Wasted Spectators Phoenix Open – Nothing Will Change.
The PGA Tour heads this week to the Grand Canyon State of Arizona and what is billed as the ‘Greatest Show in Golf’ – the WM Waste Management Phoenix Open – or as so many observers now commonly refer to it as the ‘Wasted Spectators Phoenix Open”.
The TPC Scottsdale tournament is famed for the ‘Stadium’ hole, the par-3 16th, and the hole Tiger Woods aced amid wild scenes during the 1997 tournament.
There is no other par-3 hole in the world of golf like ...
Old Tom’s St. Andrews Statue Vandalised For A Second Time.
Old Tom’s statue at St. Andrews has been sadly vandalised for a second time in some three months.
St Andrews-based golf historian Roger McStravick shared the news via his ‘X’ social media indicating he’s lost for words after finding the statue had again been damaged, and on this occasion the full golf club Old Tom was holding has been broken off, just leaving the portion in Old Tom’s hand.
Full story of this tragic second act of vandalism on Old Tom’s Statue @VisitScotland ...
Ramsay’s ‘Care Free’ Golf Takes Him To Within One Of Bahrain Play-Off
Richie Ramsay played ‘care free’ in superbly muscling his way to within one shot of the play-off at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship.
Ramsay, 41, came from share of 19th and into a a then clubhouse share of the lead at 13-under-par thanks to a superb bogey-free 68 on the host Colin Montgomerie designed Royal Golf Club course.
It proved one shot shy with England’s Laurie Canter, who earlier this year played in the Ryder Cup-theme Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, holing a three-footer ...
Canter Play-Off Birdie Banks Bapco Engeries Bahrain Title – Heartache For Larrazabal
In a dramatic conclusion to the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship 2025, England’s Laurie Canter showcased his skill and resilience, clinching victory in a dramatic play-off at the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain.
The championship, which marked its second year on the DP World Tour’s calendar, saw Canter birdie the first extra hole after Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal, and seeking a 10th Tour win, disappointingly three-putted for bogey the final green in regulation to open the door for Canter and ...
Larrazabal: “I’ve Played Nearly 450 Tournaments & The Nerves Are Still There.”
Super Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal heads into the final round of his 448th DP World Tour event sharing second place, just a shot from the lead at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship.
Larrazabal, 41, fought back from a pair of opening bogeys to pick-up four birdies, including a 20-foot gem at the 15th in signing for a 70 and move to 12-under par on the host Royal Golf Club course.
England’s Callum Tarren continues to lead despite a shaky ‘moving day’ level par 72 to remain ...
Harrington: “Familiarity With Their USA Rivals Will Mean Less Of A Ryder Cup Difference”.
Former Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington reckons opposition player familiarity will lead to less of a challenge when Europe seek to retain the Ryder Cup later this year at Bethpage Park Black in Wilmington, New York.
New York sports fans are traditionally known worldwide as some of the meanest and toughest on the planet, and this being so obvious when a rival NFL, NHL or NBA sides travel to the Big Apple.
We’ve also seen in past US Opens held at Bethpage Park Black the ‘take no prisoners’ ...
McIlroy Celebrates Hole-In-One Spyglass Hil, Day One AT&T Pebble Beach
Rory McIlroy celebrated his first round of his first PGA Tour event for 2025 with a brilliant hole-in-one at the Spyglass Hill course and one of two host courses for the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
The World No. 3 found the bottom of the cup in ONE at the short 119-yard, par-3 15th hole.
There was high-5s and handshakes all round for McIlroy who was playing the hole as the 6th of his round.
It is only McIlroy’s second ace on the PGA Tour. His first coming at the 2023 Travelers Championship ...
