English golfer Sam Bairstow is fined by the DP World Tour after an incriminating video surfaces from the Nexo Championship

Englishman Sam Bairstow, a former Scottish Challenge winner, has been hit with a £25,000 by the DP World Tour over a rules incident in the recent Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire.

Tour pros have long been rewarded for their good fortune in making a hole-in-one in competition. Now on the DP World Tour they'll earn a little cash for setting course records

After being disqualified from the Nexo Championship, Englishman Sam Bairstow was reportedly hit with a €25,000 fine after a rules breach at the par 5 14th

The OWGR continues to refuse to recognize LIV Golf, which is making it harder and harder for some of golf's biggest names to remain eligible for majors.

Feb. 27-March 2 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dylan Naidoo) May 29-June 1 _ Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand (Nicolai Von Dellingshausen) Aug. 21-24 _ Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom Sept. 26-28 _ Ryder Cup, Farmingdale, N.Y.

Marco Penge is one of Europe's most promising players, with the Englishman now a two-time DP World Tour winner set for a season on the PGA Tour in 2026. Penge, who won the 2025 Hainan Championship and Danish Golf Championship, is a Mizuno staff player with a mix of clubs including Mizuno, TaylorMade and Titleist.

Former DP World Tour chief operating officer and OWGR board member Keith Waters has changed his mind on retirement to join a relaunched MENA Golf Tour.