When GolfSixes drew criticism for its brazen format, Sky Sports broadcaster and former player Nick Dougherty felt compelled to make a passionate defence for the innovative presentation.
When it comes to team golf, don’t mess with Denmark. That was the competitive message emanating from GolfSixes, the European Tour’s latest innovative attempt to liven up the week-to-week routine that is 72 holes of strokeplay competition.
A final-green bomb from Brian Harman has denied world No.1 Dustin Johnson a fourth straight US PGA Tour title at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina.
Kevin Chappell can scratch his name off the winless list on the US PGA Tour after breaking through on his 180th start, beating Brooks Koepka with a 72nd-hole birdie at the Valero Texas Open.
Loose ends remain in the wake of the Lexi Thompson ruling at the ANA Inspiration, as golf’s major stakeholders try to figure out how to move forward.
While he didn’t play competitive golf for more than a year, it’s easy to forget that Tiger Woods’ return is still in its infancy. That doesn’t mean the 41-year-old has lowered his expectations.
Tiger Woods is contesting a European Tour event for the first time since the 2015 British Open at St Andrews. Watch his opening salvo on pro-am day here.
Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal, largely absent from the European Tour for the past couple of years, is playing in his second event of 2017.
Gifted Spaniard Jon Rahm signed off on his first US PGA Tour victory in commanding fashion, holing a 60-foot eagle putt on the 72nd green to win the Farmers Insurance Open by three strokes.
Tommy Fleetwood authored a sparkling performance in capturing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on the European Tour last week, although he wasn’t the only player to strike gold at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.