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...
Monday 6 April 2009
Paul Casey somes into The Masters after sealing his first PGA Tour win. Casey, 31, beat JB Holmes in an epic play-off to clinch victory at the Shell Houston championship. Casey already has a pretty impressive record at The Masters – a tied sixth, a tenth and an eleventh – and now has got to be riding high. He was choking back...
Written by Golf World Editor on Wednesday 8 April 2009
This may be Gary Player’s 52nd and final Masters tournament, but The Chairman of Augusta National, Billy Payne, very much hopes he can persuade the South African some time over the summer to hit the first tee shot next year with Arnold Palmer. “I only found out a couple of days ago that this was going to be Gary’s last Masters,” he...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 19 November 2008
Luke Donald is set to make his long-awaited return from injury. Donald is set to make his comeback in the Sun City Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club in South Africa in December. “I absolutely believe I’ll be ready,” said Donald who underwent wrist surgery in the summer. After missing the cut at The Masters, Luke was just returning to form when...
Written by TG staff on Wednesday 20 November 2013
Peter Uihlein has been crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year on the European Tour. The award completes a stand-out season for Uihlein which has seen him claim his maiden European Tour title and finish in the Top-10 on seven occasions on his way to finishing 14th on the final Race to Dubai rankings. Having started the season with playing rights...
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 18 November 2013
Henrik Stenson sealed the Race to Dubai in emphatic fashion as he cruised to a six-shot victory at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. The world number three becomes the first player to win the Race to Dubai and FedEx Cup in the same season after he clinched the PGA Tour title with victory at their Tour Championship in September. Stenson held a...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 12 November 2013
The final tournament of the 2013 TG Fantasy Golf game is the DP World Tour Championship on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai. It’s the culmination of the European Tour season and 56 of the top 60 in the Race to Dubai will be teeing up this week hoping to finish their season on a high and earn a share of...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 11 November 2013
Victor Dubuisson held off a high-profile chasing pack including Tiger Woods to earn his first European Tour victory at the Turkish Airlines Open by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In the third of four events that make up the Final Series, culminating in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai next week, Dubuisson shot a final round of 69 to...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 11 November 2013
Here’s ample evidence that Colin Montgomerie was in top cooking form at the weekend at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal where the host course designer welcomed guests to his on course villa on the eve of the final round of the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open. Monty played the perfect host and was dressed in full Maxx Royal chef clothing as he took...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 8 November 2013
Five-time Major winner and current world number four, Phil Mickelson (pictured), has confirmed his stake in the race for glory at January’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2014 (16-19 January 2014). Mickelson’s return to the UAE capital ups the ante for the season-opening event which now sees three of the world’s top six players competing on Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 7 November 2013
German Ryder Cup hero Martin Kaymer faced Italian sensation Matteo Manassero in a target challenge from the balcony of Maxx Royal – one of the world’s finest hotels – in a spectacular warm-up for the The Turkish Airlines Open which started today. Over 2,000 guests gathered at The Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa where targets were placed in the expansive...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 6 November 2013
The penultimate tournament in the 2013 TG Fantasy Golf game is the Turkish Airlines Open at The Montgomerie Maxx course at Royal Antalya, Turkey. It’s the European Tour’s first visit to Turkey and the 7,100-yard, par 72 layout should offer up plenty of birdie opportunities – many experts are predicting the winning score to be around 20-under-par. The course is tree-lined and...