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The American Express 2023 tees off on Thursday, Jan. 19 in La Quinta, California. The American Express field is set to feature 10 of the top 20 and three of the top five golfers in the world, with Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, and Patrick Cantlay the headliners. Rahm is listed at the 11-2 betting favorite in the latest American Express odds from…

The American Express 2023 gets underway from a trio of courses in La Quinta, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 19. Experienced and amateur bettors alike will lock in wagers for this event, which features a field loaded with experienced players. Major champions like Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm are expected to be in the mix at the 2023 American Express,…

The PGA Tour season's third major is in the books, and the stretch run is right over the horizon as many of the tour's top golfers get set to play in the 2022 Travelers Championship. The short trip over to TPC River Highlands near Hartford, Conn., brought many players from the U.S. Open, played last week in Brookline, Mass. Five of the top 11…

Munster welcome South African visitors in the United Rugby Championship this weekend with Lions arriving on tour. Here's all you need to know about the game. Where and when is it on? Friday's match takes place at Musgrave Park in Cork with a 7.35pm kick-off. What's the team news? Kiran McDonald will go for a scan on an arm injury sustained against…

Since it was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts in 1932, Augusta National Golf Club has been one of the game's most prestigious venues. Augusta National will once again take center stage when the 2022 Masters begins on Thursday. This will be the 86th edition of the Masters, and Hideki Matsuyama is the defending champion after beating Will…

The PGA Tour is in Texas this week for the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. Here's everything you need to know to watch the tournament. At last year's Houston Open, current World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler was ranked No. 22 and had yet to capture a PGA Tour victory. A lot has changed in one short year. Now Scheffler is a…

4pts e.w. Rory McIlroy at 9/1 (Boylesports 1/5, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,10) 1pt e.w. Brendan Steele at 100/1 (Boylesports 1/5, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) 1pt e.w. Patrick Rodgers at 150/1 (Boylesports 1/5, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) We get to see Muirfield Village for the fourth time in little more than two years as the Memorial Tournament again serves as the…

If the college basketball March Madness action wasn't enough for you last week, golf has its own version in Texas this week as the world's best congregate one final time before the Masters, which starts in just two weeks (!). Though a handful of the top players in the world will be absent this week, we still get a very different look at the…

Few events are as synonymous with spring as the Masters. With its towering tree lined fairways, blooming azaleas and thundering roars that can be heard throughout the grounds, Augusta National Golf Club is the mecca of the sports world. Patrons will pack the storied course when the Masters 2022 gets underway on Thursday. The 2022 Masters field is…

Viktor Hovland is coming in hot as he seeks another victory at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. He has two starts on the PGA Tour this season, and he tied for fifth at the Zozo Championship and was T-20 at the CJ Cup. He also will tee off Thursday at El Camaleon Golf Course as a two-time defending champion after going 43…

The 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge might not carry the same weight as last week's PGA Championship, but it still features a loaded field. Five of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are taking part in the tournament at Colonial Country Club. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who failed to make the cut last weekend, is the 10-1…

It's the best of both worlds this week as the co-sanctioned 2022 Scottish Open tees off Thursday at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. LIV Golf's push to compete with the top tours has spurred a strategic alliance between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. The Scottish Open field will feature 75 players from each of those tours, plus…

The first 2021 Open Championship tee times are at 1:35 a.m. ET on Thursday at Royal St. George's Golf Club. Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson were runner-ups the last time the British Open was played at Royal St. George's, and both have won a major in the last 12 months. Can Johnson overcome a run of poor play, and can Mickelson be a factor in the…

With the U.S. Open in the rearview mirror, the PGA Tour gets back to action with the 2022 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. The tournament was established in 1952 and has been held at TPC River Highlands since 1984, with a number of high-profile past winners like Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Phil…

Father's Day is traditionally celebrated every year during the final round of the US Open, and Sunday will be no different, as it coincides with the conclusion of the 2021 U.S. Open. Last year's tournament was rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Bryson DeChambeau breaking through to win his first major. This year's…

Phil Mickelson isn't the only San Diego native in the 2021 U.S. Open field, as Xander Schauffele will also make the trek to Torrey Pines. Schauffele frequently played the course while growing up and graduated just 20 miles away at San Diego State University. Like Mickelson, Torrey Pines is Schauffele's home course and he finished runner-up there at…

Just 19 golfers in the history of the sport have won at least five major championships. There are two players who have an opportunity to become No. 20 if either can win the 2022 U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka. They've both won this tournament before, McIlroy in 2011 and Koepka going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018. The U.S. Open 2022 will…

Even with all of the young talent on the PGA Tour, you still have to look all the way back to 1922 to find the youngest winner of the PGA Championship. Gene Sarazen won it that year at 20 years and five months, but no golfer in this year's event will be younger than Joaquin Niemann, who is 23 years and six months as play begins with the first 2022…

The 2022 Masters will begin on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club and Tiger Woods is set to return to action after a 17-month layoff from the PGA Tour. Woods last competed at the 2020 Masters, which took place in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, and was involved in a serious car accident last February that led to multiple fractures…

Many of the PGA Tour's best golfers head to Hogan's Alley this week for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, which tees off Thursday at Colonial Country Club. A particularly strong post-major field will take on the course in Fort Worth, Texas where longtime area resident Ben Hogan won five times. Dallas native Jordan Spieth isn't a threat to his…

Rory McIlroy played in his first tournament in more than two months when he was part of the Genesis Invitational field two weeks ago. McIlroy knocked off the rust with a 10th-place finish, earning more than $300000 in the process. He now enters the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational as one of the favorites to win this week's tournament at Bay Hill.…

Scottie Scheffler will try to win a second straight major starting Thursday at the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. The Masters champion will try to match the feat achieved most recently by Jordan Spieth, who won the 2015 U.S. Open after donning the green jacket at Augusta National. Scheffler has won four times in his past eight tournaments…

The Players Championship used to play fast and firm, but the golf tournament has been playing softer after moving from May to March three years ago. The result: more golfers have used drivers from the tee box, which could change the strategy behind your 2022 Players Championship bets when the tournament begins on Thursday. Justin Thomas is the…

There still isn't a name on the PGA Tour that creates storylines like Tiger Woods. Caesars Sportsbook lists Woods as a 50-1 long shot in the 2022 PGA Championship odds, but he remains the largest liability for the betting industry. Woods is playing in his second PGA tournament since being injured in a car accident last February. He made the cut…

A distinctive characteristic of the PGA Championship compared to the other golf majors is that it invites all winners of PGA Tour events in the preceding year. It also invites select club professionals. Golfers who meet either criteria will be part of the 156-player 2021 PGA Championship field, which tees off Thursday. Outside of the recognition of…

Americans have dominated the U.S. Open throughout its history, winning 86 of the 121 tournaments, or 71 percent. That stranglehold atop the leaderboard has lessened recently, however, as Americans have won just half of the last 18 editions entering the 2022 U.S. Open. International golfers such as Spaniard Jon Rahm and Irishman Rory McIlroy are…

The 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch will be the final stop before next week's PGA Championship. Scottie Scheffler is scheduled to make his first individual start since winning the Masters, and the No. 1 player in the world has now recorded four wins and seven top-10 finishes this season. However, he'll face stiff competition with…

Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa moved up to No. 2 in the world rankings following his fifth-place finish at the Masters last weekend. He will try to build on a successful weekend when he takes part in the 2022 RBC Heritage, which gets underway from Harbour Town Golf Links on Thursday, April 14. Morikawa is currently tied with Justin Thomas…

The PGA Tour returns to The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. this week for the first time since Matthew Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur in 2013. The legendary course, which has been the backdrop for some of the greatest moments in the history of the sport, will play host to the 2022 U.S. Open. World No. 3 Rory McIlroy will be looking to build on a…

The PGA Tour is known for its stroke-play tournaments, so the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event is a welcomed change in the schedule. Austin Country Club is set to host the tournament, as it has since 2016. The event will feature 64 of the world's best golfers, but they will be broken into 16 groups of round-robin play that begins on…

Russell Henley, at a 55-1 price, was finally able to convert a 54-hole lead (six shots) on Sunday into a victory at the World Wide Technology at Mayakoba with a 23-under-par score by four shots over Brian Harman. Scottie Scheffler, who needed to win or finish solo second to regain his OWGR No. 1 ranking, gave it a run and shot a Sunday 62 to finish…

The Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii will host the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions beginning on Thursday. The opening tee times come at 2:40 p.m ET, and the first PGA Tour event of the calendar year will feature a loaded field. The only way to get in is to have won since the last Tournament of Champions, and seven of the top eight…

Many of the PGA Tour's top golfers will be back in action this week when the PGA Tour's 2021 CJ Cup at Summit Club tees off Thursday in Las Vegas. The field of 78 players includes 45 who played last week's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin. The likes of Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth also are…

The new PGA Tour season continues in Mexico, with Viktor Hovland seeking a rare three-peat and a few other top players joining in. The PGA Tour moves to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, for the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Viktor Hovland won this event in back-to-back seasons while going a combined 43 strokes under par. The course is a…

Join our channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. After Tom Kim triumphed at the Andalucía Masters last week at Real Club Valderrama, this week attentions turn back to the DP World Tour for the 2022 Mallorca Golf Open from Son Muntaner Golf Club, Golf Santa Ponsa, Mallorca, Spain. After correctly predicting that Brooks Koepka…

The 2022 Genesis Scottish Open will provide golf fans with some star-studded groupings through the first two days of action. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked player in the world, will play alongside Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland when the Genesis Scottish Open 2022 gets underway from the Renaissance Club on Thursday, July 7. Elsewhere in the 2022…

The second round of the 2021 Shriners Children's Open kicks off Friday morning in Las Vegas. You can find full Round 2 tee times for the tournament at the bottom of this post. Last season was a memorable one for Hideki Matsuyama, who captured his first major championship win at the Masters in April. The rest of the year didn't go quite as well…

Golf tips, best bets and player analysis for the Bermuda Championship at Port Royal on the PGA Tour. Live on Sky Sports Golf & Main Event from 6.30pm on Thursday Garrick Higgo 2pts each-way 66-1 Ladbrokes Robby Shelton 2pts each-way 40-1 Betfred Brandon Wu 1.5pts each-way 50-1 bet365 Kramer Hickok 1pt each-way 80-1 Betfair, Hills, Power Harrison…

The Lions of this season draw striking parallels to their most successful period, where the club reached three consecutive Super Rugby finals under the tutelage of Johan Ackermann and Swys de Bruin from 2016 through to 2018. Similar to their'golden era', this Lions side has no established Springboks. Instead, it is packed with young stars looking…

Ulster are the next of the Irish provinces to head to the Southern Hemisphere as they begin their South African tour this weekend against the Lions. Here's all you need to know about the game. Where and when is it on? The match takes place at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg with a 1.00pm Irish time kick-off on Saturday. What's the team…

The Lions have surprised all and sundry with a superb URC tour that culminated in three victories from three outings, in the process raising real hope that a talented squad finally has the ability to arrest a few years of underachievement. By all accounts, the platform has been laid and now needs to be capitalised on. Sport24 checks out what…

Head coach: Marco Bortolami Captain: Dewalt Duverago/Michele Lamaro Last year: 13th Betting: 150-1 Players In: S Hildago-Klyne (Exeter Chiefs), T Menoncello (promoted academy), A Garbisi (Mogliano), G Nicotera (Rovigo), G Da Rae (Rovigo), F Drago (Mogliano), M Drudi (Mogliano), S Scrafton (Hurricanes), O Ratave (Fijian Drua), M Zanon (Pau), M…

Api Ratuniyarawa made over a century of appearances in six seasons for Northampton Saints before joining Irish Will this be the season London Irish realise their potential? The Exiles will dine with Europe's elite this term as their young squad look to make more strides up the Gallagher Premiership table. Under the leadership of Declan Kidney and…

The race for the 2022 FedEx Cup kicks into high gear on Thursday with the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn. The field consists of the top 125 players on the PGA TOUR, with Rory McIlroy standing out as the betting favorite at+1000. Even though there are plenty of stars missing out this week because of their obligations to…