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Jon Rahm and the Ryder Cup Question

Jon Rahm at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. (Image: Getty)
Jon Rahm at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. (Image: Getty)

Jon Rahm could miss the 2025 Ryder Cup. In order to be eligible for the team event, Rahm needs to be eligible to play on the DP World Tour. He will only retain this if he plays four events (excluding majors) on the DP World Tour before the end of the 2024 season. The Spaniard has currently only played one event with his appearance at the Olympics. The Spaniard would like to fulfill the other three appearances at the Open de Espana, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and the Andalucia Masters. However, in order to be allowed to play there at all, he must pay the fines imposed by the Tour or appeal against them. The two-time major champion commented on the issue ahead of the LIV event in Chicago.

Jon Rahm: “ I Don’t Intend to Pay the Fines”

“We keep trying to have a discussion with [the DPWT] about how we can make this happen” said Rahm, who was asked about the issue at the LIV Chicago PK. The 29-year-old doesn’t have much time left, as the first of the three tournaments on the agenda, the Open de Espana, takes place from September 26-29.

Rahm’s LIV teammate Tyrrell Hatton has appealed against the sanctions (fines and suspensions). This appeal allows for a provisional stay of execution and thus participation in the DP World Tour tournaments. Even if the DP World Tour ultimately wins the case (previous cases involving other players have gone in the Tour’s favor), the players can still take part in the tournaments thanks to the postponement and thus meet the required number of participations.

Update: According to ESPN Jon Rahm appealed against the sanctions on Thursday and is therefore allowed to play DP World Tour events until an independent panel decides whether he has to pay the fine.

Brooks Koepka also Wants to Play in the Links Championship – Just Like the LIV Boss in 2023

Brooks Koepka also announced in the run-up to the tournament in Chicago that he wants to tee it up at the Links Championship in October. “St. Andrews is my favorite course in the world,” Koepka said. The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship takes place on three courses, including the Old Course in St. Andrews. LIV players are regular guests on the former European Tour – but not only the players, but also PIF boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan. He took part in the prestigious Links Championship as an amateur in 2023. Curious: the head of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia was initially known by the pseudonym Andrew Watermann.

Incidentally, Al-Rumayyan’s LIV golfers have already won seven tournaments in the current DP World Tour season, and five of the first six events of the season were won by LIV players.

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DP World Tour Tee Times: Luke List and Johannes Veerman at KLM Open

The Tee Times of the American players at the KLM Open 2024 of the DP World Tour. (Photos: Getty)

The KLM Open, taking place at The International in Amsterdam, Netherlands, offers a par 71 course and a prize fund of $2,500,000 as part of the DP World Tour. Participants include several notable players, and the event promises a competitive lineup. The defending champion is Pablo Larrazábal. The event will be broadcast on Sky and DAZN, with TV times set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 13:00, and Sunday from 12:30.

DP World Tour Tee Times for American Players

Luke List will start his first round at 12:50 on Thursday from Tee 10. He will be joined by Matt Wallace from England and Rikuyo Hoshino from Japan. His second-round tee time is at 07:50 on Friday from Tee 1.

Johannes Veerman begins his first round at 13:10 on Thursday from Tee 1. He will play alongside Rafa Cabrera-Bello from Spain and Edoardo Molinari from Italy. His second-round tee time is at 08:10 on Friday from Tee 10.

Round Time American Player Nationality Other Player 1 Nationality Other Player 2 Nationality
1 12:50 Luke List USA Matt Wallace ENG Rikuyo Hoshino JPN
1 13:10 Johannes Veerman USA Rafa Cabrera-Bello ESP Edoardo Molinari ITA
2 07:50 Luke List USA Matt Wallace ENG Rikuyo Hoshino JPN
2 08:10 Johannes Veerman USA Rafa Cabrera-Bello ESP Edoardo Molinari ITA

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DP World Tour Tee Times: Matthew Baldwin, Ross Fisher and More at KLM Open

The Tee Times of the English players at the KLM Open 2024 of the DP World Tour. (Photos: Getty)

The KLM Open, taking place at The International in Amsterdam, Netherlands, offers a par 71 course and a prize fund of $2,500,000 as part of the DP World Tour. Participants include several notable players, and the event promises a competitive lineup. The defending champion is Pablo Larrazábal. The event will be broadcast on Sky and DAZN, with TV times set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 13:00, and Sunday from 12:30.

DP World Tour Tee Times at the KLM Open

Oliver Wilson will begin his first round at 07:30 on Thursday, playing alongside Jeff Winther from Denmark and Matthias Schwab from Austria. His second round begins at 12:30 on Friday.

Matthew Southgate will tee off at 08:20 on Thursday. His partners for the first round are Marcel Schneider from Germany and Shubhankar Sharma from India. Their second round follows at 13:20 on Friday.

Matthew Baldwin starts his first round at the KLM Open paired with Paul Waring from England and Jayden Trey Schaper from South Africa. They will tee off at 09:20 on Thursday and at 14:20 on Friday.

Ross Fisher is set to tee off his first round at 13:20 on Thursday. He will be accompanied by Denmark’s Niklas Norgaard Møller and Lars Van meijel from the Netherlands. Their second round commences at 08:20 on Friday.

James Morrison’s first round begins at 13:30 on Thursday with Ashun Wu from China and fellow Englishman Andrew Johnston. They will start their second round at 08:30 on Friday.

Round Time Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1 07:30 Oliver Wilson Jeff Winther Matthias Schwab
1 08:20 Matthew Southgate Marcel Schneider Shubhankar Sharma
1 09:20 Matthew Baldwin Paul Waring Jayden Trey Schaper
1 13:20 Ross Fisher Niklas Norgaard Møller Lars Van Meijel
1 13:30 James Morrison Ashun Wu Andrew Johnston
2 07:30 Matteo Manassero Guido Migliozzi Alex Fitzpatrick
2 08:20 Ross Fisher Niklas Norgaard Møller Lars Van Meijel
2 08:30 James Morrison Ashun Wu Andrew Johnston
2 12:30 Oliver Wilson Jeff Winther Matthias Schwab
2 13:20 Matthew Southgate Marcel Schneider Shubhankar Sharma
2 14:20 Matthew Baldwin Paul Waring Jayden Trey Schaper

(Generated with the help of AI)

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European Tour Live Blog: Linn Grant Wins in Helsingborg

Surprise victory on the DP World Tour: Linn Grant makes a big comeback. (Image: Getty)
Surprise victory on the DP World Tour: Linn Grant makes a big comeback. (Image: Getty)

Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed 2024 Live Scores

The Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed in the season 2024 is being played in Helsingborg, Sweden at the Vasatorps Golfklubb. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 6th of June and ends at the Sunday, 9th of June 2024.
The Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed is part of the European Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of 2 Mio. US-Dollar.
The course for the tournament at Vasatorps Golfklubb plays at Par 72.

In the Scandinavian Mixed, 78 women and 78 men compete against each other. They all play for the same trophy in the classic counting game – the ladies from the ladies’ tee and the men from the men’s tee.

European 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.

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DP World Tour Live Blog: Spaniard wins the Volvo China Open

Victorious at this weeks DP World Tour event: Adrian Otaegui. (Image: Getty)

Volvo China Open 2024 Live Scores

The Volvo China Open in the season 2024 is being played in Shenzhen, China at the Hidden Grace GC. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 2nd of May and ends at the Sunday, 5th of May 2024.
The Volvo China Open is part of the European Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of $ 2.250.000.
The course for the tournament at Hidden Grace GC plays at Par 72.

The DP World Tour concludes its Asian Swing with the Volvo China Open. The tournament was last played in 2019 before it had to be cancelled for an extended period due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

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Guy Kinnings Takes Over as European Tour Group CEO

Guy Kinnings takes over as European Tour Group CEO. (Photo: Getty)
Guy Kinnings takes over as European Tour Group CEO. (Photo: Getty)

Guy Kinnings officially begins his new role as the European Tour Group’s Chief Executive Officer today, Tuesday April 2, 2024. 

Kinnings, who succeeds Keith Pelley, has been the European Tour Group’s Deputy CEO, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Director – Ryder Cup since 2018, and now becomes only the fifth person in the CEO position since the Tour was established in 1972. 

Guy Kinnings: “A shift in our sport to a more global mindset”

He said: “Today is a very proud day for me and my family. It is a real privilege to become the Chief Executive of the European Tour Group and it is a responsibility I do not take lightly. 

“Our Tour has such a wonderful history, and I am delighted to have this opportunity to help shape the next exciting phase in its evolution. 

“I have been working closely with our players, our Board, our partners and our staff over the past six years and I feel we have a great opportunity to look forward and to focus on unity and alignment in the game. There has been a shift in our sport to a more global mindset and that is something, as golf’s global Tour, that we welcome. 

“We have a widely recognised international footprint, stemming from 50 years of building relationships and staging tournaments in many different countries and continents and this allows us to appeal to golf fans from a wide variety of different backgrounds and demographics. We very much look forward to continuing that.”

Eric Nicoli, Chairman of the European Tour Group, said: “This is a hugely significant day for the European Tour Group as a whole and on behalf of the entire Board, I am delighted to welcome Guy to the role of CEO.

“He is vastly experienced, is hugely respected throughout the golf industry and has strong relationships right across our sport. Our deliberate and purposeful succession planning will ensure a seamless transition in our leadership at this pivotal time in the evolution of the men’s professional game.

“We are looking forward to working closely with Guy to take advantage of the opportunities that await us, and to take our Tour to even greater heights on behalf of the entirety of our membership.”

Ryder Cup and Strategic Alliance as previous accomplishments

Kinnings has been an influential figure in golf for more than three decades. A law graduate from University of Oxford, he left Freshfields law firm to join IMG’s legal team in London in 1989 and moved to its golf division in 1991 where he worked with some of the world’s leading players in the professional game. 

He went on to become IMG’s Senior International Vice President and Global Head of Golf, leading the company’s worldwide golf business comprising both clients and events, as well as managing its key relationships with all governing bodies and brands involved with the sport. 

He joined the European Tour Group prior to the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in France and as Executive Director – Ryder Cup, he has overseen the growth of the biennial contest’s Worldwide Partner programme. 

Kinnings also had overall responsibility for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome – the most successful edition to be staged in Europe – as Luke Donald’s European Team defeated the United States 16½-11½ at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. 

As Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Commercial Officer, he also oversaw the growth of the Tour’s commercial operation.  

Alongside the Board and the Executive Leadership Team, he helped to secure the Strategic Alliance with the PGA TOUR in 2020 which has helped grow the DP World Tour prize funds to record levels. He was also central to the ground-breaking agreement for DP World to become the title partner of the main Tour at the start of the 2022 season.  

Kinnings becomes the fifth Chief Executive of the European Tour Group, following John Jacobs (1972-1975), Ken Schofield (1975 – 2004), George O’Grady (2005-2015) and Keith Pelley (2015-2024).

(Text: European Tour Group)

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DP World Tour: Marcel Siem and Nick Bachem in the scramble

Nick Bachem and Marcel Siem vs. Pablo Larrazábal and Guido Migliozzi. (Photo: DP World Tour)
Nick Bachem and Marcel Siem vs. Pablo Larrazábal and Guido Migliozzi. (Photo: DP World Tour)

Week after week, the stars of the DP World Tour play against the competition in the individual rankings of the tournaments. However, the tour also regularly pits its players against each other in various challenges outside of tournaments. For example, Marcel Siem and Nick Bachem recently competed together against Spaniard Pablo Larrazábal and Italian Guido Migliozzi in a scramble format.

In addition to first-class entertainment with plenty of emotion and numerous jokes, the four of them also offered a hot match with very good golf at the Dubai Creek Resort. See for yourself which team won the match.

Video: The stars of the DP World Tour in a scramble