On the 19th of July 2026, Aucklander Ryan Fox won The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. The Kiwi, son of World Cup-winning All Black Grant Fox, saw off Cameron Young – and everyone else – to claim the first major title of his career. Over four days at a sun-baked Birkdale, Fox held his nerve,…
World number one Scottie Scheffler will head to Royal Birkdale as the favourite for the 2026 Open Championship. It is a rare occurrence these days for him not to start a tournament as the man to beat. Yet this Open will also mark the first event in a long time where Scheffler does not arrive…
The modern game of golf is generally accepted as having been created in Scotland, but unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long to make the short journey south to England. It was not until 1890 that an Englishman first won a major, though: John Ball ended the Scottish dominance of The Open Championship that had begun in…
Ireland is a sporting nation that boasts a number of its own sports, such as Gaelic football and hurling. Beyond that, horse racing, football and rugby are also hugely popular. However, competing with those is golf, a sport widely played on the Emerald Isle, which is home to more than 500 courses. That is a…
Sport can be cruel at times and players have their emotions toyed with in ways that can be hard to bear. Of course, they cannot really complain, as their suffering is nothing compared to the day-to-day lives of many, let alone the abject horror we see on the news virtually every night. That said, the…
LIV Golf, rather like flying cars, driverless cars, VR, AI and Alexander Isak, hasn’t really taken off in quite the way some had hoped or predicted. There is still hope for most of those things, and there is also no doubting the fact that AI has had a big impact that is likely to grow…
Golf has never been a frequent winner at Sports Personality of the Year, despite the sport’s global profile and long history of British success. While footballers, athletes and Formula One drivers have often dominated the public vote, few golfers have managed to cut through and claim the top honour. Across more than seven decades of…
Jacob Bridgerman is not a name casual golf fans will have heard of. At least not until now. The 26-year-old American, who was born in South Carolina, turned pro in 2022. Until relatively recently, he had spent almost all of his professional golf career ranked around 200th in the world. That changed when he tied…
Golf is a game of great history and winning the biggest, most prestigious prizes is more important to many players than money or world ranking points. Tommy Fleetwood won tens of millions of dollars before finally claiming his first PGA Tour win and the glory of tournament success no doubt meant far more than the…
World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler has many achievements under his belt. However, before 2026, he had not won on his first start of the season. That all changed in La Quinta, California, as Scheffler strolled to a four-stroke victory at The American Express tournament on the PGA Tour. This success is an ominous sign…