The majors come and go in a blur these days thanks to the revised schedule, but each of the four this year left a mark on the record books that will last. Let’s sift through some of the major talking points from a Grand Slam for the ages. THE HISTORY SLAM You would think after … Read more
DEREK LAWRENSON: My Sandwich highs and lows… the fans make The Open special but you couldn’t design a town less suitable to host the tournament and Phil Mickelson should have spoken to the media Derek Lawrenson provides his positives and negatives from the 149th Open It was fantastic to have fans in attendance and the … Read more
Bryson DeChambeau admits he ‘loved being booed’ by Royal St George’s crowd for refusing to use a driver off the 1st tee on day two at The Open as he found it ‘funny’ following spat with his club manufacturer Bryson DeChambeau ‘loved’ the fact the Royal St George’s crowd booed him The American was booed … Read more
‘Second isn’t failure’: says Tommy Fleetwood ahead of the Open Championship as he pays tribute to England players after Euro 2020 final defeat Tommy Fleetwood finished runner up at the 2019 Open and 2018 US open Fleetwood insists he can emphasise with how the England team are feeling The 30-year-old says finishing runner up again would … Read more
Happy Rory on hunt for Open glory…McIlroy insists missing the cut in Scotland has helped him ‘figure something out’ in his game Rory McIlroy says missing the cut in Scotland has given him more practice time McIlroy insists his previous failure at the Open in 2019 served as a ‘catalyst’ McIlroy in the same group … Read more
Ian Poulter made a mad 400-mile dash from finishing fourth at the Scottish Open to attending the Euro 2020 final in London after ‘spending £100k on tickets’… but only made it inside Wembley for extra time and penalties as stewards refused to let him in! Ian Poulter made a mad dash from the Scottish Open … Read more
‘Nobody has hit more golf balls than me… so DON’T call me lazy’: Rory McIlroy summons the courage of American great Sam Snead ahead of The Open as Northern Irisman insists he is working harder than ever Rory McIlroy says he is working harder than ever to improve his game The Northern Irishman was asked about his … Read more
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick grabs a share of the lead heading into final round at the Scottish Open after slip up by US Open champion Jon Rahm Matt Fitzpatrick’s 67 lifted him to 14 under alongside Thomas Detry Jon Rahm had to dig deep after his early mistakes with the putter on Saturday Lee Westwood will … Read more
Tommy Fleetwood’s summer of ‘high emotions and amazing feelings’ starts here. From the Open to the Ryder Cup with the Olympics slotted in between, the Englishman is ready to end 18 months away from the limelight. Now 30 years old, he talked candidly about his frustrating blip and why there’s no tournament on earth to … Read more
Martin Kaymar and Graeme McDowell are named as Europe’s vice-captains for the Ryder Cup as skipper Padraig Harrington hails their ‘aura and experience’ with the team hoping to retain their title in September Europe captain Padraig Harrington has named his vice captains for Ryder Cup He will be joined by Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell … Read more