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.
Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday 26 February 2009
Tiger Woods has advanced to the second round of the Accenture Match Play Championship with a 3&2 victory over Brendan Jones. The world number one’s return to competitive action went according to plan with a victory despite some signs of rustiness. Woods announced his return with a birdie three at the first hole and was conceded an eagle putt at the second...
Written by Golf World on Monday 21 December 2009
Three years after becoming the first Scot to win the US Amateur Championship in 108 years, Richie Ramsay now has his first European Tour title. The 25 year old won the South African Open Championship, coming from five behind with a best of the day 65 and then beating Indian Shiv Kapur with a birdie on the first play-off hole. “There’s no...
Written by Jock Howard, Golf World on Wednesday 1 April 2009
If Padraig Harrington wins a Green Jacket on Sunday, he will have won four of the last seven Major championships. Here, the Irishman talks exclusively about his preparations for Augusta, and going for the Paddy Slam. After 10 years, do you feel you are getting closer to winning at Augusta? I do have a fair idea of what to expect from...
Written by TG Editor on Monday 6 April 2009
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 7.34pm Phil Mickelson came, he saw and he oh-so-nearly conquered. He was on a proper charge. And just when all the aggression, all the momentum seemed to be leading to one inevitable conclusion, the wheels on the battlebus came abruptly off. They were, in fact, thrown into Rae’s Creek on the 12th hole. He tried to put them back on...
Written by Peter Masters, Golf World on Thursday 2 April 2009
He’s better than Tiger Woods was at the same age. He’s the most naturally gifted golfer to come out of Europe since Seve Ballesteros. He’s 19 years old and 15th in the world. It’s fair to say that when Rory McIlroy headed up Magnolia Lane for the first time last week, the optimists were expecting fireworks. Can this boy stagger the...
Written by Golf World on Monday 6 April 2009
Gary Player will compete in his final Masters golf tournament this year. The South African legend – winner of nine Majors, including three Green Jackets, admits the course Player participated in his first tournament at Augusta in 1957, at the tender age of 21. He is one of only seven Masters champions that has won three or more green jackets, and this year...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 1 April 2009
1 Tea Olive Par 4, 445 yards ORIGINAL INTENT: “A drive that is long and straight will be in a favourable position for the second. It is difficult to obtain par figures from any other position.” ALISTER MACKENZIE RECENT CHANGES: Back of tee reduced 10 yards, scorecard changed from 455 yards to 445. IT IS… One of the hardest...
Written by Golf World Editor on Tuesday 7 April 2009
People have thought for some years that Tiger might not be human. He has seemed for some years now to be able to ‘will’ the ball into the hole, when and where he wants. If this is true, he was certainly not admitting as much. “I don’t have telekinesis,” (the direct influence of the mind on a physical system) he said,...