Playing from the Tips

No golf so no tips this week but a bit of a look back in the on and off course highlights and lowlights of the year from our so-called experts. They touch on everything from the Solheim and Ryder Cups to the inevitable talk of LIV and the PGA Tour. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

The year is crawling to a close with just two events on the world’s major Tours this week. The Asian Tour heads to Saudi Arabia for their final event of the season, the Saudi Open, while the DP World Tour wraps up 2023 in Mauritius at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. You can see the Bank of the Year – Mauritius trophy mentioned by Adrian Logue here ( https://www.afrasiabank.com/en )  Music by www....

The year is not quite done and dusted in terms of professional golf with three events to look at this week. In the ‘proper’ tournament category is the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa while the PGA Tour and LPGA team up for what looks to be an interesting mixed teams event in Florida. Meanwhile, some of Australia’s best head to Cathedral Lodge in Victoria for the two day...

Tiger Woods is coming back at his own tournament in the Bahamas. but most of the golf world’s attention will be firmly fixed on Sydney and the Australian Open. The dual men’s and women’s titles will be decided over The Australian and The Lakes layouts with some of the game’s biggest stars on show. Also on this week is the South African Open at the Gary Player designed Blair Atholl Golf and Equestr...

It’s as close to a week off as the global game gets with just two tournaments this week, both part of the DP World Tour schedule and of high importance in their respective parts of the world. In South Africa the Joburg Open tees off at the Jack Nicklaus redesigned Houghton Golf Club, while the first of Australia’s two major events, the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, heads to Royal Queenslan...

Seasons are winding down and professional golfers everywhere are looking to cash in on lucrative end of year tournaments. The LPGA plays for the biggest winner’s cheque of the year, a cool US$2 million, at the CME Group Championship in Florida while the DP World Tour Championship for the top-50 will be dishing out plenty of cash in Dubai. The Asian Tour heads to Jakarta for the Indonesian Masters...

It’s a full slate of tournaments this week with play in almost every corner of the globe. The LPGA is in Florida, DP World Tour in South Africa, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia plays the Gippsland Super 6, while the PGA Tour visits Bermuda and the Hong Kong Open is back on the Asian Tour for the first time since Covid. Music by  www. Audionautix.com

The travelling circus of global golf has events in Queensland (Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia), Japan (LPGA Tour), Mexico (PGA Tour) and China (Asian Tour) this week while the DP World Tour takes a week off. Our team of so-called experts have all the background and tips for the Queensland PGA, World Wide Technologies Championship, Toto Japan Classic and Volvo China Open. Meanwhile, check out t...

After a couple of very heavy tournament weeks, it is time to catch our breath a little with just three events to look at this week. Unusually the most talked about tournament won’t feature any professional with the Asia-Pacific Amateur championship taking place at Royal Melbourne, while the LPGA continue their Asian swing in Malaysia and the DP World Tour heads to Qatar in the Middle East. Music b...

It is another full complement of professional golf covering every corner of the globe this week for our so-called experts to digest and attempt to find a winner. LIV Golf is in Florida to find its 2023 team champions, meanwhile the DP World Tour heads for Spain, the PGA Tour go to Japan, the LPGA visits South Korea and Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia makes a welcome return to South Australia fo...

Plenty of frequent flyer miles to be had if you were to attend all the professional golf on offer this week. From the DP World Tour in Madrid to the PGA Tour in Vegas, LIV in action in Saudi Arabia and the LPGA travelling to China while the Asian Tour is in Macau and in Australia Kalgoorlie plays host to the WA PGA. There’s no shortage of tournaments and our tipsters have thoughts on them all.

The Ryder Cup is done and dusted which means it’s time for the travelling circus that is international professional golf to get back into full swing. This week sees the resumption of the PGA Tour of Australasia at the WA Open, play on the LPGA Tour in Texas, the PGA Tour in Mississippi, DP World Tour at the home of golf and the Asian Tour teeing up in Singapore. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

From one international team competition to another with this week’s Ryder Cup having its work cut out to match the show put on at the Solheim Cup in Spain last week. The golf world will be watching intently as Luke Donald’s European men take on Zach Johnson’s team USA at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club near Rome. Meanwhile, the LPGA heads to Arkansas for the Walmart NW Arkansas Championsh...

One event will dominate the golf watching landscape this week and that’s the 18th Solheim Cup between the U.S and Europe to be played in Spain. Europe are searching for a hat trick in what has been the most compelling team golf of recent memory, but it’s an evenly matched contest with no clear favourite. Meanwhile, for those who just can’t get enough golf, there’s also LIV Golf in Chicago, the DP...

It’s a rare week in professional golf with just two events to preview. The PGA Tour kicks off their last wraparound season in California at the Fortinet Championship, while the game’s biggest names head to England and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. And with less than the usual amount of golf we trial a new feature this week … Who’s the sponsor? We guarantee you’ll know less about these com...

With the PGA Tour still on hiatus the LPGA, DP World and Asian Tours take centre stage with tournaments in Ohio, Ireland and Korea. Jimmy Emanuel, Rod Morri and Adrian Logue preview all the action with course, tournament info and players to watch, as well as offering up their picks at each events. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

It’s as close to an offseason as golf gets with the PGA Tour out of action for two weeks leaving the spotlight for the DP World and LPGA Tours. Eight of the world’s top-10 ranked women are in Oregon for the Portland Classic, while in Europe the men head to Switzerland and the stunning Crans-sur-Sierre course for the Omega European Masters. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

The FedExCup Playoffs reach their conclusion with the professional game’s only handicap event at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, while the DP World Tour heads to the Czech Republic.  The game’s best women are in Canada for the CPKC Women’s Open and the Asian Tour continues its UK road trip with a tournament at St Andrews (though not the Old Course). Music by www. Audionautix.com    

The FedExCup Playoffs continue their march to the Tour Championship, while the PGA Tour of Australasia resumes its schedule at the NT PGA near Darwin. Meanwhile, the DP World, LPGA and Ladies European Tours join forces for a mixed event in Northern Ireland and 21 LIV players make their way to the north of England for the Asian Tour’s International Series. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

The last of the year’s nine majors tees off this week when the best women in the world gather at the stunning Walton Heath club near London for the AIG Women’s Open. Meanwhile in the men’s game the PGA Tour season ending Playoffs begin in Memphis and LIV Golf is in action for the second consecutive week, this time at Trump Bedminster in New Jersey. Music by www. Audionautix.com  

It’s tournament within a tournament time on the PGA Tour with the final event of the regular season deciding who is in and out of the Playoffs. Meanwhile, the LPGA gets a taste of Links Golf at the Women’s Scottish Open, the Asian Tour is back in action in Indonesia and LIV Golf plays perhaps their best course to date at The Greenbrier.  Music by www. Audionautix.com  

The game’s best women take centre stage this week for the fourth Major of their season at The Amundi Evian Championship in France. Celebrating 10 years as a Grand Slam event there are six Australians in the field, including former champion Minjee Lee. Meanwhile in the U.S there are just two events before the Playoffs get underway with some big names struggling and if you just can’t get enough link...

It’s hard to believe it’s the final men’s major for the year but what a tournament it promises to be at Royal Liverpool for the 151st Open this week. John Huggan joins the pod from on site in England as the team breaks down the course, the players to watch, Australians in the field and more. There’s also a preview of the LPGA’s Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational team event and the modified stablefor...

Links season is upon us with the PGA and DP World Tours co-sanctioning two events this week, the first this week’s Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick and the other across the pond in Kentucky. Meanwhile, newly crowned U.S Women’s Open Champion Allisen Corpuz heads the field as the LPGA heads to Ohio for a warm down week at the Dana Open. Ewan Porter joins Jimmy Emanuel...

It’s another major week with the world’s best women heading to the iconic Pebble Beach in California for the U.S Women’s Open. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour is in Wisconsin for the John Deere Classic, LIV Golf heads back to where it all began at the Centurion Club outside of London and Denmark hosts the DP World Tour’s Made In Himmerland tournament. Music by www. Audionautix.com