The world of is bustling with excitement following several thrilling events in the sport recently. The first-ever TGL concluded this week, with Justin Thomas and his team from Atlanta Drive GC walking away with a staggering prize for their efforts. The 2025 Masters at Augusta National is fast approaching, and the availability of Billy Foster has become a hot topic.
In other news, has had an unforgettable week, despite not having played since the earlier this month. PGA Tour stars are now focusing on the Houston Open, which kicks off on March 27, featuring players such as Rory McIlroy and Players runner-up J.J. Spaun. But before the action begins, we delve into all the major golf stories from the past two days, as per the .
Justin Thomas rakes in £1.7mAtlanta Drive Golf Club emerged victorious in the inaugural TGL SoFi Cup on Tuesday. Billy Horschel, Thomas and Patrick Cantlay triumphed in the tournament, beating New York Golf Club's Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler and Cameron Young in the best-of-three final series.
They staged an impressive comeback to win Tiger Woods and McIlroy's tech-infused indoor simulator league 4-3. The triumphant Atlanta team clinched the first-place prize money payout, earning £6.9m to be divided among the four players on the roster, the fourth member of Atlanta's team is Lucas Glover.
Thomas secured a hefty £1.7m prize despite coming in second to Viktor Hovland at the Valspar Championship.
Renowned caddie Foster has spoken out about his separation from Matt Fitzpatrick. Currently ranked 69th in the world, Fitzpatrick has had a mixed start to the 2025 season and has dropped 58 spots in the rankings over the past year.
This slump led to the end of his six-year partnership with Foster, with whom he celebrated victories at the US Open in 2022 and the Ryder Cup. Despite expressing his disappointment, Foster, who has also caddied for Tiger Woods, stated he harbours no resentment towards the decision.
"I finished with Fitz last week," Foster said on Monday during an interview with Prime Casino. "It was a bit disappointing but he's been playing poorly. You know when things aren't going well and you're not enjoying it out there sometimes it's just nice to have a break and just get a bit of freshness and have a different eye on the ball."
Rory McIlroy's brutal adviceMcIlroy has received a stark recommendation to dismiss his best friend and caddie, Harry Diamond, before the Masters. Former PGA Tour player Nick O'Hern believes that if the Northern Irish golfer wants to end his 11-year major championship dry spell at Augusta, he should consider parting ways with Diamond.
McIlroy, while yet to clinch a Masters title, is tipped as one of the top contenders this year, buoyed by his triumphs at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Players. However, commentator O'Hern thinks that McIlroy has a golden chance to strengthen his team by bringing on Foster.
Discussing the developments on his Talk Birdie To Me podcast, O'Hern said: "Something that happened last week, Billy Foster split with Matt Fitzpatrick. And, that's a big open door and I'm sure there's a lot of big players vying to get Billy on their bag.
"Now, Harry, who caddies for Rory and, as we know, is one of his best mates and he does a very good job. However, in those crucial clutch moments, that's when you need someone who's got the experience, who's got the answer for the game, the feel that can sense it."
Scottie Scheffler makes historyIn another historic achievement, world No. 1 Scheffler has reigned atop the Official World Golf Rankings for an impressive 97 consecutive weeks now. The only golfer to surpass such a record is none other than Tiger Woods, with two stints exceeding 100 weeks-the first from August 1999 to September 2004, and then again from June 2005 until October 2010.
In doing so, Scheffler has just surpassed Greg Norman in the record books, with the Australian icon managing 96 consecutive weeks between June 1995 and April 1997. Norman lost his place briefly to Tom Lehman before returning to the No. 1 spot for seven more weeks after that. Norman later managed a whopping 11th time as world No. 1 from September 1997 to January 1998.
Scheffler, meanwhile, began his current hot streak after the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, where he tied for second, before winning on the PGA Tour seven times in 2024. He ended the year by defending his Hero World Challenge title in the Bahamas.