Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 7 November 2013
German Ryder Cup hero Martin Kaymer faced Italian sensation Matteo Manassero in a target challenge from the balcony of Maxx Royal – one of the world’s finest hotels – in a spectacular warm-up for the The Turkish Airlines Open which started today. Over 2,000 guests gathered at The Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa where targets were placed in the expansive...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 6 November 2013
The penultimate tournament in the 2013 TG Fantasy Golf game is the Turkish Airlines Open at The Montgomerie Maxx course at Royal Antalya, Turkey. It’s the European Tour’s first visit to Turkey and the 7,100-yard, par 72 layout should offer up plenty of birdie opportunities – many experts are predicting the winning score to be around 20-under-par. The course is tree-lined and...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 4 November 2013
American Dustin Johnson brushed off a European assault to win the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai thanks to an emphatic finish. The TaylorMade-adidas staffer entered the final round three shots clear of Ian Poulter and despite an early wobble, three-putting the opening hole, Johnson rallied on the back nine to post 66 and win by three shots at 24-under par. Johnson’s eighth tournament...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 30 October 2013
After the BMW Masters threw up a surprise 70/1 winner in Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, many golf fans will be looking to find more value in the star studied World Golf Championship in Shanghai, China this week. The Sheshan International Golf Course plays host to the second event of the European Tour’s Final Series, and with FedEx Cup points also on the line, it...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 29 October 2013
It’s nearing crunch time in the TG Fantasy Golf game and this week’s WGC – HSBC Championship at Sheshan International GC in Shanghai, China, is worth double points. The tournament counts towards the European Tour’s 2013 Race to Dubai and the PGA Tour’s 2013-14 FedEx Cup standings for the first time, so there’s plenty for the 77-man field to play for. Ian Poulter...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 28 October 2013
Rory McIlroy secured his first ‘win’ of 2013 as he beat Tiger Woods by a shot in an exhibition match at Mission Hills. The Northern Irishman beat the man who replaced him as world number one in the big money match, thanks to a storming finish in China that included four birdies and an eagle in the closing seven holes. McIlroy eventually finished up with a...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 28 October 2013
Ryan Moore birdied the first playoff hole to beat Gary Woodland and capture the CIMB Classic title on Monday morning, after an overnight delay caused by storms and darkness. Moore had to fight just to get in the playoff, getting up-and-down from 60-yards on the 72nd hole to salvage a par, meaning that he and Woodland both finished level at 14-under-par. In the playoff,...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 28 October 2013
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano shot a closing four-under-par 68 to win the BMW Shanghai Masters – his seventh European Tour victory. The Spaniard chipped in on 17 to lead by three shots at Lake Malaren, but a double-bogey at the last hole saw him finish just the one shot clear of Francesco Molinari and Thongchai Jaidee. Italian Molinari had held the clubhouse lead on...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 23 October 2013
The Race to Dubai’s Final Series kicks off this week with the BMW Masters at Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai, the first of four tournaments set to determine Europe’s number one for 2013. Henrik Stenson heads the betting at 6/1 with 888sport.com, while Rory McIlroy makes an appearance as second favourite at 8/1, thanks mainly to his closing 67 at the Korea...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 22 October 2013
The next tournament in the TG Fantasy Golf game is the first event of the European Tour’s inaugural Final Series, the BMW Masters at Lake Malaren GC, Shanghai, China. It’s the second year this tournament has taken place at the 7,607-yard par 72 course designed by Jack Nicklaus – the course itself has only been open just over two years. The length...
Written by Harriet Linton on Monday 21 October 2013
Ross Fisher lost out in a play-off against former world number one amateur Jin Jeong at the Perth International. The pair finished the final round tied on 10-under-par but the South Korean claimed victory at the first extra hole after . Jin Jeong recovered from a double bogey at the first to shoot a final round of 69 – one shot better...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 18 October 2013
Oliver Farr won the PGA EuroPro Tour Championship, and with it the 2013 season Order of Merit, after finishing 13-under-par for his 54 holes at Prince’s Golf Club. Daniel Gavins was one behind in second place, which also confirmed his position as runner-up on the tour rankings. Paul Reed and James Watts finished the tournament tied for third on 10-under-par. The top five...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 17 October 2013
Situated on the breathtaking white sands of the Belek coastline, The Maxx Royal Golf & Spa is gearing up to welcome 77 of the world’s best golfers for the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open from November 7th – 10th. In less than a month’s time, the luxury resort will be welcoming the likes of World #1, Tiger Woods; FedExCup winner, Henrik Stenson;...
Written by Harriet Linton on Thursday 17 October 2013
Masters champion Adam Scott shot a brilliant 64, breaking the course record, to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda. US Open winner Justin Rose had a two-shot lead after the first round and was still ahead with three holes to play. But Rose bogeyed the 16th while Scot eagled the 17th to win by just two shots. Scott finished at...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 15 October 2013
It’s the 2013 TG Fantasy Golf game’s final stop on the PGA Tour this season at the catchily-named Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas – the second event of the PGA Tour’s 2013-14 season. There has been a tournament here in October since 1992 but the 7,243-yard par 71 TPC Summerlin has only been the stand-alone host...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 14 October 2013
David Lynn shot a closing 63 to win the Portugal Masters by one and claim his first European Tour title since his KLM Open win nine years ago. The 39-year-old was eight-under for his round to set a clubhouse target of 18-under-par that proved unbeatable, with South Africa’s Justin Walters closest a shot behind. Lynn started the fourth round in 16th place and came...
Written by Ian Hudson on Wednesday 9 October 2013
The next two tournaments on the European Tour are all about qualifying for the lucrative Final Series and Ross Fisher can confirm his place in the playoffs by winning the Portugal Masters. A relatively small prize fund has resulted in a moderate field but Fisher is a proven winner at this level and the former Ryder Cup player will be looking...
Written by Ian Hudson on Wednesday 9 October 2013
Jonas Blixt is the defending champion at this week’s Frys.com Open and he could be the one to watch as the new season beings on the PGA Tour with a revamped autumn schedule. In the past the post-FedEx Cup events were all about securing playing privileges for next season, but in the new format FedEx Cup points for 2014 and an invitation...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 8 October 2013
Martin Kaymer is the favourite to win this week’s Portugal Masters, however, with at least a dozen Seve Trophy competitors in this week’s field, including Italy’s Francesco Molinari, the man who sealed Europe’s long-sought-after 15-13 Seve Trophy triumph over Great Britain and Ireland, Kaymer is going to have to bring his A game to Portugal’s highly-rated par 71 Oceânico Victoria...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 8 October 2013
This week the Portugal Masters celebrates its seventh anniversary at the renowned Oceânico Victoria Golf Course in Vilamoura (pictured) as a world-class field, including some of the biggest names on the European Tour, descends on the Algarve in search of the coveted first prize. Ryder Cup stars Martin Kaymer and Francesco Molinari headline a field that also includes the current BMW...