Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 9 May 2011
Seve Ballesteros was a professional golfer for 33 years from 1974 to 2007. In that time, he popularised the sport, boosted the status of the European Tour and inspired many of the players who fill the world rankings today. Here is a brief summary of what Seve achieved: Leads the European Tour with 50 victories 91 tournament wins worldwide Five Major wins: The Open...
Written by Golf World on Monday 9 May 2011
Everyone from world No1 Lee Westwood to the King of Spain has spoken fondly of what Seve Ballesteros meant to them. Here are just a handul of the tributes that have come out since Seve passed away on Saturday… José María Olazábal My first memory of Seve goes back to ‘83 or ’84. I was an amateur, and he called me...
Written by Golf World on Monday 16 May 2011
Darren Clarke kept his head to end a barren spell of three years on the European Tour. The 42-year-old Northen Irishman ground out a 69 in the final round of the Iberdrola Open in Mallorca to take his first victory since the KLM Open in 2008. He had been trailing Chris Wood by four shots going into the final round but the...
Written by Golf World staff on Monday 16 May 2011
K.J.Choi won the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Florida, at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, with David Toms. Toms, who had led the tournament for much of the day, hit his tee shot at he infamous 17th hole, with its island green, to 19 feet. Choi was 40 feet away, and putted up to three feet. Toms then had...
Monday 16 May 2011
Tiger Woods limped out of The Players championship, sparking huge debate over his playing future. The 35-year-old has already undergone four knee ops and had hardly practised in the run-up to the Sawgrass tournament. He looked in pain and discomfort during the opening round as he nothed up 42 shots. He winced and grimmaced his way round nine holes before withdrawing. It...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 17 May 2011
Martin Kaymer has dropped caddie Craig Connelly just three months since the German became the world’s best player. Kaymer’s brother will be on his bag at this week’s Volvo World Matchplay in Spain. Connelly was on the bag when Kaymer won the US PGA at Whistling Straits last summer, as well as the German’s ascension to world No. 1. “Had fantastic year...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 17 May 2011
The European Tour says it is considering changing its logo to an image of Seve Ballesteros. The current logo features a silhouette of Harry Vardon, a six-time winner of the Open between 1896 and 1914, but many high-profile golfers want it changed to honour Ballesteros. The tour said on Tuesday in a statement there has been a “wave of emotion regarding Seve’s...
Written by Golf World staff on Monday 23 May 2011
Ian Poulter won the Volvo World Matchplay Championship at Finca Cortesin in Spain, beating Luke Donald 2&1 in the final; and so denying his fellow Englishman a chance of moving to the number one spot in the world. If Donald had won the final, he would have displaced Lee Westwood as the world number one. Poulter had a remarkable week, being...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 23 May 2011
Padraig Harrington has pulled out of the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth this week. The tournament is due to start on Thursday, but three-times Major-winner Harrington won’t be there. The Irishman withdrew following a knee injury that first flared up at the US PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo tournament earlier in the month. He treid to play at The Players championship a...
Written by Today's Golfer on Thursday 26 May 2011
Luke Donald has made a superb start at the BMW Championship at Wentworth by shooting an incredible 64, seven under! Donald will move to World Number One if German Martin Kaymer finishes outside the top 10 and if he finished ahead of Lee Westwood. Kaymer is currently level par and Westwood has finished his opening round one over. So Donald is in a...
Written by Today's Golfer on Friday 27 May 2011
The early starters are already out on the course at Wentworth as the seond day of the European Tour’s flagship event gets under way. Ian Poulter is one of the early starters and will be hoping to close the gap on fellow countryman Luke Donald. Poulter shot a solid three-under-par 68 in his opening round and will be hoping to close...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 31 May 2011
Luke Donald defeated Lee Westwood on the first play-off hole to win the BMW PGA Championship and become world number one. Donald had started the week with a fantastic 64 to take control of the tournament, but failed to match that form for the rest of the week, with his driving, in particular, letting him down. Westwood closed the gap every day...
Written by TG Features Writer on Wednesday 1 June 2011
The TG Fantasy League is back and the new player values mark the shift in power in world golf. In our previous game, Tiger Woods would have cost you $9m of your $15m budget, but he will now cost just $5m. But that still makes him the joint most expensive player in the game alongside Lee Westwood. Here is a rundown of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 2 June 2011
Enter the brand new Today’s Golfer Fantasy League competition and you could well end up experiencing a memorable golfing break by the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. And you don’t even have to finish in the top three places to bag this fantastic prize – the player who finishes fourth overall will win a trip to Cameron House, Scotland, which includes...
Written by Today's Golfer on Friday 3 June 2011
Rory McIlroy is leading the prestisious Memorial PGA Tour event in Ohio, America. The young North Irish star shot an impressive first-round 66 and ir currently level par halfway through his second round. McIlroy loves the Muirfield Village course and it was easy to see why after his awesome opebning round. “It’s a great way to start” enthused McIlroy. The 22-year-old is leading...
Written by Staff on Monday 6 June 2011
The Swede, Alex Noren, won the second tournament of his career at the age of 28, when he picked up the Saab Wales Open at Celtic Manor, eventually winning by two shots from the Dane Anders Hansen and the Frenchman Gregory Bourdy. Noren has been tipped by many to be a big star in the game, even since he turned professional;...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 6 June 2011
Luke Donald had yet another top 10 finish at the weekend to take over at the top of he PGA Tour’s season’s standings. Donald could have been excused for being a little weary after winning the European Tour’s flagship at Wentworth just over a week ago, but he showed no signs of tiredness as he ended up seventh at The Memorial...
Written by Today's Golfer on Wednesday 8 June 2011
Tiger Woods will not be playing in the U.S. Open Championship due to his foot and knee injuries. He sustained a mild collateral ligament sprain to his left knee and a mild strain to his left Achilles tendon. The injuries add to a long list of challenges preventing Woods’ return to the game of golf. Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr Ronald Grelsamer who specialise...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 8 June 2011
Some fantastic prizes are up for grabs in the brand new Today’s Golfer Fantasy League. Top prizes on offer include superb foreign golfing holidays while the player who finishes fifth overall will be rewarded with a two-night Q Hotels golf break (for two people) which will also include three rounds of on-site golf. Q Hotels have 21 hotels dotted across the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 9 June 2011
Enter the brand new Today’s Golfer Fantasy League and you stand a chance of winning one of many fantastic prizes. The winner will land a memorable golfing holiday at Spain’s luxury La Manga Resort while the player who finishes third overall will be rewarded with a golfing break at one of the leading Algarve, Portugal, resorts. The player who secures third spot come...