Tuesday 7 April 2009
The pairings for the first two rounds of the 2009 Masters have just been released… and there are some real mouth-watering match-ups. Lee Westwood will tee it up with Bernhard Langer and Greg Norman at 2.50pm UK time. Other groups to look out for are: 2.28pm: Gary Player, Luke Donald, Stephen Ames 3.12pm: Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson, Angel Cabrera 3.23pm: Vijay Singh, Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie...
Written by Golf World Editor on Saturday 11 April 2009
The final day of the 2009 Masters is set for a fascinating duel between the two Americans, Chad Campbell (-9) and Kenny Perry (-11) and the Argentinian, Angel Cabrera (-11). Of the three, only Cabrera has a major championship to his name; but the other two will benefit from home crowd support. But, don’t count the rest of the field out...
Written by TG Editor on Thursday 9 April 2009
They say you can’t win the Masters until you’ve played in the Tournament several times, but England’s Ross Fisher wasn’t listening. In the first round, he played like a veteran, shooting a 3-under-par 69, which could have been even better. He led the Tournament when he was 4-under after 8 holes, and was 5-under after a birdie at the 16th, but...
Written by TG Editor on Saturday 11 April 2009
It was late into the night before the tee times for Saturday’s round at The 2009 Masters was announced. The delay was thought to have been caused by deliberations over Rory McIlory’s actions in the bunker on the 18th hole at the end of his second round on Friday. After failing to get out of the sand he seemed to kick the...
Written by Golf World Editor on Friday 10 April 2009
England’s Ian Poulter scrambled his way to a 1-over-par 73 in the second round, which leaves him at level par for the tournament. While he drove the ball fairly solidly, his approach shots were not so good, and only a razor sharp short game allowed him to be level par for the tournament at the half-way stage and still in...
Written by TG Editor on Wednesday 8 April 2009
Greg Norman is already making headlines at The Masters – and the tournament hasn’t even started yet! The Great White Shark had his glamourous wife Chris Evert on his bag and he even earned himself a kiss with an astounding hole-in-one on the sixth hole of the par 3 contest. There has never been an ace on this hole but Norman knocked...
Written by Golf World Editor on Tuesday 7 April 2009
Several times during his pre-tournament press conference, Phil Mickelson was asked about his rivalry with Tiger Woods, but on each occasion he side-stepped the issue with all the dexterity of a wing three-quarter. The world yearns a Tiger/Phil showdown on Sunday. Finally, a question came which opened him up. “Of your two Masters victories, which did you enjoy more; Mike Weir...
Written by TG Editor on Monday 6 April 2009
Rory McIlroy says he is not easily overwhelmed and sees no reason why he should let the occasion get the better of him when he tees off in his first Masters on Thursday at just 19 years old. Here we reveal his thoughts as he begins his Masters adventure. Q: How are you coping with your new star status? A: I love it.
Friday 10 April 2009
In a week when many of the 23 Europeans in the field have struggled, Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell has put himself in position to attack over the weekend. He added a 1-over-par 73 on Friday to his first round 69, to be 2-under-par for the Tournament. “It was very difficult out there,” he said, “and I was on the wrong end...
Written by TG Editor on Tuesday 7 April 2009
Trevor Immelman won the 2008 Masters – but only after a last-minute tip from his brother Mark. Trevor had been having a torrid time on the greens and had slumped to 202nd on the Tour stats. His brother – a top teaching pro turned up at Augusta just before the tournament started and asked for half-an-hour on the putting green. He asked...
Written by Golf World Editor on Tuesday 7 April 2009
Trevor Immelman said that even if he wins this week tonight’s Champions dinner is going to be the highlight of the week for him. “Just seeing all those legends tonight is going to be awesome,” he said. “I came down here a month ago to play a couple of rounds, and the thrill of walking into the Champions Locker Room...
Written by Golf World Editor on Tuesday 7 April 2009
Padraig Harrington denied he is under more pressure because he is trying to win his third major championship in a row. “This is a major championship,” he said in his pre-tournament press conference, “and there is always pressure in majors. Any extra pressure is not significant. I’m always going to be under pressure in majors for the next few years,...
Written by Golf World on Monday 6 April 2009
Geoff Ogilvy played a practice round at Augusta National last week in preparation for the Mastrers 2009, accompanied by writer John Huggan for a big interview in the next issue of Golf World. This is what the Aussie had to say: After playing Augusta National a few times, I know it fairly well, but it is still almost the ultimate ‘local...
Written by TG Editor on Friday 10 April 2009
The second round of The Masters is about to start. Friday is a compelling day – one where players are desperately tring to make the cut or make a move up the leaderboard. The tee times are below – in local time. So just add five hours for UK time. Notice Ian Poulter is out early and Westwood and Norman are out...
Written by Golf World Editor on Friday 10 April 2009
A dramatic day at Augusta National saw Rory McIlroy facing disqualification, Anthony Kim set a new Masters birdie record and two American Ryder Cuppers sit on top of the leaderboard going into the weekend. McIlroy was the subject of a ruling investigation following his second round. After finishing with a triple-bogey seven on the 18th and signing for a one-over total...
Written by Golf World Editor on Friday 10 April 2009
The 1st round of the 2009 Masters went a long way towards justifying the recent changes made to the course. For most of the past decade the Green Jackets have come under increasingly heavy fire, accused of making the course too hard, the Tournament boring. In reply, Chairman Billy Payne has repeatedly said the weather is to blame; and that...
Written by TG Editor on Sunday 12 April 2009
The drama simply never stopped coming on the final day of The Masters. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods made the final round of the 2009 Masters utterly spell-binding. And Kenny Perry – bidding to become the oldest winner ever of the coveted green jacket… played his part! Mickelson shot a record-equalling 30 for the front nine to bring himself to one shot off...
Written by Golf World on Monday 6 April 2009
The field for the Masters 2009 is set – the winner of the weekend’s Houston Open (Paul Casey), could have got in, but JB Holmes missed out in a playoff with the Englishman. So here it is – the 96 men who will tee it up on Thursday bidding for the Green Jacket… Allenby, Robert Ames, Stephen Appleby, Stuart Baddeley, Aaron Baird, Briny Cabrera, Angel Campbell, Michael Campbell,...
Written by TG Editor on Sunday 12 April 2009
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods have only played two holes but already it’s been an up-and-down round! As the pair try to overhal a seven shot deficit in the final round of the 2009 Masters, they really do need to pull out all the stops. The first holes saw them both hit sketchy drives. Woods ended up on the 8th, while Mickelson...
Written by TG Editor on Saturday 11 April 2009
It’s ‘moving day’ at The Masters but the only thing Padraig Harrington was moving early in his round were the azaleas! On the par-5, second he hoiked his tee shot left into the trees. An aggressive second with a fairway wood saw him smash into a tree, his ball ballooning over his head and into the bushes. He found it, but it...