Sponsors drop Phil Mickelson after Saudi comments
Phil Mickelson has lost four of his major sponsors since disparaging comments he made about the proposed Saudi Golf League and PGA Tour became public about 10 days ago. KPMG and Amstel Light were the first sponsors to announce the termination of their partnerships with Mickelson. They were followed by Workaday while Callaway Golf has […]
Tours to battle over players at Saudi International
Battle lines were drawn between the PGA & European ( now DP World) Tours with the Asian Tour announcing a total of 24 PGA Tour players, including 11 major winners, as committed to playing in the 2022 Saudi International to be held from Feb 3-6, 2022. The tournament is now sanctioned by the Asian Tour […]
Koepka beats DeChambeau in made-for-TV match
Continuing the series of made for TV celebrity matches which started during the pandemic lockdown last summer in USA, the two PGA stars who most resemble heavyweight boxers, Brooks Kopeka and Bryson DeChambeau staged a head to head match in Las Vegas. The Match, as the series is called, was played as a 12-hole match […]
USGA proposes limiting distances
The governing bodies for golf, the USGA and the R&A, in a step to limit how far golfers can hit the ball, have announced a rule reducing the length of the driver from 48 inches to 46 starting Jan 1, 2022 for professionals and elite amateurs only. This proposal is based on research from the […]
Oosthuizen extends his Open lead
Pro Golf – The Open 38-year-old South African Louis Oosthuizen followed his first round 64 with a bogey free 5-under 65 on Day 2, taking his total at 11-under par at Royal St. George’s, two shot ahead of Collin Morikawa who held the lead earlier. Oosthuizen’s 11-under 129 total is a new 36-hole record at […]
Oosthuizen takes the lead at The Open
Pro Golf – The Open 38-year-old and the 2010 Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen shot a flawless 6-under 64 to take a solo lead at the 149th Open at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in the U.K. Oosthuizen’s opening round of 64 tied the lowest opening round at the venue, previously set by Christy O’Connor Jr. […]
The Match 4: DeChambeau beats Mickelson
Charity Golf With the global trend of celebrities raising money for charity, NFL American football superstar Aaron Rodgers made the winning putt for the DeChambeau team to beat Phil Mickelson and 7 time superbowl winner Tom Brady at The Reserve Golf Course at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana. The course’s location at 7,500 feet […]
Mickelson, DeChambeau go head to head in Celebrity Charity Match
Charity Golf To continue the immense popularity of the Match played last year featuring Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson which raised money for charities, this year the newly anointed PGA Championship winner Phil repeats with his partner American Football superstar & Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady vs US Open Champion De Chambeau and National Football […]
Mickelson demolishes age barrier at PGA Championship
Pro Golf – PGA TOUR It has always been hard for a player in his 40s to win a Major Championship, a feat accomplished only 21 times since 1960. Until Sunday, it was also considered all but impossible to win a Major in your 50s. But Phil Mickelson showed it’s possible by holding off major […]
Three US Presidents in Mickelson’s selfie !
USA celebrated their President’s Day recently and five-time major champion, Phil Mickelson, posted this iconic selfie from the 2017 President’s cup with the 42nd, 43rd and 44th Presidents – Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama. All Presidents were avid golfers. President’s Day calls for a presidential selfie! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/m9gKZLusad — KPMG Mickelson (@MickelsonHat) […]