The Open: Rory McIlroy's dad Gerry could be in the money as well if his son lifts the Claret Jug on Sunday

There will be another star-studded field this week when the 2024 Players Championship begins on Thursday morning at 7:40 a.m. ET. The top players on the PGA Tour will be playing for the second week in a row, with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler coming off a win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Scheffler is the 11-2 favorite in The Players…

ATLANTA (AP) - Scottie Scheffler already has one small piece of history at the Tour Championship, the only player to be the No. 1 seed going into the FedEx Cup finale in consecutive years. He also is reminded, by history and experience, that finishing it off at East Lake to capture the silver cup and its $18 million bonus is no small feat. The…

Viktor Hovland shot a course-record 61 (including a 28 on the back nine) Sunday to win the BMW Championship by two strokes at -17 over Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler and cashed a 17-1 ticket for this column. The 61 was Hovland's career low and the lowest final-round score in the history of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He made 12 threes in what…

Live on Sky Sports Golf from 5pm on Thursday Rory McIlroy 5pts each-way 7-2 Betfair, Hills, Power Tommy Fleetwood 1pt each-way 60-1 Betfair, Power T&C's apply18+begambleaware.org Punters assessing the 30-runner Tour Championship field must decide whether to have their bets in the market which includes the FedEx Cup handicaps (Tour…

Phil Mickelson was embroiled in controversy this week and now he has a chance to cap it off with what would be a surprising first victory in a LIV golf event. Mickelson, who shot a second-round 67 on Saturday, is four shots behind leader Cam Smith heading into Sunday's final round of LIV Golf-Bedminster at Trump National. Smith is 9-under par,…

Max Homa to win 6.40pm twoball 2pts 11-10 BoyleSports Vincent Norrman to win 4.05pm twoball 1pt 7-5 BoyleSports T&C's apply18+begambleaware.org Red-hot Lucas Glover has carried his regular-season form into the first of the three FedEx Cup playoff events, reaching 14 under par through three rounds to lead the FedEx St Jude Championship by one shot…

Brian Harman (-12) holds a sizable lead heading into Sunday's finale at Royal Liverpool. The American is chasing his first major victory and fifth professional win. The sportsbooks see Harman as a -200 favorite to fend off some of the fiercest names in golf on Sunday. Jon Rahm (-6) used an eight-under third round to climb the leaderboard and put…

We've got a real dandy of a battle going on at The Open at Royal Liverpool - for second place, that is. The low American after Thursday's opening round was Brian Harman at 4 under par. Harman shot a 6-under 65 Friday and not only remains the low American but is leading the 151st Open Championship by a whopping five shots at the halfway point.…

The Open Championship is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and the final Major of 2023 got under way this morning. Cameron Smith will be looking to become the first person to defend their Open crown since Padraig Harrington managed at Royal Birkdale in 2008. Royal Liverpool, or Hoylake, is hosting the tournament for the 14 time, and the last…

series as we hand out an Open Championship prediction, pick, and how to watch. The world's best golfers are coming together to compete for a major championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. We will see the top golfers from the PGA Tour and the LIV Tour, so this event is going to be a lot of fun to watch. It has been nine years…

In his 2006 winning press conference at Royal Liverpool, Tiger Woods was asked if Hoylake had stood the test of time. "I think it's a fantastic test," Woods gushed after running out a two-stroke winner over Chris DiMarco at 18-under par. "With the golf course being this fast, it lent itself to just amazing creativity. Granted, if you would have had…

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RORY MCILROY will warm up for next week's US Open by bidding for a rare'threepeat" - as he seeks to claim the Canadian Open title for the third time in a row. It would be an unusual hat-trick if the world No 3 managed to pull it off. His first win in Canada was back in 2019, but Covid meant the tournament was cancelled for the next two years. But…

The great Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., will host the year's 2nd major, the 2023 PGA Championship starting Thursday. Jon Rahm is looking to go back-to-back in the majors while Justin Thomas will try to defend his title and keep the Wanamaker Trophy in his grasp. Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2023 PGA…

What is Rory McIlroy's net worth? Rory McIlroy is one of the top professional golfers in the world and a former world number. He's a four-time major champion and started his career as a successful amateur, topping the World Amateur Golf Ranking at the age of 17 years old. Once he turned professional, Rory surprised the world with his conquest of…

Sky Sports Golf Main Event and Golf, 6.30am Sunday Rory McIlroy to win the DP World Tour Championship 2pts 9-2 general Tommy Fleetwood top-five finish 2pts 13-10 bet365, Hills Tommy Fleetwood win 7.30am twoball (1-2) and Rory McIlroy to win 7.50am twoball (4-7) 2pts double bet365, Betfair, Power There have been 13 previous editions of the DP World…

Windy and possibly wet weather is the stuff of nightmares for some, but for golfers it is often viewed as a badge of honour to battle through such conditions. If the forecast is to be believed, professionals and amateurs could be faced with exactly that at this week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The event is one the players relish, as while…

Another year, another rebellion, another wave of faces departing for a more lucrative destination. What is this, the PGA Tour or Central America? So much happened in golf's little corner of 2022. Compelling major championships. Tiger Woods sightings. New stars birthed. And, burying the lead for effect, the rise of LIV Golf, a Saudi-funded rival…

Can Rory McIlroy finally complete the career Grand Slam? Let's look at McIlroy's best opportunities to win a major in 2023. The timing could not be better to discuss Rory McIlroy's potential in 2023. He entered the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club six shots behind reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. His outlook…

Rory McIlory's net worth has been boosted by €18million after his FedEx Cup win on Sunday. It is understood that the Hollywood man is now worth around €190million after his latest win. McIlroy pushed his on-course career earnings over the €100m mark when he reeled in world number one Scottie Scheffler at East Lake on Sunday to claim the PGA Tour's…

With Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland sitting atop the leaderboard at the 150th Open Championship after posting matching 66s on Saturday, the golf world heads into Sunday's final round wondering whether we will see a historic finish to what's already been an exhilarating anniversary edition of the world's oldest golf championship. McIlroy snapping…

Sky Sports Golf red button, 3.30pm Sunday Justin Thomas to win the Canadian Open 2pts 9-2 general Sam Burns to win 5.40pm threeball 2pts 10-11 general Tony Finau and Rory McIlroy share the lead going into the final round of the Canadian Open - the dynamic duo edging two shots clear of the rest of the field on a noisy Saturday at St George's Club in…

Rory McIlroy bids to follow Jon Rahm's lead and give Europe back-to-back PGA Tour victories when the Wells Fargo Championship moves from North Carolina to Maryland while the usual venue, Quail Hollow, is readied for Presidents Cup duty in September. McIlroy will be miffed he will be defending the Wells Fargo on new terrain as he is a triple winner…

Scottie Scheffler will take a three-shot lead into the final round of The Masters as he bids to cement his position as world No 1 with a first major title. Scheffler was the sixth player in tournament history to hold a five-shot lead at the halfway stage, with four of the previous five going on to claim the green jacket at Augusta National. The…

It doesn't matter whether a collapse occurs at Augusta or at the PGA Championship, when the golfer you have a bet riding on works himself into a seemingly unstoppable position only to suffer a mental collapse, it's always a bitter pill to swallow. These days, bettors who do their have useful tools such as cash out to protect themselves at the first…