Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 9 March 2009
South Korea’s YE Yang survived a back nine wobble to win the Honda Classic by a shot from John Rollins. The 37-year-old had a four shot cushion stood on the 13th tee but bogeys at 15 and 17 set up a nervous final hole. Rollins birdied 18 but Yang secured the regulation par he needed for victory with two putts from 50...
Written by Kit Alexander on Friday 13 March 2009
Henrik Stenson showed he wasn’t shy stripped off down to his boxer shorts to play a shot at the WGC-CA Championship at Doral. The Swede found his ball in mud after a wayward tee shot at the third, his 12th, so he opted to derobe to play his second shot to avoid having to play the rest of his round in dirty...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 18 March 2009
The sunshine state of Florida has become the Land of the Rising Sun. Well, for this week anyway… OK, there’s no Tiger or Phil Mickelson at the Transitions Championship which gets underway tomorrow, so left to take centre stage is teenage Japanese sensation Ryo Ishikawa. And following Ryo practically wherever he goes at the US PGA Tour event at Innisbrook Golf Resort...
Written by By Kevin Brown on Thursday 19 March 2009
Watching Spaniard Alvaro Quiros prepare for the Transitions Championship in Florida this week, reminded me of the one and only Seve Ballesteros. The huge-hitting Quiros is very much a chip off the legend’s block. He stands out from the crowd and not just because he’s 6ft 3ins and wears straw, boater-style headwear. He’s swashbuckling, he oozes charm and charisma and is an...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 25 March 2009
Colin Montgomerie today (wed) gathered some of his close golfing friends around him in Seville on the eve of his 500th appearance as a professional on The European Tour – and proved that you can have your cake and eat it! The 2010 European Ryder Cup Captain marked the occasion alongside two-time Masters Champion José Maria Olazábal, the course designer this...
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...