Written by Golf World on Friday 18 March 2011
José Manuel Lara overcame an early double bogey to finish day one of the Sicilian Open tied for the lead with Stephen Dodd. The Spaniard produced nine birdies to finish with a six under par 65, matching Dodd’s earlier effort at Donnafugata Golf Resort & SPA. The 33 year old Lara was in danger of losing his card six months ago, but...
Written by Golf World on Monday 21 March 2011
Raphaël Jacquelin held off a spirited challenge from Anthony Wall to win his third European Tour title at the Sicilian Open. A two-and-a-half hour delay for dangerous weather conditions on Sunday forced a Monday finish at Donnafugata Golf Resort & SPA, with the leading pair resuming with just one shot separating them and six holes to play. Wall twice wiped out...
Written by Golf World on Monday 21 March 2011
Gary Woodland clinched his first PGA Tour victory with success at the Transitions Championship, as overnight leader Justin Rose wilted in the Florida sun. Woodland was beaten in a play-off earlier in the season, but there was no repeat scenario as he holed a clutch par putt on his 72nd hole and it proved enough to seal victory as Webb...
Written by Golf World on Monday 21 March 2011
Karrie Webb won the LPGA Tour’s inaugral Founders Cup, earning $200,000 for her foundation instead of prize money. She saved par on the par-4 18th with a chip from the front fringe and a 3-foot putt. About 20 minutes later, Brittany Lincicome also ended up in the fringe short of the green. Her chip ran 10 feet past the hole and...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 23 March 2011
Arnold Palmer hosts the PGA Tour’s Bay Hill Invitation this week as the big guns in the game prepare their Masters preparation in ernest. Apart from the million dollar first prize, the winner will also receive an invite to Augusta National if he’s not already going. Here’s 10 players who could be in the mix come Sunday evening: TIGER WOODS:...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 23 March 2011
Alvaro Quiros will aim for a double Spanish success this week when he headlines the field in this week’s Open de Andalucía de Golf by Turkish Airlines, a tournament promoted by one of The European Tour’s most iconic figures – the unmistakeable Miguel Angel Jiménez. The tournament, played over the Parador de Malaga Golf, has once again attracted a strong...
Written by Golf World on Friday 25 March 2011
American Spencer Levin, seeking his first PGA Tour title, fired an immaculate six-under-par 66 for a three-shot lead after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday. Levin’s bogey-free performance in gusty winds at the Bay Hill course gave him the edge over compatriots Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan, who both shot 69. Tiger Woods, a six-time winner at this...
Written by Golf World on Friday 25 March 2011
Robert Rock is closing in on 200 European Tour events without a win, but maybe a change of caddie is about to bring a change of luck. In his first round with Andy Forsyth on the bag, Rock started the Open de Andalucia de Golf by Turkish Airlines with a five under par 65 in Malaga and shares the lead...
Written by Chris Jones on Monday 28 March 2011
Martin Laird became the first European winner of golf’s Arnold Palmer Invitational to give Scotland a pair of champions on the same day. Laird made par at the final hole yesterday for a one-shot win over Steve Marino at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. Hours earlier, his countryman and 1999 British Open championPaul Lawrie ended a nine-year title...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Monday 28 March 2011
Thousands of travelling golfers will be cheering Tiger Woods on at Augusta next week after Your Golf Travel.com announced it will be giving away free golf holidays if he records his fifth Masters victory. No stranger to innovative promotions, one of Europe’s largest golf travel operators is promising to refund all holidays booked before The Masters, should Woods leave Augusta National on...
Written by Chris Jones on Monday 28 March 2011
The top two ranked players in the world, Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood will headline the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín from May 19-22, 2011, with the first 13 qualified players accepting their invitation to this prestigious Championship. The Championship is shaping up to be one of the major events of the season as this year’s qualifiers, Rory...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Tuesday 29 March 2011
Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer had surgery on his left thumb and will miss the next two months, ending his streak of 27 consecutive appearances at Augusta National. Langer, who already has won on the Champions Tour this year, injured his thumb in a biking accident. He had surgery Wednesday in New York to repair ligaments. The surgery is commonly...
Written by Golf World on Friday 1 April 2011
Sam Torrance has been dropped from next week’s Masters by the BBC – and withdrawn his servies for the Open in July. The former Ryder Cup captain won’t be joining Peter Alliss and Ken Brown at Augusta National, saying: “I thought I was becoming a fixture. They said ‘look Sam, we have two days live and two days recording… we...
Written by Golf World on Friday 1 April 2011
Wilson Golf, the company which has won more Major titles (61) than any other golf manufacturer with its Wilson Staff irons, is introducing an ultra-modern new truck this season to support its growing number of players on the European Tour. The 18-ton Mercedes Tour truck is nearly twice the size of the previous model at over 11 metres long and houses...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Monday 4 April 2011
Phil Mickelson is now a red-hot favourite to win this week’s US Masters after clinching the Shell Houston Open yesterday. ‘Lefty’ is now the 7/1 favourite with Ladbrokes to make a successful defence of his title at Augusta National. Fallen idol Tiger Woods currently trades at 11/1 with Lee Westwood the shortest priced European at 16/1. Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: “We’re used...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Tuesday 5 April 2011
Masters week is finally here. The first Major of the season promises to be an incredible spectacle with so many potential stories in the offing. Can Tiger Woods challenge again? Who will be world number one on Monday? Will a European Tour member make it four in a row or can the Americans and the PGA Tour hit back? Will we...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Tuesday 5 April 2011
A big storm hit Augusta National last night. Lightning struck the course at about midnight and several trees were lost on the property. The gates to the course weren’t open on time, and the huge crowds waiting to see the second last day of practise were kept waiting for over an hour. Golf World’s columnist, John Huggan, who had been at the...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Tuesday 5 April 2011
Here is a full list of all the tee times for the 2011 Masters. Times are given in British Summer Time, with the Thursday tee time followed by Friday’s. 12:45-15:52 — Jonathan Byrd, Ross Fisher, Sean O’Hair 12:56-16:03 — Sandy Lyle, Alexander Cejka, David Chung (a) 13:07-16:14 — Jerry Kelly, Camilo Villegas, Jeff Overton 13:18-16:25 — Ben Crenshaw, Brandt...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Tuesday 5 April 2011
The starting times are out for Thursday’s first round of the 2011 Masters, and the world numbers 1 and 2 (Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood) are due to tee off at 10.19 a.m. local time (3.19 p.m. UK time) with Matt Kuchar. Two of the youngest players in the field, Ricky Fowler and Rory McIlroy tee off just before them at...
Written by The Masters 2011 on Tuesday 5 April 2011
The buzz on the course as well as in the locker room at the end of Tuesday’s practice day was that this really looks like being one of the most open Masters Tournaments for over a decade. For the first time since 1997, Tiger Woods is not the favourite. He is 9-1 and second favourite to Phil Mickelson, who of course...