Tuesday 10 November 2015
This week the European Tour’s Season Pass gives you all the best of the action from on and off the course at the star-studded WGC-HSBC Champions, including some partisan Scottish commentary of Russell Knox’s win, Rory’s illness woes, a lucky fan with Shane Lowry’s putter and the unluckiest shot this year.
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 9 November 2015
Scotsman Russell Knox secured a two-shot victory at last week’s WGC HSBC Champions at Sheshan International in Shanghai. His final round 68 saw him finish 20-under, two clear of Kevin Kisner and three clear of Danny Willett, who equalled the course record with a 62. It was 30-year-old Knox’s first victory on either the PGA or European Tour, and will catapult...
Written by Golf World on Monday 9 November 2015
Scotland’s Russell Knox won the first World Golf Championship he’d ever entered on Sunday. He wasn’t even eligible for the HSBC Champions in Shanghai until he got in 10 days ago as an alternate. “Everyone who wins this tournament is a superstar,” Knox said. “I knew this would be the hardest day in my life.” He needn’t have worried, though. Two early birdies...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 5 November 2015
The successful golfing ‘marriage’ of Phil Mickelson and coach Butch Harmon has ended after an eight-year partnership. ‘Lefty’ flew to Harmon’s Las Vegas base to inform him their time was up and that he intended moving in another ditrection. Said Mickelson: “It’s just that at the moment I need to hear new ideas from a different perspective.” With Harmon by his side, Mickelson...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 3 November 2015
The European and PGA Tour both head to Shanghai this week, which is good news for two reasons. One: it means that the majority of the world’s best players will be in attendance. And two: it means loads of weird promotional shots of Bubba Watson and co looking uncomfortable in kimonos while being accosted by dragons. Photos like this: And this: And here’s one of...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 2 November 2015
Golfers have a history of delivering the goods at an event and venue where they have previously tasted success, Frenchman Victor Dubuisson being the latest example. It’s not been the best of campaigns for the 2014 Ryder Cup hero but yesterday he put those disappointments to the back of his mind as he bounced back in style at the Montgomerie course...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 29 October 2015
Scotland has won the right to host The Solheim Cup in 2019 and the 16th edition of the greatest team event in women’s golf will be played at the world famous PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire. After an extensive and very competitive bidding process, the final decision saw Scotland’s submission up against a strong bid from Sweden, which nominated The...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Wednesday 28 October 2015
Danny Willett is determined to round off a memorable year by pushing Rory McIlroy all the way in the Race to Dubai, starting in the Turkish Airlines Open which starts tomorrow. Willett, 28, has enjoyed an incredible year on the European Tour, with two big victories that have had him in the hunt for the Race to Dubai all season. After winning...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 20 October 2015
After an absence of nearly 70 years, The Open is set to return to Royal Portrush and Northern Ireland in 2019. Portrush has been invited to stage The Open by the R&A and the County Antrim club’s members will now be asked to ratify the proposal to enable preparations to begin for what is expected to be the largest sporting event...
Monday 19 October 2015
Next year’s British Masters will be hosted by Luke Donald at The Grove following its successful return to the European Tour calendar at Woburn. The Grove, designed by Kyle Phillips, is one of the UK’s best-conditioned inland layouts, and is close to the Hertfordshire courses that Donald grew up playing. It will be the course’s second European Tour event; it held an...
Monday 19 October 2015
The season may be coming to a close on this side of the Atlantic, but it’s just beginning on the PGA Tour. Here’s a round-up of the winners and losers from the weekend. Sullivan makes it three Andy Sullivan became the first man this year to bag three titles on the European Tour with a runaway victory in the Portuguese Masters.
Friday 16 October 2015
If you hit a basket of range balls once a week, visit the gym twice in January and take one flight a year on your annual holiday, compare it to Rory McIlroy’s average year. He hits 16,500 balls, does 6,800 press ups and signs more than 6,000 autographs, according to a new app that can monitor your lifestyle. He also runs...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 12 October 2015
Aged 21, Matt Fitzpatrick became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious British Masters at Woburn at the weekend. And here we pay tribute to golf’s most successful young guns – players who made their mark at a ridiculously early age. The youngest champions… The Masters – Tiger Woods in 1997 at 21 years, 3 months, 14 days US Open – John J.
Written by Golf World on Monday 12 October 2015
Matthew Fitzpatrick bagged his first European Tour title with a two-stroke victory in the British Masters at Woburn on Sunday. The 21-year-old was tied for the lead going into the final day, but four birdies in seven holes on the back nine saw him shoot 68 and join the likes of Lee Westwood, Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo as home-grown British...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 5 October 2015
Thorbjorn Oleson bagged biggest win of his career at The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday. “To win it on St Andrews, it is something you dream of when you are a little kid,” said the 25-year-old Dane, who has now won three times on the European Tour. “All the hours I have put in this year has paid off.” The world...
Written by Golf World on Monday 28 September 2015
Cameron McCormick – Performance Coach The man who’s coached him for nine years describes Spieth’s technique, intelligence and tactical prowess. How did you start working with Jordan? It was through a mutual association. A client of mine who was director of the Texas Golf Association put his father and me in touch and we had a big phone conversation and set up...
Written by Golf World on Monday 28 September 2015
Golf has long had a Big Three obsession. Vardon, Taylor and Braid led on to Hagen, Sarazen and Jones who were followed by the great triumvirate of Hogan, Snead and Nelson who dominated the game in the 1940s and 50s. Jack, Arnie and Gary defined golf’s first TV fuelled boom while in the 80s and early 90s it was Seve, Greg...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 28 September 2015
Jordan Spieth wrapped up the FedEx Cup last night with a victory in the Tour Championship – his fifth of the season – taking him back to the top spot in the world rankings. “This is one I cannot wait to celebrate,” Spieth said. “This is incredible.” He took a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson into Sunday’s final round and relied on...
Written by Today's Golfer on Wednesday 23 September 2015
Sergio Garcia, Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn donned their evening suits to launch a new tour event in Asia in December. They will play in the Ho Tram Open at a spectacular new links coure in Vietnam. According to Sergio: “Vietnam has always been an intriguing destination for golf and one I have been paying close attention to. We are blessed with...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 22 September 2015
We’ve checked the rules of Fantasy Golf and unfortunately it’s not permissible to pick Jason Day six times to fill your available slots. The 27-year-old Australian has won three of his last four starts and now finds himself as the world’s number one player, having usurped Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy. After dominating from start to finish to take last week’s...