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Spieth season? Recent play hints at major comeback for major winner

Spieth season? Recent play hints at major comeback for major winner

Is he back? 5 Mar 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #36 - Mat Goggin

The Thing About Golf Podcast #36 - Mat Goggin

There isn’t much Mat Goggin hasn’t done in the game of golf, from Australian Amateur champion to professional tournament winner. 17 Feb 2021
Wary R&A plans for Open Championship

Wary R&A plans for Open Championship

Open Championship organisers are cautiously optimistic golf's oldest major will go ahead at Royal St George's in July. 11 Feb 2021
Brandon Who? Wu poised to be the next household name

Brandon Who? Wu poised to be the next household name

All the talk on golf’s Class of 2019 has so far centred around the talented trio of Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff, whose prodigious talents and youthful exuberance have seen them take the PGA Tour by storm. 4 Feb 2021
The Open to be played with or without fans

The Open to be played with or without fans

The Open Championship will be played in 2021, even if there won't be spectators. 3 Feb 2021
The Huggan Interview: Padraig Harrington

The Huggan Interview: Padraig Harrington

The European Ryder Cup Captain turns 50 in August and has reserved aspirations to play the Champions Tour. Here, he reveals his dream of inspiring Tour pros of his generation by winning a fourth major and what it will take to win the Ryder Cup on US soil later this year. 25 Jan 2021
Open venues confirmed for 2023 & 2024

Open venues confirmed for 2023 & 2024

The R&A today confirmed that The 151st Open will be played at Royal Liverpool from July 16-23, 2023 and The 152nd Open will be played at Royal Troon from July 14-21, 2024. 8 Dec 2020
Golfing world mourns death of Peter Alliss

Golfing world mourns death of Peter Alliss

Peter Alliss, who became the eccentric "Voice of Golf" on British television after a playing career in which he competed in eight Ryder Cups and was Europe's best golfer for two seasons, has died. He was 89. 7 Dec 2020
Ogilvy: The importance of course set-up

Ogilvy: The importance of course set-up

Course set-up has long been a topic of hot conversation on professional Tours all over the world. But it is important for every golfer. No matter how well or badly you perform, having fun and finding the game more interesting is a lot easier to achieve when the playing field is set-up properly. 2 Nov 2020
R&A announces four new honorary members

R&A announces four new honorary members

Four of golf’s great champions have accepted invitations to become Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. 28 Sep 2020
Morri: Distance debate not about golfers

Morri: Distance debate not about golfers

It’s time again – unfortunately – to revisit the distance debate in the wake of Bryson DeChambeau’s US Open victory because many people still don’t seem to ‘get’ what the discussion is about. 28 Sep 2020
“Jack is Back” – 40 years on from Nicklaus’ greatest comeback

“Jack is Back” – 40 years on from Nicklaus’ greatest comeback

It’s commonplace and often a little frustrating that we have a tendency to assign the moniker of ‘legend’ or ‘great’ far too casually these days. 16 Sep 2020
Winner's Bag: Stewart Cink – Safeway Open

Winner's Bag: Stewart Cink – Safeway Open

Stewart Cink broke an 11 year win drought at the Safeway Open on Sunday in California. Take a look at the equipment the major champion used to secure his seventh PGA Tour win. 14 Sep 2020
Top ranked Schmidt advances bid for The Amateur Championship

Top ranked Schmidt advances bid for The Amateur Championship

England’s Benjamin Schmidt, the top ranked player in the field, has comfortably advanced in his quest to win The 125th Amateur Championship. 28 Aug 2020
Lindsay leads qualifiers at The Amateur Championship

Lindsay leads qualifiers at The Amateur Championship

Scotland’s Ruben Lindsay claimed the top spot in stroke play qualifying at The 125th Amateur Championship in England. 27 Aug 2020
Davies delight ahead of Royal Troon tee time

Davies delight ahead of Royal Troon tee time

Dame Laura Davies is relishing the opportunity to strike the opening tee shot at Royal Troon and mark her historic 40th appearance at the AIG Women's Open. 20 Aug 2020
World-class venues announced for future AIG Women’s Opens

World-class venues announced for future AIG Women’s Opens

The R&A has underlined its commitment to enhancing the AIG Women’s Open’s status as a leading major sporting event by announcing five world-class venues for championships being played from 2021 to 2025. 20 Aug 2020
Morri: Spieth’s career obituary a little premature

Morri: Spieth’s career obituary a little premature

For all sorts of reasons I haven’t been following the week to week professional game as closely as I once did (as anyone who follows my weekly tips should already have worked out). 17 Aug 2020
Tiger admits Nicklaus’ major record is looking slim

Tiger admits Nicklaus’ major record is looking slim

Tiger Woods concedes he faces an increasingly tough task to match Jack Nicklaus's record tally of 18 major titles after his chances of a fifth US PGA Championship victory disappeared. 9 Aug 2020
McIlroy may not return to Europe this year

McIlroy may not return to Europe this year

Rory McIlroy says he may not return to Europe from the United States this year due to the risks associated with travelling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 30 Jul 2020
The Thing About Golf Podcast #23 - Marc Leishman

The Thing About Golf Podcast #23 - Marc Leishman

It’s a long way from Warrnambool to the dizzying heights of the PGA Tour and for Marc Leishman, the son of a bricklayer, the two worlds could barely be further apart. 29 Jul 2020