Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 3 April 2018
With five top 10s in his 12 Masters appearences, Justin Rose has a stellar record at Augusta. In an exclusive interview with Golf World’s Kit Alexander, he reveals his secrets for going low among the dogwoods. Justin Rose clearly has a strong affinity with Augusta National and the Masters. His face lights up as we discuss the first major of the...
Monday 9 April 2018
Jordan Spieth carded the lowest round of the week with an eight-under 64 on Sunday, but he ended two shots shy of his second Masters title. Spieth was the surprising and outstanding challenger on Sunday, shooting an eight under par 64 and even briefly holding the lead alongside Patrick Reed. The 2015 champion and first round leader started the day 9 shots...
Monday 30 April 2018
Back in the winners circle: Lydia Ko eagled the first playoff hole to win her first event on the LPGA Tour since 2016 at the LPGA Mediheal Championship At the site where she had already won two LPGA titles, Lydia Ko returned to San Francisco to make it a hat-trick of victories in the week of her 21st birthday. After holding the 54-hole...
Monday 30 April 2018
Billy Horschel and Scott Piercy carded a final round 67 to secure a one-shot victory at the second edition of the Zurich Classic Billy Horschel and Scott Piercy signed off with a par on the par-five 18th to finish the tournament at TPC Lousiana on 22-under-par, guaranteeing a one-shot victory over playing partners Jason Dufner and Pat Perez. Perez and Dufner needed...
Monday 23 April 2018
For the second year in a row, the Zurich Classic returns as a pairs contest to TPC Louisiana from the 26-29th April. The two-man duo of Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt triumphed in a playoff against Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown during the first edition of the Zurich Classic, and will be back to defend their title this year. Of the 80...
Monday 23 April 2018
Andrew Landry became the second player in a row to win their maiden PGA Tour title at the Valero Texas Open with a two-shot victory on Sunday. Landry’s first PGA Tour victory comes in just his 32nd career start on Tour, having held his nerve on the back-nine to beat Trey Mullinax and Sean O’Hair by two shots. The 30-year-old began the...
Sunday 22 April 2018
Alex Levy lifted his fifth European Tour trophy at the Trophee Hassan II on Sunday, but remains cautious about his chance to play in the Ryder Cup. The Frenchman birdied the penultimate hole to finish one shot clear of overnight leader Alvaro Quiros on the final day at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. Levy, who began the day one shot behind, overtook...
Sunday 15 April 2018
Satoshi Kodaira claimed his maiden PGA Tour victory in a playoff at the RBC Heritage, draining a 25-footer for birdie on the third extra hole to defeat Si Woo Kim. The Japanese player found himself six shots adrift of the leaders early on Sunday’s final round, but posted an impressive five-under-par 66 in windy conditions at Harbour Town to set the...
Sunday 15 April 2018
Jon Rahm said he came through the hardest Sunday of tournament golf in his life to win on home soil at the Open De Espana on Sunday The 23-year-old Spaniard headed from a 4th place finish at The Masters to play in front of home support at the Centro Nacional de Golf, a decision he said he made with the sole focus...
Sunday 8 April 2018
WITB: Find out what’s in the bag of 2018 Masters Champion Patrick Reed Patrick Reed is one of a number of players out on Tour that doesn’t have an equipment deal, leaving him free to set-up his bag as he pleases. To win The Masters, Reed admitted leaving Callaway to pick him own bag was a risk, but it turns out...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 9 April 2018
Patrick Reed won his first major title The Masters on his fifth time of asking, holding off strong challenges from Fowler and Spieth to finish at 15-under and one shot clear. Here’s what he said after his victory On posting three rounds in the 60s… “I think the biggest thing was just, of course, I felt like the game was in a...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 8 April 2018
Patrick Reed held off challenges from Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth to win his first major title at the 82nd edition of The Masters It wasn’t the Patrick Reed vs Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup match-up everyone expected, but ‘Captain American’ still prevailed as he held off a strong challenge from both Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth to cement his first major...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 9 April 2018
Rory McIlroy reflects on another missed chance to win The Masters and become the sixth player to win the grand slam: “I just haven’t played it (Augusta) well enough at the right time.” Rory McIlroy was full of high hopes and expectations as he teed off on Sunday with an oppportunity to make history – but was left instead to rue...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 9 April 2018
Patrick Reed has broken his major drought with the prize of a green jacket, but what else can we takeaway from the year’s first major? ➤ The Players Stats: Who performed the best 22 players had eagles during the first major of the year, but it was amateur Doug Ghim who topped the table with three, while Phil Mickelson, Webb Simpson, Jon Rahm...
Monday 9 April 2018
With plenty of storylines came plenty of outrageously good shots at the 82nd edition of the masters: Watch below for the round up of the top 10 shots of the 2018 Masters ➤ Charley Hoffman stole a brief bit of the Sunday limelight on the 16th hole of Augusta as he made the only hole in one of the tournament –...
Sunday 8 April 2018
The 82nd Masters Tournament has a purse of $11 million purse. Here’s the prize money breakdown: WINNER: $1.98 million 2nd: $1.188 million 3rd: $748,000 4th: $528,000 5th: $440,000 6th: $396,000 7th: $368,500 8th: $341,000 9th: $319,000 10th: $297,000 11th: $275,000 12th: $253,000 13th: $231,000 14th: $209,000 15th: $198,000 16th: $187,000 17th: $176,000 18th: $165,000 19th: $154,000 20th: $143,000 21st: $132,000 22nd: $123,000...
Sunday 8 April 2018
Patrick Reed extended his Masters lead to three shots on Saturday, setting up a Sunday pairing with Ryder Cup rival Rory McIlroy Reed, whose third round 67 included two spectacular eagles in the space of three holes on the back nine, has the chance to become the first winner of The Masters that could shoot four rounds in the 60s. But...
Sunday 8 April 2018
Saturday at The Masters was full of leaderboard changing birdie runs, eagles, and even a driver off the deck from Phil Mickelson Leading the way in Masters highlight shots in Round 3 is the 54-hole leader Patrick Reed, who posted two eagles in three holes at the 13th and 15th – and they couldn’t have been more different. The first came...
Sunday 8 April 2018
Patrick Reed holds a three-shot lead over Sunday playing partner Rory McIlroy heading in to the final round, but with a leaderboard packed with big names – we all know anything can happen on the back nine on Sunday at Augusta. Find out who’s teeing off with who in Round 4, and click here to find out how to watch Round...
Saturday 7 April 2018
Patrick Reed holds the 36-hole lead by two shots after posting Friday’s lowest round at Augusta National – a six-under 66 Just 16 players finished Friday’s round under par as 17 now sit in red numbers for the tournament, separated by eight shots thanks to Reed’s impressive second round score which included nine birdies and three bogeys. This is Reed’s first outright...