South China Morning Post - Golf

The Asian Tour has cut ties with LIV Golf and signed a partnership agreement with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour in another shake-up of the game globally. In a joint statement released on Tuesday, the three organisations said the deal would run “through until at least 2029”, and hailed the start of a “new chapter for global golf”. The partnership would be “effectively immediatel...

When Ryan Fox rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Royal Birkdale to win the British Open by one shot, it was just past 5.30am in his homeland and the sun had not yet risen. Most New Zealanders woke on Monday to a wintry morning and the news their small nation had its fourth major golf champion. Those who followed Fox on television throughout the night were able t...

American Scottie Scheffler will set out to end a British Open trend and become the first player ⁠to defend the title for 18 ⁠years at Royal Birkdale this week. Ireland’s Padraig Harrington ⁠was the last player to retain the Claret Jug in back-to-back years when he won at Carnoustie in 2007 and Birkdale in 2008, and the trend since then has favoured first-time winners. South Afri...