Wednesday 21 May 2014
Brendon Todd – or ‘Brendodd’ as we prefer to call him – added to the burgeoning list of first-time winners with his two-shot victory over Mike Weir at the Byron Nelson Championship. Brendon Todd is not to be confused with Brandon Todd, by the way. He’s a high-jumping athlete known for his ability to dunk a basketball, despite only being...
Friday 16 May 2014
With the 40th Ryder Cup now just four months away, the teams are beginning to take a more definite shape. So who are the main men chasing those 12 places? Europe’s men most likely Victor Dubuisson Age: 24. Ryder Cup appearances: 0 Showed his matchplay capabilities on his way to finishing 2nd at this year’s WGC-Accenture World Matchplay Championship. Superb short game.
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 16 May 2014
Emerging talent Max Kieffer (pictured), born and bred in the Rhineland region of Germany, reveals his hopes for this season – his second on the European Tour – and beyond, his round with Rory McIlroy and the secret to his early successes…. You line up at the BMW International Open (June 26-29) as a pro for the second time this year.
Wednesday 14 May 2014
After Martin Kaymer’s weather-delayed victory at The Players Championship, Fantasy Golf heads to TPC Four Seasons-Las Colinas, Dallas, for the HP Byron Nelson Championship. It’s a 7,166-yard par-70 course with only two par-5s, so the players will have to work hard for their birdies. It has some of the hardest to hit fairways on the circuit, and putting is usually the...
Tuesday 13 May 2014
You can follow the event live on Twitter by following @MatchplayUK What can the finalists of the Golf Care Matchplay expect to experience at the Els Club Dubai? The Els Club has become one of the Middle East’s finest tests of golf due to the design and year round course condition. Whilst playing Ernie’s gem the finalists will recognise features from...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 12 May 2014
Martin Kaymer (pictured) joined an exclusive club after producing a breathtaking Players Championship victory at Sawgrass yesterday. Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson – and now back-in-form German Kaymer – are the only other players to win a major, a World Golf Championship and The Players Championship. Kaymer finished at 13-under 275, giving him a slender one-shot victory over Jim Furyk whose...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 7 May 2014
This week’s TG Fantasy Golf is The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Florida. The PGA Tour’s flagship event is seen by many as the unofficial fifth Major and it always attracts a world class field. The Pete Dye design is a standard par 72 that measures 7,215 yards off the tips and features lots of water, most notably at the famous...
Friday 2 May 2014
Jack Senior won the Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters after a three-way play-off at Montrose Links to steal an early march on the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit. The Lancastrian former Walker Cup player shot a final-round 66 on the par 71 course to finish five under, tied with Welshman James Frazer (Pennard Golf Club) and Scotland’s Elliot Saltman...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 29 April 2014
The fourth event in the TG Fantasy Golf is the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Quail Hollow is a standard par 72 layout with four par 3s and four par 5s that measures 7,562 yards. The course is preparing to host the 2017 USPGA Championship and the tough set-up will give the players a Major test this...
Monday 28 April 2014
The HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour returns to the east coast of Scotland this week for its second event of the season, the Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters at Montrose Links. The tournament represents the second time the Tour has visited the historic course, having made a successful debut there in September last year. Oliver Farr took the £10,000 winners’ cheque on that...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
After a thrilling finale to the RBC Heritage that saw Matt Kuchar hole a bunker shot on the 18th to seal a one-shot victory over Luke Donald, TG Fantasy Golf heads to the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana, New Orleans. Last year’s field averaged 70.75, making the course the seventh easiest par-72 of the season. After a tough winter that’s made...
Tuesday 22 April 2014
BMW, Official Partner of The Ryder Cup 2014, has launched the ‘Road to Gleneagles 2014’ – a free-to-enter competition open to UK golfers playing wherever and whenever until June 8th. Powered by social live scoring platform Golf GameBook, the competition gives all UK golfers an opportunity to win a VIP trip to Gleneagles in Scotland to experience the 40th playing of...
Tuesday 22 April 2014
William Harrold won the opening event of the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour season, shooting a final-round 71 to finish four under par in the Matchroom Championship on the Brabazon Course at The Belfry. The Norfolk golfer began the day four behind 36-hole leader Jack Senior, but the former Walker Cup man shot 76 in his final round to fall from -7...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 16 April 2014
After a thrilling opening event, the triple-weighted Masters won by Bubba Watson, the TG Fantasy Golf game heads to Harbour Town Golf Links on the PGA Tour this week for the RBC Heritage. Created by Pete Dye, who updated the track in 2011, Harbour Town stretches just 7,101 yards and boasts many short-hitting shot-makers as champions, including Graeme McDowell, who defends...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Have you downloaded Golf GameBook yet? It’s a free app that allows you to upload your golf scores live – forget paper scorecards and tiny pencils, record your scores at the touch of a finger. No more counting dots and circles – this app updates all your favourite game formats and side-bets on every hole, even from other groups on...
Friday 11 April 2014
The PGA EuroPro Tour has announced that HotelPlanner.com will be the title sponsor of Europe’s leading satellite tour in 2014. HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour players will compete for more than £700,000-worth of prize money in 2014, with the top five golfers at the end of the season awarded a category on the 2015 Challenge Tour. HotelPlanner.com will also be offering discounts...
Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday 10 April 2014
There’s still time to register for TG Fantasy Golf and pick your Masters team before the 1pm deadline today (Thursday 10th April). The game is free to play and there are more than £7,000 of prizes up for grabs, including golf holidays to La Manga in Spain, Donnafugata in Sicily, Son Caliu in Mallorca and Palmares in Portugal. Plus, a dozen...
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 7 April 2014
The first event of the 2014 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game is the first Major of the season, the Masters at Augusta National, Georgia, USA. Like all Majors in the free-to-play game, this event is worth triple points so it’s important to pick your six-man team wisely within the £15m budget and make a good start. Augusta National is a par-72 course that...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Would you like the chance to win a VIP Experience at the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles – just for playing golf? We’ve teamed up with BMW – Official Partner of the Ryder Cup – and Golf GameBook to give you the chance to play in the BMW Road to Gleneagles 2014. Top prize is a trip to the big event in September,...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 1 April 2014
The 2014 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game gets underway at the Masters at 1pm on Thursday 10th April. You can sign up and pick your team here right now. This year’s game features 32 tournaments from the first Major of the season to the DP World Tour Championship on November 20th – all four Majors, two World Golf Championships, 15 PGA Tour...