Ok, this may be a little sacrilegious but should we contemplate downgrading The Open from its Major status? Hear me out.

We all loved the romantic waltz that Darren Clarke enjoyed at this year...

So the oldest Major of them all, The Open, is almost here and Purplegolf.com is excited. Below is our guide on who to back and who to avoid but who will the course suit?

Well Royal St Georges ...

After his incredible win in the US Open inevitable comparisons have been drawn between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods of the 1997 and 2000 vintage. Back then Tiger took the golf world by storm and left...

US golf is dead and Europe is the new King. That may be the unlikely conclusion you would reach if you read one of the many vitriolic articles that have been circulating around the UK in recent month...

The Fifth Major or just another big event on tour? It’s a difficult question. Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood have been vilified in the US for skipping this hallowed event but actually, what does the ...

Was I the only one who felt a bit uncomfortable about Padraig Harrington’s disqualification at last week’s Abu Dhabi Championship? Yes it was the correct decision by the rules of golf and I’m sure th...

Matteo Manassero’s incredible victory last week and the impending dethroning of Tiger Woods as world number one have brought into sharp focus the changing of the guard in world golf. Of course new pl...

Sergio Garcia – the Spanish matador and European talisman who oozes fire and passion. The man with the machine like long game and Seve like short game. The best player in the world never to win a ma...

So in the last week we’ve seen 20 year old Rory McIlroy shoot 62 to win on the PGA tour, 18 year old Ryo Ishikowa shoot 58 to win in Japan and 17 year old Italian Matteo Maneserro make his professiona...

Well if you’ve watched any golf so far in 2010 then you will have heard an awful lot about these new grooves. Particularly in the US they’re getting very excited about it. I’ve lost count of the amo...