Written by Chris Hanson on Tuesday 5 March 2013
Away from the glamour of the European Tour there are thousands of golfers trying to make enough money to support their dreams and their families. In this TG online feature we follow the highs and lows of 2011 EuroPro Tour Order of Merit winner Chris Hanson, as he tries to adjust to life on the Challenge Tour. This week was...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 6 March 2013
Just five days after his dramatic withdrawal from the Honda Classic, Rory McIlroy told the world’s press that walking off the course was a mistake, his new Nike equipment is just fine and he is not breaking up with Caroline Wozniacki. The 23-year-old started a frank and honest pre-tournament press conference by joking “I’d give myself a red card for last...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 7 March 2013
Mottram Hall, Cheshire, will kickstart De Vere’s championship golf season after being named as the new host venue for the ISPS HANDA PGA Seniors Championship from June 6-9. The announcement is recognition of the venue’s burgeoning reputation, which will be further underlined by the completion of a major £6 million renovation in April. Legends from the world of golf are expected to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 7 March 2013
American Ryder Cup stars Dustin Johnson and Zach Johnson, plus 2010 Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen, will headline the field for this year’s Ballantine’s Championship. The trio of major winners will join home favourites YE Yang and KT Kim for the Championship’s sixth edition, which takes place from April 25-28 2013, at the prestigious Blackstone Golf Club in South Korea. This latest World-class...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 March 2013
The PGA EuroPro Tour will make its debut at Moray Golf Club in July when Europe’s leading young pros play the Grant Property Investment Championship. The 54-hole Sky Sports televised event will be played on the Old Course at Moray, considered one of the finest links courses in Scotland. A classic designed by Old Tom Morris with deep bunkers, undulating gorse-lined...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 13 March 2013
To an outsider, being a touring golf professional is the perfect life and although that may be the case for the top players in the world, the majority of aspiring professional golfers are still trying to achieve the dream and make to the very top level. For those that are still trying to reach those heights, The Players Tour offers aspiring and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 3 April 2013
De Vere Oulton Hall is set to host Stage 1 of the PGA EuroPro Tour Qualfying School this week after adverse weather in Northumberland meant De Vere Slaley Hall had to pull out. The championship standard and immaculate conditioned resort near Leeds has stepped, with the 36-hole stroke-play event now running on the 3rd and 4th of April. Oulton Hall already boasts a rich tournament heritage having hosted the prestigious...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 14 March 2013
An incredible prize fund of £100,000 is on offer to professionals competing in the Farmfoods British Par-3 Championship at Nailcote Hall this year. As Europe’s most prestigious par-3 tournament celebrates its 80th anniversary, the organisers have doubled the amount on offer to competitors with the winner this year taking home a cheque for £25,000, £10,000 more than last year’s first prize. Already one of the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 15 March 2013
A record prize fund of €4.75million – an increase of €250,000 on 2012 – will be at stake during the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth this year. The 2013 champion will receive €791,660, which is over €40,000 more than Luke Donald collected for his second consecutive success in 2012. The total prize fund has also grown by €750,000 – and the first prize by just over...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 28 March 2013
World number 1,522 Jakub Svoboda has retired from the first round of the Trophee Hassan II on the European Tour after a score of 21-over-par through his first six holes. The Czech golfer, who qualified for the event in Morocco through Category 5 – a National/Regional Order of Merit – racked up four sevens and two nines before withdrawing. Playing round the tough Golf...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 5 April 2013
Former Wigan, Fulham and Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard has made it through to the First Stage of PGA EuroPro Tour Qualifying School as he looks to make the grade on the professional golf circuit. The 34-year-old shot rounds of 75 and 76 on the par-72 Constable Course at Stoke By Nayland Golf Club to finish his 36 holes seven-over-par and make it through...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Monday 8 April 2013
The Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game returns for 2013 at this week’s Masters Tournament and there are thousands of pounds of amazing prizes to be won. The game is free to play and the top five managers at the end of the 31-tournament schedule will earn golf holidays to Las Colinas G&CC, La Manga Club, Quinta da Marinha, Monte da Quinta...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 16 April 2013
Golf sponsor HSBC has hailed Guan Tianlang’s historic Masters performance as the fulfilment of almost a decade of investment in Chinese golf. The 14-year-old prodigy became the youngest ever golfer to make the cut at a major at Augusta and HSBC believe his trailblazing achievement will clear the way for a new wave of Chinese golfing talent. The teenager from Guangzhou is...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 16 April 2013
After a weather delayed start to the season, Britain’s newest professional golf tour – The Players Tour – finally kicked off their 2013 campaign at The Addington in Surrey last week. On a course, which according to the scores wasn’t playing the easiest to say the least, it was former British Amateur Champion Lee James from Dorset, who opened up his account...
Written by Kit Alexander, TG Instruction Editor on Wednesday 17 April 2013
After an exciting first week at the Masters, the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game stays in America for the RBC Heriate at Hilton Head. The par-71 layout measures just 7,101 yards and always ranks inside the top 10 for shortest driving courses on the PGA Tour, so driving distance is somewhat irrelevant. The course favours accurate ball strikers and strategists who can plan...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 17 April 2013
Warren Bennett finished top of the PGA EuroPro Tour Qualifying School Final Stage leaderboard on 17-under-par for 54 holes as he plots a return to the European Tour. The 41-year-old shot a final round 69 on the par-72 Blue Course at Frilford Heath Golf Club in Oxfordshire, following up a 67 on the Red Course on Wednesday and an outstanding 63...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 19 April 2013
Ryder Cup stars Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Paul Lawrie and new 2014 captain Paul McGinley are set to play in the UK launch of a revolutionary new game, Zone Golf. Zone Golf is a par-3 game with a twist, and is being touted as golf’s version of 20/20 cricket. The format – The game is played over nine par-3 holes – Each green has three coloured “zones” with a...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 19 April 2013
The Players Tour arrived at 2013 Amateur Championship venue Prince’s this week, where competitors were met with unbelieveable winds. The country’s finest upcoming stars tackled the 7,200-yard former Open Championship venue for the third event of the Players Tour season. While none of the field could break par, Max Brackley’s four-over 76 to win will surely be among his finest ever rounds, and earned him the £1,100...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 22 April 2013
Two-time ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Champion Sam Torrance has targeted a “milestone victory” when the 57th edition of the £260,000 event is held at De Vere Mottram Hall from June 6th to 9th. Torrance’s first victory in the event came in 2005, and he successfully defended his title the following year en route to lifting the John Jacobs Trophy for the...
Written by Kit Alexander, TG Instruction Editor on Monday 22 April 2013
The 2013 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game makes a first visit to the European Tour this week at the Ballantine’s Championship in Korea. The event is being held at Blackstone Golf Club for the third successive year. The course is a tree-lined and undulating layout with plenty of water in play, but the fairways are quite wide so there is some margin for error off the tee. Results...