Playing from the Tips

It’s an unusually quiet week for the professional game with just three internationally significant events on the calendar. The PGA Tour heads to Illinois for the John Deere Classic, in Europe it is Germany playing host for the BMW International Open while the Asian Tour are in Morocco for the third of their 2024 International Series events. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

The global golf circus marches on with team golf on the LPGA in Michigan at the Dow Championship, the PGA Tour in Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic and the DP World Tour getting a taste of history at the Italian Open. Meanwhile the over-50s head to one of America’s great courses in Newport Country Club for the U.S Senior Open. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

A packed week to follow a gripping U.S Open with the world’s best women taking centre stage for the third major of the season, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, at Sahalee this week. Meanwhile the PGA Tour plays the last of their eight Signature Events for 2024 at The Travelers, the DP World Tour heads to The Netherlands for the KLM Open and the Asian Tour hosts the Kolon Korean Open. LIV also te...

The majors just keep coming and this week’s 124th U.S Open promises to be a memorable one as the USGA returns to Pinehurst No.2, one of the most revered golf courses in the U.S where Scottie Scheffler will be a prohibitive favourite. Meanwhile, the LPGA heads to Michigan for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give where Leona Maguire defends. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

After a memorable week of golf in both Pennsylvania and Canada it’s back to regular programming this week with the PGA Tour in Ohio for Jack’s tournament, the Memorial. Meanwhile, LIV Golf visits Texas and the LPGA heads to one of the most interesting courses on the schedule at Seaview Bay in New Jersey. Plus, the best men and women in Europe play a mixed event in Sweden at the Volvo Car Scandinav...

The world’s best women take centre stage this week with the U.S. Women’s Open being played at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania. Nelly Korda is the heavy favourite but there are a couple of Australians in with a legitimate chance in what is shaping to be a brilliant week of golf. Elsewhere, the PGA Tour heads from Texas to Ontario for the Canadian Open and the DP World Tour is in Germany for...

A rare chance for golf fans to catch their breath this week with just two events to preview in depth and a third worthy of a mention. The PGA Tour heads to Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge at the iconic Colonial Country Club, while the DP World Tour is in Belgium for the Soudal Open and the over-50s play for PGA Tour Champions major at the KitchenAid Senior PGA in Michigan. Music by www. Aud...

It’s major time again in the men’s game with the PGA Championship teeing off in Kentucky this week. There are intriguing storylines aplenty, but few will capture the imagination like the potential showdown between Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka. Meanwhile, the LPGA heads to New Jersey and Liberty National for the Mizuho Americas Open where Rose Zhang defends the title she won in...

Things wind down a bit in the golf world this week with just two Tours in action around the world. The PGA Tour has both its signature event at Quail Hollow plus a new, opposite field tournament in the Myrtle Beach Classic. Meanwhile, the LPGA pays tribute to its founders with what has become a quasi-major, the Cognizant Founders Cup, in New Jersey. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

This week sees professional golf continue its run in Asia with the DP World Tour (Volvo China Open), LIV Golf (Singapore) and the Asian Tour (GS Caltex Maekyung Open) all teeing up in the region. The LPGA has a week off, while the PGA Tour heads to Texas for an old event with a new sponsor, The CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

With a whirlwind fortnight of majors behind us the travelling professional golf caravan this week heads to Louisiana (PGA Tour), Los Angeles (LPGA), Japan (DP World Tour) and Adelaide (LIV Golf). Get all the insight and tips in this week’s ‘Playing From The Tips’. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

From one major to another … The Masters is run and won for 2024, but this week it’s the game’s best women who take centre stage at their first major for the year, The Chevron Championship in Texas. The PGA Tour has two events – the signature RBC Heritage at Harbour Town as well as the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic — while the Asian Tour heads to Saudi Arabia for the Saud...

It’s not the only golf in the world this week but The Masters will drown out coverage of pretty much all else. With six Australians in the field and a host of the world’s best with legitimate claims to favouritism, it’s shaping as a memorable week in Georgia and the Playing from The Tips team has the breakdown on what to expect. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

From Florida and Vegas to Texas and Coffs Harbour, with a little bit of Augusta thrown in, it seems the sun never sets on men’s and women’s professional golf, or the amateur game. A week out from the year’s first major the PGA Tour plays the Valero Texas Open, the LPGA has a match play (sort of ) event in Vegas, LIV is back at Doral and the WPGA Tour of Australasia and Ladies European Tour heads t...

Funky bunkers, a public layout and a course that’s been turned on its ear … The travelling global professional golf circus visits India, Texas, Arizona and the Central Coast of NSW with the DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LPGA and WPGA/LET all in action this week. Music by www. Audionautix.com

There’s no slowing down for the travelling world golf circus after one of the most enthralling finishes of the year at The Players in Florida. The PGA Tour moves just down the road to Innisbrook’s Copperhead course and the Valspar Championship while the DP World Tour is in Singapore for the Porsche Singapore Classic. Meanwhile, the LPGA returns to American soil to honour one of the game’s most inf...

There’s one tournament that will dwarf all others this week and that’s the PGA Tour’s flagship event, The PLAYERS at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. It’s the 50th staging of the event and while several of the game’s biggest names won’t be in attendance those that are will no doubt put on a great show. While that’s going on in the U.S the final event of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season plays...

There’s golf action in all parts of the world this week with the PGA Tour in Florida and Puerto Rico for the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Puerto Rico Open, while the DP World Tour continues its South African swing at Glendower Golf Club for the Jonsson Workwear Open. Meanwhile, the LPGA and LIV Golf are in Asia, the women teeing up at the Blue Bay LPGA in China while LIV visits the historic Hong...

The long awaited return of Anthony Kim will create a lot of buzz around LIV Golf this week as they tee off in Jeddah while the PGA Tour plays in Florida, the LPGA continues their Asian swing at the HSBC Women’s World Championship of Golf. Meanwhile, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia combines with the Asian and Japanese Tours for the 103rd New Zealand Open and the DP World Tour is in South Afr...

It’s a full slate events on the world’s Tours this week all around the world. The LPGA visits Thailand, the PGA Tour go to Mexico, while the DP World Tour travels to Kenya and the Asian Tour heads for Oman and the opening International Series event of 2024. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

Things slow down a little in the world of professional golf this week with the DP World Tour taking a break. But that still leaves the PGA Tour, Asian Tour and Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia. Tiger Woods returns at classic Riviera for The Genesis Invitational, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia move north for the Webex Players Series Hunter Valley and the Asian Tour starts for 2024 at the...

It’s party week on the PGA Tour at the WM Phoenix Open, while LIV Golf looks to win big in Las Vegas. The DP World Tour’s desert swing continues in the middle east at the Qatar Masters and at home the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia play the Webex Players Series Sydney hosted by Braith Anasta. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

After some thrilling golf last week across all Tours, it’s more of the same this week. LIV returns for season 2024 in Mexico, while the Vic Open takes centre stage here in Australia. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour heads to Pebble Beach for the second of their eight signature events and the DP World Tour visits Bahrain. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

We’re back to full steam ahead on the golf world stage with tournaments in Florida, California, the Middle East and Australia this week. Adrian Logue is overseas on assignment so it’s a treat to welcome former Tour player turned commentator Ewan Porter back to the pod for his thoughts on who and what to watch for this week. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

Golf’s been back on the 2024 schedule for two weeks already but it’s the first episode of the new year for our intrepid tipsters. This week’s previews include the PGA Tour playing their first mainland event of the New Year in California, the DP World Tour in their traditional early year Middle East location of Dubai, the LPGA in Florida and our local Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia heading to C...