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Tom Morris Statue unveiled in St Andrews
Sculpture created by David Annand was unveiled by the Great, Great Granddaughter of Old Tom Morris, Sheila Walker, in front of a large...

Matt Hooper
Oct 2, 20241 min read


Rory, Rahm and Koepka set to thrill at most anticipated Dunhill Links for years
2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship preview With the world of men's professional golf still seemingly tearing itself apart, this week...

Matt Hooper
Oct 1, 20249 min read


LIV Golf: Jon Rahm joins LIV Golf
London, New York and West Palm Beach, FL (December 7, 2023) – LIV Golf today announced that two-time major winner Jon Rahm, the reigning Masters champion, has joined LIV Golf. Rahm will compete in the LIV Golf League beginning next season, which kicks off February 2-4, 2024, at LIV Golf Mayakoba in Mexico. “I am proud to join LIV Golf and be part of something new that is bringing growth to the sport,” said Rahm. “I have no doubt that this is a great opportunity for me and my

LIV Golf
Dec 7, 20233 min read


LIV Golf: Crushers GC wins the 2023 Team Championship
22 OCTOBER, 2023 - BY LIV GOLF STAFF: MIAMI – Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC opened the 2023 LIV Golf League by lifting a team trophy. On Sunday, they bookended the 14-tournament full season with the League’s biggest prize, the Team Championship. Fueled by Anirban Lahiri’s spectacular bogey-free round, steady play by Charles Howell III and Paul Casey, and a riveting back-nine performance from their captain DeChambeau, Crushers GC won the all-scores-count shootout by two shot

LIV Golf
Oct 22, 20234 min read


LIV Golf: Top seeds advance into Final at Team Championship
21 OCTOBER, 2023 - BY LIV GOLF STAFF: MIAMI – The top four seeds entering this week’s LIV Golf Team Championship survived upset bids during a tense match-play semifinal Saturday and will now compete for the team title in Sunday’s final championship round of the 2023 season. Defending champion 4Aces GC, along with Crushers GC, Torque GC and RangeGoats GC, advanced to the top tier that will battle in stroke-play competition Sunday on the iconic Blue Monster at Trump National Do

LIV Golf
Oct 21, 20233 min read


LIV Golf: Cleeks, HyFlyers in Semis after stunning upsets at Team Championship
20 OCTOBER, 2023 - BY LIV GOLF STAFF: MIAMI – HyFlyers GC and Cleeks GC pulled off the upsets as lower-seeded teams during Friday’s Quarterfinal matches of the LIV Golf Team Championship in Miami and will face the top two seeds in Saturday’s Semifinals at Trump National Doral. HyFlyers Captain Phil Mickelson lost his high-profile singles match to Smash GC Captain Brooks Koepka, 6 & 4, in a battle of LIV Golf’s most decorated major winners. But teammate Cameron Tringale beat J

LIV Golf
Oct 19, 20233 min read


LIV Golf: LIV Golf OWGR application rejected - full reaction
10 OCTOBER 2023 - SHANK, BY MATT HOOPER: LIV GOLF'S APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING POINTS HAS BEEN REJECTED, OWGR CHAIRMAN PETER DAWSON CONFIRMED THIS EVENING. SPEAKING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE FORMER CEO AND SECRETARY OF THE R&A SAID "We are not at war with them, This decision not to make them eligible is not political. It is entirely technical." "LIV players are self-evidently good enough to be ranked. They're just not playing in a format where they can be

SHANK
Oct 9, 20236 min read


LIV Golf: LIV Golf responds to OWGR rejection
10 OCTOBER, 2023 - SHANK, BY MATT HOOPER: LIV GOLF HAS RESPONDED TO THIS EVENING'S DECISION TO REJECT THEIR APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING POINTS IN A STRONGLY WORDED STATEMENT: STATEMENT FROM LIV GOLF ON TODAY'S OWGR DECISION “OWGR’s sole objective is to rank the best players across the globe. Today’s communication makes clear that it can no longer deliver on that objective. “Players have historically remained subject to a single world ranking to qualify for Maj

SHANK
Oct 9, 20232 min read


2023 Alfred Dunhill Links: Fabulous Fitzpatrick wins Alfred Dunhill Links
9 OCTOBER, 2023 - DP WORLD TOUR: Matt Fitzpatrick enjoyed double delight at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship as a closing 66 at St Andrews clinched the individual title and helped him take team honours alongside mum Susan. The Englishman had sat on the lead for two days after torrential rain saw the weekend washed out and the event pushed to Monday and reduced to 54 holes. Better conditions greeted the field for the final round across St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnousti

DP World Tour
Oct 8, 20232 min read


2023 Alfred Dunhill Links: Dunhill falls victim to the rain, again
8 OCTOBER, 2023 - SHANK MEDIA, BY MATT HOOPER: PLAY ONCE AGAIN WAS ABANDONED BEFORE IT HAD BEGUN AT THE ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP ON SUNDAY. THE AMBER WARNING WHICH WAS ISSUED FOR THE WHOLE OF THE CENTRAL BELT WAS SUPPOSED TO EXPIRE EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT EVEN HEAVIER RAIN THAN FELL ON SATURDAY POUNDED THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING, AND AS THE PICTURES SHOW, THE COURSES ARE UNPLAYABLE. THE DP WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCED THE ABANDONMENT SHORTLY AFTER 10AM. THE CHAM

SHANK
Oct 7, 20231 min read


2023 Alfred Dunhill Links: Monday finish confirmed
7 OCTOBER, 2023 - SHANK MEDIA, BY MATT HOOPER: THE 2023 ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL FINISH ON MONDAY, IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. The leading 60 professionals and 20 teams following Sunday's third round will compete in the final round on Monday 9 October Saturday's play across all three courses was washed out due to the storms battering Scotland, resulting in flooding Tournament Director Mikael Eriksson said: “We always have a number of contingencies in the case of adve

SHANK
Oct 6, 20232 min read


Tragedy strikes Oakland Hills, Clubhouse on Fire
17 February 2022 - DEVELOPING STORY: 11.20PM GMT UPDATE FROM FOX2 DETROIT: Oakland Hills Country Club says it salvaged most trophies,...

Matt Hooper
Feb 17, 20222 min read


Asian Tour unveils the International Series
3 February 2022 - SHANK Media, by Matt Hooper: IN A WEEK WHICH WAS ALWAYS SET TO BE MOMENTOUS FOR THE ASIAN TOUR WITH THE STRONGEST FIELD...

Matt Hooper
Feb 3, 20228 min read
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