IT MAY be little more than an exhibition event, but the Hero World Challenge has once again attracted a world-class field, with the added bonus that tournament host Tiger Woods will be making his competitive return. read more ...

ADRIAN MERONK, who will be spending much of next season on the PGA Tour, will defend his ISPS HANDA Australian Open title this week. The tournament is being staged at The Australian Golf Club and The Lakes Golf Club. read more ...

The South African Open is one of the oldest golf tournaments on the planet and Thriston Lawrence returns to defend the title at Blair Atholl Golf Club. read more ...

Min Woo Lee thrilled the home crowds on Sunday, with a three-shot victory at the Australian PGA Championship. The 25-year-old Lee, who had held since  round two, produced a magnificent performance, converting a hole in one at the fourth and chip in for eagle at the ninth, and finished the week on 20 under par. read more ...

South African Dean Burmester has won the 2023 Joburg Open in sensational fashion, shooting a stellar error-free final round 64 to clinch victory by three shots. read more ...

The new DP World Tour season begins in South Africa, where England's Dan Bradbury is ready to defend his title, 12 months after securing a dream, fairytale victory in just his third appearance on the circuit. However, there are a host of home favourites ready to snatch the trophy from his grasp. read more ...

With no time to draw breath, the new DP World Tour season gets under way this week with two tournaments, the Joburg Open and the Australian PGA Championship. Among those making the trip from Dubai to Royal Queensland Golf Club in Australia are Robert MacIntyre and Min Woo Lee. read more ...

The curtain comes down on the 2022-23 PGA Tour campaign, and possibly the careers of some well-known golfers, at the RSM Classic this week. It brings to an end the FedEx Cup Fall Season and, with it, the final chance to secure places in the top 125 in the standings - fall outside that and you are heading back to the Korn Ferry Tour. read more ...

Rory McIlroy returns to Dubai this week in search of a third DP World Tour Championship title and with a fifth Harry Vardon Trophy already secured. And the Northern Irishman is joined by a who’s who of European golf, as you would expect for such a prestigious tournament. read more ...

Life as a PGA Tour pro isn’t bad - this week they head to the Butterfield Bermuda Championship as the FedEx Cup Fall Season nears its end. The tournament represents a golden opportunity for some of the tour’s lesser lights and those still trying to make a name for themselves out here as most of the world’s top golfers are giving the event a miss. read more ...

Unsurprisingly, there is a star-studded field gathering at Sun City this week for the Nedbank Challenge, the penultimate event in the 2022-23 DP World Tour season. Tommy Fleetwood will be looking to cap a fine season by winning this tournament for the third time. The Englishman loves this golf course and will genuinely fancy his chances. read more ...

It secured his playing rights for two years and earned him a huge pay day of $1.47m, but after he holed an eagle putt on the 18th green for a 63 that secured his second victory on the PGA Tour, his caddie, Alex Carter, fell into Erik van Rooyen’s arms in tears. read more ...

After four brutal days at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca, England’s Marco Penge emerged victorious at the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, beating Tom Valiant of France by six strokes after starting the day with a one-shot lead. read more ...

The World Wide Technology Championship, formerly known as the Mayakoba Classic, will be held at El Cardonal in Mexico, which has been designed by Tiger Woods. All eyes will be on Ludvig Aberg, who has arrived on the professional scene like a whirlwind. read more ...

Celine Boutier's incredible season continued as she shot a final round of 64 and then went on to beat Attaya Thitikul in a nine-hole playoff to win the Maybank Championship. read more ...

LIV Golf concluded its second season of their history in Miami during October, which saw the format of the tour alter solely for the season ending event. read more ...

THE Qatar Masters returns to Doha Golf Club this week and it has special significance for a number of players. It is the final tournament of the regular season and thus the last opportunity for players to secure their playing rights. read more ...

Poland's Adrian Meronk shot a closing 66 for a one-stroke victory over Matti Schmid at the Andalucia Masters at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in San Roque. read more ...

The DP World Tour completes a two-week stopover in Spain this week with the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters moving to a new venue at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande for the ninth edition of the event. read more ...

Keegan Bradley returns to Japan to defend his Zozo Championship title, where a strong field includes the likes of Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele. read more ...

All eyes will be on Lexi Thompson as she becomes the seventh LPGA golfer to tee it up in a PGA Tour event in the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin. read more ...

Now that things have settled down, in his latest View From The Fairway, Golfshake's Derek Clements reflects on the Ryder Cup and what both teams can learn from the week before 2025. read more ...

Jon Rahm is assured of a hero’s welcome when he returns to home soil to defend his Open de Espana title this week. Last year he emulated his hero, Seve Ballesteros, by winning the tournament for a third time, and, fresh from helping Europe to win the Ryder Cup, he is desperate to claim a fourth victory. read more ...

Mackenzie Hughes defends his title at the Sanderson Farms Championship this week as the PGA Tour resumes - with rising European superstar Ludvig Aberg also competing. read more ...

Big-money tournaments continue to come thick and fast as the DP World Tour heads towards the conclusion of the Race to Dubai later in the year. And this week Ryan Fox returns to St Andrews to defend the Dunhill Links title he won in style 12 months ago. read more ...

Victor Perez will look to put his Ryder Cup disappointment behind him by winning the Open de France at Le Golf National. The Frenchman looked a likely qualifier for Luke Donald’s European team for much of the year but his best form deserted him when he needed it most. read more ...

They have had a short break but now the PGA Tour resumes again, with Max Homa looking to win the Fortinet Championship for the third year on the trot. read more ...

Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm lead a star-studded cast at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth as the entirety of Europe's Ryder Cup team compete in the DP World Tour's flagship event. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to what is always a highlight of the year. read more ...

Rory McIlroy's appearance at this week’s Irish Open guarantees a huge crowd as the countdown to the Ryder Cup continues. The tournament is being staged at The K Club, which hosted the Ryder Cup in 2006. read more ...

Ludvig Aberg continued his astonishing start to his professional career, shooting a final round of 61 to win the RSM Classic, the final event of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. read more ...

In the end it was an all too familiar story, with the USA beating Great Britain & Ireland 14.5-11.5 to comfortably retain the Walker Cup at St Andrews. They have now won it 39 times, with GB&I claiming it nine times, and one match tied. read more ...

The European Masters at the magnificent Crans-sur-Sierre brings the curtain down on the race for places in Europe’s Ryder Cup team. After the winning putt has been holed on Sunday, Luke Donald will face the world’s press and name his team to face the USA at Marco Simone Golf Club. read more ...

One lucky man is going to be standing on the final green at East Lake on Sunday hoisting aloft the Tour Championship trophy and with a cheque for $18m sticking out of his back pocket. read more ...

Luke Donald will make his first appearance at the D+D REAL Czech Masters this week at the fearsome Albatross Golf Resort. The tournament takes on special significance because it is the penultimate qualifying event for the European Ryder Cup team.  read more ...

The BMW Championship at Olympia Fields is the penultimate event on this season’s PGA Tour, with the top 50 in the standings moving on. The goal now is to end the week in the top 30 for the season-ending Tour Championship, after which much gold will be handed out.  All eyes will be on Patrick Cantlay, who will be looking to become the first man to win this tournament three times on the bounce. read more ...

All eyes will be on Tom McKibbin when he tees it up on home soil for the first time as a DP World Tour winner at the ISPS HANDA World Invitational. The ISPS HANDA World Invitational sees men and women play on the same courses, at the same time, while being co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour, LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. read more ...

Ashleigh Buhai will defend her AIG Women's Open title at the magnificent Walton Heath and many eyes will be on Rose Zhang, the American sensation who won on her professional debut. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to the final major of the year. read more ...

There's another $4m first prize on offer this week as LIV Golf arrives at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. Henrik Stenson won the individual title last year, while Bryson DeChambeau is the man in the hottest form. read more ...

The top 70 players on the PGA Tour this year head to TPC Southwind for the FedEx St Jude Championship. With just three events remainining, it's looking like a battle between Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy for the big money at The Tour Championship, but much can still happen. read more ...

Bryson DeChambeau shot a 61 in the second round of the LIV Golf Greenbrier. It was some round of golf, and easily the best of his professional career. But he improved upon it by three strokes in the final round as he recorded a scarcely credible third and final round of 58 to win. read more ...

The 10th event of the LIV Golf season takes place at The Greenbrier this week. Talor Gooch is the form man in LIV Golf, with two wins already this season, although 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith is always going to be a threat on a course that demands such a strategic approach. read more ...

As we head into August the final event of the regular PGA Tour season takes place this week for the Wyndham Championship title at Sedgefield Country Club. When the final putt is holed, the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings will head to the FedEx St Jude Classic. read more ...

Japan’s Ayaka Furue produced the round of her life 12 months ago to win the Women’s Scottish Open and will defend her title at Dundonald Links this week. read more ...

Alex Cejka defeated Padraig Harrington in a play-off to win The Senior Open in brutal conditions at Royal Porthcawl on a day when not a single player managed to break par. read more ...

Tony Finau returns to TPC Twin Cities in Minneapolis to defend his 3M Open title. It was the start of a purple patch of form that the popular American would love to emulate. read more ...

Eyes are fixed on Rory McIlroy as he returns to Royal Liverpool in search of a fifth major title, but he will need to be at his very best, as the list of contenders is formidable as we look ahead to The 151st Open Championship. read more ...

As the world’s elite golfers gather in Scotland, there is a chance for an unsung PGA Tour player to make a name for himself by winning the Barbasol Championship and securing a place in the field for The Open Championship. read more ...

The world’s best women golfers arrive for what will be a historic US Women’s Open, to be staged for the first time at the wonderful Pebble Beach, where Minjee Lee defends her title. read more ...

There is a place at The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool up for grabs for the man who wins this week’s John Deere Classic. Last year’s champion, JT Poston, returns to defend his title, hoping for a repeat of the form that secured his place at the 150th Open at St Andrews. read more ...

The build-up for the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool continues with all eyes on twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard at the Made in HimmerLand in Denmark. read more ...

LIV Golf arrives at Valderrama this week with the usual suspects vying for another $4m bonus. And with the aftershocks following news of golf’s merger still being felt around the world, there is certain to be a whole new level of interest. read more ...

Tony Finau returns to Detroit for the defence of his Rocket Mortgage Classic title and will need to overcome a field that includes the likes of Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to the event. read more ...

A star-studded field will line up for the British Masters which is being staged at the iconic Belfry for the third year in a row this week. The tournament will be hosted by Sir Nick Faldo who played in three Ryder Cups on the Brabazon Course. read more ...

The second major of the women’s golf season is on the horizon as South Korean, Chun In-gee, heads to New Jersey to defend her title from last year.  This will mark the second of five major championships for the women, with the U.S. Women’s Open to follow in only a few weeks’ time.
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GOLF fans are being spoilt right now. All of the world’s best players will be in action at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, the latest of the PGA Tour’s elevated tournaments, including Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele. read more ...

IF YOU were ever in doubt that this is a Ryder Cup year then you should tune in to the BMW International Open at Golfclub München Eichenried this week, when Luke Donald and his vice-captains are all in the field to cast an eye over some of those vying for a place in the team. read more ...

Providing a welcome distraction from recent events in golf, the US Open is surely the most brutal of the four majors in the men's majors. Matt Fitzpatrick will defend his title at Los Angeles Country Club, which is hosting the event for the first time. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to the championship. read more ...

Rory McIlroy will be looking to become the first player to win three consecutive RBC Canadian Open titles at Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto this week. And with the US Open looming large on the horizon, McIlroy could do with making a decent fist of his defence. read more ...

Defending champion Linn Grant and 10-time DP World Tour winner Alex Noren will tee it up this week at the unique Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed at Ullna Golf & Club, just 30 minutes from the Swedish capital Stockholm. read more ...

Much is made of The Players Championship being golf’s fifth major, but if ever there was a course that was made to host the US Open it is Muirfield Village, the venue for this week’s Memorial Tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus. read more ...

There are genuinely high hopes of a home winner at the Porsche European Open in Germany this week, following a resurgence in German golf, but Frenchman Victor Perez could be the man to beat on the outskirts of Hamburg. read more ...

Brooks Koepka goes for his third victory of the year when he joins 47 other golfers for the latest LIV Golf tournament at Trump National in Potomac Falls, Virginia. And who would bet against him claiming another win this week? read more ...

Usually, the week after a major sees a seriously weakened field but with the US Open just around the corner the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Tony Finau, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood have opted to play in the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. read more ...

Ryder Cup hopeful Victor Perez will defend his KLM Open title at Bernardus Golf Club this week, knowing that victory would go a long way towards securing his place in Luke Donald’s team read more ...

Brooks Koepka won over the fans at Oak Hill with a sensational performance to claim his third PGA Championship title and fifth major victory, establishing the American as an all-time great, something that seemed unlikely just a year ago. read more ...

Regular co-host Ryan Rastall is joined by Golfshake Digital Editor Kieran Clark for a special edition of the podcast, looking ahead to this week's 105th PGA Championship. read more ...

The second men's major of the year kicks off with most of the world’s best golfers in sensational form as they do battle for the Wanamaker Trophy. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to what promises to be a compelling week at Oak Hill. read more ...

Talor Gooch will this week attempt to win his third successive LIV Golf event at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. And he has an additional incentive for doing so as he is from this part of the world. read more ...

With the PGA Championship taking place next week you will not be surprised to learn that many of the world’s leading players have chosen to give the AT&T Byron Nelson a miss. However, Scottie Scheffler and Tyrrell Hatton are heading to TPC Craig Ranch to tune up for the second major of the year. read more ...

Belgium’s top golfer will not be in the field for this week’s Soudal Open at Rinkven International Golf Club. But in the absence of Thomas Pieters, home hopes lie with Nicolas Colsaerts and the gifted Thomas Detry, who is currently plying his trade on the PGA Tour and is to be commended for crossing the Atlantic to compete on home soil. read more ...

Max Homa will attempt to win the Wells Fargo Championship for the third time in four years but will have to see off course specialist Rory McIlroy if he is to do so. read more ...

The Italian Open takes on an added significance this week. It will be staged at Marco Simone Golf Club, which hosts the Ryder Cup later this year and will provide European captain Luke Donald with a unique opportunity to view the course and gauge the form of some of the players who will be representing his team at the end of September. read more ...

The LIV Golf League will be in action for a second successive week. After playing Adelaide last week, they head to Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. And they will do so in high spirits after performances of Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed at The Masters. read more ...

Jon Rahm returns to Vidanta to defend his Mexico Open title and he will do so as the only member of the world’s top 10 in the field. It is difficult to see beyond Rahm making a successful defence after a meteoric start to 2023. He has already won four times this year, including that memorable performance at Augusta National. read more ...

A cosmopolitian field gathers in Incheon for the inaugural Korea Championship, with Europe’s best golfers facing a strong challenge from some of the most gifted home talent. The likes of Robert MacIntyre, Guido Migliozzi, Rasmus Hojgaard and Jordan Smith know that they need to find some big weeks if they are to have any chance of making it to the Ryder Cup in Italy. read more ...

America's Lilia Vu beat compatriot Angel Yin in a playoff for her first major title at the Chevron Championship. Vu started the day four shots back but moved up the leaderboard and took full advantage of the sluggish finish of Yin, who had victory in her grasp. read more ...

Golf prides itself on respecting tradition, but this week represents a distinct shift in progress as the Chevron Championship, the year's first major in the women's game, showcases its new home at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods in the Greater Houston area. read more ...

After weeks of intense pressure, the world’s best golfers have a chance to relax and have a bit of fun this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Week in, week out, these guys try to beat each other’s brains out but this tournament has a unique format, giving PGA Tour golfers the chance to pair up with their buddies for what is always a birdie fest. read more ...

The LIV Golf League heads to Adelaide in Australia this week for the first of two back-to-back tournaments - next week the destination is Singapore. Brooks Koepka, now fully fit again after struggling with a knee injury for almost two years, could be the man to beat Down Under. read more ...

The DP World Tour returns with the ISPS Handa Championship being staged at PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Japan. Rasmus Hojgaard is a key name in the field, which also includes the likes of Rafa Cabrera Bello, Robert MacIntyre and Christiaan Bezuidenhout. read more ...

Don't you just love this time of year on the PGA Tour? We have just had four glorious days at Augusta National and now we move on to the RBC Heritage at the beautiful Harbour Town Links at Hilton Head Island, which is a Designated Event, meaning that the field is spectacular. read more ...

Scottie Scheffler will head to Augusta this week as one of the hottest favourites to retain the Green Jacket since Tiger Woods was in his prime - and with some justification. Get ready for the 87th Masters with our comprehensive preview. read more ...

Brooks Koepka produced a final round of 67 to win his third PGA Championship and his fifth major, in the process becoming the first LIV Golf member to claim a major title. read more ...

Canada's Corey Conners warmed up for his sixth Masters appearance by winning the Texas Open for a second time. He shot a bogey-free four-under-par 68 to finish on 15 under, one clear of PGA Tour rookie Sam Stevens who had two eagles in a 66 at TPC San Antonio. Had Stevens won he would have secured a spot at Augusta. read more ...

JJ Spaun will relish his return to the Valero Texas Open, scene of his maiden PGA Tour success 12 months ago - and a victory that signalled the start of a magnificent run of good form for the American. read more ...

Brandon Stone will be among the home players looking to succeed at the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa, with the former Scottish Open champion attempting to get his DP World Tour career back on track. read more ...

The top 64 players in the world are eligible to play in the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play, with Scottie Scheffler defending one of the four titles he won during a quite extraordinary run in 2022. read more ...

The 2023 LIV Golf League continues with its second stop of the year at The Gallery Golf Club near Tucson, Arizona. It's an immaculately presented venue that is home to a pair of highly regarded modern courses; the North and the South; with the latter being the stage for this weekend's event. read more ...

Sam Burns will attempt to create a piece of history this week as he goes for a third successive title at the Valspar Championship, but the likes of Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood will be hoping to stop his winning run here. read more ...

There will be a strong South African presence at the SDC Championship at the magnificent St Francis Links this week. They include Thriston Lawrence, Shaun Norris, the prodigiously talented Wilco Nienaber, Zander Lombard, Brandon Stone, Darren Fichardt and Oliver Bekker. read more ...

Spain's Jorge Campillo won the Magical Kenya Open by two strokes after shooting a final round of 66, claiming his third title on the DP World Tour. The 36-year-old joins his legendary compatriot Seve Ballesteros in lifting a title that is rich with history.  read more ...

It's time for The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. This is one fabulous golf tournament, boasting the strongest field of the year to date, and with huge financial rewards on offer. The winner this week will pick up a cheque for a mind-boggling $4.5m. read more ...

Ashun Wu of China returns to Nairobi to defend his Magical Kenya Open title. He won 12 months ago after a closing 65 gave him a four-shot win. This year, the likes of Marcel Siem and Robert MacIntyre are in the field. read more ...

Scottie Scheffler returns to Bay Hill to defend his title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, hoping to continue the form that saw him win four times by the middle of last April and rise to the top of the world rankings. read more ...

Charles Howell III fired a final round of 63 to win the individual title at the LIV Golf Mayakoba and also lead Crushers GC to the team prize as the new LIV Golf season got under way. read more ...

Chris Kirk produced one of sport’s great comeback stories as he claimed the Honda Classic, his first title in nearly eight years, after overcoming alcoholism and deep depression. read more ...

Marcel Siem won his fifth DP World Tour title at the Hero Indian Open - eight years after his fourth victory. He held off the challenge of fellow German Yannik Paul to win by a single shot. read more ...

The new LIV Golf season kicks off this week at El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba in Mexico with all the usual suspects once again competing for vast sums of money. It is the start of an expanded season, with 14 tournaments being played in 2023. read more ...

The always tricky PGA National hosts the Honda Classic, which boasts a field that includes defending champion Sepp Straka, and former winners Sungjae Im, Padraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini and Camilo Villegas. Hoping to join that list is Billy Horschel, who is playing five weeks in a row. read more ...

The Indian Open returns for the first time since 2019, when Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher claimed the title. Gallacher’s victory was a surprise - home golfers normally dominate this event, and Shubhankar Sharma will be looking to continue that at DLF Golf & Country Club this week. read more ...