Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 11 April 2017
The European Tour gets back underway this week with the Trophee Hassan II, which returns to Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco for the second season in a row. Last year the course was the scene of Jeunghun Wang’s break-through victory at just 20 years old to become the youngest winner of the event in history – and this...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 17 April 2017
Wesley Bryan claimed his maiden PGA Tour title at the RBC Heritage with a one-shot victory over five-time tournament runner-up Luke Donald. Bryan shot a final-round 67 that included six birdies and two bogeys on his way to becoming the first South Carolina native to win the tartan jacket in his home state. With his win, Bryan has earned exemption through the 2018-19...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 18 April 2017
It’s two weeks after the Masters and most of the World’s top 50 are still taking time off, but Augusta’s first and second round leader Charley Hoffman will be teeing it up as defending champion this week. Wesley Bryan picked up his first PGA Tour title last week at the RBC Heritage in his home state of South Carolina, but won’t...
Written by Jacob Colley on Tuesday 18 April 2017
Tom Watson will renew his love affair with links golf when he takes to a course he has branded “the complete package” ahead of the Senior Open Championship this summer. Royal Porthcawl has been chosen to host the event for a second time from July 27-30 and the eight-time Major champion is full of admiration for the Welsh course. “I think it’s...
Written by Jacob Colley on Wednesday 19 April 2017
World No.1 Dustin Johnson has revealed that he is nearing full fitness and has pencilled in his return to action at the Wells Fargo Championship next month. Johnson suffered a back injury when he fell down a flight of stairs at his Augusta rental home, which forced the World No.1 to pull out of the first Major of the year. He had...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 23 April 2017
Bernd Wiesberger birdied the first play-off hole to win the Shenzhen International against Tommy Fleetwood, who had set the Sunday pace with an nine-under-par 63. Wiesberger, who had held a three-shot lead overnight on 15-under at the Genzon Golf Club, shot a one-under-par round of 71 to force the play-off with the World No.33. It looked likely Wiesberger would surrender his chance...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 24 April 2017
Kevin Chappell ended the long wait for his first PGA Tour victory with a birdie on the 72nd hole to win the Texas Valero Open. It’s been a struggle for Chappell to get the job done in his career, but after six years and 180 starts it came down to an eight foot putt on the 18th green at TPC San...
Thursday 6 April 2017
It’s finally time for the first major of the year, and as things kick-off on Masters Thursday, Golf Care have taken an indepth look at how viewers in the UK are watching the Masters -and their favourite moments from years gone by. The 2017 Masters is the 81st edition of the tournament, and marks the first of four main golf...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 10 April 2017
Sergio Garcia outlasted Justin Rose on the 1st play-off hole to win his first major title in one of the most dramatic back-nine Sunday battles in the history of the Masters. There was a feeling it had been predestined as Garcia rolled in his birdie putt on the 18th hole to ensure victory for the 37-year-old on what would have been...
Friday 7 April 2017
William McGirt heads in to the second-round of his first ever trip to the Masters four-behind leader Charley Hoffman and in solo second. The American qualified for Augusta National by winning the 2016 Memorial tournament, and he was determined to make sure he was prepared. We spoke to him ahead of first appearance, where he said his goal was to make the...
Written by Camilla Tait on Friday 7 April 2017
Rickie Fowler and Thomas Pieters led the late surge during the second day of the Masters to join Sergio Garcia and Charley Hoffman at the top of the leaderboard on four-under-par. All four players at the top are searching for their first major title, while former major Champions sit within touching distance in a much more tightly packed field than after...
Written by Chris Bertram at Augusta National on Saturday 8 April 2017
As four players are tied at the top following the second round at the Masters, we’ve taken a closer look at the best stats as just a handful of players head in to the weekend under par. The most noticable stat to consider was that the course played marginally easier than on day one, which was hardly surprising given the wind...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 9 April 2017
Justin Rose posted the lowest round on Saturday with a five-under 67 to take a share of the lead with Sergio Garcia heading in to what is set up to be a thrilling final round at the Masters. Rose birdied five of his last seven holes to gain the clubhouse lead, and was joined by fellow European Garcia – who holed...
Written by Chris Bertram at Augusta National on Sunday 9 April 2017
It was the day saw Justin Rose make the biggest move with a 67, and Phil Mickelson drop back with a 74. It was a day that saw Rory McIlroy tread water with a 71 and, perhaps most significantly of all, Jordan Spieth continue his recovery from his Thursday calamity on the 15th to lurk just two behind the lead. After 54...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 10 April 2017
Augusta has a history of writing Hollywood-like scripts. Drama? Check. Excitement? You bet. The Masters never fails to disappoint, even down to following tradition. And no, we’re not talking about presenting the winner with the green jacket. We’re referring to the fact a rookie hasn’t worn one since Fuzzy Zoeller won in 1979. Jordan Spieth came close in 2015,...
Written by Chris Bertram at Augusta National on Monday 10 April 2017
Sergio Garcia claimed his first Major in a dramatic play-off against Justin Rose at Augusta National to win a major at the 74th time of asking on what would have been Seve’s 60th birthday. But where do the stats suggest the Green Jacket was won and lost? The results aren’t exactly what we might have expected…. His play at the start of...
Friday 7 April 2017
Just how much do you have in common with the world’s top golfers? On the tee… four-time PGA Tour winner Charley Hoffman, who is leading after the first round of the 2017 Masters. Have you ever hit five off the tee? I can’t remember, but when you say ‘five off the tee’ I instantly think of Matt Every. I...
Written by Chris Bertram at Augusta National on Friday 7 April 2017
On a blustery day at Augusta National which saw the world’s best player withdraw and Jordan Spieth make a NINE, here are some stats you need to know on a tough opening day at the Masters… The scoring average for the day was 74.978, nearly a full shot higher than 2016’s 74.1 and one and half more than 2015’s tally of...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 6 April 2017
Charley Hoffman raced to a four-shot lead during the first round of the Masters with an incredible seven-under-par round of 65. Hoffman was only one of two players who managed to shoot rounds in the 60s as just 11 members of the field finished the opening round at Augusta National under par. It felt at times as if we were watching Hoffman...