Written by Today's Golfer on Friday 3 June 2011
Colin Montgomerie is rock bottom of the field at the Welsh Open just a week after he finished seventh at the BMW champiohsip at Wentworth – his highest finish in two years. But MOnty failed to find any form as he slumped to a second-round 79 and total tournamanet core of 15 over. At the other end of the leaderboard, Swede Alex...
Written by The Open 2011 on Tuesday 14 June 2011
Top tour pros including Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell and golfing celebs Tim Henman and Jonathan Davis had their say on their favourite Open holes in TG’s 36-page Open Championship preview magazine (free with the Summer issue) and now it’s your turn. Let us know which of the stars you agree with in this vote. If you...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 20 June 2011
Rory McIlroy ripped through the record books as he claimed his first Major victory at the US Open at Congressional in America. McIlroy finished on 16 under to win by a massive eight shots. The 22-year-old walked off the 72nd hole and into his father’s arms. “Happy Father’s Day” was the first thing he uttered. Just over two months ago the floppy-haired...
Written by Gary Wolstenholme on Monday 10 January 2011
Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you enjoyed a well earned rest over Christmas and you are ready for what should be a great year in golf. I have decided to offer my predictions on what may happen for the following year and who will be taking the spoils at the end of it. I don’t expect everyone to...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 20 January 2011
Davis Love III has been appointed captain of the United States team for the 2012 Ryder Cup. The 46-year-old has played in six Ryder Cups and he has been chosen to mastermind winning back the trophy the US lost to Europe in October 2010. Love was a vice-captain to Corey Pavin during the defeat by one point at Celtic Manor in Wales. The...
Written by Today's Golfer on Thursday 4 August 2011
The World Golf Championships kick off in a few hours at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio and there are some mouth-watering pairings. World No1 Luke Donald pairs up with Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Lee Westwood will play with Graeme McDowell. Westwood will be keen to get his hands back on the World No1 spot and McDowell will bekeen to...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 26 April 2011
Lee Westwood is world number one again after winning the Indobnesian Opan at the weekend. Westwood, 38, went into the final day with a five-shot lead but ended up winning by just a single shot from Thongchai Jaidee, of Thailand. Westwood struggled a bit with the putter but managed to hang on. He has swopped back to a conventional putter after trying...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 26 April 2011
Luke Donald narrowly missed out on going to the top of the world rankings when he lost in a play-off at the weekend. Donald is on a hot run of forma nd looked to have added to his tally of three wins on the PGA Tour as his main rival Jim Furyk fell apart on the final day of The Heritage...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 14 May 2010
Corey Pavin will become the first presiding Ryder Cup Captain to play in The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard when he takes his place in the world class field at Carnoustie from July 22-25, 2010. The 50 year old will makes his debut in the Championship just 11 weeks before he Captains the United States against Colin Montgomerie’s European Team...
Written by Today's Golfer on Wednesday 23 June 2010
Don’t miss Today’s Golfer’s exclusive interview with newly-crowned US Open champion Graeme McDowell later today. The Northern Irishman has only just stepped off the plane after his epic victory in the year’s second Major at Pebble Beach but he’s keen to address his UK fans. McDowell battled hard to overturn a three-shot lead on Sunday and the victory also offers him the...
Written by Chris Jones on Tuesday 6 July 2010
The R&A has announced the teams for The Open Champions’ Challenge, which is taking place on Wednesday 14 July ahead of the 150th Anniversary Open Championship. Each team will have a captain for the Challenge. The captains of the seven teams are the most senior competitors. Peter Thomson, whose team of Tiger Woods, Sir Nick Faldo and Mark Calcavecchia boasts a...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 19 February 2010
World number one Tiger Woods has apologised for his “irresponsible and selfish behaviour” but failed to name a date when he would return to golf. A tired-looking Woods spoke to media, friends and family at PGA Tour Headquarters, Sawgrass, Florida, for around 15 minutes and revealed that he’d spent much of December and January in therapy for the issues he’s been...
Written by Kevin Brown in Phoenix on Thursday 25 February 2010
Ian Poulter is relishing his first taste of the Waste Management Phoenix Open tomorrow (thurs) when he lines up alongside local hero Phil Mickelson in the opening two rounds. Fresh from his World Golf Championship success in Tucson last week, Poults is in buoyant mood having shot up to no.5 in the world rankings. It’s a world away from his days as...
Written by Jock Howard on Monday 26 October 2009
I don’t know if any of you saw Sunday night’s tournament from the States, but there was an extraordinary piece of footage in the three-way playoff. One of the contenders, Troy Matteson, appeared to put his second shot on the first playoff hole into the water, but somehow his ball must have bounced off a rock at the bottom of...
Written by Golf World on Monday 19 October 2009
Lee Westwood revealed some his scoring secrets to Golf World – and then won his first European Tour title in two years. The Englishman shares his exclusive instruction in the next issue, on sale October 28, where he talks about the drills that have now helped him climb to No. 5 in the world and No.1 in the Race to Dubai. Westwood...
Written by Golf World on Monday 2 November 2009
The Englishman carded a closing 72, one over par, to edge out China’s Liang Wen-chong by one shot and complete a wire-to-wire victory. The 33-year-old held his nerve to make par and secure a first win since the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan in 2007 and first on The European Tour since Madrid the previous year. Australian duo Adam Scott (68) and Scott...
Written by Chris Jones on Monday 16 March 2009
Posted by Chris Jones, April 16th: HSBC Champion of Champions Returns for 2009 One of the biggest competitions in amateur golf is back for 2009 – the HSBC and Golf World Champion of Champions. We’ve joined forces with HSBC to relaunch the prestigious contest, which is open to every reigning club champion in the UK – and it’s FREE to enter. Titleist and...
Written by Golf World on Monday 22 June 2009
What will happen today… Although the best story is Phil Mickelson winning his fourth major only days after his wife, Amy, was diagnosed with breast cancer; he may just have left himself too much to do today. With only 16 holes to play, he has to overcome both Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover, who are both five shots ahead of him. Barnes...
Friday 17 July 2009
To celebrate the start of The Open Championship at Turnberry in Scotland on July 16th we’re bringing you everything you could possibly want and need to know about the Open, and a lot more, right here in the weeks leading up to the tournament and as Tiger and chums tread the fairways, in association with Nikon, Patron of The Open Championship… With Lucas Glover’s composed...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Tuesday 14 July 2009
Padraig Harrington says he is ‘hopeful’ not expectant of his Open chances. Harrington has been in indifferent form this year and blames swing changes for his dipm in form. He said: “I am working on a few things. And when you change something, then you have to adjust in other areas. “I am not as well prepared mentally as I would like.