Golf

New Masters champion Dustin Johnson will not be playing this week after his five-shot victory at Augusta, as the PGA Tour stays in Georgia for the RSM Classic at Sea Island. Masters runner-up Sungjae Im, 18/1, will be among the field who will take on the Seaside Course, which is a man-made links affair and […]

The European Tour took a back seat last week as golf’s elite headed to Augusta for the delayed Masters, but the chase is now on for a place at the Tour Championship next month and the quest heads south this week. Three of the remaining four tournaments will be in South Africa, starting with the […]

This week Dustin Johnson tees up for the first time since finishing sixth in the US Open at the end of September, the world number one returning to action after a health scare. Johnson withdrew from the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek after testing positive for Covid-19, then he was unable to take his place […]

Thomas Detry is widely regarded as one of the best players on the European Tour, but the gifted Belgian is still waiting for his maiden victory and he tees up in this week’s Cyprus Showdown getting increasingly desperate for a breakthrough. Detry had another chance in last week’s Cyprus Open, but a seven at the […]

Andy Sullivan ended a long winning drought in the middle of August and, as a result, the Midlander gets top billing in the betting for this week’s Cyprus Open. Sullivan, who won three times on the European Tour in 2015 and went on to play for Europe in the Ryder Cup, spent a while in […]

Matt Wallace has been a European Tour favourite for the best part of a fortnight and the Londoner will start this week’s Italian Open at the head of the betting, with 9/1 his price for the Brescia gathering. The 30-year-old was at slightly bigger odds for last week’s Scottish Championship and shortened after rounds one, […]

The golfing world was rocked on Tuesday when it was announced that the best player on the planet – Dustin Johnson – had tested positive for Covid-19 and would be unable to participate in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. Johnson Forced to Miss Out Unlike many of the PGA Tour competitors who have been […]

Bryson DeChambeau has established himself as one of the best and perhaps most controversial golfers in the world, but who exactly is the reigning US Open champion? Early Promise Pointed to Bright Future Born in California in 1993, DeChambeau showed signs of golfing promise from an early age and he earned a scholarship to the […]

Lee Westwood, winner of 25 European Tour titles and a member of ten Ryder Cup teams, appeared to be losing his love for the game when the circuit returned to action in July, but his entry into this week’s Scottish Championship suggests he is enjoying the sport again. Refreshed Westwood Rediscovering Form The Tour’s stringent […]

Next month’s Masters is doubtless the main focus of Bryson DeChambeau, but first golf’s latest Major champion has the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in his sights. The cocksure Californian is 7/1 favourite. DeChambeau won the Las Vegas event in 2018 and has form figures of 7-1-4 there from the last three years, so it […]

A strong continent of Englishmen sit towards the top of the betting, lead by Tommy Fleetwood, and one of their number appears to have hit top gear just in time to land the penultimate Rolex Series event. Fleetwood Bidding to Bounce Back From Scottish Open Setback A misbehaving putter cost Tommy Fleetwood victory in the […]

Tommy Fleetwood and Matthew Fitzpatrick typically make an impact when they tee up in regulation European Tour events and the dynamic English duo are being shown plenty of respect by the bookmaking community for this week’s Scottish Open. The Renaissance Club, East Lothian, which hosted the Scottish Open for the first time last year, again […]

Dallas-based Scottie Scheffler ended last season in style, with 22nd place in the Memorial, followed by 15th spot in the Memphis WGC, fourth in the US PGA Championship, fourth in The Northern Trust and 20th in the BMW Championship before scoring second-best of the 30 Tour Championship runners. Then Covid-19 reared its ugly head. The […]

The Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship is a low-key gathering in the Dominican Republic which may be ignored by casual golf fans in the aftermath of the US Open, but for the likes of Henrik Stenson and Branden Grace it is an important tournament. Stenson and Grace seeking revivals Stenson, Open champion in 2016, […]

Dustin Johnson picked up a massive cheque when he won the FedEx Cup at East Lake two weeks ago and the laidback South Carolina man is 15/2 favourite to claim Major glory at the US Open at Winged Foot Golf Club this week. Johnson Aiming to Improve Average Major Record While Johnson boasts an impressive […]

Phil Mickelson was disappointed when failing to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs, but the 50-year-old did not spend his time off sulking – he dropped in grade to the Champions Tour and romped to a comfortable four-shot victory. Mickelson Back on Main Circuit Hunting Birdies This week, the enigmatic left-hander returns to the PGA […]

Most of the best players in the world are resting up and conserving energy for next week’s US Open, but Tommy Fleetwood made a late decision to enter the Portugal Masters, immediately taking over as favourite for the low-key European Tour gathering. The tournament has been staged at the Dom Pedro Victoria Course, Vilamoura, since […]

The 30-runner Tour Championship has always signalled the end of the PGA Tour season, but last year the event changed significantly, with a new handicap system introduced. The leader in the FedEx Cup standings is immediately handed a ten-under-par score, so he effectively tees off on the first hole with ten birdies under his belt. […]