Laurie Canter on hopping fences to play golf, investing and Dryvebox June 26, 2025 English golfer Laurie Canter on the sport’s accessibility problem, his passion for business and investing in mobile golf simulator business Dryvebox. Laurie Canter took the first steps towards a career in professional golf by hopping the fence to the public course across the road from his childhood home in Bath. Twenty-odd years later he is [...]
Trump made £260m from golf in 2024, US filings show June 19, 2025 President Donald Trump’s global business empire saw him make £260m from golf in 2024, according to his most recent filings. The latest documents, filed with the US Office of Government Ethics, cover the last year and show that the US leader earned a total of $600m across 2024. Trump’s golf properties range from the highly [...]
Spaun banks $4.3m US Open prize as MacIntyre wins career best $2.3m June 16, 2025 US Open winner J.J. Spaun picked up $4.3m at Oakmont on Sunday as Brit Robert MacIntyre secured a career-best $2.3m. The American won his first major at the weekend, sinking a 65-foot birdie putt on the 18th green to win by two shots and conclude the fourth round as the only player under par. His [...]
Aston Villa figure joins LIV Golf League June 6, 2025 Former Aston Villa bigwig Chris Heck has joined LIV Golf as the Saudi Arabia-backed league’s new president of business operations. Heck left Villa this season after a two-year stint that saw the Premier League club reach the Champions League. It comes as the US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester snubbed a spot on the Korn [...]
US Women’s Open prize money: How much will winning golfer get? June 1, 2025 The 2025 US Women’s Open has the biggest prize purse in women’s golf, but how much will the winner walk away with? A total of $12m will be dished out at Erin Hills come Sunday evening as the 156 golfers look to secure a major title in 2025. Organisers are set to hand out $10,000 [...]
Saudi Arabia’s PIF sponsors new $13m prize golf series May 8, 2025 The Saudi Arabia investment vehicle the Public Investment Fund (PIF) is to be the title sponsor of a revamped golf programme. The PIF Global Series will replace the Aramco Team Series and will have a total prize pot of $13m. The PIF Global Series will span five events on the Ladies European Tour (LET) – [...]
LIV Golf close to South Africa deal, government says May 6, 2025 The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf league could soon head to South Africa, according to the country’s government. The rebel LIV Golf League, currently in its fourth season, is backed by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and has not previously staged an event in Africa, though many players on the tour have played in International [...]
Top UK golf event to be staged at Donald Trump course in Scotland May 6, 2025 A UK Donald Trump golf course will host a top event this summer amid rumours the US President could be on the verge of being let back into the British golfing establishment. The UK government has recently been forced to deny lobbying the sport’s UK governing body the R&A over attempts to see the iconic [...]
Turnberry: Golf course owned by Donald Trump lands in hot water April 24, 2025 One of US President Donald Trump’s golf courses in Scotland has landed in hot water after failing to file a crucial document on time. The 800-acre Trump Turnberry was bought for £39.5m in June 2014 while the president stepped down as a director after first being elected in 2016 and gave control to a trust [...]
McIlroy Masters success tees up PGA TV rights price hike for Sky Sports April 16, 2025 Ahead of the Game: Can Sky Sports hold on to PGA rights, how do Hundred teams claim their cash, will Everton’s women stay at Goodison Park, and what will Super League look like in 2028? The PGA Tour is hoping to capitalise on the Rory McIlroy effect by securing a significant increase in the value [...]