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World Golf Ranking: Scheffler at the top, US golfers dominate rankings

The three best American golfers in the World Golf Ranking. (Photos: Getty)
The three best American golfers in the World Golf Ranking. (Photos: Getty)

Scottie Scheffler of the USA remains at the top of the latest World Golf Ranking. Scheffler continues to exert his influence on the world golf scene with his ranking unchanged from last week. Fellow American Xander Schauffele remains steady in fifth place.

Changes and consistency: a closer look at the top 20

Wyndham Clark stays a secure sixth place, while Patrick Cantlay and Max Homa maintain their positions in seventh and eighth respectively following their performances last week. Rounding out the American contingent is Brian Harman in tenth place, also without any development from last week. Jordan Spieth, on the other hand, has made a significant leap from 16th to 12th in the World Golf Ranking. There has been no movement in the top three of the World Golf Ranking, with Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and Spain’s Jon Rahm remaining in second and third respectively. Norway’s Viktor Hovland remains in fourth place. There has been little change in the second half of the top 10. England’s Matt Fitzpatrick remains in ninth place. Sam Burns makes the biggest improvement among the other American players inside the top 20. He hat improved his position from 20th to 18th place. Both Justin Thomas and Cameron Young have made small improvements, moving up to 21st and 23rd respectively. Also moving up are Sahith Theegala and Chris Kirk, who are now 20th and 25th on the leaderboard this week .

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PGA Tour Tee Times: Schedule for Scottie Scheffler and the American field

Scottie Scheffler and a broad field of American players will participate in this weeks PGA Tour event. (Image: Getty)
Scottie Scheffler and a broad field of American players will participate in this weeks PGA Tour event. (Image: Getty)

As the PGA Tour enters a new stage, all eyes will be on Scottsdale, Arizona for the WM Phoenix Open. This tournament is set to take place at the TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) and features a substantial prize fund of $8,800,000. Scottie Scheffler arrives as the defending champion, aiming for another victory on this par-71 course.

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PGA Tour Tee Times: First and Second Round Details

Tyson Alexander lines up alongside Nate Lashley, fellow American golfer, and Kevin Yu from Taiwan, with a starting time of 07:20 for the first round. They will then return the following day, teeing off at 12:00 for the second round.

David Lipsky, partnered with Martin Laird from Scotland and Carl Yuan from China, will start his first and second round at the same time as Alexander’s group.

Joel Dahmen has been paired with Carson Young and Greyson Sing in an all-American flight. They will tee off at 07:31 alongside Greyson Sigg, with round two set to start at 12:11.

Joseph Bramlett is partnered with fellow American player Eric Cole and Aaron Baddeley from Australia. Their fixture commences at 07:42 for the first round, and they will start the second round at 12:22. In the same fashion, Davis Thompson will tee off at 07:42, accompanied by Luke Donald from England and Alexander Noren from Sweden.

The competition heats up with the pairing of Brian Harman, Jordan Spieth, and Max Homa, with the trio of Americans to start their first round at 07:53 and the second round beginning at 12:33.

Akshay Bhatia tees off at the same time as the Homa group but is accompanied by Emiliano Grillo from Argentina and Vincent Norrman from Sweden.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler tees up at 12:33 in round 1 and at 7:53 in round 2. He will be accompanied by AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am champion Wyndham Clark and Hideki Matsuyama.

The complete list of all the American players, their flight partners and starting times for both rounds are detailed in the aforementioned Tee Times link.

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DP World Tour Tee Times: Johannes Veerman and four Americans start in Doha

DP World Tour Tee Times: Johannes Vermin starts with four other American Players. (Image: Getty)
DP World Tour Tee Times: Johannes Vermin starts with four other American Players. (Image: Getty)

The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is taking place at the Doha GC in Doha, Qatar, starting on Thursday. Five American players will battle for a total prize money of $2,500,000 in a broad field of players. The current title holder is Sami Välimäki, who will not be part of the field.

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DP World Tour Tee Times: Rounds 1 and 2

First on the tee for the American players is Johannes Veerman. Round 1 sees him swing into action at 07:15 alongside Lukas Nemecz from Austria and Angel Hidalgo from Spain. Come Round 2, Veerman will make his start in the same flight at 12:00.

Sean Crocker’s Tee Time for the first round is booked for 11:20, with the second round starting off on Tee 10 at 06:45.

Joining the line-up of American golfers is Chase Hanna. Hanna’s tee time for round one is 11:20, playing with Scott Jameson from Scotland and Santiago Tarrio Ben from Spain. In round two, Hanna’s start is set for 06:45.

Gunner Wiebe’s European Tour Tee Times for the first round is 12:00. His playing partners for this round are Michael Lorenzo-Vera from France and Fabrizio Zanotti from Paraguay. As for the second round, Wiebe is up at 07:25.

As for the American debutant, James Nicholas, his starting moment for the first round is 12:40, playing alongside Ali Saleh Al Kaabi from Qatar and Alfredo Garcia-Heredia from Spain. In the second round, he’s scheduled for 08:05 starting on Tee 10.

Player Round 1 Round 2 Playing Partners
Johannes Veerman 07:15 12:00 Lukas Nemecz (AUT), Angel Hidalgo (ESP)
Sean Crocker 11:20 06:45 Maximilian Kieffer (GER), Matthew Southgate (ENG)
Chase Hanna 11:20 06:45 Scott Jamieson (SCO), Santiago Tarrio Ben (ESP)
Gunner Wiebe 12:00 07:25 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (FRA), Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR)
James Nicholas 12:40 08:05 Ali Saleh AL Kaabi (QAT),Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (ESP)

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DP World Tour Tee Times: Callum Shinkwin starting alongside broad field of UK players

The DP World Tour event in Doha will feature a broad field of UK players. (Image: Getty)
The DP World Tour event in Doha will feature a broad field of UK players. (Image: Getty)

The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is slated to commence its first round on Thursday in the city of Doha, Qatar. The DP World Tour event will take place at the renowned Doha Golf Club, boasting a Par of 72. A prize fund of $2,500,000 is up for grabs, with Sami Välimäki as the defending champion, who will not be in the field.

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Breaking Down the DP World Tour Tee Times

Sam Jones, a British player, will participate in the first round at 06:15 local time and for the second at 11:00. He will be playing with Jaco Prinsloo from RSA and Kristian Krogh Johannessen from Norway.

English golfer Marcus Armitage will tee off at 06:35 and 11:20 with Hennie Du Plessis from RSA and Filippo Celli from Italy. Daniel Gavins will be starting at the same time, but from different Tees, respectively. Their fellow countryman, Tom Lewis, will begin at 06:45 and 11:30 on day 2 alongside Nacho Elvira from Spain and Simon Forsström from Sweden.

Tom Mckibbin from North Ireland and Paul Waring from England will start their first rounds at 06:45 and 06:55 respectively, and second rounds at 11:30 and 11:40. Waring will partner with Søren Kjeldsen from Denmark and Brandon Stone from RSA, while Mckibbin will join forces with Renato Paratore from Italy and Keita Nakajima from Japan.

James Morrison and Richard Mansell will be teaming up with Shubhankar Shamar, starting at 7:35 in the first round and at 12:20 in the second. 10 minutes later Joshua Greenville-wood and Garrick Porteous will begin their round with David Ravetto.

Welsh player, Stuart Manley, will begin at 10:50 and 06:15, partnering with Om Prakash Chouhan from India and Sebastian Friedrichsen from Denmark. Additionally, Alex Fitzpatrick from England will tee off at 11:40 and 07:05 alongside Haotong Li from China and Daniel Hillier from New Zealand.

Callum Shinkwin will start with Canadian Aaron Cockerill and Scottish Ewen Ferguson. Come round 1 they will be starting at 12:00, with round 2 beginning at 7:25.

Further English players participating in the tournament are Joseph Dean, Matthew Baldwin, Eddie Pepperell, Matthew Southgate, Marco Penge, Andy Sullivan, Ross Fisher, Daniel Brown, Chris Wood, Andrew Wilson, Will Enefer and Sam Bairstow.

From Scotland next to Ewen Ferguson, Calum Hill, Richie Ramsay, Scott Jamieson and Stephen Gallacher will all take part, gracing the greens at varying DP World Tour Tee Times.

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PGA Tour Tee Times: Robert MacIntyre tees off alongside fellow British players

The WM Phoenix Open is taking place at TPC Scottsdale. The PGA Tour event features various UK players. (Image: Getty)
The WM Phoenix Open is taking place at TPC Scottsdale. The PGA Tour event features various UK players. (Image: Getty)

The WM Phoenix Open, part of the PGA Tour, is about to tee off at TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. Defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, will look to defend his title on the Par 71 course with a total prize purse of $8,800,000 at stake.

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PGA Tour Tee Times: Spotlight on English, Welsh and Scottish Players

Scotland’s Martin Laird is kicking off the tee times for the UK players at 07:20 for Round 1 on the first day, paired with the USA’s David Lipsky and Carl Yuan from China. Laird, Lipsky and Yuan will hit the course for Round 2 at 12:00.

Meanwhile, Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre will tee off at 07:31 for Round 1, along with England’s Callum Tarren and Matthias Schmid from Germany. The trio is again teaming up for Round 2, with a start time of 12:11.

Luke Donald, hailing from England, will partner with Sweden’s Alexander Noren and USA’s Davis Thompson. Their tee time for Round 1 is set for 07:42, while Round 2 start is set at 12:22.

Englishman Matt Wallace has a Round 1 tee time set for 08:15, with his counterparts J.J. Spaun and Matt Kuchar, both from the USA. The same group will start Round 2 at 12:55. Matt Fitzpatrick is starting at the same times from different tees alongside Sungjae Im and Irish Shane Lowry.

In addition, English players Aaron Rai and Ben Taylor will start their quest in Round 1 at 08:48 and 08:59 respectively. They will play along with Cheng Tsung Pan of Taiwan, Vincent Whaley from the USA, Seonghyeon Kim of Korea and Lanto Griffin from the USA. Round 2 for these groups will commence at 13:28 and 13:39 respectively.

English player Harry Hall will commence Round 1 at 12:00 along with Andrew Novak from USA and Samuel Stevens also from the USA. Round 2 for this team will begin at the early time of 07:20.

Player Nationality Round 1 Round 2
Martin Laird Scotland 07:20 12:00
Robert MacIntyre Scotland 07:31 12:11
Luke Donald England 07:42 12:22
Matt Wallace England 08:15 12:55
Aaron Rai England 08:48 13:28
Ben Taylor England 08:59 13:39
Harry Hall England 12:00 07:20

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Challenge Tour: Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open 2024 Live Blog

Challenge Tour Live Blog (Photo: Getty)
Challenge Tour Live Blog (Photo: Getty)

Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open 2024 Live Scores

The Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open in the season 2024 is being played in Cape Town, South Africa at the Royal Cape Golf Club. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 8th of February and ends at the Sunday, 11th of February 2024.
The Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open is part of the Challenge Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of $350,000.
The course for the tournament at Royal Cape Golf Club plays at Par 72.

The Challenge Tour plays its second of four tournaments in South Africa in Cape Town to kick off the new year. After the four events in southern Africa, the tour travels on to India in March.

Challenge Tour live

The Challenge Tour is a professional golf tournament series that acts as the second tier below the DP World Tour. It serves as a development league and offers aspiring golfers the opportunity to develop their skills at a higher level, gain experience and qualify for the European Tour.

The Challenge Tour is internationally orientated, with tournaments held in various European countries and outside Europe. This offers players a varied experience on different golf courses and in different competitive conditions. The tour attracts golfers from all over the world who are interested in furthering their careers in professional golf.

As with the Korn Ferry Tour, the top players on the Challenge Tour qualify for the higher tour, in this case the European Tour, at the end of each season. This is usually based on the Challenge Tour ranking, with the best players receiving a Tour card. This promotion is a key goal for many players on the Challenge Tour, as it allows access to more prestigious tournaments, higher prize money and greater visibility in the world of golf.

Overall, the Challenge Tour is a crucial step for many golfers who want to make the leap to the highest level of European golf, the European Tour. It offers a mix of challenge and opportunity that is crucial for the career development of golfers.

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Korn Ferry Tour: astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard 2024 Live Blog

Korn Ferry Tour Live Blog (Photo: Getty)
Korn Ferry Tour Live Blog (Photo: Getty)

astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard 2024 Live Scores

The astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard in the season 2024 is being played in Bogotá, Colombia at the Country Club de Bogotá. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 8th of February and ends at the Sunday, 11th of February 2024.
The astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard is part of the Korn Ferry Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of $1,000,000.
The course for the tournament at Country Club de Bogotá plays at Par 71.

The Korn Ferry Tour is currently traveling through South America, stopping in Bogotá, Colombia. It then continues on to Argentina and Chile.

Korn Ferry Tour live

The Korn Ferry Tour is a professional golf tournament series that serves as a development pathway and stepping stone for golfers who want to make it onto the PGA Tour. The tour provides a platform for professional golfers to gain experience, improve their skills and secure a place on the more prestigious PGA Tour.

Qualification for the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour is based on money ranking or performance in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Each year, the top players on the tour receive PGA Tour cards, which for many golfers is the main goal of their participation. The tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour take place mainly in the United States, but attract players from all over the world. This makes it an international stage for up-and-coming talent.

The name of the tour has changed several times over the years and depends on the respective main sponsor. Since 2019, Korn Ferry, a global management consulting firm, has been the name sponsor. The structure and format of the tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour are very similar to those of the PGA Tour, with four rounds over four days, starting on a Thursday and a cut after the first two rounds.

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LIV Tour: Las Vegas 2024 Live Blog

Las Vegas 2024 Live Scores

The Las Vegas in the season 2024 is being played in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America at the Las Vegas Country Club. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 8th of February and ends at the Saturday, 10th of February 2024.
The Las Vegas is part of the LIV Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of $20,000,000.
The course for the tournament at Las Vegas Country Club plays at Par 70.

Shortly before the Super Bowl, sports fans can already enjoy top golf in Las Vegas. The LIV Golf Tour is playing in ‘Sin City’ for the first time this year.

LIV Golf League live

LIV Golf is a relatively new tournament series that differs from traditional golf tournaments. Financially supported by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, LIV Golf is characterised by high prize money and a unique format. The tournaments are shorter, often only three rounds, and include both individual and team competitions, which is a departure from traditional golf.

The tournaments are conducted in a shotgun format with all players playing at the same time. The league consists of 13 teams, each one with four players including usually one team captain. LIV Golf hosts tournaments all over the world.

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Ladies European Tour: Magical Kenya Ladies Open 2024 Live Blog

Magical Kenya Ladies Open 2024 Live Scores

The Magical Kenya Ladies Open in the season 2024 is being played in Kilifi County, Kenya at the Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 8th of February and ends at the Wednesday, 17th of January 2024.
The Magical Kenya Ladies Open is part of the Ladies European Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of €300,000.
The course for the tournament at Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort plays at Par 73.

The Ladies European Tour kicks off the new calendar year in Kenya. The tour’s opening tournament will once again be about one of the most unusual trophies in sport – a trophy in the shape of a giraffe’s head.

Ladies European Tour live

The Ladies European Tour is the leading professional golf tournament series for women in Europe. It is the European counterpart to the LPGA Tour (Ladies Professional Golf Association), which mainly takes place in the USA. The LET offers talented female golfers the opportunity to compete at a high level and serves as a platform for players to make a name for themselves internationally.

The tour includes a variety of tournaments in different European countries as well as outside of Europe. This international presence allows players to prove themselves on different courses and in different competitive conditions. For many players, the LET is an important step in their career.

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DP World Tour: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2024 Live Blog

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2024 Live Scores

The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in the season 2024 is being played in Doha, Qatar at the Doha GC. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 8th of February and ends at the Sunday, 11th of February 2024.
The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is part of the DP World Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of $2,500,000.
The course for the tournament at Doha GC plays at Par 72.

As part of the International Swing, the DP World Tour travels to Doha, Qatar. The Qatar Masters has been held here annually at the Doha GC since 1998.

DP World Tour live

Through the Golf Post Live Blog you can follow all results on the DP World Tour live. The DP World Tour is the top golf league alongside the PGA Tour. Originally started on the European continent, it now includes tournaments all over the world. With events in Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East and partnerships with the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour has a truly global reach. The official name of the organization is PGA European Tour and the DP World Tour is headquartered at the Wentworth Club in Virgina Water, England.

In the 2024 season, a total of 45 tournaments will be held in over 25 different countries. This versatility and the many different venues are what make the tour so appealing to golfers. The prize money is slightly lower on average than on the neighboring PGA Tour and ranges between 1.2 million dollars and 10 million dollars (DP World Tour Championship).
Since 2009, the official money ranking of the DP World Tour has been the “Race to Dubai”. This includes all relevant tournaments (including the major tournaments) from a season for the ranking. The overall winner of the Race to Dubai receives a five-year playing license on the DP World Tour, the Harry Vardon Trophy and bonus prize money of six million US dollars.