Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Jack Whaley became the third English player in history to win the US Amateur Championship as he defeated Jay Leng Jr in a 36-hole play-off at Merion Golf Club; Matt Fitzpatrick won title back in 2013
Scottie Scheffler clinched his second PGA Tour victory of the 2026 season as he surged to an eight-shot victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday night; <strong>watch the BMW Championship live on <em>Sky Sports Golf</em> from 5pm on Thursday</strong>
PGA Tour's FedExCup Playoffs continue on Thursday with BMW Championship, <strong>live on Sky Sports;</strong> Rory McIlroy finishes first of three tournaments eight over par and in 66th; McIlroy: "I felt like the more the week went on, the more I felt lost with my golf swing"
Jeff Winther clinched his second DP World Tour title by outlasting his compatriot Rasmus Højgaard and China's Yanhan Zhou to win the Danish Golf Championship by three shots; <strong>watch the Nexo Championship live on <em>Sky Sports Golf</em> from Thursday at 12.30pm</strong>
Eleanor Givens becomes third English winner on Ladies European Tour this season, after Charley Hull and Esme Hamilton; Alexandra Forsterling, who escapes with par at 14 after ball gets stuck in tree off the tee, takes share of second place; watch Irish Open on Sky Sports from August 27
Golf players and pundits join Jamie Weir to dissect the big topics in the Sky Sports Golf podcast - listen, download and subscribe
In her latest Solheim Cup captain's column, in partnership with the Ladies European Tour, Anna Nordqvist discusses having her Team Europe line-up finalised and how much she's looking forward to taking on Team USA in the Netherlands next month
Frankie Harris' 12-under final round features 10 birdies, an eagle and seven pars; the 23-year-old is the ninth men's player worldwide to shoot below 60 on final day and win the tournament, joining stars including Bryson DeChambeau and Jim Furyk; Harris beats Alistair Docherty in play-off
Michael Brennan clinches the Wyndham Championship by three shots to secure his FedExCup Playoffs place, while England's Harry Hall finished tied fifth and Matt Wallace shared seventh; <strong>watch the St Jude Championship live on Sky Sports Golf from 7pm this Thursday</strong>
Jon Rahm secures the LIV Golf season title for a third successive year despite a disappointing finish at LIV Golf New York, where Joaquin Niemann claimed a record ninth victory on the circuit
Anna Huang capitalised on Charley Hull's late collapse to claim a two-shot victory at the PIF London Championship and secure a fourth LET title; <strong>The Ladies European Tour resumes with the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open live on Thursday from 2.30pm on Sky Sports Golf</strong>
Anna Nordqvist will captain Team Europe for the 2026 Solheim Cup in the Netherlands, while Angela Stanford will lead Team USA; history, format, past results, who has qualified?; <strong>watch the Solheim Cup live from September 11-13, live on Sky Sports Golf</strong>
Esther Henseleit holed a 45-foot birdie on the 72nd to force a play-off at Royal Lytham & St Annes but lost to Shiho Kuwaki on the second extra play-off hole; Kuwaki overturned a three-shot deficit on her way to a dramatic maiden major title
Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or good for the world."
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural AIG Women's Open, Dame Laura Davies reflects on the how the tournament has evolved to record-breaking prize purses and one of the biggest events on the golfing calendar; <em>watch all four rounds exclusively live on Sky Sports Golf</em>
Dame Laura Davies reflects on Rory McIlroy's comments about Bryson DeChambeau during The Open, the controversial two-shot penalty at Royal Birkdale and McIlroy's performance in the final men's major of the year
Ryan Fox became the first New Zealander since Bob Charles in 1963 to win The Open; Fox carded a final-round 68 to finish a shot ahead of Cameron Young after a dramatic final round at Royal Birkdale; Sam Burns third ahead of Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood
Haeran Ryu fired the lowest round ever recorded in a men's or women's major before edging Brooke Henderson in a play-off to win the Amundi Evian Championship; England's Lottie Woad faded after taking a one-shot lead into the weekend
