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Ryder Cup A-Z

Ryder Cup

I was there when Europe brought the Ryder Cup home for the first time

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Bernhard Langer Ryder Cup

Tour

Langer on the Ryder Cup: Let’s get back to business as usual

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Bernhard Langer

Fitness

Bernhard Langer’s 10-step fitness programme

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Masters WITB

The Masters

Reliving one of the most remarkable days in Masters history

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Rory McIlroy

Tour

What does McIlroy have to do to lose the choker tag?

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Ryan Palmer

19th hole

How does a four-time PGA Tour winner take six shots to get out of a bunker?

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JB Holmes

‘I was hitting it 300 yards when I was 13’

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best drivable par 4

Courses and Travel

How the pros tackle the best short par 4 in the world

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Was DeChambeau's behaviour in Detroit out of line?

Tour

DeChambeau predicts Happy Gilmore future in driving distances

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Tiger Woods

Tour

Is Tiger thinking about defecting to the Premier Golf League?

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Rory McIlroy the open 2023 betting tips

The Open

‘I didn’t choke at Portrush’: McIlroy fronts up on Open failure

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Phil Mickelson

Tour

Welcome to another of Mickelson’s weird weekends

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Jason Day

Tour

Struggling Day hints at early retirement

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mexico open prize money

19th hole

The story behind the Finau song that’s taken the internet by storm

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tournament ball

Would you use a tournament ball if bifurcation comes in?

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Dustin Johnson WITB 2020

Tour

‘I didn’t even try to read it’: Not everyone’s interested in the distance report

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RSM Classic betting tips

Tour

When Harry got Rory: How Diamond earned the most sought-after bag in golf

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Graeme McDowell

Tour

‘On some courses you feel like you are two shots behind standing on the 1st tee’

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slow play

Tour

‘Why are we forced to play with these guys?’ Harding fumes at slow players

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Tour

McIlroy on why he sacked his caddie: ‘I was very hard on him – really angry’

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Underrated golfer

19th hole

Who’s the most underrated golfer in the world?

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Denny McCarthy

19th hole

The unlikely player to dominate Scottsdale’s world-famous 16th

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Graeme McDowell

Tour

‘I always tell my kids we live in a nice house because daddy can putt’

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Victor Perez WITB

Tour

How some advice from an unlikely source catapulted Perez into the Ryder Cup picture

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graeme McDowell

Rules of Golf

McDowell hit with slow play warning in bizarre circumstances

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David Feherty

19th hole

‘These days you can mark your ball with an elephant turd’

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Premier League

Tour

Stenson: European Tour ‘stamping down’ on Premier Golf League talk

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Tour

‘The Irish don’t win many gold medals – I’ve already booked my flights’

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Meghan MacLaren

Tour

‘It’s a huge tournament but this is about more than golf’

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Tour

Is Lewis finally set to make it to Augusta National?

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Sebastian Soderberg

19th hole

Golfers playing quickly: A bit of fun or complete nonsense?

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World golf tour

Tour

Are we set for a world tour? Here’s what we know about the Premier Golf League

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Dean Burmester

Tour

Burmester ‘just happy to be here’ after Dubai car crash

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Miguel Angel Jimenez WITB 2020

Tour

Like father, like son: Meet the Mini Mechanic

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Ladies European Tour

Tour

Are we set for another mixed event on the main tours?

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Viktor Hovland

Tour

‘I’ve never felt so stressed’: How Hovland was derailed by the rules

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Bryson de Chambeau

The Open

Don’t back DeChambeau to win the Open anytime soon

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Could today's youngsters cope with Jack's schedule?

19th hole

Could today’s youngsters cope with Jack’s schedule?

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Augusta National

The Masters

Astonishing photos show what Augusta looks like out of season

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Bryson DeChambeau

Tour

Only three bad times and even Bryson was keeping up: European Tour’s pace of play policy off to a good start

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Jack Nicklaus

The Open

Why the Open was moved for just one player

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Nicklaus and the '86 Masters – in his own words

The Masters

Nicklaus and the ’86 Masters – in his own words

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Lee Westwood

Tour

‘I’m not sure I can take any more Ryder Cups’

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Bryson

19th hole

Would you rather go for a drink with Brooks or Bryson?

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Cameron Smith

Tour

Smith told to cool it by the PGA Tour over ‘cheat’ comments

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Tommy Gainey

Tour

Gainey wins for first time since 2012 just weeks after arrest

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Martin Kaymer

Tour

One of Europe’s great partnerships reunited again

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Tour

PGA Tour joins the clampdown on slow play – so what does a player need to do to get a shot penalty?

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Colin Montgomerie

Rules of Golf

‘We need to do something about slow play – or else we’re in trouble’

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Bryson DeChambeau

Tour

DeChambeau on the war on slow play: ‘I love it’ (yes, really)

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Camilo Villegas

Tour

Remember this guy? Where on earth has he been?

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Marcus Armitage

Tour

Why the European Tour is a far better place with this guy around

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Rory McIlroy

The 50th Players

‘I can be the best in the world for the foreseeable future’

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Ian Poulter

19th hole

Why Poulter is the master of golf’s hardest shot

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Governing bodies get behind LPGA-LET merger

Tour

Governing bodies get behind LPGA-LET merger

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Dale Whitnell

Tour

The brutal reality of making the financial step up to the European Tour

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Abraham Ancer

19th hole

‘I can throw down some tequila and the next day I’m hitting balls and I’m fine’

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Jordan Spieth

Tour

Why we need the old Spieth back

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Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth

Tour

From 6-0 down to 12-11 up: How JT emerged from Spieth’s shadow

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2020 predictions

19th hole

Will Rory finally slip into green? NCG predicts 2020

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improve your short game

Tour

‘Most of the stories you couldn’t print’: The extraordinary life of ‘Edinburgh Jimmy’

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Rickie Fowler

Tour

New year, new look, same old questions for Fowler

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Justin Thomas

19th hole

Should Justin Thomas be so hard on himself?

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at&t byron nelson betting

Tour

Matt Kuchar’s annus horribilis: A reputation destroyed

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Bernhard Langer

Tour

And NCG’s Player of the Decade is…

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villain

19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s biggest villain

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Inbee Park

Tour

NCG’s Player of the Decade: Inbee Park

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decade in golf

19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s favourite moment

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Tiger Woods major

PGA Championship

What is Tiger’s best chance to win a 16th major?

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19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s worst chokes

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underdog

19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s best underdog story

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decade in golf

19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s biggest disappointment

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Jordan Spieth

Tour

NCG’s Player of the Decade: Jordan Spieth

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best putt

19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s best putt

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decade in golf

Rules of Golf

The decade in golf: Two steps forward and one step back

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unexpected major win

19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s most unexpected major win

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best major finish

19th hole

The decade in golf: NCG’s favourite major finish

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Rory McIlroy

Tour

2019 in golf: NCG’s villain of the year

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2019 in golf

Rules of Golf

2019 in golf: NCG’s least favourite changes to the Rules of Golf

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2019 in golf hole location

Rules of Golf

2019 in golf: NCG’s favourite changes to the Rules of Golf

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favourite victory

19th hole

2019 in golf: NCG’s favourite victory of the year

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Hinako Shibuno

Tour

NCG’s Player of the Year: Hinako Shibuno

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memorable moment

19th hole

2019 in golf: NCG’s favourite moment of the year

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Shane Lowry

The Open

NCG’s Player of the Year: Shane Lowry

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review of 2019

19th hole

2019 in golf: NCG’s biggest underachiever on tour

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