Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 7 January 2020
With nine months to go until the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, Padraig Harrington has already started trying to predict his team of 12. But, as Michael Catling found out, there’s a lot more to his job as European captain than you might think… When Padraig Harrington agreed to succeed Thomas Bjorn as European Ryder Cup captain, he didn’t expect it...
Written by Michael Catling on Sunday 24 November 2019
Robert MacIntyre might be the European Tour’s hottest star right now. He was just named European Tour Rookie of the Year award, and produced the best finish by a Scot in an Open for 14 years. The only thing missing now is a victory, and he intends to get it by remaining faithful to the European Tour… TG’s Michael Catling caught...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 7 March 2019
Georgia Hall’s rags to riches tale is one of sacrifice and money troubles which threatened to end her golf career before it had even begun. The fact she’s now the poster girl of ladies golf, at just 22*, makes her journey all the more remarkable. [ Update: Georgia turned 23 on the 12th April ] Georgia Hall has always been different from...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 21 March 2019
In his most candid interview yet, two-time Major champ Martin Kaymer opens up about the mental and physical battles that have left him winless since 2014, and battling to prove his critics wrong… Despite being the defending US Open champion and a serial European Tour winner, Martin Kaymer never felt like golf’s top dog. Even when the rankings said he was. The...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 12 January 2018
20 Questions: European EurAsia and Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn on his love of tennis and THAT tee shot at the 2003 Open How old were you when you first broke par? It would have been at my home course in Silkeborg in Denmark. I was probably 13 or 14, and I think I was one or two-under-par. Highlight of your...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 19 February 2018
Joost Luiten talks Ibiza and Jessica Alba… and why Augusta’s 12th is so hard At what age did you first break par? I must have been around 13 years old but I can’t remember where – it was so long ago! Highlight of your career so far? Winning the Dutch [KLM] Open twice. Last year was very special, but...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 26 February 2018
Eddie Pepperell is a European Tour winner. It’s still fresh, having become a champion just a day ago, but it’s been a long time coming for the Englishman. Eddie Pepperell is one of golf’s most compelling characters. Penniless at 21, his rags to riches tale has been documented in his blog, and taken him from the top of the Open leaderboard...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 10 December 2018
Just how much do you have in common with the world’s top golfers? On the tee this month… nine time European Tour winner Louis Oosthuizen Have you ever come close to missing your tee time? I nearly missed one at the Players three or four years ago, because my caddie went to the wrong tee. He got mixed up, thinking we were...
Thursday 25 October 2018
*Note: Since we spoke to Eddie, he claimed his second European Tour title at the British Masters. On the back of his best season ever, we attempt to find out what makes Eddie Pepperell tick “I know where the 65 came from today. Last night, upon stepping down from the top of the bunk bed (of which Laurie was sharing with me),...
Thursday 18 October 2018
Just how much do you have in common with the world’s top golfers? On the tee this month… 12-time PGA Tour winner Jason Day Did you know? Day’s first-ever golf club was a 3-wood, which his dad pulled out of a rubbish dump. Have you ever walked off a course in frustration? During the practice round before Majors, it can be frustrating when you’re...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 24 May 2018
*This article has been updated. When it was originally posted in October, Bland had competed in 425 European Tour events. Richard Bland is still waiting for his first win after 434 starts on the European Tour… but who’s counting? Patience is a virtue – nowhere more so than in the crazy world of professional world. So it’s just as well that 45-year-old...
Monday 14 May 2018
Your Swing Versus: European No.1 and World No.10 Tommy Fleetwood Tour pro technique may be out of reach for most of us but, with a better understanding of what separates them from us, we can at least move closer to the action of an elite player. In putting up a regular amateur against a tour star, we aim to uncover just where...
Monday 19 March 2018
Finally recovered from the injuries that derailed much of last year, Rory McIlroy has returned fit and firing in 2018 – and has just picked up his first victory in 539 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here, in extracts taken from an exclusive interview with our sister magazine Golf World, Rory explains how he’s ready to make up for lost time, and...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 11 October 2017
South African superstar Branden Grace was the first man to shoot 62 in a major championship, but that’s FIVE SHOTS WORSE than his best ever round! Grace is the latest golfer to take part in our Golf Test, where we find out everything from whether he’s ever had a hole in one to whether he’s played any pranks on tour. Read below...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 9 February 2018
Just how much do you have in common with the 13-time European Tour winner Paul Casey? Have you ever nearly missed your tee time? Yes, in the Ryder Cup with Robert Karlsson in 2006. We’d waited to let the Americans get on the tee first, but then Captain Woosnam came running over and said: ‘You’re on the tee in 30 seconds!’...
Monday 29 January 2018
Featuring: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Thomas Pieters, Tony Finau and Jon Rahm. These tips originally comes from our sister magazine, Golf World. To subscribe to their magazine, click here #1: Dustin Johnson: Create A Wide Swing Arc To Generate Maximum Swing Speed The key to hitting the ball further is generating as much clubhead speed as you...
Monday 6 November 2017
Justin Rose’s technically-sound swing can stand up to pressure Performance under pressure is greatly helped by a strong technique, and Justin Rose’s swing is up there with the best. TG Top 50 Coach Gareth Johnson talks about four qualities Rose possesses that you can try to weave into your action. Trail Wrist Flexed Note the angle in the back of Justin’s right wrist. This...
Friday 3 November 2017
To mark 30 years since his first Tour start, Colin Montgomerie talks tech, Tiger and what he’s learned in almost 600 events It’s now been 30 years since Colin Montgomerie teed it up in his first European Tour event as a professional, the 1987 Swiss Open. He missed the cut, but a few weeks later cashed his first cheque as a...
Friday 27 October 2017
20 Questions: Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on his love of Troon, Arsenal, Muhammad Ali and Will Ferrell When did you first shoot under par? Oh, man! It has to be when I was about 15 or 16. Highlight of your career so far? Winning last year’s Spanish Open at Valderrama followed by my strong showing at the 2016 Open at Troon. Best shot...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 11 October 2017
Rickie Fowler had some of the best stats on the PGA Tour in 2017 – so we asked about how he’s gone about improving his accuracy From growing up on his local driving range in California to becoming one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour, Rickie Fowler puts a lot of his more recent success down to working...