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Tiger Woods To Play With Son In PNC Champioship Next Week

Tiger Woods said Wednesday he will play with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, next week in the PNC Championship. “Although it’s been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to...... Read more Thorbjorn Olesen: Ryder Cup-winning Golfer Cleared Of Sex Assault On Flight

Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen wept in court as he was found not guilty of sexual assault, assault by beating and being drunk on a British Airways flight. The Danish golfer,...... Read more Thorbjorn Olesen Says He 'Felt Horrible' After Being Accused Of Sexual Assault

Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen says he was “embarrassed and felt horrible” after being accused of drunkenly sexually assaulting a woman on a British Airways flight in 2019. Olesen has denied...... Read more Thorbjorn Olesen: Golfer 'Sexually Assaulted Woman On Flight', Court Hears

Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen “grabbed and rubbed the breast” of a woman and “urinated” in the aisle during a British Airways flight in 2019, a court has heard. The Danish...... Read more 120 Golfers Gather As 1st Petroleum Regulators Tournament Tees Off In Abuja

No fewer than 120 golfers are expected to converge on Abuja to tee off an invitational golf tournament being hosted by two newly-created subsidiaries in the petroleum industry. The amateur event...... Read more 2021 CBN Governor’s Golf Cup: Tiri emerges Champion

Ezekiel Tiri on Saturday emerged champion of the 2021 CBN Governor’s golf Cup after finishing as the overall best nett winner of the one-day tournament in Abuja. The News Agency of...... Read more Lady Golfers Debut At 60th First Bank Lagos Golf Open

For the first time in 60 years, lady golfers will be participating in this year’s First Bank Lagos Golf Open scheduled to tee-off from November 18 to 21 at Ikoyi Club...... Read more Lydia Ko Romps To Saudi Ladies International Victory While 18-Year-Old Makes History

Lydia Ko romped to a dominant five-shot victory at the Saudi Ladies International on Sunday. The New Zealand golfer shot a final round bogey-free seven-under 65 to win on 23-under par...... Read more Makinde Mourns As Ibadan Golf Club Captain Dies

Governor of Oyo State, ’Seyi Makinde, has described the death of the Captain, Ibadan Golf Club, Ola Ibironke, as a sad loss to the state. He commiserated with the immediate...... Read more 2021 Children Golf Development Clinic begins Monday In Abuja

The 2021 edition of the Children Golf Development Clinic, being organised by the Ladies Section of IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja, begins on Monday at the club. The...... Read more Woods Posts First Picture Since Car Crash

Tiger Woods has posted a photo of himself smiling on a golf course - the first time he has been pictured since he was seriously injured in a car accident in...... Read more Matsuyama Makes History As First Japanese Man To Win Major Golf Championship

Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win a major golf championship on Sunday, holding his nerve down the stretch to capture the 85th Masters after a dramatic final round....... Read more Tiger Woods Crash Due To ‘Unsafe’ Driving Speed Up To 87 Mph

Tiger Woods was driving at nearly double the 45 mph speed limit when he crashed in California in February, Los Angeles County’s sheriff said Wednesday. Woods’s SUV flew off the road...... Read more Injured Tiger Woods Will Miss Masters 20 Years After Tiger Slam

Severe leg injuries in a February car crash ensured Tiger Woods won’t be playing in this year’s Masters on the 20th anniversary of his “Tiger Slam” victory at Augusta National. But...... Read more Anambra SWAN Undergoes Golf Reporting Training

Members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter, over the weekend underwent a training on golf reporting. The one-day training which was initiated by the State Chairman,...... Read more Tiger Woods Back Home And Recovering After Car Accident

Golfer Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he is back home and continuing his recovery after suffering severe leg injuries in a car accident last month. “Happy to report that I...... Read more Tiger Woods ‘In Good Spirits’ After Being Moved To New Hospital

Tiger Woods is "in good spirits" after being moved to a new Los Angeles hospital for treatment from injuries he sustained in a car accident. A statement on the golfing champion's...... Read more Tiger Woods’s Car-Crash Injuries Cast Doubt On Future

Golf legend Tiger Woods was recovering in hospital on Wednesday after surgery for serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash that have raised fears for the 45-year-old’s career. Law enforcement...... Read more Record-Breaking Johnson Wins First Masters

World number one Dustin Johnson won his first Masters title by five strokes as he finished with a record-breaking low score of 20 under par at Augusta. The American posted a...... Read more Georgia Oboh Gets Invite To Participate In Saudi Arabia Golf Tournament

Nigeria’s teenage golf sensation, Georgia Oboh has continued to make progress into the elite class in international golf with the latest invite to compete at the 2020 Saudi Arabia Ladies Golf...... Read more Woods Back At Familiar Sherwood With Eyes On PGA Tour Wins Record

Defending champion Tiger Woods will be on a familiar stomping ground when he seeks a record-setting 83rd PGA Tour victory this week at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, for...... Read more Trump Given Permission To Build Another Golf Course In Scotland

US President Donald Trump has been given permission to build another golf course in Scotland, after authorities there decided in his favour on Sunday in spite of local opposition. The new...... Read more Nigeria’s Teenage Golfer Georgia Oboh Makes Top 20 In Scotland

Still relishing her Ladies Scottish Open debut, Georgia Oboh shot a 73 one over par on a wet rainy day in a one-day mini-tour event at the Willow Valley Golf club...... Read more Nigeria’s Teenage Golf Sensation, Georgia Oboh, Invited To Compete At Scottish Open

Nigeria’s teenage golf sensation, Georgia Oboh, has been invited to compete at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open taking place next month, Aug 13 – 16 at The Renaissance Club...... Read more Lady Professional Golfers Hail Nwodo As Their Inspiration

The Ladies Professional Golfers Association of Nigeria (LPGAN) on Monday described its Board Chairman, Okwesilieze Nwodo, as a great Nigerian with immense love for the sport and its female players. Uloma...... Read more