For much of the last 20 years tennis fans have enjoyed a golden era, with three of the greatest players of all time frequently going head-to-head. Andy Murray wasn’t quite up there with Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic but for a long time he was very much the best of the rest. The…
Horses for courses is a phrase that, like many in the English language (first past the post, dark horse, home stretch, win hands down and many more), has its origins in horse racing. It is now very much a part of everyday usage and is also applied widely across a range of sports. In football…
Some might find it hard to feel sorry for Rory McIlroy, a man who’s amassed a fortune of $90m by playing the sport he loves. Equally, the brilliant Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie, who also made his hobby his career, and now has a net worth of about $50m, might struggle to have all that much…
At the time of writing world number one Scottie Scheffler has not far off twice as many ranking points as number two on that list (Xander Schauffele) and well over double the total of number three, Rory McIlroy. Not since Tiger Woods’ best years has a player been so dominant over any sort of extended…
When we consider the world of men’s golf there are four tournaments that stand head and shoulders above all the rest in terms of prestige. These are the four majors, the Open Championship played in the UK, plus the three American ones: the Masters, US Open and US PGA Championship. Beyond these, the Players Championship…
The pinnacle of many sports comes at the Olympic Games, whilst in football, players most want to win the World Cup, the Champions League or their own domestic league. Tennis has its four Grand Slam events and in golf, there are of course the four majors. The Open Championship, the Masters, the US Open and…
Three of golf’s big four events are held in the USA, which rather gives American players an advantage. Not only do they gain entry more easily to the US Open, the Masters and the USPGA Championship, but they are, of course, more familiar with the likely conditions and types of courses used. The Open Championship,…
On the 16th of June 2024, Rory McIlroy won just over $2.3m with a golfing performance that moved him up the world rankings to number two. It was also one of the worst days of his life. The Northern Irish ace, who alone with the game’s two GOATs, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, won four…
Barring team events, headlined by the magnificent Ryder Cup, golf is one of the most individualistic sporting pursuits there is. As such, it is no surprise that the names of the players, rather than the nations from which they hail, tend to be remembered through the sands of sporting history. Nevertheless, some nations have produced…
Over the years so many different players have dominated golf in a way that is quite different to the supremacy we see in other sports. Tennis’s big three – Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer – won almost every Grand Slam over a period of more than a decade. In football, Lionel Messi and…