Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 3 November 2009
Doug Barron has become the first professional golfer to be banned for taking a performance-enhancing drug. The PGA Tour said Barron had been suspended for a year for violating its anti-doping policy, but didn’t confirm which drug he had used. The American has played four events on the Nationwide Tour, the second tier of golf in America, this season, without making a...
Written by Golf World on Monday 9 November 2009
With Els in the clubhouse following a nine under par 63, the third course record of the day, Mickelson parred the last to claim a second HSBC Champions title in three years and second WGC title of his career following March’s CA Championship success. Mickelson signed for a final round score of three under 69 to finish at 17 under par...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Tuesday 10 November 2009
Ross Fisher continued his fine form on the European Tour this campaign with his win at the Volvo World Match Play in Spain at the weekend. In this exclusive interview Ross reflects on the biggest win of his career, a season which has seen him lead all four majors at one stage, the birth of his daughter Eve and his...
Written by TG Features Writer on Wednesday 11 November 2009
The Irish PGA Championship will not be staged at The European Club next year, although a new venue has yet to be decided. Michael McCumiskey, secretary of the PGA Irish Region, revealed talks were on-going with a number of other venues to succeed the Wicklow club which has staged the tournament for the last three years. Padraig Harrington has chosen to use...
Written by TG Features Writer on Wednesday 11 November 2009
Rory McIlroy has confirmed he will take out a full PGA Tour membership next season, but intends to keep Europe as his “home” tour. The 20-year-old currently lies second in the Race to Dubai and played 11 PGA Tour-sanctioned tournaments this season, including all four majors and the three World Golf Championship events “My decision is not that much of a big...
Written by Golf World on Monday 16 November 2009
This is it – the climax of 51 week on tour, thousands of drives, chips and putts. The Dubai World Championship starts on Thursday, and things couldn’t be closer at the top. Any one of four players can still aspire to be crowned European Number One by winning this week’s season-ending event over the brand new Earth Course. Rory McIlroy,...
Written by Golf World on Monday 16 November 2009
Tiger Woods lobbed his clubs into the crowd at the weekend. Woods played down an incident on the 13th tee at Kingston Heath, where his driver ended up in the gallery after a wayward drive. “I was spinning the ball quite a bit with the driver today and I didn’t quite have it right,” he said. “On 13 it was my mistake there,...
Written by Golf World on Monday 23 November 2009
The PGA Tour has awarded Sky Sports a new eight-year deal to broadcast PGA Tour events live and in high definition. The new contract, one of the longest broadcast agreements ever awarded by the PGA Tour, allows Sky Sports viewers to follow the biggest names on the TOUR throughout the season. Among the stars on display are World No.1 Tiger Woods, three-time...
Written by Golf World on Monday 30 November 2009
Tiger Woods finally gave his side of the story on Sunday — on his website, not to police — and took the blame for an “embarrassing” car crash that gave him cuts, bruises and public scrutiny like never before. His statement failed to clear up any questions about the middle-of-the-night accident outside his Isleworth estate in which his wife told police...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 27 November 2009
World number one Tiger Woods has been released from hospital with minor injuries following a car crash in Florida. Initial reports on Friday evening (GMT) suggested that the 33-year-old had been seriously injured after his SUV crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his Isleworth home but a later statement on the player’s official website said he was “in a minor...
Written by Golf World on Monday 7 December 2009
Jim Furyk ended more than two years without a victory on Sunday when he holed key putts on the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Chevron World Challenge, edging out Lee Westwood, Padraig Harrington, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell. It was a fitting conclusion to a week dominated by talk of host Tiger Woods:...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Saturday 12 December 2009
Tiger Woods has announced he will take “an indefinite break from professional golf” after recent rumours about his private life. Woods has been at the centre of a media frenzy since crashing his car into a fire hydrant in November. In a statement on his website the world number one said: “After much soul searching I have decided to take an indefinite break...
Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 4 January 2010
The first points-scoring event of the TG Fantasy League is the opening event of the 2010 PGA Tour season, the SBS Championship at Kapalua in Hawaii. Geoff Ogilvy will defend his title as a talented field lines up hoping to make a fast start to this Ryder Cup season. Only 28 golfers will be teeing it up but with 10 of the...
Written by Golf World Staff Writer on Monday 11 January 2010
Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie was in ebullient form after his European team beat Asia 8 ½ points to 7 ½ in the Royal Trophy in Thailand; revenge for last year’s four point defeat. “It was an honour to captain the European team,” said the Scot, who was filling in while Seve Ballesteros continued to recover from his brain tumour. “This is...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 12 January 2010
This week’s Fantasy League event is the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii. The second event of the American season has attracted a strong 140-man field to Waialae Country Club on Honolulu. Zach Johnson is the defending champion while Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and Luke Donald will all be making their first appearances of 2010. You have until 5pm on Thursday 14 January...
Written by Golf World staff on Monday 18 January 2010
Charl Schwartzel cruised to his second straight European Tour title with a six shot win at the Joburg Open. The Africa Open winner coasted around Royal Johannesburg and Kensington in a five under par 66, following rounds of 63, 68 and 64 for a 23 under par total. That was far too good for the chasing pack, with Schwartzel’s fellow South...
Written by Golf World staff on Monday 25 January 2010
Germany’s Martin Kaymer won the Abu Dhabi Championships for the second time in three years, when he beat England’s Ian Poulter by a stroke. Level with Poulter on the final tee, the 25-year-old hit two terrific strokes on to the back of the green, and two putted for a birdie, while Poulter could only manage a par after a wayward...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 26 January 2010
We stay with the European Tour’s Desert Swing in the Middle East for the fourth event of the FREE TG Fantasy League. Alvaro Quiros will be the defending champion at the Qatar Masters at Doha GC but must compete with a star-studded field all hoping to bag the €294,584 winners cheque and Ryder Cup qualification points. Five of the world’s top 10...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 28 January 2010
As Gary Player warmed up for the inaugural Saadiyat Beach Classic, the enigmatic South African pinpointed young Irish sensation as the next world number 1 of golf. The legendary Player is supremely confident that if McIlroy continues on the same path his future will be bright and ladened with trophies and success. “He has a great team behind him, bags of talent and...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 9 February 2010
Our attention switches to the PGA Tour for this week’s Fantasy League event, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This is always a great event with a cracking field but there’s a little extra spice added this year by the fact the US Open will be played at Pebble Beach in June. Last year’s event was badly rain-affected so the players will be...