson was in any doubt about the validity of the primary rule of endorsement, then it has…
Greg Norman delivers stern response to PGA Tour over Super Golf League: ‘This is certainly not the end’
Greg Norman has hit back at the PGA Tour’s apparent victory over Saudi Arabia and its proposed Super Golf League, telling commissioner Jay Monahan he is legally…
Golf fans should enjoy the glow of victory but spectre of Saudi Super League lingers
In The Sopranos episode, The Knight In White Satin Armor, Tony Soprano slumps exhausted on his sofa after a particularly trying day that had seen him compelled…
How the Saudi Super Golf League fell apart – thanks to a £300m PGA Tour incentive
But now, with the world’s top 10 all committed to the status quo and with DeChambeau, the world No 12 and the most fascinating young player, finally…
Phil Mickelson faces threat of PGA Tour ban over help to ‘set up’ Saudi Super Golf League
Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour’s commissioner, will use Tuesday’s mandatory players’ meeting to emphasise that any pro signing with the Super Golf League will face a lifetime…
Rebel Saudi circuit assures players that lawyers will overturn any PGA Tour bans
Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour’s commissioner, will use Tuesday’s mandatory players’ meeting to emphasise that any pro signing with the Super Golf League will face a lifetime…
Oakland Hills fire: Clubhouse at Ryder Cup and major venue ablaze
Originally founded in 1916, Oakland Hills has played a significant role in the history of golf in the United States. Construction started in 2017 after two Ford…
There is a place for beery boisterousness in golf – just not in Britain
All of which may be true. And no doubt organisers of the Waste Management Open will be congratulating themselves for having gone viral over Super Bowl weekend…