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McIlroy shares lead with Højgaard and Rozner in Dubai
16 November 2024 - Dubai, UAE: Rory McIlroy put himself in position to secure a possible end-of-season double after sharing the...

DP World Tour
Nov 16, 20242 min read


Rozner rekindles Dubai romance to leadDP World Tour Championship
15 November 2024 - Dubai, UAE: Antoine Rozner posted a stunning seven under par round of 65 to move into the lead at the DP World Tour...

DP World Tour
Nov 15, 20242 min read


McIlroy off to fast start in bid to seal Race to Dubai crown
14 November 2024 - Dubai, UAE: Rory McIlroy moved another step closer to sealing his sixth Race to Dubai crown, carding a five under par...

DP World Tour
Nov 14, 20242 min read


Introducing THIS IS GOLF. On Tour. On the Course. In the Clubhouse. Inside the World's Greatest Sport.
6 years after the final edition of St Andrews Magazine was published online, The Magazine from SHANK Media is to return, with a new name,...

Matt Hooper
Nov 13, 20242 min read


LIV Golf announces first visit to Korea as 10 of 14 events in 2025 confirmed
League to Host Inaugural Tournaments at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea and The Club at Chatham Hills in Indianapolis LIV Golf Also...

LIV Golf
Nov 13, 20244 min read


DP WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCES ITS 2025 GLOBAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
12 November 2024 - Dubai, UAE: The return of the Austrian and Turkish Opens, as well as a host of new tournament venues, headline the...

DP World Tour
Nov 12, 20243 min read


Waring claims Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship victory
10 November 2024 - Abu Dhabi, UAE: Paul Waring held off a stellar chasing pack to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and claim his first...

DP World Tour
Nov 12, 20243 min read


Fleetwood goes low to lead Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Tommy Fleetwood tees off at 18th at Yas Links during round one of Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship / Getty Images 7 November 2024 - Abu Dhabi,...

DP World Tour
Nov 7, 20243 min read


Boxing shows Golf the way
As negotiations continue between the PGA TOUR and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, there has been much debate, discussion and...

Matt Hooper
Oct 14, 202417 min read


Fireworks illuminate the night sky as Super Saturday comes to a spectacular finish
Photography and report by Matt Hooper After being cancelled in 2023 due to the devastating storm which swept across the east coast of...

Matt Hooper
Oct 5, 20241 min read


Super Saturday in St Andrews
Feature and photography by Matt Hooper Perhaps even more so than Sunday, Saturday in St Andrews at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship...

Matt Hooper
Oct 5, 20243 min read


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
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