Written by Jock Howard, Golf World on Wednesday 8 April 2009
It is tough to think of a more moving story this week at Augusta than Greg Norman finally winning the Masters at the age of 53. Maybe Fred Couples winning runs it close (Both Fred’s wives have died, his second only a couple of months ago) but a Norman victory would certainly go into Masters folklore. It’s his 23rd appearance here,...
Written by Golf World Editor on Wednesday 8 April 2009
Vijay Singh achieved something even rarer than a hole-in-one at Augusta’s par-3 16th yesterday. He holed his shot after skipping the ball across the water! It’s a practice round tradition that players try to reach the green by hopping it across the pond, and usually they’re just happy to reach the green. But after three bounces, Vijay’s ball rolled across the putting...
Written by Golf World staff on Saturday 11 April 2009
The second round of the 73rd Masters is now in the books. Who flourished? Who faltered? Let’s take a closer look with our rundown of birdies and bogeys. BIRDIE: Co-leader Kenny Perry said he was pushed hard by his father growing up and is grateful for it. “I’m burning inside, wanting to kick everybody’s butt,” said the 48-year-old Perry, after...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 15 April 2009
Amateur golfers now have the chance to follow in the footsteps of their heroes thanks to Your Golf Travel.com’s ‘Inside the Ropes’ packages. Sunday League footballers rarely get the chance to play at Wembley while playing on the centre court at Wimbledon is a pipe-dream for most tennis lovers. However, Your Golf Travel.com is offering golfers the opportunity to play at...
Written by Golf World Editor on Friday 8 May 2009
John Daly, the bad boy of golf is enjoying his European Tour adventure after allegedly being kicked off the PGA Tour in America. Daly arrived in Spain last week sporting some very loud clothing and a smaller waistline – thanks to a Gastric band. He made the cut and finished tied 31st. This week he is doing battle in the Italian Open...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 14 May 2009
Graeme McDowell will attempt to carve a niche for himself in Scottish golfing folklore this summer when he bids to become the first player in history to win The Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond Golf Club in successive years. But, to do so, he will have to overcome an impressive list of former champions all determined to stand in his...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 19 May 2009
Two of Europe’s top golfers, Spaniard Miguel Āngel Jiménez and England’s Oliver Wilson were given a master class in driving at Brands Hatch Race Circuit today, ahead of the BMW PGA Championship which begins on Thursday at Wentworth. Ryder Cup teammates, Jiménez and Wilson, who battled for the 2008 BMW PGA Championship title in a play-off, won by Jiménez, went head...
Written by Golf World staff writer on Wednesday 20 May 2009
Phil Mickelson has suspended his schedule indefinitely after his wife Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer. According to a statemtn from his management company, his wife was to have more tests but begin treatment with major surgery as early as the next two weeks. The world No2 was due to play the Byron Nelson Championship this week before defending his title...
Written by TG Features Writer on Thursday 21 May 2009
Miguel Angel Jimenez and Oliver Wilson were given a driving master class at Brands Hatch Race Circuit on Tuesday, ahead of the BMW PGA Championship which teed off at Wentworth today. Ryder Cup teammates, Jimenez and Wilson, who battled for the 2008 BMW PGA Championship title in a play-off, won by Jimenez, went head to head again one year...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 22 May 2009
Defending Open champion Padraig Harrington has praised the Ailsa Course at Turnberry during his first ever visit to the famous Scottish links organised by his club supplier Wilson Golf on Wednesday. “This was a fantastic chance for me to have an early look at the course layout and I really like what I see,” he said. “From watching it on TV I...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 22 May 2009
*Why haven’t you played at Turnberry before? PH: Most golf courses I’ve played have tended to be ones I have played in competition as an amateur or as a pro, and besides the Open Championship itself, there has not been such an event at Turnberry. I would certainly have come to play the Ailsa course if it wasn’t going to host an...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 26 May 2009
Ross Fisher defends his title at the London Club this week as the European open rolls into Kent. The Englishman will be full of confidence too after his final-round 64 at the weekend’s BMW PGA Championship saw him push eventual winner Paul Casey all the way. Casey got up and down from a bunker on the last to win the European Tour’s flagship event...
Written by Golf World staff writer on Tuesday 26 May 2009
Peter Hanson got into next month’s US Open by making a hole-in-one on the second playoff hole at Sunningdale to grab the 11th and final spot in a European qualifier Monday. Seven players who finished at 139 competed for five spots in the playoff. Jose-Manuel Lara, Jean-Francois Lucquin, Johan Edfors and Francesco Molinari each made birdie on the first extra hole to secure their...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 26 May 2009
John Daly’s PGA Tour suspension is over, and the two-time major champion plans to return in three weeks for the St. Jude Championship and US Open qualifying. Daly was suspended for six months in November after a series of off-course incidents that brought negative publicity, the most recent a photo of him in an orange jail suit with his eyes half-closed...
Written by Golf World on Monday 1 June 2009
World number 449 Christian Cévaër beat a star field and one of the toughest holes in golf to win The European Open. After an amazing weekend which saw no fewer than 45 changes of the lead, the 39 year old, whose only previous European Tour victory was the 2004 Spanish Open, beat Steve Webster, Gary Orr and Alvaro Quiros by a shot. His...
Written by Golf World on Monday 1 June 2009
Steve Stricker robbed Tim Clark of his first PGA Tour victory in Texas on Sunday after a hearbreaking play-off at Colonial. Trying to shed his title as the guy who’d won the most money on the PGA Tour without winning an event, Clark wasted a two-shot lead with five holes left. He left short a 9-foot putt that would’ve won...
Written by Golf World on Monday 1 June 2009
Ryder Cup captains Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin will go head-to-head 18 months early at the Celtic Manor Wales Open. The two lead a star-studded field over the 2010 Course at the resort, home of next year’s Ryder Cup. Other big names at the event include Miguel Angel and fellow Ryder Cup stars Robert Karlsson, Thomas Bjorn and Paul McGinley. The Wales...
Written by Golf World on Monday 1 June 2009
Tiger Woods is returning to the Memorial, where he is a three-time winner. He has skipped the tournament two of the last three years because of family matters and knee surgery. Woods has not won at Muirfield Village, where Jack Nicklaus is the tournament host, since winning his third in a row at 2001. He did not play in 2006 because of...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 5 June 2009
The 2009 Masters Tournament has raised more than $3.4 million for charity. Just weeks after presenting the Green Jacket to Angel Cabrera, Billy Payne, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, announced the news. “It has always been, and will continue to be, a priority of Augusta National and the Masters to give back to the game and the local Augusta community,” Payne...
Written by Golf World on Monday 8 June 2009
Tiger Woods won the Memorial Tournament last night after a closing round 65 – and then said “bring on the US Open”. The world No.1 birdied his last two holes to breakout of a four-way tie to win with a seven-under final round. With it he silenced the sceptics who wondered if he was ready to defend his title in the US Open in...