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Tiger Wood was virtually unrivalled on the golf course during his heyday. Tiger Woods made Mark O’Meara storm off the course during a practice round ahead of the 1997 Masters (Image: GETTY) Tiger Woods once made his practice partner Mark O’Meara leave the golf course because he was having such a good round. The incident occurred in 1997, a week before the legendary player won the first of his 15 Majors at the Masters. Woods is second only to Jack Nicklaus in the all-time Major-winning standings and stormed to victory at the 1997 Masters less than a year after turning professional. The blockbuster…

Before Rory McIlroy had a softening of heart, he was truly a PGA Tour loyalist and still is; this is why he said he would never join the breakaway circuit, but he has come around to see the bigger picture. Something he did not do back in the day. He started as a LIV hater, and in June 2023, he even said, “I hate what it’s doing to the game of golf; I hate it. I really do. I still hate LIV. I hope it goes away.” In 2022, before LIV Golf’s inaugural event, Greg Norman publicly claimed that Rory McIlroy was “brainwashed by…

The DP World Tour has entered talks with LIV Golf over a possible deal, although discussions won’t impact ongoing negotiations with the PGA Tour as golf continues to transition LIV Golf is still yet to agree on a deal with the PGA Tour over a merger, but could first strike an agreement with the DP World Tour ahead of the 2025 season. The Saudi-backed tour is still trying to break into the mainstream golfing calendar, with players currently unable to receive Official World Golf Ranking points that go towards qualifying for the major competitions. The PGA of America has since allowed U.S. eligible players in LIV…

Bryson DeChambeau has been full of praise for both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, but it is the former who the LIV Golf star rates higher when it comes to advice Bryson DeChambeau has spilled the beans on which golfing legend has influenced his game the most, rating Tiger Woods’s advice above Phil Mickelson’s. He gushed praise during the latest instalment of his ‘Break 50’ YouTube series featuring none other than NFL icon Tom Brady. The pair traded career insights on the fairway, with DeChambeau opening up about the significant impact both Woods and Mickelson have had on his performance. Following Mickelson’s high-profile switch to LIV Golf, where DeChambeau…

The golf world is often stemmed from misunderstandings due to a communication gap. This happens especially between the players and entities widely associated with the game. Take the incident between Scottie Scheffler and Frankie Borrelli for instance. The misunderstanding began when Borrelli, one of the co-hosts of the Fore Play podcast, repeatedly sent Scheffler text messages but received no responses. Borrelli was under the impression that Scheffler might be avoiding him, leading to the belief that the golfer hated him. The messages had been sent throughout 2022, and Borrelli openly joked about this assumption on the podcast, stating that he felt like…

When it comes to modern golf, people often refer to Bryson DeChambeau as one of the greatest golfers. After moving to LIV Golf, he was deprived of receiving OWGR points except, of course, for the majors. Despite that, he is the only LIV golfer in the top 10 of the standings. In the breakaway league, he had an average of 0.2 for scoring eagles, which ranks him third on the list. This year for DeChambeau was exceptional and inspirational. But who inspires him? Bryson DeChambeau recently released the season finale of his YouTuber series Break 50. This time, he is…

Tiger Woods has been having a tough luck in 2024. After his last appearance in July at the Open Championship, where he ended up missing the cut, he was hopeful to return to Albany. But the hopes were shattered. He underwent his sixth back surgery in the last ten years in September 2024, and well, as it turns out, he has not recovered fully, at least not enough to start swinging his clubs again. The 2024 Hero World Challenge is scheduled from December 5 to December 8, and on November 25, Woods announced his withdrawal. This surely disappointed the fans. But looks…

July 19, 2024. That was the last time we saw Tiger Woods grace the golf course. He participated in The Open Championship 2024 where he couldn’t make the cut. A few months later, the GOAT went into surgery and hasn’t recovered since. He also backed out from the Hero World Challenge 2024 due to his injury. This has been a common trend since his career-threatening accident in 2021. He mostly plays the majors and the Genesis Invitational before taking a break. Despite the limited schedule, Woods has still been able to maintain a rank on the OWGR board. It may not…

LIV Golf are said to be close to appointing a new CEO and commissioner. Greg Norman’s stint as LIV Golf’s CEO appears to be coming towards an end (Image: Getty) LIV Golf are reportedly looking at sacking its CEO with the steps to appoint a replacement having ramped up in recent weeks. repetition of ‘step’ Greg Norman has held the role of CEO since the league was founded in 2021, but reports last month suggested the LIV bigwigs were looking to move on. It’s now being claimed LIV have secured their replacement, with Scott O’Neil being touted as the most likely option.…

Rory McIlroy was dealt his fair share of heartbreak during 2024, but the Northern Irishman’s successes have been recognised after being nominated for the Jack Nicklaus Award Rory McIlroy has been nominated for the PGA Tour Player of The Year prize – also known as the Jack Nicklaus Award – alongside world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and two-time major champion Xander Schauffele. McIlroy has been named alongside the players above him in the world rankings in Scheffler and Schauffele and will be hoping to win the prize named after the great Nicklaus for the fourth time after collecting it in 2012, 2014 and 2019. He does however face tough competition.…

Okay, so let’s be real—when someone from the golf community says ‘the greatest of all time’, what’s the first name that pops into your head? If not first, we are sure Tiger Woods is at least the second name that pops up. Love him or not, Woods isn’t just a name in golf; he’s ‘the’ name, the one who’s redefined what it means to dominate the sport. It’s been a while since we’ve seen him swinging a club. But has Woods’s absence dulled the loyalty of his fans? Not one bit. They’re as eager as ever to catch a glimpse or hear from him. And to their…

The 20-man field of the Hero World Challenge is finalized, and Tiger Woods won’t be a part of it. Given the fact that the 15-time major winner went through his sixth back surgery in September, it wasn’t really a surprise. But other than the tournament host, some of the PGA Tour’s bigwigs will also miss the trip to the Bahamas. Rory McIlroy is an outlier—he played only three times. However, some of the tournament regulars and past champions will skip the Hero World Challenge this year. Here are five of them. Rickie Fowler The 35-year-old has been a consistent top…

Woods had back surgery in September after playing just five tournaments in 2024. Tiger Woods, pictured at this year’s British Open, will not play in his Hero World Challenge in December. Tiger Woods will not participate in next week’s Hero World Challenge, the annual charity event in the Bahamas that benefits his foundation. Woods announced the final three players in the field on Monday via social media and also offered his regrets about not competing, without details. I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete this year at the Hero World Challenge, but always look forward to…

LIV Golf announcer David Feherty was feeling pretty bold, making a daring comparison between Greg Norman and Tiger Woods. Greg Norman has become, in many ways, the face of LIV Golf. The upstart rival to the PGA Tour is led by Norman, who has been very outspoken about the prominence of the tour. He certainly has some basis of understanding global golf. Few players in the history of the sport have seen the global success Norman has. However, LIV Golf announcer David Feherty might have finally taken that too far. Feherty recently addressed Norman’s prowess within the sport. “His fingerprints are all over this…

Woods was exempted from the Hero World Challenge, which he hosts, but has confirmed he will not be able to compete in the Bahamas next month as he continues his recovery The golfing world was rocked by news that Tiger Woods, the legendary 15-time major champion, won’t be swinging his clubs at the upcoming Hero World Challenge next month. He took to social media to express his feelings, revealing: “I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete this year at the Hero World Challenge,” and adding, “But always look forward to being tournament host and spending the week…

Tiger Woods was looking forward to participating in the PNC Championship with his son, Charlie, before his back surgery in September 2024. During the Open in July, Woods expressed his excitement about teaming up with his son in the Father/Son tournament, affectionately referring to it as their “fifth major.” However, his plans were put on hold after he underwent microdiscectomy surgery to relieve nerve impingement in his lower back and alleviate back spasms. “No, I’m not going to play until then. I’m going to just keep getting physically better and keep working on it. Hopefully just come back for our — what is it, our…

What many golf fans know is that Tiger Woods and former NBA star Charles Barkley were great friends. However, their long-time friendship disappeared the moment Tiger Woods’ life experienced a major upheaval. In 2009, the popular golfer crashed his Cadillac, a few days after there were rumors of his infidelity. After the traffic and stressful moments for Tiger, many women decided to speak publicly about Woods, emphasizing that they had an affair with him. From that moment, for not known reason, Woods broke off contact with the former NBA star. In that period, rumors circulated that Barkley and Jordan were persons who had a…

These past couple of years have been full of changes for the golf world. While a lot of other significant changes such as reduced field size have been proposed and approved, one change that caused a debate among the PGA Tour Pros is the golf ball rollback policy. The new rule increases the test to 125 mph, which would send a ball further, meaning the balls need to be scaled back. This will apply to all ball models on the conforming list in 2028. When it was announced in 2023 December, the golf world was caught in the mayhem. Top players…

Cam Smith became one of the big names to make the move to LIV Golf back in 2022, with the Aussie making the switch just weeks after being crowned Open champion Cameron Smith has revealed Greg Norman reached out to him on the phone over joining LIV Golf in the wake of his 2022 Open Championship victory at St Andrews. Smith became one of the biggest names to leave the PGA Tour and join the LIV setup just over two years ago, signing an eye-watering deal worth a reported £80 million. At the time, the Australian was ranked as the second-best player in the world, fresh off the back of becoming Open…

Rory McIlroy was indeed one of the greatest golfers during his prime. But there was one other thing that made him the talk of the town. The Northern Irishman was very experimental when it came to choosing his hairstyles. During his young days as a golfer, he tried out all sorts of styles! One of his famous looks was the long curly hair that he had grown. He made an appearance in the Little Interview, a DP World Tour original. He was even made fun of by one of his younger fans, Billy, during the interview. As per him, Rory…

You know how Tiger Woods does this thing during warm-ups at the PNC Championship where, every once in a while, someone goes up to him and says hi? Well, last year, before Steve Stricker made his tournament debut alongside his daughter, Izzi, the then-56-year-old was one of those people who went up to his old friend. But instead of a ‘Hi, how’re you doing?’ it ended with a hug and an imitation… An imitation of Steve Stricker’s swing, courtesy of Tiger Woods. That was what it was. But Woods being Woods, he purposefully duffed a chip to pull Stricker’s leg even more. That…

Rory McIlroy has had an eventful year on and off the course and he sent a touching message to his loved ones after finishing the season in perfect style with another Race To Dubai title Rory McIlroy admits he is excited to put the golf clubs away and spend more time with his wife, Erica Stoll, and their daughter, Poppy, after a difficult year for the family on and off the course. McIlroy finished the season in style on Sunday, winning the DP World Tour Championship and securing his sixth Race To Dubai title in the process. It was McIlroy’s fourth win of the season –…

On November 18, the PGA Tour Player Advisory Council stamped its approval on a series of unpopular changes. The modifications, to be applied in 2026, will make the tour more competitive and apparently improve the pace of play. There are, however, few takers. Among the many left unimpressed is also one Hank Haney. The 69-year-old swing coach, who worked with Tiger Woods between 2004 and 2010, winning 34 PGA Tour titles and eight majors, hasn’t explicitly written a long essay berating the Tour. But his pithy response to a tweet from Ryan Ballengee says more than what an essay could reveal. Ballengee, the owner…

When will Tiger Woods come back? That seems to be the question that is plaguing the minds of many golf fans around the world right now. But that question seemed to have gotten an unfortunate answer of sorts, all thanks to the field that was announced recently by the PNC Championship. Couple that with the 17-man field of the Hero World Challenge that was released back in October, and it’s almost certain that the golfer won’t be teeing up this year anymore. But no worries, the 15-time major champ, still has a chance to make it back to the field…