Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 26 December 2011
There was plenty to celebrate in the golfing world in 2011 but not everyone covered themselves in glory. Equipment Editor David Connor and Features Writer Kit Alexander name and shame the year’s bad guys.
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 26 December 2011
Tiger Woods may have only played 12 tournaments in 2011 but he was never far from the headlines. Equipment Editor David Connor and Features Writer Kit Alexander review a rollercoaster year for the former world number one and look ahead to the 2012 season.
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 9 January 2012
Louis Oosthuizen retained his Africa Open title in East London, beating fellow South African Tjaart van der Walt by two strokes. Oosthuizen, who shot an 11-under par 62 earlier in the week, secured victory with a birdie at the 17th after Van der Walt bogeyed, finishing on 27-under-par. In a field dominated by home-nation players, Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth was the top non-South...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Tuesday 10 January 2012
Steve Stricker held off a resurgent Martin Laird to win the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. The American entered the final round five shots clear but Laird piled on the pressure with a six-under-par 67, which included five birdies in his closing seven holes. But Stricker, who saw his lead cut to just two shots early on, rallied with five birdies from...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 16 January 2012
England’s Jamie Elson narrowly missed out on his maiden European Tour title at the Joburg Open, losing by one shot to South Africa’s Branden Grace. Elson carded a scintillating nine-under-par 63 on the East course at Royal Johannesburg to give him the clubhouse lead for most of the day. But Grace held his nerve, parring every hole on the back nine...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 18 January 2012
All 35 professionals in the field for this week’s Volvo Golf Champions were given an added incentive to get a fast start to this true “tournament of champions” when they shared the stage with a cheetah at The Links at Fancourt on Tuesday. The professionals gathered have a combined 392 wins on the European Tour, and are competing for €2-million in...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 23 January 2012
Branden Grace beat Retief Goosen and Ernie Els at the first play-off hole to win the Volvo Golf Champions at Fancourt. The victory gave him his second European Tour title in as many weeks and moves into the world’s top 100, as well gaining a healthy lead at the top of the Race to Dubai. Grace had a chance to win in...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 25 January 2012
World number one, Luke Donald, will have no fears about playing out of the sand at Abu Dhabi Golf Club for this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, after the Englishman successfully tackled the world’s biggest ‘bunker’ – a mammoth dune in Abu Dhabi’s Liwa Desert, the world’s largest uninterrupted sand mass. In Liwa, Donald was joined by triple and defending...
Written by TG Features Writer on Thursday 26 January 2012
Following the huge success of the shortened summer game last year, the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf League, in association with Your Golf Travel, is back in 2012 with a full eight-month schedule that incorporates the European and PGA Tour’s. There are a total of 33 tournaments, starting with the Masters on April 5 and culminating at the DP World Tour Championship on...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 27 January 2012
The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship is revelling in the ‘Tiger effect’ and this continued with the former world number one giving a putting lesson to the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) Chairman, His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, and Director General, His Excellency Mubarak Al Muhairi, after his first round. Woods carded a bogey-free 70 (-2) on Thursday...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 30 January 2012
England’s Robert Rock held off the challenge of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to claim the biggest win of his career at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Entering the final round tied for the lead with Woods, Rock birdied three of his first six holes to set up a one-shot victory on 13 under. McIlroy birdied the last to finish alone in...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 30 January 2012
Kyle Stanley blew a three-shot lead on the final hole to eventually lose out to Brandt Snedeker in a play-off at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. On the 72nd hole, Stanley spun a wedge for his third shot back off the front of the green and into the water. He then pitched on to the green for his fifth...
Written by Kit Alexander, Features Writer on Thursday 2 February 2012
We’ve all had a bad day on the course and felt like throwing our toys out the pram – and some of us have even given in to the temptation – so it’s good to know that the pros suffer the same frustrations. If this doesn’t put you, off you can select all these players in your Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 3 February 2012
The first prize in this year’s Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf League is an amazing golf holiday to La Manga in Murcia, Spain. The one lucky manager who finishes top of the pile after all 33 tournaments will earn five nights B&B in the five-star hotel, four rounds of golf for two people, access to the spa and one meal for two in...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 13 February 2012
Phil Mickelson shot a stunning eight-under-par 64 to overturn a six-shot deficit and win the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The American hit three birdies and an eagle in his first six holes to wipe out the overnight lead of Charlie Wi and win by two on 17 under. Wi closed with three birdies to finish with a 72 to end...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 13 February 2012
Spain’s Rafael Cabrero-Bello held off a host of world-class challengers to win the Dubai Desert Classic. The 27-year-old shot a flawless final round of 68 to post a total of 18-under par, one that runners up Lee Westwood and Stephen Gallagher could not match. Westwood, who now overtakes Rory McIlroy as World No.2, missed a handful of makeable birdie putts, most notably...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 14 February 2012
There are more than 90 prizes worth over £10,000 up for grabs in the 2012 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game. The top 50 managers overall will each receive a fantastic as well as the top three every month and everyone who gets to the quarter finals of the knockout cup. The overall winner will receive a five-night golf holiday at the La...
Written by The Masters 2012 on Friday 17 February 2012
The 2012 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel, now has even more competitions that give you the chance to share in the £10,000-worth of fantastic prizes. Just like last year the top 50 managers at the end of the game will all receive goodies, as well as the leading three players in each of the eight...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 27 February 2012
Rory McIlroy came up just short of becoming the World No.1 after losing to Hunter Mahan in the final of the Accenture WGC Match play at Dove Mountain. England’s Luke Donald still tops the rankings but the gap between both McIlroy and Lee Westwood has closed considerably following their high finishes this week. Having defeated World No.3 Westwood 3&1 in the semi-final,...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 28 February 2012
The top three managers in the 2012 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel, each month will win some amazing prizes. The top points-scorer each month will earn themselves a round of golf with three friends at a QHotels resort of their choice, including Forest Pines, The Westerwood, Aldwark Manor and Hellidon Lakes. The runner-up will win a dozen...