Friday at Royal Birkdale was one of the great days of Major Championship golf this year, in fact of any year. The weather was glorious, the links burnt to a crisp, the fans were raucous but fun and fair and the golf was absolutely spectacular. Heading into the weekend we have several different storylines which are set to be compelling. But sadly a major moment has threatened to overshadow this entire major championship. Bryson DeChambeau played a beautiful round of golf on Fr

A stellar field of golfing legends, Ryder Cup stars, and tournament winners will play in the ISPS Handa Senior Open at Gleneagles, with golfers from 26 countries across 6 continents teeing it up in the final Senior Major of the year Past winners of The Open - 10 Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Zach Johnson, Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Stewart Cink, David Duval, Paul Lawrie, Justin Leonard, Mark Calcavecchia Past winners of Major Championships - 15 Padraig Harrington, Darren

Tom Kim produced a links golf masterclass at The Renaissance Club to the east of Edinburgh to claim a convincing victory in the Genesis Scottish Open. Getty Images The South Korean was flawless, being the only one of the 71-strong field not to drop a single shot in the testing winds of the final round. Six birdies in total saw him post a closing 64 for a 17 under par total, two shots clear of Australian Min Woo Lee who carded a 67, and four clear of a group of four players:

Johan Edfors produced a sensational, bogey-free final-round 66 to overturn a three-shot overnight deficit and secure his maiden Staysure Legends Tour title at the OFX Irish Legends. Johan Edfors with the trophy / Credit: Staysure Legends Tour The Swede finished on 17-under-par to claim victory by three shots at Carton House, with England's Robert Coles finishing runner-up on 14-under-par. Italy's Emanuele Canonica, the first-round leader, completed the podium on 11-under-par.

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There is a reason why someone the caliber of Padraig Harrington had the golf chops to get himself inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Under the biggest pressure in the most prestigious competitions, the experienced and affable Irishman just knows how to close. A Mariano Rivera of the links. That intestinal fortitude – and magnificent skill – was on full display in Sunday’s final round of the 46th U.S. Senior Open Championship at Scioto Country Club. Entering the day a

Scottish Golf has today named the players who will represent the country at the upcoming European Team Championships and European Young Masters. Finlay Galloway hits an iron shot during the Genesis Scottish Open Pro-Am at The Renaissance Club on July 9, 2024. (Photo Chris Young/Scottish Golf). From 7-11 July, Scotland’s men, women, girls and boys will all be in action at four different venues across Europe. Scotland’s men travel to Greece to compete in the European Amateur Te

Eugenio Chacarra is now a three-time DP World Tour winner after claiming the DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia by five shots in Turin. The Spaniard, who held a two-stroke lead going into the final round, delivered another superb performance at Circolo Golf Torino on Sunday, carding a 64 to reach 24 under par and prevail over England’s Matt Wallace. The victory is his second of the season, following the KLM Open in the Netherlands earlier this month, with his success moving him

Joaquín Niemann will take a two-stroke lead into the weekend of the DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia after a flawless second round at Circolo Golf Torino. Joaquin Niemann during the Open D'Italia / Getty Images The Chilean, who began Friday one shot off the pace, carded a bogey-free 63 to reach 15 under par and move to the top of the leaderboard after 36 holes in Turin. Opening his round on the tenth tee, the 27-year-old had to settle for even par across his first six holes b

We could look back years from now to say that Tuesday 23 June was the most important date in the history of modern men's professional golf, and the definitive point which spelled the beginning of the end of the DP World Tour and other independent tours around the world. New PGA Tour Commissioner and CEO Brian Rolapp announced that from 2028 the PGA TOUR would become a two-tier tour, with the Championship Series consisting of 23-24 events including the Four Majors, The Players

3 years and 17 days after the PGA TOUR announced it was merging with the DP World Tour and LIV Golf, Brian Rolapp has made perhaps the most significant announcement in the modern history of the PGA TOUR. Speaking to members of the assembled media at TPC River Highlands ahead of the Travelers Championship, the newly appointed PGA TOUR Commissioner confirmed the long-anticipated changes to the structure of the PGA TOUR in the wake of the rivalry with LIV Golf. “From day one, th

Trio of Open Champions set to play at Gleneagles this July / Getty Images Past Open Champions Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson and Paul Lawrie will bid to join an exclusive club by adding the ISPS HANDA Senior Open title to their Major triumphs when they tee it up at Gleneagles from July 23-26. Tickets are available to see some of golf’s most storied names at the King’s Course when Europe’s only Senior Major returns to the iconic Scottish venue. Gleneagles will host the ISPS HAND

Royal Portrush Golf Club on the Antrim Coast has hosted two wildly successful editions of The Open since Golf's Original Championship returned to Northern Ireland, with Shane Lowry securing a popular victory in 2019 and World Number One Scottie Scheffler lifting the Claret Jug in 2025. 237,750 fans attended during the 2019 Open Championship, and this number increased to 278,000 in 2025, with around 47,000 fans attending on each of the championship days from Thursday to Sunday

As Wyndham Clark receives the US Open Champion it is time to bid you farewell for this evening, www.shank.golf will have a full report tomorrow and the countdown to The Open Championship begins in earnest. 2353 BST Just 3 players had finished under par ever at Shinnecock Hills in the US Open since 1897, but 3 players finished under par this week on what turned out to be a brilliantly set-up course, which provided a compelling final round 2345 BST WYNDHAM CLARK WINS THE 126TH

Wyndham Clark / USGA Wyndham Clark is rewriting Shinnecock Hills history. The 2023 champion fired an even-par 70 Saturday to extend his lead to six strokes, putting him on the doorstep of becoming the first wire-to-wire U.S. Open winner since Martin Kaymer at Pinehurst in 2014. Clark was 7-for-9 in scrambling — including clutch par saves on six holes — and added the week's only eagle on the par-5 16th with a 275-yard 3-wood to set up a 4-foot putt. "That's what you have to ma

Wyndham Clark / USGA Wyndham Clark spent his Friday afternoon watching the U.S. men's soccer team advance to the World Cup knockout round — and why not? Through 36 holes of the 126th U.S. Open, the 2023 champion owns a four-stroke lead. His 7-under 133 — built on an opening 64 and a second-round 69 — set a Shinnecock Hills record. The 64 came despite a 4 a.m. wake-up call after Thursday's fog delay pushed his finish into Friday morning. He closed the day in style, draining a

Wyndham Clark / USGA Going into Thursday’s opening round of the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, all the talk was about the expected high winds that were going to whip through the eastern end of Long Island. Then Mother Nature threw in a curveball. Yes, the conditions were quite blustery on the classic William Flynn design hosting its sixth U.S. Open and fifth in the last 40 years. But when thick morning fog rolled in shortly after the opening tee shots, reducin

Sunday drama in a home Curtis Cup Match for the Americans? Given what transpired in recent competitions between the USA and Great Britain, that narrative didn’t seem possible. But unlike the films that are produced down the road from Bel-Air Country Club, sometimes the script doesn’t always follow the expected outcome. Yes, the USA reclaimed the Curtis Cup with a 13-7 victory in the 44th rendition of the biennial competition, but it was a whole lot closer than the final margi

Rabat, Morocco: Taichi Kho of Hong Kong pictured with the winner's trophy on Sunday, June 14, 2026 during Round Four of the The International Series Morocco at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Red Course).The US$2,000,000 event is staged from June 11-14, 2026. Picture By Ian Walton/Asian Tour. With just three bogeys in four days on a difficult golf course, Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho added yet another feather to his cap when he secured his first International Series event and won the seco

USGA It’s no secret that Farah O’Keefe is the emotional leader of the 2026 USA Curtis Cup Team. She smiles, she fist-pumps, comes up with creative celebrations and even does bird calls for the cameras. And through four sessions, she’s been the team’s best player. On a Saturday where Great Britain and Ireland did everything in its power to sweep the afternoon foursomes session, it was O’Keefe – and partner Avery Weed – who stepped up with a crucial point to keep the Americans