After seven years as a professional and more than $2 million in earnings in 93 PGA Tour starts, John Peterson wants his amateur status back. His petition is sure to stir some debate. The post Column: An Amateur Reinstatement Debate is Brewing appeared first on Global Golf Post.
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA | You knew they were coming long before you saw them. When the four players representing South Korea walked out of the clubhouse at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea at 7:25 on Tuesday morning for team photos, fans swarmed like bees, obscuring So Yeon Ryu, Sung Hyun Park, I.K. Kim and […]
Maybe Jordan Spieth versus Patrick Reed on Thanksgiving weekend would be more interesting than the Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson match. And, according to various confirmed reports, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka already have had their head-to-head battle Sunday night in the European team room at the Ryder Cup, where they had to be separated from each […]
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA | Leaders and leadership are two very different things. Leaders often inherit their roles or have the title given to them by virtue of their age or status – think His Royal Highness King Such-and-Such or the distinguished senior senator from state X. Leadership, however, is forged by the fire. Whether you’re […]
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA | Whew, what a relief. They didn’t say it out loud but that was the reaction of the four South Korean players after they won both their opening four-ball matches against Chinese Taipei at the UL International Crown. Expectations have been so extreme leading into this event that, at times, it seemed […]
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA | The weather problems that have plagued the 2018 LPGA season continue. This time, it’s Typhoon Kong-rey barreling down on the Korean peninsula as a Category 1 storm. With a potential washout in mind, times for the second-day matches at the UL International Crown have been moved up at follows: (all times […]
On Wednesday, Mark Lichtenhein, the chairman of the Ladies European Tour, was in Strasbourg, France, to announce a 2019 Women’s European Open, an event which will be part and parcel of the European Commission’s Week of Sport from 23-30 September and BeActive campaign. “It’s a very strong announcement – and where better to have the […]
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA | The best matches of the week at the UL International Crown will take almost that long to finish. From the beginning, the most anticipated matchup in the first three sessions was between the No. 1 seed home team, South Korea, and the grittiest team in the field, England. Because they were […]
Sky Sports and the European Tour have extended their partnership until at least the end of 2022. The agreement ensures that the subscription satellite channel remains the home of European Tour golf for another four years, including the next two Ryder Cups. The deal ensures a minimum of 35 European Tour events, with a minimum of […]
Europe took a 5-3 lead into day two of the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris after battling back from a 3-1 defeat in the morning four balls to claim all four points in the afternoon foursomes. It was the first time Europe had won all four foursomes matches – having suffered a […]