Written by Michael Catling on Friday, 15 September 2023
DP World Tour star Adrian Meronk missed out on a spot in Europe’s Ryder Cup team for Rome, but he’d still choose holing the winning putt in a future event over winning a Major. We caught up with the Polish star and three-time DP World Tour winner for our ‘Bare My Soul’ feature, discussing everything from playing with Tiger Woods...
Written by Chris Jones on Monday, 18 September 2023
Ryan Fox, one of the biggest hitters in golf, was sensational off the tee in winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, and now he’s sharing his best tips for more distance with you. Fox won the biggest title of his golf career at the 2023 BMW PGA, seeing off a stellar field that included all of Team Europe’s Ryder Cup...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday, 21 September 2023
Settling quietly into life as a professional was never on Ludvig Aberg’s agenda. But who exactly is the Swedish golf sensation, and what do you need to know about him? All the key facts about European golf sensation Ludvig Aberg… 1. First things first, Ludvig’s surname is perhaps not as obvious to pronounce as you might expect (unless you are a...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday, 5 April 2024
A decade on from winning the Masters for a second time, Bubba Watson is happy, healthy and hungry for success again after being inspired by Phil Mickelson. Gerry Lester ‘Bubba’ Watson Jnr is sitting at his home in Bagdad, Florida, perusing the many mementos and trophies which sit proudly behind his desk. He directs our eyes towards the Masters trophy and a...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 15 April 2024
The Full Monty: Colin Montgomerie on his former agent Guy Kinnings succeeding Keith Pelley, being heckled by fans in America, and why his Ryder Cup captaincy was such a ‘nightmare’ Colin Montgomerie is speaking from his home in Berkshire, trying to tear himself away from the golf on TV. The Scot isn’t commentating today, but switching off doesn’t come easily for...
Written by James Hogg on Monday, 22 April 2024
Nelly Korda is the most in-form player on the planet but back-to-back 73s on the weekend at the Cognizant Founders Cup ended her hopes of breaking the record for the most consecutive victories on the LPGA Tour Following victory at the 2024 Chevron Championship, Nelly Korda joined illustrious company as only the third golfer in the history of the LPGA...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday, 22 April 2024
There is no denying Scottie Scheffler’s superiority, but keeping his pedal to the metal is key to filling up the Major swag bag and joining golf’s top table. Can you have too much green in your wardrobe? Probably not if it’s of the Augusta shade. A splash of red wouldn’t go a miss though. Dwelling on a second Masters title in three...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday, 29 November 2023
The 47-year-old club pro on upstaging Brooks Koepka at the PGA Championship, rubbing shoulders with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Max Verstappen, and why his short game is among the best in the world. Michael Block didn’t win the PGA Championship last May, but it sure did feel like it after he was paraded as the people’s champion at Oak Hill. By...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday, 23 November 2023
We traveled to Manchester, England to find out how YouTube star Rick Shiels has gone from an amateur dramatics lover to one of the most successful men in golf… and why he owes a lot to a whiteboard. When a young Rick Shiels gave a sterling performance as an unlikeable bully in a school rendition of The Secret Diary of Adrian...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday, 25 April 2024
Teenage sensation Kris Kim took a GCSE revision break to put his game to the test against the world’s best, and with three rounds under par – it held up pretty well! And who would have blamed Kim for being just a little overawed at the occasion, competing in the same field as Major winners Jason Day and Jordan Spieth? It...
Written by Rob McGarr and Rob Jerram on Wednesday, 15 May 2024
With the PGA Championship returning to Valhalla and marking 10 years since Rory McIlroy’s last Major win, all the talk is about whether the Northern Irishman can break that decade-long duck. It’s 10 years since Rory McIlroy last won a Major. This week’s PGA Championship is at Valhalla, the home of McIlroy’s last Major triumph in 2014. He’s in red-hot...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday, 23 May 2024
Teenage sensation Kris Kim gets another chance to mix it with the big boys when he tees it up for the British Masters later this summer. Earlier in May, the 16-year-old from Surrey put down his GCSE revision books for a week and nipped over to Texas, taking up an invitation to compete at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on the...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday, 25 July 2024
Viktor Hovland has achieved more in five years on tour than most players manage in a lifetime. Now, as he bids to recapture the form that saw him win three times last summer, the J.Lindeberg ambassador reveals the reasons behind his coaching changes, and why he needed a Las Vegas reunion to get his confidence back. Viktor Hovland has come a...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday, 26 July 2024
Exclusive: World Golf Hall of Famer Padraig Harrington on Tiger’s challenge, the golf book that transformed his career, and why he genuinely believes everyone is capable of playing to a single-figure handicap For 13 magical months in the late 2000s, Padraig Harrington mastered golf. Between July 2007 and August 2008, he won an Open Championship hitting a draw, defended it the...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Here’s everything you need to know about LET and LPGA tour player, Solheim Cup star and MBE, Georgia Hall. Georgia Hall is a big name in the world of women’s golf, especially in England. Born on April 12, 1996, in Bournemouth, Dorset, Hall has become one of the sport’s biggest stars. She’s known not just for her talent, but also for...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday, 13 September 2024
In an exclusive interview, Major-winner Matt Fitzpatrick sat down with Michael Catling to discuss his game, life in Florida, excitement for the upcoming TGL, and reveals his lowest handicap ever. The 2022 US Open winner has returned to action on the DP World Tour in recent weeks after narrowly missing out on securing a place in the FedEx Cup Tour Championship,...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 16 September 2024
After reaching a crossroads in his career, Thomas Pieters moved to LIV to be a better father. Now he wants to prove he’s still the golfer everyone thought he could be… When Thomas Pieters flew off to play in the Masters last April, he made a point of inviting his parents, girlfriend and kids just in case he never goes back.
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 11 November 2024
Peter Malnati is the voice of reason the PGA Tour needs right now. In this exclusive interview, he sounds off about LIV’s “irrational” business model, his unforeseen role as PGA Tour Player Director, and why he wanted out after meeting PIF Governor Yasir-Al Rumayyan for the first time. On a balmy afternoon ahead of the BMW PGA Championship, PGA Tour star...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 11 November 2024
In a fascinating interview, Soren Kjeldsen tells all about his struggles off the tee, the support he received from a Ryder Cup star, and why he’s walking away from the DP World Tour as the third-highest appearance maker of all time All good things must come to an end. After 27 years and 712 appearances on the DP World Tour, Soren...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 13 November 2023
Welcome to The 100 Most Influential People in Golf 2022, a ranking of the men and women who made the biggest difference to the game in 2022… Check out the updated list of The Most Influential People in Golf 2023 Influence Noun; The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself. According to...