Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday 30 October 2008
Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas have confirmed that they will be joining the European Tour for the coming season. The two players have been lured across the Atlantic to increase their international commitments by the lucrative Race to Dubai which gets underway with the HSBC Champions on 6 November – an event both players will be teeing off in. The pair are widely regarded...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 28 October 2008
The European Tour is offering great pre-Christmas deals for BMW PGA Championship tickets. With Christmas just around the corner these great value tickets for the European Tour’s flagship event would be the perfect present for any golf mad friend or relative, or a festive treat for yourself. The 2009 Championship is being held on the famous West Course at Wentworth in Surrey between...
Written by Golf World staff writer on Monday 27 October 2008
Sergio Garcia dedicated his first European Tour win since 2005 to Seve Ballesteros after victory in the Castello Masters on the course he played as a boy. The 28 year old, hosting the inaugural event at the Club de Campo del Mediterráneo where his father is still the host professional, closed with a four under par 67 to finish three shots ahead...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 15 October 2008
The Today’s Golfer Fantasy League is back for the winter and you can sign up right now. The weather may have taken a turn for the worse but there’s going to be plenty of golf being played around the world throughout the winter months. You can get your golf fix by signing up for the TG winter fantasy league and giving yourself...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 1 October 2008
Nick Faldo has announced that the Grand Final of the Faldo Series will take place in Brazil this October. The Costa do Sauipe Golf Resort on the northern coast of Brazil will play host to 80 finalists from more than 30 Faldo Series tournaments in the UK, Europe and South America from 25-31 October. It will be the first time that the...
Written by Jock Howard on Monday 22 September 2008
USA 16 1/2 Europe 11 1/2 Results from Sunday’s singles Match 1: Anthony Kim beat Sergio Garcia 5&4 Anthony Kim did exactly what Faldo hoped Garcia would do and won big. The American played extraordinary golf and was 7-under-par when they shook hands on the 14th green. Match 2: Hunter Mahan halved with Paul Casey Mahan sank a bomb from 45 feet on...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Wednesday 17 September 2008
The Today’s Golfer Ryder Cup Fantasy League golf game is now in full swing and you can sign up right now. GREAT PRIZES UP FOR GRABS!!! It’s been a long time coming but finally Britain’s most successful golfer ever has the chance to lead Europe to victory in golf’s biggest theatre – The Ryder Cup. So how does the great man feel?...
Written by TG Tour Editor on Monday 1 September 2008
All you need to know about the thoroughbred Kentucky course where America and Europe battle it out this month including a US viewpoint from journalist Mike Bernos who recently teed it up at Valhalla Golf Course… According to Norse mythology, Valhalla was the Great Hall of Odin, where brave warriors who died in battle lived on forever. They went out to do battle...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 22 August 2008
Most golfers never get a sniff of a hole-in-one but Kent player Glen Morgan has amazingly just achieved the feat…two days running! The 51-year-old Dale Hill GC member, who has been playing for 35 years and plays off 10, incredibly got his aces while playing in the club’s Little Cup and in the Mixed Invitation the next day. Officials at the club...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 21 August 2008
Former European Tour star Mark Mouland took full advantage of home course knowledge to capture the Numark British Par 3 Championship at his home venue, Nailcote Hall, near Coventry. Mouland triumphed by two shots from European tour star, Lee Slattery. Just one shot further back were local favourite Tom Whitehouse, European Tour colleague, Phil Golding and regional professionals Richard O’Hanlon and...
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Luke Donald, sidelined since this summer’s US Open at Torrey Pines, is definitely out of next month’s Ryder Cup at Valhalla. European star Donald underwent successful surgery on his left wrist yesterday and will miss the remainder of the 2008 season as he works through the necessary rehabilitation and training schedule. The surgery was performed by Dr. Andrew Weiland, who has also performed...
Written by Staff Writer on Wednesday 23 July 2008
The perfect swing is an elusive beast to capture but we all try. From reading books and magazines to watching the guys and girls on Tour and getting lessons with the local pro, most of us have a pretty good idea about what a good golf swing is and do our best to replicate it. But the bottom line is how...
Written by Kit Alexander on Friday 18 July 2008
Camilo Villegas has surged up the leaderboard after taming the back nine in his second round at Royal Birkdale. Despite a bogey-bogey start, the Colombian, who’s nicknamed Spider-Man for his unusual posture when reading greens, followed up his opening round of 76 with a -1 par 33 on the outward half, before ripping up the back nine. He finished with five consecutive birdies from...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Wednesday 16 July 2008
World Number Five Ernie Els has been doing some unusual preparation ahead of this week’s Open Championship in Lancashire. The Big Easy was looking decidedly uneasy on the driving range at Royal Birkdale yesterday when he strapped on an unusual-looking contraption to his right arm to hit balls. The arm brace is a training aid given to him by his coach Butch...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 15 July 2008
After years of indifferent putting, Spaniard Sergio Garcia believes his hard work on the practice greens is about to pay dividends. The mercurial shot-making wizard, often so reliable tee-to-green, has suffered with the flatstick throughout his career, but is fully confident ahead of this week’s Open Championship at Birkdale. “It feels good, I worked really hard for the past six months or so.
Written by Golf World staff writer on Monday 14 July 2008
SkyCaddie GPS will be used by BBC commentators at The 137th Open Golf Championship to tell viewers how far golfers have driven the ball and how far they have to greens and hazards. Portable, handheld SkyCaddie SG5s have been especially loaded with new software so on-course reporters like Paul Eales will instantly be able to measure distances on the course and...
Written by TG Editor on Wednesday 9 July 2008
The Open 2008 is just days away now and some of you will be lucky enough to be going up to Birkdale to enjoy the action. Even if you haven’t got a ticket to the event there is always plenty going on and a great atmosphere to enjoy and below you’ll find our rough guide to the Open 2008’s host town Birkdale.
Written by Jock Howard on Monday 16 June 2008
It all came down to a couple of putts on the 18th as all major championships are supposed to. Both Lee Westwood and You-Know-Who needed to sink them to get into a playoff with Rocco Mediate, which starts at 9.00 a.m. local time tomorrow. Westwood left his a foot short, on line and went home feeling “disappointed but pleased” [with...
Written by Jock Howard on Sunday 15 June 2008
What a day! US Opens have a slightly mundane feel to them usually because it’s a struggle. It’s a game of survival. This one was the same until halfway through the third round, when suddenly you-know-who caught fire and set the thing alight. Only Tiger Woods can make two eagles on the back nine in a US Open. Only Tiger Woods...
Written by Jock Howard on Sunday 15 June 2008
What a day! US Opens have a slightly mundane feel to them usually because it’s a struggle. It’s a game of survival. This one was the same until halfway through the third round, when suddenly you-know-who caught fire and set the thing alight. Only Tiger Woods can make two eagles on the back nine in a US Open. Only Tiger...