With the 2024 men’s major season now concluded, attention now turns to a busy end to the golf season and a host of exciting events to look forward to on Sky Sports Golf.
Xander Schauffele followed up his breakthrough performance at the PGA Championship earlier this year with a victory at the British Open after a thrilling week at Royal Troon, while Scottie Scheffler won the Masters in April and Bryson DeChambeau claimed his second U.S. Open title.
Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy will have to wait another nine months before he gets his latest chance to complete a career major grand slam. McIlroy is in his 11th year since winning a major and will be looking to finish the season strong on both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Next up, attention shifts to the Paris Olympics, where Scheffler and McIlroy will be the favourites to win the men’s event at Le Golf National, and Nelly Korda will be gunning for gold for the US team in the women’s tournament, and there’s plenty of golf to enjoy throughout the rest of the season.
Here are some of the events and stories that will keep you hooked on golf over the next few months.
Who will enjoy the big win at St. Andrews?
The iconic Old Course at St Andrews will host the prestigious Women’s Open for the third time next month. Live coverage on Sky Sports Golf from August 22nd to 25thLilia Vu will be looking to defend her title after a convincing victory at Walton Heath last year.
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Highlights from the final round of the AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath, where Lilia Vu won her second major title of the season.
Korda is bidding for her second major win of the season, while Charlie Hull is looking to become the first British player to win a major in the women’s tournament since Georgia Hall in 2018, while the tournament will have a significant impact in the battle for Solheim Cup qualification.
The final women’s major of the year is also the final qualifying tournament for automatic spots for both teams, and captains Susan Pettersen and Stacy Lewis will announce their captaincy selections in the days following the tournament.
Can Scheffler claim FedEx Cup glory?
Schauffler sits atop the FedEx Cup standings and will be looking to finish 2024 with a flourish, but his closest competition as world number one is likely to come from Schauffele and McIlroy, who will both be looking to win a historic fourth title.
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Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 Travelers Championship for his 12th professional victory. Let’s take a look at his best shots from the tournament so far.
Only the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup rankings at the end of the regular season will advance to the FedEx St. Jude Championship (August 15-18) at TPC Southwind, with only 50 players advancing to the BMW Championship the following week at Olympia Fields Country Club.
The final round of the season, the Tour Championship, will be narrowed down to 30 competitors. Live coverage on Sky Sports Golf from August 29th to September 1stThe Tour Championship gives players a stroke advantage based on the number of strokes they win, and the winner of the Tour Championship takes home the FedEx Cup, which comes with a staggering $25 million prize.
Can Europe make Solheim Cup history?
The U.S. has a 10-8 record against Europe in the Solheim Cup but hasn’t won since 2017, losing consecutively in 2019 and 2021 and finishing with a dramatic draw in last year’s match in Spain.
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The best action from day three of the Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin in Spain
The Solheim Cup is being played in back-to-back years to avoid a conflict with the Ryder Cup, and Pettersen will captain Europe and try to lead the reigning champions to a second consecutive victory in the United States.
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia will host the event from September 13-15. Live broadcast on Sky Sports, Europe will have many of their squad from last year up against a strong U.S. team. The past three meetings have been very close and the 2024 tournament should be no different.
Can the International team pull off a shocking performance at the Presidents Cup?
The United States has been the dominant force in the biennial tournament and is seeking a 10th consecutive Presidents Cup victory, but the international team is looking for a high-profile upset after a shock win in Montreal this September.
The Team USA lineup may offer some clues as to who will be on Keegan Bradley’s Ryder Cup team next year at Bethpage Black, while international teams may take encouraging signs from their recent performances at the tournament.
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Highlights from Day 4 of the Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina
After the 2015 tournament where the International team lost by one point in South Korea and the Tiger Woods-captained USA needed a final-day comeback to win in Australia in 2019, there are plenty of positives to be found in a 17.5-12.5 loss at Quail Hollow in 2022. Could the International team win for the first time since 1998?
Will McIlroy find further success in the Race to Dubai?
McIlroy is a five-time winner of the Race to Dubai, won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic earlier this year and was runner-up at the U.S. Open, and is in prime position to once again top the DP World Tour prize money standings.
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Rory McIlroy acknowledged he got over the disappointment of last month’s U.S. Open “fairly quickly” and said he was grateful for the support he has received since then.
McIlroy is scheduled to play in Europe in September at the Amgen Irish Open and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, both of which are part of the DP World Tour’s new “Back 9” schedule, as well as the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship in November.
A new season-ending double-header in the Middle East will see 70 players compete in Abu Dhabi and 50 in Dubai, while if McIlroy is crowned Race to Dubai champion he will move to within two of Colin Montgomerie’s all-time win total.
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