When golfers consider what is the most challenging links golf course in the UK, thoughts will instantly turn to the revered Championship Course at Carnoustie Golf Links. Part of what has forged that identity are the finishing holes on this brilliant layout. read more ...

The DP World Tour may well be taking a break after The Open but for some LIV golfers the action continues for a third successive week as they head to JCB Golf & Country Club in Uttoxeter. read more ...

Coming after The Open Championship, the 3M Open does not boast the strongest of fields. Nonetheless, Tony Finau, Sam Burns and Sahith Theegala are all playing, along with defending champion Lee Hodges and former US Open champion and runner-up at Royal Troon, Justin Rose. read more ...

Tour: In the bag

• Harry Hall What's In The Bag & Player Profile
• Ewen Ferguson What's In The Bag & Player Profile
• Davis Thompson What's In The Bag & Player Profile

More 'In the Bag' features

Alex Cejka will defend his Senior Open title at Carnoustie this week hoping that the weather is somewhat kinder than it was 12 months ago when he won in brutal conditions at Royal Porthcawl. read more ...

Watching The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, Golfshake's Derek Clements was bemused watching so many of the world's best golfers struggling to adapt to the conditions on the Ayrshire coastline. He asks, where are the shotmakers? read more ...

Should Tiger Woods retire from professional golf? That was a view expressed by Colin Montgomerie and the 15-time major champion's play at Royal Troon might suggest that he is done at this level. But Golfshake's Derek Clements believes that Woods has earned the right to make that decision when he wants to. read more ...

Xander Schauffele won his second major of the year at Royal Troon, completing an American clean sweep of golf’s biggest prizes in 2024. read more ...

Team GB's hopes of medal-winning golfers will be led by four individuals at the Olympic Games in Paris this year, and they will be equally divided between the men's and women's events. read more ...

It's often been said in sport that everyone remembers the winner and no one remembers who finished second, but that isn't strictly true when you think of the Open Championship. However, we have taken a look through the history books to pick out some runner-ups who didn't rival the winner for attention. read more ...

Despite their best efforts, many incredible players couldn't quite get over the line and become the Champion Golfer of the Year. Golfshake's Kieran Clark has picked out some of the finest names who didn't win the Open. read more ...

What is your favourite major golf championship in golf? Perhaps you love the Masters or appreciate seeing a US Open test, but Golfshake's Kieran Clark explains why he believes that the Open is golf's finest - and most essential - major championship. read more ...

It's the final men's major championship of the year as The Open returns to Royal Troon on Scotland's Ayrshire coastline. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to one of the highlights of the sporting year, analysing the leading contenders and the challenge they are set to face. read more ...

It's time for The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, which brings together the best players on the planet for the final men's major championship of the season. But who is most likely to get their hands on the Claret Jug on Sunday? Golfshake's Derek Clements has shared ten picks to win. read more ...

The Open Championship has now given us a decade of first-time winners and we have seen many outsiders claim the Claret Jug in recent memory. But who could have a surprise run at Royal Troon? Derek Clements has some ideas. read more ...

This week marks the tenth occasion that The Open Championship has been staged at Royal Troon. It's a place with great history for American golfers. Here is a brief look back at what happened in each of the other editions. read more ...

Anybody who witnessed The Duel In The Sun at Turnberry in 1977, when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus went toe to toe for four days, would have believed they had witnessed the finest tournament in Open Championship history. But Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson gave it a run for its money at Royal Troon in 2016. read more ...

Brian Harman not only won The Open at Royal Liverpool in 2023 - he did so by destroying a world-class field with a near-flawless performance on the greens. read more ...

Following his crushing loss at the US Open, Rory McIlroy faced the media at the Scottish Open, where he addressed what had happened at Pinehurst, the lessons learned, and why criticism of his caddie Harry Diamond is unjust. read more ...

The last thing that professional golf needs right now is yet more unseemly headlines. But that is exactly what we have had. Just when you thought that things might be settling down a golf instructor called Mike Schy, who worked with Bryson DeChambeau until 2018, has been accused of attempting to extort the US Open champion out of a seven-figure sum. read more ...

Robert MacIntyre made up for last year's Scottish Open heartbreak as he snatched a glorious victory on home soil  - and as he celebrated a memorable win the crowd burst into a chorus of Flower of Scotland. read more ...

Harry Hall produced the most unlikely of victories, claiming the Isco Championship in the most dramatic of circumstances, winning a five-man playoff by holing a chip for a birdie at the third additional hole. read more ...

Sergio Garcia ended a four-year winless drought when he defeated Anirban Lahiri in a playoff to claim the LIV Golf Andalucia title at his beloved Valderrama - his favourite golf course, located in his homeland of Spain. read more ...

They say that good things come in small packages - and Ayaka Furue proved it by winning the Evian Championship in thrilling fashion. At just 5ft tall, the shortest player on the LPGA Tour finished with an eagle three at the final hole to edge out Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou. read more ...

Royal Troon boasts a storied history and the tradition here is rich, but what is it like to play? Golfshake's Equipment Expert, Ryan Rastall took on the Old Course at Royal Troon, including the famous short par three 8th, the Postage Stamp. read more ...

Women's golf in this country has a great deal to thank Justin and Kate Rose for the establishment of The Rose Series and the opportunities it has given female golfers. The Rose Ladies Open in September is the next chapter in this vision, which both Justin and Kate have described in this feature article. read more ...

Keegan Bradley's appointment as US Ryder Cup captain surprised everyone - including the man himself. Golfshake's Derek Clements explains why he can't see the logic in the decision and outlines his doubts about Bradley's suitability for the job. read more ...

For months - even years - many had anticipated that Tiger Woods would take the reins as United States Ryder Cup captain in 2025, but the 15-time major champion has reportedly turned down that opportunity with Keegan Bradley set to instead become a shock appointment. read more ...

There can't be many more spectacular locations on the planet to enjoy than Lake Geneva, but that experience is exactly what the best players in the women's game will savour this week at The Evian Championship - and there is also the prestige of a major title on the line too. read more ...

Despite both sides seemingly moving closer to a positive resolution, LIV Golf's frontman Greg Norman remains as outspoken as ever, and that's something that Golfshake's Derek Clements struggles to accept and understand, as he explains in this week's View From The Fairway. read more ...

Rory McIlroy will return to the Renaissance Club in East Lothian to defend the Scottish Open title he won in such sensational fashion 12 months ago. read more ...

For the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and Cameron Smith, preparations for the Open at Royal Troon will be completed at the entirely contrasting surroundings of the fearsome Valderrama in Andalucia. read more ...

The Scottish Open is one of Europe’s most iconic tournaments. It takes on special significance because it is held the week before The Open Championship and provides a good form guide. Here are five of the best. read more ...

While the limelight falls on the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy at Royal Troon, there are several surprise omissions. Here are just a few of the men who will be watching this year's Open on TV, just like the rest of us. read more ...

Ewen Ferguson secured his third DP World Tour title, winning the BMW International Open in Munich by two strokes and, in the process, landed a coveted place at this month's Open Championship at Royal Troon. read more ...

American Davis Thompson carded a closing seven-under-par 64 to win the John Deere Classic in Illinois by four strokes and claim a place in the field for The Open at Royal Troon. read more ...

In the hunt for a spot in The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, Justin Rose and English amateur Dominic Clemons stood out among the sixteen qualifiers who secured their place through Final Qualifying. read more ...

A HOST of German stars will be hoping to take the limelight at this week’s BMW International Open at Golfclub München Eichenried. Making a sentimental return to his homeland will be Bernhard Langer. read more ...

THE John Deere Classic is a big tournament for Jordan Spieth. He is a two-time winner at TPC Deere Run in Illinois but is not having the best of seasons. Defending Champion Sepp Straka returns following T23 at the Travelers Championship. read more ...

A total of 36 teams of four will battle it out over two days in a bid to become the fourth Aramco Team Series London Team Champions.  After her title-clinching eagle on the 18th hole last year, Georgia Hall will return as the defending Team Captain and will be joined by fellow English star Charley Hull. read more ...

With the fourth major around the corner. In this weeks' 'View From The Fairway' - Sports Writer Derek Clements questions howe we currently consumer golf coverage and asks whether it is time for major changes. read more ...

MARCEL SIEM won his sixth DP World Tour title at the 2024 Italian Open - following his long awaited return to the winners circle at the Hero Indian Open in 2023.  He edged out Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin in a playoff. read more ...

Australian Cameron Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit as English golfer Aaron Rai's challenge faltered in the final round. read more ...

The countdown is on to this year's Open Championship, the 152nd edition, which will be hosted at Royal Troon in Ayrshire, with the world's best golfers ready to gather at one of Scotland's most historic links courses for a chance to get their hands on the Claret Jug and to become Champion Golfer of the Year. read more ...

Rickie Fowler will make an emotional return to Detroit Golf Club to defend the Rocket Mortgage Classic title he won 12 months ago - his first victory in four years.  read more ...

After winning the KLM Open, Guido Migliozzi will have an added incentive as he attempts to claim the Italian Open. He is a mercurial talent and would love nothing more than to win his home open - as would Matteo Manassero, who has resurrected his career this season. read more ...

Like many golf fans, Golfshake's Derek Clements didn't know what to make of Bryson DeChamebau, but the American has successfully reinvented himself this year and changed many a perspective with his game and personality. read more ...

It has been quite a journey but, at her 75th attempt, South Korea's Amy Yang finally has her first major title in the bag at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. This was the longest wait for a maiden victory since Angela Stanford won the 2018 Evian Championship at her 76th attempt. read more ...

On and on he goes. World number one Scottie Scheffler shrugged off a protest and beat Tom Kim in a play-off at the Travelers Championship to claim his sixth PGA Tour win of the season. read more ...

After three and a half years without an individual title, Tyrrell Hatton romped to victory at LIV Golf Nashville, shooting a final round 65 for a six shot win over fellow Englishman Sam Horsfield. read more ...

Guido Migliozzi will want to wrap up the 18th hole at The International GC after a sixth birdie of the week at the hole secured him the KLM Open after a three-man playoff. It is the Italian’s fourth DP World Tour title. read more ...

Following his crushing US Open loss to Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from the Travelers Championship and will take a few weeks away from the spotlight. Golfshake's Derek Clements comments on that decision and whether the Northern Irishman will be ready for his next major chance. read more ...

The LPGA Tour's major season continues this week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club in the State of Washington. Naturally, world number one Nelly Korda is the favourite, but here are some names that we're looking out for. read more ...

For a variety of reasons, golf viewership on TV is declining, but in the emerging world of YouTube, the audience is only growing massively. We asked golfers to explain why they're being put off watching traditional golf, what they want to see in the coverage, and how things could become better. read more ...