Indian trio confirm berths in LPGA, Epson Stage II qualifying

Sharmila Nicollet

Pranavi Urs, Sneha Singh, and Sharmila Nicollet sealed entry to Stage II of the LPGA and Epson Tour qualification process on Thursday.

Sneha, Pranavi and Sharmila make LPGA/Epson Quali Stage II

Pranavi Urs

Sneha Singh, Pranavi Urs, and Sharmila Nicollet ensured entry to Stage II of the LPGA and Epson Tour qualifying process in California on Wednesday.

Koepka, Thomas among expected US Ryder Cup team picks

Justin Thomas

LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and the out of form Justin Thomas are among the six picks named by US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson.

Jon Rahm pockets $4 million from first season-ending bonus

Jon Rahm tops tech solutions major Comcast Business ratings for consistency on the PGA Tour that shares $20 million bonus among the top-10 finishers.

PGA Tour unveils its 2024 season with return to calendar format

Jay Monahan

The 2024 regular season PGA Tour schedule reflects a calendar year format for the first time since 2012 and 32 events plus the four majors.

Tiger Woods inducted to PGA Tour board as player director

Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods

In the wake of shaken confidence in its functioning, the PGA Tour has inducted Tiger Woods to its board to create greater functional transparency.

Home food, patience in Sharma’s mix for Scottish Open success

Shubhankar Sharma

Shubhankar Sharma is preaching patience as a virtue to observe as he prepares for two mega tournaments, starting with this week’s Genesis Scottish Open.

All bets off at halfway stage of LIV Golf League season

With seven tournaments of LIV Golf League 2023 completed there is no real clarity for top honours in both individual and team competitions.

Love at first shot, recalls Garcia about Valderrama’s Real Club

Garcia and Gooch

Spanish golf great Sergio Garcia’s love affair with Real Club Valderrama began as a teenager. Call it a successful relationship.

PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger ‘framework’ sent to US Senate panel

Details of the proposed merger between PGA Tour and LIV Golf emerge as document goes to US Senate ahead of July 11 hearing.

PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan laid low by mystery illness

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has stepped aside from daily duties owing to a ‘medical situation soon after a shock merger announcement.’.

LIV Golf not going anywhere post-merger, avers Norman

Greg Norman

LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has said the parallel league was very much in business and in the process of planning its 2025 season.

Hate LIV but resigned to upcoming merger, says Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy has said he still opposed LIV Golf and its upcoming merger with the PG Tour, but added that he was resigned to it

PGA Tour agrees to merger with LIV Golf in shock move

In a shock move, the PGA Tour on Tuesday said it would merge with LIV Golf to unify a fracturing world golf order.

As Ryder Cup nears, Europe’s divide to the fore again

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A split in opinion on the composition of Europe’s team for the Ryder Cup has emerged again with big names taking opposing stands on the matter.

Indoor golf comes to Chennai and you can now tee off at St Andrews

GE Chennai

All revved up and no place to go? Have the itch but it’s too hot? Well then, pick up your bag and head indoors.

Sergio Garcia Monday qualifies for 24th straight US Open

Ryder Cup Europe

Having missed out on the PGA Championship last week, Sergio Garcia made sure he would be at the US Open in June.

The amazing story of Michael Block and the PGA Championship

Michael Block

Successive cards of level par 70, frost and rain have all contrived to weave an unlikely fairytale at the ongoing PGA Championship for Michael Block.

Nishna Patel ends T2 at APGC junior championship in Manila

Nishna Patel

Nishna Patel took an impressive second place at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championships in Manila on Thursday.

DP World Tour slaps fines, sanctions on LIV Golf members

The DP World Tour has hit its members who have been playing LIV Golf events without prior sanction with massive fines and sanctions.

McIlroy hit with $3 million fine for missing designated event

Despite becoming the face of the PGA Tour in the battle against LIV Golf, world number three Rory McIlroy will lose $3 million in earnings as a fine.

Poor Indian overseas run continues at Maekyung Open in Korea

Karandeep Kochha

Karandeep Kochhar was the best-placed Indian golfer at the rain-reduced Caltex Maekyung Open in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday.

Anti-LIV poster boy Rory McIlroy regrets Ryder Cup absences

Rory McIlroy

Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy earlier in the week expressed regret that three European stalwarts would be absent from this autumn’s Ryder Cup.

Resignations rob Europe of three Ryder Cup stalwarts

Ryder Cup Europe

Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood on Wednesday made themselves unavailable for the Ryder Cup by resigning from the DP World Tour.

Anirban Lahiri gets seventh PGA Championship call-up

Anirban Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri will make a seventh appearance at the PGA Championship having returned to the top 100 in the world rankings recently.