Written by Golf World on Wednesday 18 February 2015
The majority of 2014 will inevitably be remembered for the performances of Rory McIlroy. But the last month-and-a-bit of the year belonged to an even younger man, 21-year-old American Jordan Spieth. After emerging from the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles as one of the few Americans with a winning record, the two-time US Junior Champion and former World No.1 amateur lifted the...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 17 February 2015
Darren Clarke will captain Europe in the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, going up against Davis Love III. A five-man panel selected the 46-year-old ahead of Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark. Clarke has won the tournament four times as a player and was a non-playing vice-captain for wins in 2010 and 2012. He said: “The Ryder Cup has...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 11 June 2013
Tiger Woods is now out to 6/1 to win the US Open this weekend with Ladbrokes, with second favourite Phil Mickelson at a massive 20/1. As Woods approaches the fifth anniversary of his last major win, the firm are ready to take him on and are offering a stand out 6/1 to claim his 15th major title, despite him coming into the tournament with...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 10 May 2013
After two previous runners up finishes already this season, James Doswell from East Sussex secured his first win as a professional golfer at Surrey National on The Players Tour. He joins fellow Hastings’ golfer Colton Alleyne-Davis, who won his first professional tournament earlier in the season, to continue The Players Tour’s fine reputation as a breeding ground for up-and-coming talent. With Surrey National in excellent condition it was...
Written by Golf World staff writer on Tuesday 30 March 2010
Ernie Els survived a few nervous moments by making two clutch par putts to win the rain-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational in a Monday finish for his second PGA Tour victory in a row after a two-year drought. Coming off a four-shot victory in the World Golf Championship at Doral two weeks ago, Els closed with a 1-under 71 at Bay Hill...
Written by Golf World staff writer on Tuesday 30 March 2010
Ernie Els survived a few nervous moments by making two clutch par putts to win the rain-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational in a Monday finish for his second PGA Tour victory in a row after a two-year drought. Coming off a four-shot victory in the World Golf Championship at Doral two weeks ago, Els closed with a 1-under 71 at Bay Hill...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 24 February 2011
What did Wednesday’s 32 matches in at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship provide? One big shock, of course, and a few other surprises. Here’s a recap of the first round. BIGGEST SURPRISE: Tiger Woods losing to Thomas Bjorn. Any time a No. 1 seed falls in the first round, it’s a big deal. It certainly was in 2002 when...
Monday 1 December 2014
Tiger’s career has been defined by miracle shots that most other players wouldn’t even contemplate, let alone attempt. Here is our shortlist of his very best. Second shot, 16th hole, final round It’s the final 18 holes of a tournament he prizes above nearly all the rest. He is playing alongside his closest challenger – Chris DiMarco, a player who will not...
Thursday 12 February 2015
An embarrassed Tiger Woods has dramatically taken a break from the game after admitting his current game isn’t good enough and acceptable for the US PGA Tour. Woods has had a torrid start to 2015, firing a career-worst 82 to miss the cut in the Phoenix Open by 12 shots and his play and form was again dire at Torrey Pines...
Friday 30 January 2015
Rory McIlroy “My favourite club is the one I practise most when I’m on the range. My 6-iron is right there between a long and a short iron. I can hit a bunch of different shots with it and over the years it’s really served me well on the range and the course. I’ve actually become pretty accurate on approach shots...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
It seems like only yesterday that a fresh-faced Justin Rose holed-out for birdie on the 72nd hole at Royal Birkdale to finish as the leading amateur in the 1998 Open Championship. But nearly two decades have passed since that young boy jumped for joy as his ball disappeared into the hole, and when the now 34-year-old Rose teed it up...
Friday 30 January 2015
When you meet him in person, Martin Kaymer doesn’t really come across as the ruthless type. A humble, unassuming man who felt uncomfortable when the glare of the World No.1 spotlight was fixed upon him, Kaymer’s is nevertheless a name that fills rivals with dread when it appears at the top of a leaderboard. Put simply, if Martin Kaymer plays his...
Written by Joe Downes on Tuesday 27 January 2015
‘How are you feeling going into this week?’ It’s a stock question that usually prompts a stock answer, but rarely has my opening gambit been greeted with such steel as that displayed by Stephen Gallacher ahead of the Dubai Desert Classic. ‘Absoutely fantastic. I cannot wait for it.’ If ever there was a man with cause to be so bullish...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Four of the world’s top 10 squeezed in an unexpected spot of short game practice in a unique ‘pitch n’ paddle’ challenge on Yas Island ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 10-year milestone. Firing biodegradable ‘fish food’ balls from a jetty against a backdrop of mangroves between the ninth and 18th holes of Yas Links Abu Dhabi, Rory McIlroy...
Written by Today's Golfer on Tuesday 13 January 2015
Patrick Reed took a step closer to becoming a “top five” player when he beat Jimmy Walker in a playoff for the $5.7 million Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Monday to clinch his fourth PGA Tour title. Reed, who jumped into contention by holing out from the fairway to eagle the par-4 16th, sank an 18-foot birdie putt at the par-5...
Friday 9 January 2015
The BBC and BSkyB are battling for The Open live coverage rights from 2016. The tender process for the 155-year-old competition was well under way on Thursday night, with British golf’s governing body facing one of its biggest decisions over whether to embrace pay-TV for the first time. The R&A has stood by the BBC as exclusive rights holders for more...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Thanking the press at Muirfield in 1992 “If you watch the video, you can see me start to say, ‘I want to thank the press from the bottom…’ and then I say, ‘…the heart of my bottom.’ The truth is that it really was all done in jest. In those days the press were brutal. In 1990, I had won two...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Billy Horschel’s 2014 is the perfect example of how quickly things can turn around in golf. Heading into September, he had only recorded two top 10s and looked like he’d struggle to match an encouraging 2013 where he’d earned his maiden PGA Tour victory, notched a tied-4th at the US Open and finished 16th in the FedEx Cup. Three weeks...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
Paul McGinley’s inspirational leadership made a mockery of the idea that Ryder Cup captains don’t matter, and in doing so changed the role forever. From now on, Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America will look for captains with the following qualities. 1. Experience “I made the natural progression from player to vice-captain to captain,” reveals McGinley. 2. Focus McGinley wasn’t...
Monday 5 January 2015
When George O’Grady steps down as the chief executive of the European Tour in early 2015, his successor will face some serious challenges. Whilst O’Grady’s nine-year tenure has been a largely successful one, more and more players are basing themselves in America, and weakened European fields do not please the all-important money men. The European Tour has already lost key events...