Friday 8 August 2014
Luke Jackson, Stiggy Hodgson and defending champion Billy Hemstock share a one-stroke lead on six under par ahead of today’s final round of the Clipper Logistics Championship at Moor Allerton Golf Club in Leeds. With bad weather forecast for this afternoon the final round was moved forward to start at 7am off two tees, with the 52 players who have made...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Watch Adam Scott explain why everyone is keen to win at Valhalla this weekend, what his chances are, and what he thinks of the course at the US PGA. Video courtesy of Mercedes-Benz...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Talking about his upcoming performance at Valhalla, Martin Kaymer discusses why he believes the US PGA and Open are very similar tournaments, why he was inspired by the Ryder Cup in 2008, and why it will be difficult to win this week. Video courtesy of Merceds-Benz...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Thirteen Nike Golf athletes will compete at the 2014 PGA Championship and will try to stay cool as they battle the Louisville heat. Wearing Nike Dri-FIT fabrics that promote cooling, the Fall 2014 Nike Golf Collection will help keep the athletes cool in a colour palette of hyper brights. Rory McIlroy The Northern Irishman will stay cool in his classic Lightweight Innovation...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
The 2014 Fantasy Golf game returns this week for the US PGA Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club. From August 7-10 the last Major tournament of the season, the US PGA will be one of the final stages for players to show their stuff for a Ryder Cup spot. At 7,458 yards, the par 71 course designed by Jack Nicklaus was...
Thursday 7 August 2014
In this video, this year’s US Open Champion Martin Kaymer talks us through his favourite hole at Valhalla, home to the 2014 US PGA. What is it about the par-5 18th that he enjoys so much? Video courtesy of Mercedes-Benz...
Monday 4 August 2014
Who’s going to win the US PGA 2014? By studying recent US PGA Championships, it’s possible to pinpoint the golfers most likely to get their hands on the Wanamaker Trophy at Valhalla. 1. Accurate iron play is key at the US PGA – nine of the last 10 champions have hit more than 64 per cent of the greens they’ve aimed at...
Monday 4 August 2014
20 things you need to know about the US PGA, which takes place at Valhalla in Kentucky from August 7-10, 2014. 1 Opened in 1986 and designed by legend Jack Nicklaus, Valhalla Golf Club is ranked as one of “America’s 100 Greatest Courses”. It was the site of the 1996 and 2000 PGAs, plus the 2008 Ryder Cup. 2 In Norse mythology, Valhalla...
Monday 4 August 2014
Rory McIlroy is just one person. There are more than seven billion people in the world. (No one knows exactly how many, because every time someone dies or a baby is born, which is quite often, you have to start counting all over again – it’s a right ball ache.) Imagine being the absolute best at something, out of all seven...
Monday 4 August 2014
Although Tiger Woods’ return from injury hasn’t exactly set the world alight – he missed the cut by four shots at the Quicken Loans National, his first tournament back, and only just made it to the weekend at The Open – it’s been good to have him back out there. The increased crowds and television audiences Tiger attracts have been...
Monday 4 August 2014
Even as he tapped in the winning putt, Jason Dufner’s facial expression never wavered. As hundreds of people around the green jumped up and cheered, the unassuming American’s only reaction to winning his first major championship at Oak Hill was an understated fist pump. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care. Behind his almost vacant exterior lies a driven and...
Sunday 3 August 2014
Sometime in 1984, course designer Jack Nicklaus asked course owner Dwight Gahm, a man who made his fortune from kitchen cabinet-making, for his thoughts on one particular green. “If you don’t tell me how to design kitchen cabinets, I won’t tell you how to design golf holes,” Gahm replied. Staying out of Jack’s way was a wise move on Gahm’s part...
Friday 1 August 2014
If you were a British golf fan in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Tony Jacklin was your hero. When he won the 1969 Open at Royal Lytham, he won just £4,250, but with it, the hearts of a golfing nation. He went on to win the US Open the following year, becoming the first Brit and only the second...
Monday 28 July 2014
2014 Fantasy Golf returns this week at Firestone Country Club with the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. The par 70 South Course measures in at 7,400 yards and boasts a stellar field including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and newly-crowned Open champion Rory McIlroy. Firestone CC has played host to the Bridgestone Invitational since 1976 and is one of the biggest tournaments on tour.
Tuesday 22 July 2014
This week the 2014 Fantasy Golf Game continues as the Canadian Open returns to the Royal Montreal Golf Club. Founded in 1873 The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in North America. Montreal was the first host of the Canadian Open in 1904 and since then has hosted the tournament, eight times. The club was one of the five...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
See how world number 1 golfer Adam Scott prepares for the final round of a Major, with this exclusive video from Royal Liverpool Golf Club, home of this year’s Open Championship. Adam talks about his pre-round routine, warm-up and how it feels to step up to the first tee on Sunday afternoon. Video courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Read our interview with Rory McIlroy,...
Monday 14 July 2014
For the first time in its 132-year history, Gullane Golf Club will welcome a European Tour event next summer. The classic links will host the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and in doing so will welcome back a world-class field of golfers to East Lothian. The tournament, which is played the week before The Open Championship, is one of the best...
Friday 11 July 2014
Only one dog is allowed on the course which is hosting the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open this weekend – head greenkeeper Robert Paterson’s blind Border Collie, Skye. Robert, head greenkeeper at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club for almost 20 years, says he could not do his work without the company of faithful dog Skye, who lost his sight at six months...
Wednesday 9 July 2014
When long drive champion Joe Miller hits a golf ball, it stays hit. The sight and sound is unlike any other in golf. He is the UK’s longest hitter, having recently won the Long Drivers European Tour UK Championship. He’s a former long drive world champ, came second in the world last year, and boasts the world record for ball...