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...
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...