European captain Catriona Matthew puts her faith in Solheim Cup rookie Maguire and Reid to take on USA’s golden pairingIf Irish eyes are smiling come Saturday lunchtime in Toledo, one of golf’s supreme forces will have been vanquished. Leona Maguire, o…
Jessica and Nelly Korda: sisters determined to deliver Solheim Cup glory
After causing a sensation at the event in 2019, the US siblings hoping to make a similar impact against Europe this weekendThe key to European Solheim Cup success this weekend may lie in halting just one family. In 2019 the Korda sisters proved a sensa…
London golf courses could provide homes for 300,000 people, study says
Courses on public land could be used ‘in a more creative way’ to ease housing crisis and provide accessible green spaceLondon’s golf courses make up an area larger than the borough of Brent and there is enough space on publicly owned courses to house 3…
Ted Dexter, Liverpool v Chelsea classics, Federer flashbacks | Classic YouTube
This week’s roundup also features Tour Championship magic, Paralympic power and Kelly Holmes among sporting doubles1) Ted Dexter, the former England cricket captain, has died at the age of 86. “Lord Ted” was inducted into the ICC hall of fame earlier t…
Lack of European fans will magnify US team’s home advantage at Ryder Cup | Ewan Murray
Ban on travellers from Europe stacks the odds even further in favour of Steve Stricker’s team at Whistling StraitsThe vast array of superlatives attached to the Ryder Cup ignore the recent propensity for predictable outcomes. Since Europe trounced the …
Wild card Leona Maguire becomes Ireland’s first ever Solheim Cup player
Maguire finished 13th at Women’s Open on SundaySanna Nuutinen edged out by Georgia Hall for qualificationLeona Maguire will become the first Irish player to compete in the Solheim Cup after being handed a wild card by European captain Catriona Matthew….
Anna Nordqvist wins Women’s Open after Madsen makes mess of final hole
Nanna Koerstz Madsen was joint leader but finished fifthScottish amateur Louise Duncan finishes in top 10Carnoustie’s 18th has caused such championship carnage that one wonders about the utterly warped mindset of the person who designed it. “Home” is a…
Scottish amateur Louise Duncan surges into contention at Women’s Open
Duncan two behind leaders after third-round 68Anna Nordqvist and Nanna Koerstz Madsen share leadThe final major of 2021 may deliver the most extraordinary story of all. In among the big names on a gloriously tight leaderboard at the Women’s Open sits L…
Lexi Thompson finds form at Women’s Open with borrowed caddie
Car salesman Paul Drummond lets American slip into gearEngland’s Georgia Hall shares halfway lead with Mina HarigaeIt doesn’t seem to have been much of a hardship for Paul Drummond to take a week off from his family’s car sales business in Carnoustie. …
‘I’m like a little girl playing golf’: Nelly Korda plays it cool at Women’s Open
American opens with 67 at CarnoustieGeorgia Hall in contention with 68Less seems to be more for Nelly Korda. Eyebrows were raised when the world No 1 opted to avoid pre-tournament media duties at the Women’s Open, with whispers abounding at Carnoustie …