Written by Golf World on Monday 8 June 2009
Denmark’s Jeppe Huldahl held off Niclas Fasth and Ignacio Garrido to secure his maiden European Tour title at The Celtic Manor Wales Open. The 26-year-old, who held the joint lead overnight, produced a nerveless display on the final day and didn’t drop a shot on his way to a superb 67 to finish on nine under. Fasth surged up the leaderboard with a...
Written by Golf World on Monday 8 June 2009
Ian Woosnam defeated Bob Boyd in a play-off to win his third European Senior Tour title in the Irish Seniors Open. The former World Number One, who won the Irish Open in 1988 and 1989 and led Europe to Ryder Cup glory at The K Club in 2006, birdied the third extra hole after finishing tied with American Boyd at...
Written by Golf World on Monday 8 June 2009
Phil Mickelson will return to the PGA Tour at Memphis this week and then tee it up at the US Open at Bethpage. Mickelson, ranked number two in the world, had put his season on hold less than a fortnight ago when he revealed that his wife, Amy, had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Amy Mickelson’s expected surgery wouldn’t be scheduled until...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 June 2009
‘Wild Thing’ John Daly has confirmed he will compete in The Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond from July 9-12. With his renowned ‘grip it and rip it’ brand of golf – which is awe-inspiring and unpredictable in equal measure – Daly will captivate the galleries along the banks of Loch Lomond, near Glasgow, when a world class field assembles next...
Written by Golf World on Monday 15 June 2009
Brian Gay had to cancel a week off after winning the PGA Tour’s St Jude Classic in Memphis – and earning the final invite to this week’s US Open Championship. “Right now I don’t know if we’re going home first or what we’re going to do, whether we spend tomorrow travelling, going home and repacking,” Gay said in Memphis last...
Written by Golf World on Monday 15 June 2009
Phil Mickelson lived up to his reputation as the people’s champion last week as he prepared for the US Open at Bethpage Black, which starts on Thursday. A day after Tiger Woods played a practice round at the New York muni, Mickelson was doing the same for nearly seven hours under threatening skies. But unlike Woods, who went out of his...
Written by Golf World on Monday 15 June 2009
Nick Faldo has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Faldo becomes Sir Nick following an outstanding career in which he won six Major Championships – three Opens and three Masters – and became the all-time record points scorer in the history of The Ryder Cup with 25 points from 11 appearances for Europe against the United States. George O’Grady, the Chief...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 16 June 2009
Defending US Open champion Tiger Woods, reigning British Open and PGA Championship holder Padraig Harrington and this year’s Masters winner Angel Cabrera will be playing together at the US Open on Thursday and Friday. Another mouth-watering grouping, and one for the ladies, contains Sergio Garcia, Camilo Villegas and Adam Scott. British eyes will be heavily focussed on world number three Paul Casey and...
Tuesday 16 June 2009
The US Open returns to one of the greatest muni courses on the planet this week, Bethpage Black. Tiger Woods won here back in 2002 but the course has undergone a few tweaks since then. You can see exactly what the world’s best players will be facing by clicking on the image below.
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 26 June 2009
Eurosport have announced that they will be showing live coverage of the PGA Tour for the remainder of the 2009 season. Action from the remaining 2009 PGA Tour events will now be accessible in more than 10 million UK homes on British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2, through Sky and Virgin Media platforms. “We are pleased to announce this agreement with Eurosport, which ensures...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 16 June 2009
You’ll find all the latest behind the scenes gossip and first-hand experiences from the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry right here from July 13.
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 8 July 2009
Trevor Immelman, who has been out of action since withdrawing from the Memorial Tournament a month ago with a wrist injury, is out of next week’s Open at Turnberry. However, the former Masters champion hopes to return to play the following week at the RBC Canadian Open. “The Open Championship has always been one of my two favourite tournaments and it has...
Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 13 July 2009
German Martin Kaymer followed up his French Open triumph with an impressive two shot victory at the Barclays Scottish Open yesterday. The 24-year-old showed great control on and around the greens to close out the tournament with a 69, giving him a -15 total of 269. Kaymer finished two shots clear of Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Raphael Jacquelin, who carded four birdies in his final...
Written by Golf World on Monday 10 August 2009
It was the matchup we’ve all been drooling over for more than a year. Ever since Padraig Harrington won the first of his three majors at the 2007 Open, the world of golf has been willing the Irishman to go down the stretch with world number one, Tiger Woods. Last weekend it happened. In the final round of the WGC World...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 17 August 2009
Bungling bookie Paddy Power was left reeling last night after their £1.25m early payout on Tiger Woods to win the USPGA spectacularly backfired when the world number one was unable to see off the challenge of Korean player Y.E. Yang at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Paddy Power, famous for their early payouts, took the unprecedented step of paying out over £1.25m to...
Written by TG Writer on Monday 17 August 2009
The final major of the decade will be remembered for many years to come. It was another shock victory in 2009 because of the player that won, but perhaps even more because of the player that lost. South Korean Y.E. Yang tamed Tiger Woods on Sunday at Hazeltine to win the 91st US PGA Championship by three shots. It’s the first...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 27 August 2009
St Andrews Links Trust has announced that the green fees for its courses will be held at the same level for the 2010 season. The high season green fee for the Old Course will remain at £130 and the New and Jubilee courses at £65. The Eden will be £40, the Strathtyrum £25 and the Balgove £12. The Castle Course will...
Written by TG Features Writer on Wednesday 16 September 2009
Captains Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn have names their teams for the inaugural Vivendi Trophy at Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Golf Club in Paris from September 24-27. Great Britian & Ireland captain McGinley has called up two of the brightest prospects in world golf in the shape of Rory McIlroy and Chris Wood. But Scotland and Wales don’t have a single representative as the rest of...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 22 September 2009
It’s that time of year again, when aspiring pros begin their battle to gain a European Tour card. Qualifying School First Stage gets under way at The Oxfordshire today, with a number of Walker Cuppers, including Stiggy Hodgson and Wallace Booth, bidding to get their pro careers off to the perfect start. There are also qualifying events being played in France, Italy...
Written by Golf World on Monday 19 October 2009
Some of the biggest names on the European Tour – including Lee Westwood, Miguel-Angel Jimenez, Ross Fisher, Thomas Levet and Graeme McDowell – left their rivalries behind on the course at this weekend’s Portugal Masters, to come together for the Genworth Financial ‘Putts For Charity Pro Challenge’. Players compete against each other in the Challenge to secure not only the most...