Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 22 February 2017
The Florida Swing of the PGA Tour kicks off this week with the Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, where Adam Scott is hoping to defend last year’s title. The 2016 champion is the top ranked player in the field at World No. 7 and currently leads the tour in strokes gained for putting this season, coming in...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 22 February 2017
The Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club in South Africa this week marks the third event in the 2017 Open Qualifying Series. Following on from the Emirates Australian Open in November and last month’s SMBC Singapore Open, the Joburg Open provides the opportunity for three competitors to qualify for the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale in...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 20 February 2017
The Open Championship is going back to top Kent links Royal St George’s in 2020. The 149th Open will be played at St George’s – the scene of Darren Clarke’s memorable 2011 success from July 16-19, 2020. Said 2016 Ryder Cup captain Clarke: “I have so many wonderful memories from that week and will be thrilled to go back there for The...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 20 February 2017
Dustin Johnson has replaced Jason Day as the World No.1 after he produced a convincing five-shot victory to win the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club. Difficult weather conditions cancelled most of Friday’s rounds and left the leaders with 36 holes to complete on the final day, yet an undeterred Johnson carded rounds of 67-67-64 to go six shots clear...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 19 February 2017
Brett Rumford was crowned the first ever ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth Champion after beating 17-year-old Phacara Khongwatmai 2&1 in the the final round of Sunday’s matchplay at Lake Karrinyup CC. The Australian undoubtedly outplayed most of his competitors throughout the week, and at 17-under-par he was ahead by five shots at the end of the stroke-play format, totalling the...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 15 February 2017
The European Tour are doing their best to introduce new innovative formats to the game, and this week’s ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth tournament is setting the benchmark as the first of two completely new events to debut on the European Tour circuit this year. Combining both stroke play and match play, the unconventional format at Lake Karrinyup CC is...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 13 February 2017
Fabrizio Zanotti played the round of his life to claim the Malaysian Open at the weekend. He bagged seven birdies and an eagle at the last to shoot a final round 63 and secure his first win since the 2014 BMW International Open. The Paraguayan finished on 19-under and claimed the first prize of just under £400,000 by one shot from America’s...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 13 February 2017
The European Tour over the weekend unveiled GolfSixes, a revolutionary and novel short form of the game which further illustrates the Tour’s desire to embrace innovation and originality in professional golf. The inaugural GolfSixes event – featuring a prize fund of €1m – will take place at the Centurion Club (pictured) in St Albans, Herts, on May 6-7. The event will feature...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Friday 10 February 2017
Tiger Woods will spend the next fortnight on the sidelines and has been forced to pull out of the upcoming Genesis Open and Honda Classic tournaments. The former World no.1 withdrew from the recent Dubai Desert Classic after suffering back spasms ahead of the 2nd round and he revealed: “My doctors have advised me not to play the next two weeks,...
Written by Golf World on Monday 6 February 2017
They call the last few months of the year golf’s ‘silly season’, but there has been nothing ridiculous about Hideki Matsuyama’s recent form. Since finishing 5th in the Tour Championship at the end of September, Japan’s top golfer has played in nine individual strokeplay events and won five of them. It is a sensational run of form that has propelled him to...
Written by John Huggan on Friday 3 February 2017
Tiger Woods withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic before the second round because of a back problem. The 14-time major winner came back to the game in December after more than a year out recovering from back surgery. But the 41-year-old has struggled since, and shot a five-over 77 in the first round at the Emirates Course. Agent Mark Steinberg said the American...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 27 January 2017
New TaylorMade clubs, a new back and a fresh new start to is illustrious career. After being sidelined for the best part of a year-and-a-half, 522 days to be precise, Tiger Woods yesterday finally made his eagerly-awaited return in the Farmers Insurance Open in California. But there was no miraculous comeback – even at the Torrey Pines venue the 41-years-old 14-time...
Written by Edward Colman on Monday 12 December 2016
Open champion Henrik Stenson has won the Golf Writers’ Trophy for a second time. The award is voted by members of Association of Golf Writers’ and recognises the person or persons, born or resident in Europe, to have made the year’s most outstanding contribution to golf. TOP STORIES TG’s biggest ever equipment trial will help you make a smarter buying decision! FootJoy reveal HyperFlex...
Written by Edward Colman on Wednesday 30 November 2016
“I’m not dead – I’m ready to go,” a defiant Tiger Woods told USA Today on the eve of his return at the Hero World Challenge so what can we expect from the 14-time Major Champion on his return to golf. Very few sportsmen have the ability to leave the world waiting with baited breath over their return to action, but...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 28 November 2016
Rob Hillman, Physio Unit Director for the European Tour, opens the door to the Tour’s physio truck. The term athlete may be used loosely to describe some golf pros, but that doesn’t mean the needs of Monty and John Daly are any different from the Mo Farahs of this world. TOP STORIES Wilson Staff to debut Triton Driver after being crowned ‘Driver vs...
Written by Edward Colman on Monday 21 November 2016
Charley Hull is only 20-years-old but has her first LPGA title under her belt after winning the CME Group Tour Championship. Hull set a new tournament record of 19 under par as she beat South Korea’s Ryu So-yeon by two shots. She went into the final day with a one-shot lead ahead and produced a bogey-free six-under-par final round of 66 at...
Friday 18 November 2016
Rory McIlroy undertook the toughest interview of his career at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, where the four-time Major Champion met with our nine year old reporter Billy on the eve of his defence of the DP World Tour Championship. Part of the European Tour’s ‘BIG Little Interview’ series, which began in the summer and has featured interviews with golfers Graeme...
Written by Edward Colman on Thursday 17 November 2016
The Mannequin Challenge has become the latest trend to take the internet by storm and the European Tour’s effort, featuring golf’s biggest names, is one of the best. The challenge was started by teenagers from the USA last month and involves peopling uploading videos of themselves and their friends to social media using the hashtag #MannequinChallenge as if they had been...
Tuesday 15 November 2016
The European Tour has announced the launch of the Rolex Series, an exciting new alliance of tournaments which they say will strengthen the golf schedule from the 2017 season onwards. The concept is launched with Rolex and the Tour say it is one of the most significant advancements in the their 44 year history and it will enhance both the competitive...
Written by Edward Colman on Monday 14 November 2016
Four players will be battling it out to win the Race to Dubai when the season concludes at Jumeirah Golf Estates this weekend (Thursday November 17th to Sunday November 20th). Henrik Stenson leads the standings after holding his nerve at Royal Troon to win his first Major at The Open Championship in July. TOP STORIES Our biggest ever equipment trial will help you...