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 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 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...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 7 October 2013
The United States secured a fifth successive Presidents Cup win with an 18½-15½ victory over the Internationals at Muirfield Village. The hosts led 11½-6½ before Sunday’s delayed foursome matches and 12 singles games. The Internationals gave themselves and early chance by winning six of the first nine singles matches completed in Ohio, but Tiger Woods’s 1up victory over Richard Sterne sealed the result. The US have...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 7 October 2013
Continental Europe won the Seve Trophy for the first time since in 13 years with a 15-13 victory over Great Britain & Ireland at St-Nom-La-Breteche in France. The teams were tied 9-9 heading into the final day’s singles, and the contest ended up going down to the final match, where Francesco Molinari beat Chris Wood 3&2 thanks to a birdie at 16. France’s Gregory Bourdy was...
Written by Ian Hudson on Monday 30 September 2013
The team representing Continental Europe have the form and experience to win the Seve Trophy for just the second time, which will be helped by the fact the opposing team from Great Britain and Ireland are considerably weaker due to the absence of many players who have qualified for the matches. Away from the main event, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Stephen Gallacher...
Written by Ian Hudson on Monday 30 September 2013
The teams representing the United States in the Presidents Cup have never lost the contest and all the form guidelines suggest another win against the best players from the rest of the world (other than Europe). Away from the showpiece team event, Steve Stricker and Jason Day look to have decent opportunities to be the top point’s scorers for their respective...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 30 September 2013
The relief and joy on David Howell’s face spoke volumes as he celebrated reaching the end of a “long, long road from the depths of despair,” after claiming his first European Tour title in seven years by beating American Peter Uihlein in a sudden-death play-off at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Howell played superbly in his final round at the Home...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Friday 27 September 2013
Tiger Woods has won the 2013 PGA Tour Player of the Year Award over Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott. Woods won five of the 16 tournaments he played this season and finished in the top 10 in three others. His wins included the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Farmers Insurance Open, Players Championship, Cadillac Championship and Bridgestone Invitational. This is the...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 24 September 2013
After an exciting conclusion to the FedEx Cup, the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game now switches focus to the closing weeks of the European Tour season; starting with this week’s Dunhill Links Championship, on the east coast of Scotland. The tournament is played over three fabulous links courses – St Andrews Old, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns – with the cut falling after three rounds,...
Written by Ian Hudson on Tuesday 24 September 2013
Charl Schwartzel is the only player in the field for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship who played in the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour last week. The possibility of jet lag and mental tiredness undermining his prospects is offset by a game suited to the host courses and his propensity for maintaining his focus during long rounds. The South African...
Written by Chris Jones on Monday 23 September 2013
Henrik Stenson put a torrid few seasons behind him last night to win the biggest cash prize in golf. Outside the top 200 players in the world two years ago, the Swede capped off the best three months of his career with victory in the Tour Championship. He walked away with $11.44 million — $10 million for the FedEx Cup ($9 million...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 23 September 2013
A brilliant back nine 31 saw Julien Quesne snatch the Italian Open in Torino and claim his second European Tour title. The Frenchman began the day four shots off the lead and looked out of contention when he ran up a double-bogey six on the second, but birdied the 4th and 6th and then stormed home in 31 thanks to birdies...
Written by Ian Hudson on Tuesday 17 September 2013
Steve Stricker probably doesn’t need the money, but he is well placed to pick up more than $11m this weekend by winning the Tour Championship and consequently the FedEx Cup. Only those players in the top five in the standings have things totally in their own hands and at number six Stricker needs other players to falter in order to win...