Written by Golf World on Wednesday 20 July 2011
Tiger Woods has announced that he and caddie Steve Williams will not be working together in the future. “I want to express my deepest gratitude to Stevie for all his help, but I think it’s time for a change,” Woods said. “Stevie is an outstanding caddie and a friend and has been instrumental in many of my accomplishments. I wish...
Written by Jock Howard on Wednesday 20 July 2011
As we all know, Darren Clarke has transformed his short game in recent years. Before he won the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George’s, he worked hard on his chipping, knowing this would be a vital element come Open week. One of the problems he identified with his chipping was that while playing shots his head would dip a few...
Written by Chris Jones, Golf World Editor on Wednesday 20 July 2011
What happens when you get six of the world’s best golfers, a handful of celebrities and a 100-foot “golf dartboard” for them to aim at? We found out when TaylorMade hosted a novel event on the eve of the Open Championship at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club. The players included Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Martin Laird, Retief Goosen, Dustin Johnson...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 19 July 2011
Week two of the Today’s Golfer Fantasy League takes us to the PGA Tour for the RBC Canadian Open. The tournament returns to Shaughnessy G&CC, which is celebrating its centenary, for the first time since 2005. When it was last held on this par 70 track it ranked as the toughest course on the PGA Tour outside the Major venues. There has been...
Written by The Open 2011 on Monday 18 July 2011
Open Champion Darren Clarke had a good day on the golf course yesterday, but it looks like he had an even night off it! The 42-year-old had promised the party would be long and so it seemed as he returned to Sandwich this morning (Monday, July 18) for pictures around the 18th and on the Kent beach. The party had gone into the...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
Here’s your final chance to win some fantastic signed Open Championship memorabilia. The last signed Open prize on offer is a quality yellow official Open golf bag towel signed by some more top golfing names such as Retief Goosen, Ben Curtis and Charl Schwartzel. It’s an easy-to-enter competition and signed items previously up for grabs included a white Open 2011 towel, a Royal St...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
The Sports Personality of the Year award is heading to Northern Ireland according to bookies Ladbrokes. Following Darren Clarke’s victory in the Open as a 150/1 outsider his odds of landing the gong have been slashed to 5/4 from 100/1. Countryman Rory McIlroy drifts to 5/4 from 1/2 having looked to have the award in the bag following his US Open win. And it’s...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
Darre Clarke is the toast of bookies and his in-play backers tonight according to Ladbrokes. Clarke was a widely unfancied 150/1 chance pre-tournament and was a fantastic result for the layers who are heralding one of the best Opens in recent years thanks to increased turnover and favourable places. In-play results proved less profitable thanks to Clarke’s army of fans who supported...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
As Northern Ireland watched another of its golfing superstars win a Major golf title, England’s best were left nursing their bruised pride. With the World No1 Luke Donald and No2 Lee Westwood missing the cut it was left to the likes of Simon Dyson and amateur Tom Lewis to restore some home-grown pride. But it never really happened. Dyson battled away...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
Darren Clarke has won the 140th Open Championship by three shots at Royal St George’s. The 42-year-old carded a final round of 70 for a -5 total to complete what turned out to be a comfortable victory and continue a fantastic run for Northern Ireland, which has seen the country claim three of the last six Major tournaments. His final round started in fine style...
Written by The Open 2011 on Saturday 16 July 2011
Darren Clarke has a one-shot lead from Dustin Johnson after 54 holes of the 140th Open Championship at Royal St Goerge’s. The Northern Irishman shot a fine 69, which included three birdies and two bogeys, in the third round to take his tournament total to -5. Clarke is bidding to continue a remarkable run for Northern Ireland in recent Majors after Grame McDowell...
Written by The Open 2011 on Saturday 16 July 2011
The latest Met Office predictions indicate that the weather on Sunday won’t be quite as bad and the downpours that the early starters had to endure on Saturday. Those players off first on Sunday will will actually have the better of conditions as a cloudly morning with winds of around 25mph will give way to lunchtime gusts up to 35mph and...
Written by The Open 2011 on Saturday 16 July 2011
Five-time Open Championship winner Tom Watson rolled back the years again as he defied the horrible conditions to shoot a 72. It was a great round that included birdies at the 7th and 16th in driving rain and 20mph winds. Watson is now +4 for the tournament and held the clubhouse lead late into the afternoon. The quality of the 61-year-old’s round was put...
Written by The Open 2011 on Friday 15 July 2011
On a sizzling summer’s day in Kent the golf at The Open rarely reached boiling point. It was a day of jostling for position and a test of who could keep their cool. There was a certain Northern Irishman who did just that to sit atop the leaderboard. But it wasn’t the pre-tournaments favourites of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, but...
Written by The Open 2011 on Friday 15 July 2011
Lee Westwood and Luke Donald suffered disappointing weeks at Royal St George’s as the English pair both missed the cut in the 140th Open Championship. Hopes had been high that Westwood could finally get a Major victory under his belt this week. He had five top-three finishes in his previous eight Majors but was unable to capitalise on the sunshine and relatively light...
Written by The Open 2011 on Friday 15 July 2011
Sunny conditions failed to prompt the type of scoring expected on the second day of The Open at Royal St George’s. The wind was not as bad as yesterday and yet the scores were surprisingly subdued. With some big names teetering on the cut line many will be cursing missed chances as the weather forecast for tomorrow is about as appealing as Rupert Murdoch’s diary! Winds...
Written by The Open 2011 on Friday 15 July 2011
Darren Clarke shot a second successive 68 to take the clubhouse lead on -4 at Royal St George’s. The Northern Irishman’s second round had a bit of everything, including a double bogey at the 4th and an eagle at the 7th. He made five birdies including a delightful approach and putt that brought the fans around the 18th green to their...
Written by The Open 2011 on Friday 15 July 2011
Thomas Bjorn’s lead held up for much of the round as he went out in the sixth game of the day at 7:25 a.m. local time. Amateur Tom Lewis competed in the 43rd of the day’s 52 games, departing the first tee at 2:32 p.m. local time. When Bjorn finished his round only 84 of the 156 players had started...
Written by The Open 2011 on Friday 15 July 2011
Here’s another big chance to win some fantastic signed Open Championship memorabilia. It’s an easy-to-enter competition and signed items previously up for grabs included a white Open 2011 towel plus a Royal St George’s Open 2011 cap signed by the legendary Tom Watson, world no.2 Lee Westwood and major champions Retief Goosen and Charl Schwartzel, Today’s top prize is a replica Open flag signed...
Written by The Open 2011 on Thursday 14 July 2011
Tom Lewis has admitted he still just wants to make the cut despite a first-round 65 making him the first amateur to lead the Open since Michael Bonallack in 1968. After Thomas Bjorn fired the same score in much tougher conditions in the morning, Lewis came out and rattled off four birdies in a row on the back nine to...