Golf

The biggest event on the PGA Tour, the Players Championship features the best players on the PGA Tour and is widely regarded as the unofficial fifth major. Scottie Scheffler won two straight before Rory McIlroy claimed this event on his way to winning The Masters, showcasing the importance of this event. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Ball Striking Scrambling Strokes Gained: Around The Green Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Strokes Gained: Putting Putting Average Driving Accuracy Par 4 Performance Bogey Avoidance TPC Sawgrass is the finest course on the TPC list with the famous island green 17th hole arguably the most…

The final event of the DP World Tour in 2025 comes from the picturesque La Reserve Golf Links in Mauritius with John Parry looking to defend his Mauritius Open crown.   Key Stats/Skill Set Required  GIR  Strokes Gained: Approach  Strokes Gained: Tee To Green  Putting Average  Birdies  La Reserve Golf Links is described as the only links course on the Indian Ocean. Scoring will be dictated by the wind but the course is not overly difficult with a strong approach essential to success here.   Key Correlation Courses/Tournaments  Oman Open  Alfred Dunhill Links  BEST BET Jayden Schaper @ $8.50 Youngster Jayden Schaper did the…

A quality event won by the likes of Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen, the usual venue of Leopard Creek is being given a year off to rejuvenate with Royal Johannesburg this year’s host.   Key Stats/Skill Set Required  GIR  Strokes Gained: Approach  Scrambling  Birdie or Better  Putting Average  Royal Johannesburg is a long course but one that won’t play nearly as long as it suggests due to the altitude. The key to success here is a strong approach game and being able to go low.   Key Correlation Courses/Tournaments  Qatar Masters  Abu Dhabi Championship  Dubai Desert Classic  BEST…

The Hero World Challenge traces its roots back to 2000 and has become the traditional year-end event with a small field lighting it up in the Bahamas.   Key Stats/Skill Set Required  Par 5 Scoring  Par 3 Scoring  Driving Distance   Strokes Gained: Off The Tee  Scrambling  Birdies  The Ernie Els designed course is unique with five Par 5s and five Par 3s and attempts to bring in elements of the Melbourne sandbelt, English links courses and South African classic courses. It is not a strenuous test and typically delivers a top-shelf winner.   Key Correlation Courses/Tournaments  DP World Tour Championship  Open Championship …

This tournament played at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa traces its roots back to 1981 and has been won by some of the game’s greats including inaugural winner Johnny Miller, Raymond Floyd, Seve Balleteros, Bernhard Langer, Nick Price, Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Lee Westwood and Tommy Fleetwood. This is a tournament generally referred to as ‘Africa’s major’.   Key Stats/Skill Set Required  Par 5 Scoring   Driving Distance  Strokes Gained: Off The Tee  GIR  Strokes Gained: Approach  Scrambling  Bogey Avoidance  Putting Average  Gary Player Country Club is a course that rewards bombers who can take advantage of…

Following David Puig’s win in the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland, we head to Melbourne’s revered sandbelt and the incomparable Royal Melbourne for the time-honoured Australian Open, an event won by the likes of Sarazen and Player, Palmer and Nicklaus, Watson and Norman, McIlroy and Spieth and so many more.   Key Stats/Skill Set Required  Driving Accuracy  Strokes Gained: Off The Tee  Strokes Gained: Approach  Bogey Avoidance  Strokes Gained: Around The Green  Scrambling  Par 4 Scoring  Royal Melbourne is Australia’s greatest course and regularly rated among the greatest golf courses on earth. It will host the Australian Open for the…

Australia’s two-week ‘major’ season kicks off this week in Brisbane with a crack field lining up at Royal Queensland for the Australian PGA Championship with the likes of Joaquin Niemann, Marco Penge, Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott all in attendance.   Key Stats/Skill Set Required  Putting Average  Strokes Gained: Putting  Scrambling  Driving Distance  Strokes Gained: Approach  GIR  Royal Queensland is an open course that favours distance and does not penalise inaccuracy. Finding greens and scrambling are important but a hot putter will be key.   Key Correlation Courses/Tournaments  Nudgee  Royal Pines  BEST BET Ryan Fox @ $21 Absolutely in…

Another epic DP World Tour season comes to an end at the famous Earth Course in Dubai with the staging of the DP World Tour Championship featuring some of the best players on the planet from all three major tours. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Putting Average Strokes Gained: Putting Birdies Par 5 Scoring Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Approach GIR The Earth Course is an ideal final venue for the DP World Tour season as it is a stern test from tee to hole. It is a long course so distance off the tee is important.…