Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 19 March 2010
Following on from his stunning victory in the WGC – CA Championship at Doral last weekend, which put him at the top of the European Tour’s all-time career money list, Ernie Els has confirmed his entry for this year’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club on May 20-23. It will be Ernie’s first tournament appearance in the UK...
Written by Golf World Staff Writer on Tuesday 16 March 2010
Tiger Woods has announced in a statement that he will return to the game at the Masters in 23 days time. He last played in November, when he won the Australian Masters, and less than two weeks after that crashed his car into a water hydrant at his Florida home, which led to revelations that he had been cheating on...
Monday 15 March 2010
Ernie Els bagged his first win in two years, blowing away a stellar field by four shots in the WGC-CA Championship at Doral on Sunday. Els played the final 23 holes without a bogey on the Blue Monster course in Miami and closed with a six-under 66 for a four-shot victory over his South African protégé Charl Schwartzel. Els said: “I’m 40...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 9 March 2010
The final event of the Today’s Golfer Winter Fantasy League is the WGC-CA Championship at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Miami. The Blue Monster lives up to its name at a whopping 7,266 yards and 11 water hazards in play. Because this is a World Golf Championship tournament it’s worth double points, making it even more important in deciding who wins the holiday to...
Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 1 March 2010
We stay on the other side of the pond for this week’s Fantasy League event: the Honda Classic at the PGA National Champion Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The course is regarded as one of the toughest on the PGA Tour calendar, with 26 water hazards coming into play on the 7,158-yard layout. USPGA Champion YE Yang will be defending his first...
Written by Kevin Brown in Phoenix on Thursday 25 February 2010
Ian Poulter is relishing his first taste of the Waste Management Phoenix Open tomorrow (thurs) when he lines up alongside local hero Phil Mickelson in the opening two rounds. Fresh from his World Golf Championship success in Tucson last week, Poults is in buoyant mood having shot up to no.5 in the world rankings. It’s a world away from his days as...
Written by TG Features Writer on Thursday 25 February 2010
The Fantasy League is back after a week off for the WGC Accenture Match Play and we stay in Arizona for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. TPC Scottsdale once again plays host to the tournament that Kenny Perry claimed by defeating Charley Hoffman on the third play-ff hole last year. While the likes of Steve Stricker, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia have...
Written by Kevin Brown in Phoenix on Wednesday 24 February 2010
US PGA Tour supremo Tim Finchem spoke candidly about the ‘Tiger Affair’ before the Waste Management Phoenix Open which starts at TPC Scottsdale tomorrow. Commissioner Finchem admitted: “We’ve had a lot of reaction following last Friday’s press conference. I think the reaction has generally been quite positive. I thought his statement was comprehensive and dealt with the issues that people wanted...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 19 February 2010
Good morning, and thank you for joining me. Many of you in this room are my friends. Many of you in this room know me. Many of you have cheered for me or you’ve worked with me or you’ve supported me. Now every one of you has good reason to be critical of me. I want to say to each of...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 19 February 2010
World number one Tiger Woods has apologised for his “irresponsible and selfish behaviour” but failed to name a date when he would return to golf. A tired-looking Woods spoke to media, friends and family at PGA Tour Headquarters, Sawgrass, Florida, for around 15 minutes and revealed that he’d spent much of December and January in therapy for the issues he’s been...
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...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 2 February 2010
We stay on the European Tour for the final event of the Desert Swing in this week’s Fantasy League. Rory McIlroy claimed his first professional victory at the Dubai Desert Classic this year and he and European number one Lee Westwood head another top-class field at Emirates GC. With 94 European Tour winners and six major champions teeing it up this week,...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 on Monday 21 December 2009
Three years after becoming the first Scot to win the US Amateur Championship in 108 years, Richie Ramsay now has his first European Tour title. The 25 year old won the South African Open Championship, coming from five behind with a best of the day 65 and then beating Indian Shiv Kapur with a birdie on the first play-off hole. “There’s no...