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Making the Australian Open great again
In part one of John Huggan's feature on the Australian Open, we analyse a tournament that had long been considered among the most prestigious non-major events in world golf, celebrated over the decades by legends the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. However, as the tournament grapples with declining interest from elite players, voices from within the elite golf community are calling for a resurgence, emphasising the need to restore the tournament to its former glory and significance on both the national and international stages.
26 Nov 2024
Garcia re-joins European Tour with Ryder Cup in sights
While America's golfers are reportedly in line to be paid for playing in the Ryder Cup one of Europe's veterans has just stumped up an estimated Stg 1million to be considered for their team.
19 Nov 2024
Ogilvy: "We cared more about the money-list than world ranking"
If there is one thing that I have never really cared about in my career it is my world ranking at any particular moment in time.
10 Oct 2023
No big LIV personalities helped Europe thrive
Rory McIlroy says not having the "big personalities" of LIV golfers Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter at the Ryder Cup allowed others to step into leadership roles and gave younger players room to grow at the tournament.
4 Oct 2023
LIV Golf stars will feel Ryder Cup absence: McIlroy
Rory McIlroy believes the Ryder Cup absence of Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood will be felt more keenly by the LIV rebels than it will by the European team in Rome.
28 Sep 2023
DP World Tour doles out more fines to LIV players
Equipped with a favourable court ruling, the DP World Tour have expanded its sanctions against players who competed in LIV Golf or Asian Tour events without permission over eight months.
12 May 2023
Sergio only LIV golfer not to pay fine: DP World Tour
Sergio Garcia is the lone golfer of the 17 who defected from the DP World Tour to LIV Golf in 2022 to not pay his fine by a court-required deadline.
5 May 2023
Ryder Cup captain Donald upset to lose LIV trio
Luke Donald is upset that he won't be able to call on the services of Europe's Ryder Cup shining lights Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia for the next edition in September.
5 May 2023
DP World Tour 'fully in bed' with PGA Tour: Westwood
Former World No.1 Lee Westwood has accused golf's DP World Tour of being "fully in bed" with the PGA Tour after announcing his resignation from the European circuit.
5 May 2023
Opinion: Exhibition isn’t a dirty word
It is hard to imagine LIV Golf’s debut in Australia this week in Adelaide could have gone better for Greg Norman and crew, with perhaps the exception of a Cam Smith victory at The Grange. And fewer questions on the source of the financing.
24 Apr 2023
DP World Tour reportedly win legal fight with LIV players
The DP World Tour will be able to sanction LIV players for competing in conflicting events without permission, according to reports which say it has won its legal battle.
5 Apr 2023
International Series England finds new home
Close House, a premier golf destination in the North-East of England with a strong affiliation to one of the country’s greatest golfers Lee Westwood, will host this year’s International Series England and ensure another world-class venue will feature on The International Series schedule.
7 Mar 2023
Faldo wants LIV players out of Ryder Cup
European golfers who have joined the breakaway LIV Series should not be allowed to take part in the Ryder Cup, according to six-time major winner Nick Faldo.
27 Jan 2023
The Preview: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
It’s become tradition for the DP World Tour to kick off the year in the Middle East and 2023 once again sees the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship take its place as the first event on the calendar.
17 Jan 2023
The Preview: BNI Indonesian Masters
The Asian Tour finishes its 2022 season with a bang this week at the final International Series event of the year, the Indonesian Masters.
30 Nov 2022
PGA Tour-LIV feud no good for anyone: McIlroy
World No.1 Rory McIlroy says the feud between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is "out of control" and that it could leave the game "fractured" for a long time.
27 Oct 2022
Ryder Cup relationships turn frosty
Rory McIlroy says his relationship with some of his former Ryder Cup teammates has been damaged by their decision to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.
8 Sep 2022
DP World Tour boss blasts Garcia claim
Chief executive Keith Pelley has delivered an impassioned defence of the DP World Tour golf in the face of what he termed the "LIV propaganda machine".
7 Sep 2022
Rahm and Horschel take aim at section of LIV contingent
The growing enmity between golfers who took the Saudi money and those who stayed loyal to the established Tours has burst back into the open ahead of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
7 Sep 2022
Huggan: LIV a little … but not too much
It isn’t often that golf administrators are seen to choke, but we might just be treated to such a sight (literally) at the conclusion of this 150th Open Championship.
16 Jul 2022
LIV players threaten DP World Tour with action
Sixteen players have threatened the DP World Tour with legal action unless their sanctions for competing in the first LIV Golf event are rescinded.
1 Jul 2022
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