Slow play remains golf’s biggest frustration, but new penalties from the LPGA — and signs of action from the PGA Tour — may signal a turning point in the battle to speed up the game. read more ...

During second-round coverage of the US PGA Championship, Rich Beem described Quail Hollow as one of the most beautiful, perfectly-manicured course on the planet. Not everybody would agree. read more ...

Rory McIlroy will join his best friend on tour Shane Lowry on what is likely to be a victory parade at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The newly-crowned Masters champion and Lowry won this tournament 12 months ago and it would be a big surprise if they fail to emulate that feat this time. read more ...

The DP World Tour’s Asian Swing concludes this week with the inaugural Hainan Classic, the second of back-to-back events in China. A brand-new DP World Tour event boasting a prize fund of $2.5 million will take place at Blackstone Course, Mission Hills Haikou. read more ...

At the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida, the spotlight may have been on fifteen-year-old Charlie Woods and his first ever hole in one, but it was 67-year-old Bernhard Langer who stole the show with a clutch putt to defeat Charlie and his father Tiger, winning the event for a sixth time. Langer and his son Jason shot a record 28 under par to claim back-to-back wins at the father-son tournament, solidifying their dominance in the event, with their fourth victory. read more ...

KEEGAN BRADLEY was the eye-catching captain’s pick named by Jim Furyk for the US team to face the International side at Royal Montreal later this month. But Justin Thomas misses out for the first time since 2015. read more ...

We have also witnessed the world’s best golfers throwing their toys out of the pram when things don’t go their way. It is embarrassing and it sets a dreadful example.  Is it time the all grew up? read more ...

And so it brings down the curtain on another season on the PGA Tour.  After an uncharacteristic blip at the BMW Championship, Scottie Scheffler resumed normal service by claiming the Tour Championship, a pay cheque for $25m and a season total of a quite astonishing $54m! read more ...

Golfshake's resident golf equipment expert and PGA Pro Ryan Rastall recently attended LIV Golf UK at the JCB Golf and Country Club and offers his thoughts after attending his first LIV event as well as some behind the scenes access in a short video. read more ...

AND so the 2021-22 PGA Tour season has come to end. And it is one that we will not forget in a hurry.  There has been plenty of fabulous action on the course, with several new names coming to the fore, as well as established stars continuing to build upon their reputations. read more ...

THE fourth LIV Golf tournament takes place in Boston this week, with the organisers promising to announce the names of more marquee defectors. It comes at the end of a PGA Tour season we will not forget in a hurry. read more ...

Two-time major champion Dustin Johnson has quit the PGA Tour to focus on the LIV Series, which is reported to have paid him $150m to commit his future to the Saudi-backed project. read more ...

Get ready for a media feeding frenzy as Phil Mickelson emerges from his self-imposed exile as the highest-profile player in the 48-man field for the inaugural LIV Invitational at Centurion Golf Club in St Albans. read more ...

In a special View From The Fairway, Golfshake's Derek Clements reflects on what we saw at the controversial Saudi International and what it means for the professional game in the months and years ahead. read more ...

It was only a matter of time and, sure enough, England is to host an Asian Tour event for the first time, with Greg Norman insisting it will be the first of many as a new power struggle threatens to engulf the professional game. read more ...

There will be no Rory McIlroy and no Jon Rahm playing for the mega riches on offer at the controversial Saudi International in Jeddah this week but the rest of the field reads like a golfing who’s who as many of the world’s finest compete at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club. read more ...