Written by Chris Jones on Wednesday 17 July 2013
As the curtain rises on the 142nd Open Championship, one of the world’s leading mind coaches has analysed the mental journey a golfer has to take to win the coveted Claret Jug. Dr Bob Rotella, who has coached 74 Major winners including Open Champions Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington and Paul Lawrie, was commissioned by Open Championship patron HSBC to map out...
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Seve Ballesteros’ dramatic final putt to win the 1984 Open Championship has been voted the most memorable moment in Open history, according to a poll conducted by retailer american golf. Almost a quarter of golf fans (23%) highlighted Seve’s triumph on the 18th hole at St Andrews as the most memorable. The mercurial Spaniard held off the challenge of Tom Watson to capture the Championship...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Wednesday 17 July 2013
Winning The Open would validate all of the hard work I’ve put in, to realise your childhood dreams.” Justin Rose isn’t joking. “Make no mistake; it’s what I am striving for. Since I was 10 years old I’ve been holing putts to win The Open Championship on my putting green back home at my local club. So it’s what I’ve...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 16 July 2013
US Open Champion Justin Rose enjoys the comforts of his sponsor’s British Airways First Class seat at St Andrews – the Home of Golf – before moving on and practising at Muirfield ahead of this week’s Open. Rose is confident he can carry on where he left off in America last month, saying: “What I took out of Merion is that...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 16 July 2013
This week’s Open Championship at Muirfield is set to be blessed with good weather for the entire week. The UK is in the grips of a heatwave and the forecast for the coming days will delight players and fans alike. Wednesday is set to be cloudy at times with sunny intervals and a maximum temperature of a very comfortable 21 degrees.
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 16 July 2013
It’s another big week in the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game as the best players on the planet converge on Muirfield, just east of Edinburgh, for the Open triple-weighted Championship. The par-71 layout, which 7,192 yards off the tips, is said to be the fairest of all the courses on the Open rota and is a big favourite with the players.
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 16 July 2013
Tiger Woods cut a focused figure as he addressed the media in his Open Championship press conference at Muirfield on Tuesday. The three-time Open Champion was adamant that his injured elbow has fully healed – and it’s a good job with hard and fast fairways and thick rough sure to test his physical fitness and and accuracy off the tee. “The elbow...
Written by Chris Jones on Tuesday 16 July 2013
Tiger Woods will play with Graeme McDowell and 2010 champion Louis Oosthuizen in the first two rounds of this week’s Open Championship at Muirfield. It’s the marquee group in a day that sees several superstar threeballs going out together after the R&A had some fun with the pairings. The big-hitting trio of Bubba Watson, Nicolas Colsaerts and Dustin Johnson are together, as...
Written by Chris Jones on Tuesday 16 July 2013
Adam Scott is back at the Open Championship, back at the event that left him desolate a year ago. While the Australian golfer celebrates his 33rd birthday today, celebration was the last thing on his mind as he left Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s after the 2012 Open, when an agonising string of four closing bogeys saw him lose to...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 1 July 2013
Paul Casey returned to the winner’s circle in fine style with an eagle at the final hole to secure a three-shot victory at the Irish Open. In tough conditions at Carton House, Casey fired a final round of 67 to beat countryman Robert Rock and overnight leader Joost Luiten. This is Casey’s 12th European Tour title – he last won in Bahrain...
Written by Kit Alexander, Instruction Editor on Tuesday 2 July 2013
The 2013 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game continues on the European Tour this week with the French Open at Le Golf National, near Paris. As you would expect from a course that’s set to host the Ryder Cup in 2018, it’s a stern test with a number of risk-and-reward decisions to be made. It’s a modern layout – opened in 1990 – with lots...
Written by Kit Alexander, Instruction Editor on Tuesday 9 July 2013
The 2013 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game stays on the European Tour this week with the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart GC, near Inverness. The Gil Hanse-designed course only opened in 2009 but it has already won awards and was a popular addition to the European Tour schedule when it made its debut last year. A number of players are choosing to hone their...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 12 February 2013
Callaway’s longest men on tour went head-to-head during the Waste Management Phoenix Open to take part in a long drive bonanza. Nicolas Colsaerts, Gary Woodland, Luke List and Andres Gonzales were the men involved, with Woodland coming out on top thanks to a 376.5-yard effort. List was runner-up, in an event where each competitor was given five attempts to try and max...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell have confirmed that they will both compete in the 2013 Irish Open, completing Ireland’s line-up of Major Champions at Carton House during the June event. The pair will join Padraig Harrington and world number one Rory McIlroy in the field, along with Carton House Touring Professional Shane Lowry, who won the event as an amateur in 2009. Clarke, the...
Written by Champions Tour on Tuesday 19 February 2013
St Athan born professional Mark Mouland has continued his excellent form on the Champions Tour in 2013 at the ACE Group classic by finishing in tied-7th alongside Mark O’Meara. Mouland shot seven-under-par around the Twin Eagles Golf Course in Florida over three days, finishing one back from Roco Mediate in 5th and five back from eventual winner Bernhard Langer. The result moves him up 10 places in...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 7 February 2013
After the almost embarassing final round of the the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, the USGA have finally decided to act upon the slow pace of play on the PGA Tour. The ‘Pace of Play Initiative’ will analyse courses, looking at factors such as length, green-to-tee walks, location and number of hazards and the gaps between tee times The resulting data will create...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 June 2013
Want to learn some tips from the new US Open Champion? We recently spoke to Justin Rose about how he handled the pressure at Medinah at last year’s Ryder Cup, to see what the average golfer can learn from the Englishman. 1 – Getting into the right mind-set For me it started on the 17th green. My reaction was somewhat unique; I...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 February 2013
South African Richard Sterne produced a faultless closing round 64 to claim a seven-stroke victory over Charl Schwartzel at the Johannesburg Open. The 31-year-old from Pretoria set a new tournament record of 27-under-par and in doing so secured his place at the lucrative Accenture Matchplay event in Arizona this month. Sterne was never troubled after overnight joint-leader Trevor Fisher Jr saw his challenge collapse...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 13 February 2013
Chris Wood has been named The 2013 Race to Dubai European Tour Golfer of the Month for January after he secured his maiden win with a stunning eagle at the final hole of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club. The Englishman, who receives an engraved alms dish and a Jeroboam of Moët & Chandon champagne, battled back from...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 13 February 2013
Former amateur star Lucas Bjerregaard begins his rookie season on the European Challenge Tour at the Barclays Kenya Open this week and the Dane believes he has what it takes to live up to his billing as one of Europe’s top up-and-coming stars. The 21-year-old had a glittering career in the unpaid ranks, winning two European Boys Team Championships with his...