The days remain short and it may feel like the winter is never going to end. But for golfers, there is a LOT to look forward to in 2025, as Golfshake's Derek Clements explains. read more ...

Ahead of its new season, LIV Golf has announced a multi-year media rights agreement with FOX Sports, which will enable viewers in the United States to follow all 14 events on the schedule. read more ...

The second ever TGL fixture takes place on Tuesday 14th January, where Los Angeles Golf Club face-off with Jupiter Links Golf Club. Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala will represent LA, and Tiger Woods, Kevin Kisner and Max Homa will play for Jupiter Links. read more ...

Tour: In the bag

• John Parry Wins Mauritius Open To Secure First DP World Tour Win in 14 Years
• Shaun Norris What's In The Bag And Player Profile
• Johannes Veerman What's In The Bag And Player Profile

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Could TGL be exactly what golf needs right now? Golfshake's Derek Clements was hugely cynical and dismissive of the concept, but having watched the first week of the league, he found himself won over by what he witnessed. read more ...

12 months ago, Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in over 30 years to win on the PGA Tour as he claimed the American Express title. Returning a year later to defend, the young American is now seeking his third victory on the circuit. read more ...

Rory McIlroy defends his title at the Dubai Desert Classic against a field that includes the likes of Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Reed, Robert MacIntyre and Tyrrell Hatton.  read more ...

Winning golf tournaments is not meant to be easy. Just ask Canada’s Nick Taylor, who needed two playoff holes to see off  Nico Echavarria of Colombia to claim the Sony Open in Hawaii - his fifth PGA Tour win. read more ...

Reports that Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin is set to join LIV Golf have left Golfshake's Derek Clements shocked. Reflecting on what it could mean for the young star's Ryder Cup and major prospects, Derek believes that the 22-year-old has made a mistake. read more ...

Justin Rose’s GB&I team cruised to an overwhelming 17-8 victory over Continental Europe in the Team Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort. read more ...

TGL finally made its debut this past week, but what is the new indoor golf league all about and what do you need to know? We take a closer look at the format, technology and points system to give you a flavour of what could be the future of golf entertainment. read more ...

Xander Schauffele won two major championships last season, including The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, with much of that success being attributed to the American's shot-making skills, which he has recently demonstrated in a new video produced by Callaway. read more ...

Tiger Woods claimed the last Player Impact Program award, securing a $10m bonus, which Golfshake's Derek Clements believes proves that golf is needing a fresh superstar. You may disagree with him, but Derek argues that Bryson DeChambeau could be the player who moves the needle. read more ...

Following his stunning victory at Kapalua, Hideki Matsuyama will be hoping to continue that dominance at this week's Sony Open, where the former Masters champion is sure to be a strong favourite at Waialae. read more ...

Looking forward to the Ryder Cup in September, many hopefuls will be desperate to impress at this week's Team Cup, when Justin Rose's GB&I take on Francesco Molinari's Continental Europe in a contest at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort. read more ...

Having watched both the World Darts Championship and the PGA Tour's season-opener Sentry Tournament of Champions in recent weeks, Golfshake's Derek Clements has been struck at the differences between the two, and just where golf is lacking when it comes to entertainment. read more ...

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama got the year off to a record-breaking start, winning the PGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions with a 72-hole total of 35 under under par.  read more ...

IT is going to be another big year in the world of professional golf, with The Open returning to Northern Ireland and Europe attempting to successfully defend the Ryder Cup on American soil.  Will Rory McIlroy finally end his major drought? Can Charley Hull land a women’s major? Sports Writer Derek Clements offers his thoughts. read more ...

The PGA Tour returns to action with the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Maui, Hawaii.  With Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy missing, Open and US PGA champion Xander Schauffele will start the week as favourite. As a former winner here, he will be looking forward to getting his year off to a winning start. read more ...

Sports Writer Derek Clements offer his thoughts on 2024 in the world of golf. read more ...

Golfshake's Derek Clements loves this game, but he's the first to admit that there are all sorts of things he would change about it. So, as we enter a new year, these are the resolutions he would like to see golf make - and keep - in 2025. read more ...

The recently competed made-for-TV exhibition "Showdown" featuring top PGA Tour players and LIV Golf stars may have been a highly anticipated event for some, but for others, it was just another display of excessive wealth and money in the golf world. Golf writer Derek Clements reports on this and asks whether the world of professional golf has lost touch with reality. read more ...

The controversy surrounding the financial compensation of the US Ryder Cup team has reached a boiling point. After confirmations that each player will receive $500,000 for representing their country, many have questioned the need for an additional $200,000 to go straight into the players' pockets.  The question remains, is being a part of this prestigious event not enough? 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 ...

The 2025 season of the DP World Tour has already seen its fair share of surprises, with one Englishman in particular making a remarkable comeback. John Parry, who had not tasted victory in 14 years, secured the Mauritius Open title by a two-shot margin. This win came after Parry had regained his tour card through the Challenge Tour. With three other victories under his belt, 2024  represents a real return to form for Parry. read more ...

As a new year approaches, what better time to look ahead? Golfshake's Derek Clements has shared 25 things that he hopes will happen in the world of golf in 2025. read more ...

As we head towards a new year, Golfshake's Derek Clements has picked out ten players who he believes could have an exceptional season and make a name for themselves in 2025. read more ...

While most of the DP World Tour’s top players have headed home for Christmas, a lucky few will be spending the build-up competing at the Mauritius Open at Mont Choisy Le Golf in Grand Baie, a tournament jointly sanctioned by the DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour. read more ...

When Tiger Woods faced the media at the recent Hero World Challenge he was pessimistic about his chances of playing tournament golf anytime soon. So it may have surprised some when he announced that he would be playing with his son Charlie in this week’s PNC Championship at the Ritz Carlton resort in Orlando. read more ...

LIV Golf frontman Greg Norman is expected to be officially replaced in the near future, which is news that brings joy to Golfshake's Derek Clements, who explains why he believes the Australian has been the game's most divisive figure. read more ...

Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp carded a final round of 65 to win the Grant Thornton Invitational in Naples, Florida. The pair combined for an eagle and five birdies for a seven-under par round as they finished on 27 under at the PGA and LPGA Tour mixed event. read more ...

Shaun Norris of South Africa won the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Sunday after a final-round 67 gave him a 13-under-par total of 275 and a one-shot victory. read more ...

It's been another memorable and controversial year in the world of professional golf, but how would you rate the seasons of the leading names? Golfshake's Derek Clements has given certain individuals a rating for the 2024 and judged how they performed. read more ...

Louis Oosthuizen will seek to become only the third player in the history of the Alfred Dunhill Championship to successfully defend his title when he returns to Leopard Creek. read more ...

This week's Grant Thornton Invitational, which takes places this week in Naples, Florida, is a tournament that features 16 mixed teams where an LPGA Tour player teams up with a PGA Tour golfer, with Lydia Ko and Jason Day the defending champions. read more ...

Scottie Scheffler has had a truly remarkable year. His victory at the Hero World Challenge was his ninth of 2024. You could be forgiven for believing that Scheffler is dominating the game in a way no other golfer has achieved in modern times - you would be wrong. read more ...

What does the future hold for Tiger Woods, the golfer? Following yet more surgery and four dispiriting appearances in the major championships in 2024, as the 15-time major winner prepares to enter his 50th year, Golfshake's Derek Clements believes that the outlook is rather bleak. read more ...

Scottie Scheffler ended the year much as he had begun it - with yet another victory. Yes, this was only the Hero World Challenge. But, it was his NINTH victory of 2024 and, significantly, it came after he had not played any competitive golf since the Presidents Cup in September. read more ...

American Johannes Veerman claimed his second DP World Tour title in dramatic fashion after a final round of 69 turned out to be good enough to overturn a five-shot deficit and win him the 2024 Nedbank Golf Challenge by a single shot. read more ...

Press conferences are a significant part of all sporting events, including golf tournaments, when players reflect on their performance and address trickier subjects. But what are these environments like? Golfshake's Derek Clements draws on his decades of experience to give you an insight. read more ...

There is a strong field at this year's Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, where home favourite Thriston Lawrence will be hoping to cap a magnificent year with a memorable victory. read more ...

Stars of the PGA Tour head to the Bahamas this week for the Hero World Challenge, hosted by Tiger Woods. The 15-time major champion won't be competing, but world number one Scottie Scheffler will be there and is surely the man to beat. read more ...

There was controversy at the LPGA Tour's season-ending CME Group Tour Championship last month, when the lucrative tournament was broadcast on delay, with tee times being changed to accommodate TV, which favoured the PGA Tour's RSM Classic. This left many people unhappy - including Golfshake's Derek Clements. read more ...

It was a tale of contrasts at the Australian Open. American rookie Ryggs Johnston - ranked 953rd in the world - won the men's event, while the vastly experienced Jiyai Shin won the women's tournament. read more ...

Men's professional golf has been in turmoil for several years, turning off viewers and spectators, but the DP World Tour reminded everyone in 2024 that it's a compelling product that Golfshake's Derek Clements believes needs to be at the forefront in the future. read more ...

Joaquin Niemann will defend his Australian Open title this week at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne. The men's event is played in a unique format alongside the women's Australian Open at the same time on the same venue. read more ...

Elvis Smylie kept his nerve to hold off his boyhood idol, Cameron Smith, to win the Australian PGA Championship by two strokes at Royal Queensland Golf Club, just a month after his first professional victory at the WA Open. read more ...

Tyrrell Hatton has been among the players named in the GB&I team to face Continental Europe in the 2025 Team Cup, but given that the Englishman still faces a ruling about his tour membership, Derek Clements believes it's premature and sends out the wrong message. read more ...

Justin Rose is competing at the Link Hong Kong Open this week, and he is hopeful that a first win of the year will help to stake his claim for a place in 2025's European Ryder Cup team. read more ...

Just what is going on? In the space of just a couple of days the PGA Tour’s player board has ratified the changes that will see field sizes reduced from 2026, Sergio Garcia thinks he is going to be representing Europe at the Ryder Cup next year and Donald Trump says he can solve all of golf’s problems. read more ...

The LPGA Tour season will conclude spectacularly as the leading 60 players in 2024 are set to compete for the most lucrative prize in women's golf in the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club's Gold Course. read more ...

Following a couple of months away from competing, Ludvig Aberg returns to Sea Island to defend the RSM Classic title he won in such sensational fashion 12 months ago as the PGA Tour Fall Season draws to a close. read more ...

With the winning putt at the DP World Tour Championship barely holed to mark the conclusion of the 2024 season, the 2025 DP World Tour campaign gets under way at the Australian PGA Championship.  read more ...

It was quite a season on the DP World Tour. Rory McIlroy ultimately finished as the number one player, but there were so many stories beneath him that illustrated just how special and entertaining the circuit can be, as Derek Clements reflects in his seasonal review. read more ...