Morikawa Declares ‘No Lingering Anger’ Returning To Competition Post Ryder Cup Drubbing
It’s been three weeks since the star spangled USA Ryder Cup team was soundly spanked by their European hosts in Rome.
And this week for a first time we are seeing some of the Americans finally returning to competition including the trio of Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Rickie Fowler, who have travelled to Japan for the ZoZo Championship.
The ZoZo Championship was first staged in Japan in 2019 and won by Tiger Woods, and while the Covid pandemic saw it moved to the US the only PGA ...
Tiger Reveals 2023 Hero World Challenge Field Dominated By USA Ryder Cup Playerss
Tournament host Tiger Woods has released the field for this year’s hosting of the Hero World Challenge again taking place on the Albany course in the Bahamas.
Heading this 24th hosting of the limited field event will be World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and with double tournament winning and FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland leading the small number of Europeans to tee-up in the 20-player field,
However, there will be no Rory McIlroy teeing-up while Shane Lowry, who struggled last year ...
Pavon Poised For Spanish Success As Rahm Drops Nine Behind
After the bitter taste of finishing runner-up a year ago, Frenchman Matthieu Pavon will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the acciona Open de España presented by Madrid after a superb ‘moving day’ 66 on the host Club de Campo Villa de Madrid course.
Pavon has led the way since magestic opening 63 in the Spanish capital and produced a confident display of front-running to get to 16 under after 54 holes.
England’s Nathan Kimsey lies in second place at 14-under after ...
Smith Edges Ever Closer To LIV Champions Crown
Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith is one round closer to claiming the LIV Golf Individual Champion crown. His teammate Marc Leishman is one round closer to returning to the winner’s circle.
Leishman continued his recent surge of good play with a 5-under 65 to lead after Friday’s first round of LIV Golf Jeddah presented by ROSHN. A trio of past winners at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club are one stroke back – Dustin Johnson, Harold Varner III and defending Jeddah champion Brooks Koepka.
Meanwhile, ...
Rahm Wonders ‘What The Hell’ After Being Hit By His Own Divot Day Two Acciona Spanish Open
Jon Rahm was wondering ‘what the hell’ when hit by his own divot during the second round of the Acciona Spanish Open in Madrid.
Rahm, and looking to capture a fourth Spanish Open title in five appearances, had hit his second shot into the par-4 sixth hole and just as he and his caddy headed off towards the green the World No. 2 was hit in the left shoulder by his divot.
The US-based Spaniard, who’s also competing for a first time since helping steer Europe to victory in the Ryder Cup, looked ...
Byeong-hun An Really Coughing After Being Hit With Three-Month PGA Tour Ban For Taking Illegal Cough Medicine
South Korean golfer Byeong-hun An now is really coughing after the shock of being suspended for three months by the PGA Tour on Wednesday for violating its anti-doping policy with a cough medicine available over the counter in his homeland.
The 32-year-old from Seoul was issued a ban retroactive to 31 August, meaning An will be able to return to competition on 1st December, 2023.
The Tour indicated An was banned for an illegal substance that is on the World Ant-Doping list and that was contained ...
‘We’re Not At War’ Declares World Golf Ranking Body As It Continues To Rule LIV Golf Ineligible For Ranking Points
Disappointingly, the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) board has determined it still cannot bring LIV Golf under the umbrella in being afforded world ranking points for it’s it current yearly worldwide playing schedule.
The OWGR rejected the application from Saudi-backed LIV Golf, first submitted in July 2022 after the league already had played two of its 54-hole, no-cut events.
“We are not at war with them,” Peter Dawson, Chairman of the OWGR board, said when contacted by The Associated ...
