Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 23 October 2012
The Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel, continues on the European Tour this week with the BMW Masters in Shanghai, China. The $7 million prize fund has attracted a world class field that includes 11 of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup team. The Jack Nicklaus-designed Lake Malaren opened in October 2010. At 7,607 yards, it’s a long track...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 23 October 2012
Three time major winner Padraig Harrington has been handed a place in the four-man PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal in Bermuda on Tuesday and Wednesday after Open Champion Ernie Els pulled out with a sprained ankle. The Irishman will line-up against Masters champion Bubba Watson, US Open winner Webb Simpson; while defending champion Keegan Bradley will stand in...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 23 October 2012
2012 Open champion and four-time major winner Ernie Els has announced that he has signed with IMG, the world’s leading global management and marketing representation company. The South African commented: “IMG has a global network of offices, loads of experienced and dedicated golf staff operating in every aspect of the game so really is best equipped to help me achieve everything I want...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 25 October 2012
Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington made the most of his late call up to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda. The Irishman was invited to the four-man field after Open champion Ernie Els withdrew with an ankle injury. Harrington made the most of the opportunity to finish nine-under and beat U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson by a shot. The Wilson Staff...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 29 October 2012
Rory McIlroy shot a five-under-par 67 to beat Tiger Woods by one shot in what could be the first of a long line of exhibition matches between the world’s number one and two golfers. The 18 hole head-to-head match at Jinsha Lake Golf Club in China gave the Northern Irishman a chance to avenge his six shot loss to Woods during the World Golf Finals...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 30 October 2012
It was a roller coaster finale this week on the Challenge Tour, as the 45 players arrived at the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final looking to claim one of 20 European Tour cards. But it was arguably those who missed out that will grab the headlines when the dust settles. Three-time European Tour winner Nick Dougherty was the biggest of those...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 31 October 2012
The PGA Tour schedule has been announced for next year and it will be the last before it switches to a new format that will see the season start in autumn. In total there will be 36 tournaments in the regular season with a further four for the FedEx Cup play-offs, concluding with the Tour Championship that starts on September 19th. ...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 30 October 2012
With the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel, nearing its conclusion, the double points on offer at this week’s WGC – HSBC Champions take on even greater importance. Mission Hills in China boasts an incredible 12 18-hole golf courses, making it the largest golf complex on the planet. This week’s event will be completed over the...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Twenty-five members of the Web.com Tour have been awarded thier 2013 PGA Tour cards after a tense final day at the Web.com Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch near Dallas. Justin Bolli claimed a two-shot victory in the final event, allowing him to make the second biggest leap in Tour history to earn a card the last week of the season, jumping...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
2011 USPGA Champion Keegan Bradley has spoken out to say he will not give up his long putter without a fight, should the expected New Year ban come to fruition. The fiery American revealed his plans, which may include legal action, to the press at the WGC Champions event in China. Bradley, who was the first player to win a major...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Sponsors of this week’s WGC Champions event have spoken out to criticise world number one Rory McIlroy and 14-times major winner Tiger Woods for turning down the chance to play in the presitgious tournament in China. HSBC’s worldwide Head of Sponsorship Giles Morgan said: “On the one hand we have by far and away the strongest field in Asia this year, 13...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 31 October 2012
Ryder Cup heroes Ian Poulter, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell and Open Champion Ernie Els have prepared for the WGC HSBC Champions with a visit to the bank’s global headquarters in Hong Kong. TG columnist Andrew Cotter was there and presents the video below, containing interviews with the stars and some behind the scenes action. The golfers were also introduced to scratch...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 26 November 2012
In August, Magician DMC wowed a selection of Europe’s top players at the Jonnie Walker Classic, which was won by Scot Paul Lawrie. Now in edition 303, on sale Thursday, TG have caught up with the trickster fo an exclusive interview about his magic and time with the pros. His tricks included catching a Lawrie 3-iron from point blank range and crushing a...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 1 November 2012
Six months after slipping into his first green jacket, TG columnist Andrew Cotter caught up with Bubba Watson to see if it had changed him as a man or a golfer. The American lefty also spoke about whipping up a crowd frenzy in Medinah and how he imagines the sahpe of his shots. Watch the video below, that was filmed with the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 1 November 2012
During the build-up to the WGC Champions event, Ian Poulter picked up the European Tour Player of the Month award for September and the Shot of the Month award for July – for a holed 100-yard pitch shot at the Alstom Open de France – but he still wants more. He told TG columnist Andrew Cotter that he is still eager...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 1 November 2012
Ahead of the HSBC WGC Champions event, TG columnist Andrew Cotter caught up with some of golf’s biggest names to get their swing tips. Below are a selection of videos including bunker play with Ian Poulter and putting with Luke Donald. He also got Graeme McDowell’s chipping tips and Lee Westwood’s guide to hitting a draw and a fade. While the video tips,...
Friday 2 November 2012
Tiger Woods said fatigue was the reason he skipped this week’s World Golf Championship event in Shanghai. As Australian Adam Scott and South African Louis Oosthuizen grabbed the first-round lead at the $7 million event in China on Thursday, the 36-year-old Woods was holding a putting clinic for school children in Singapore. The main sponsor had been unhappy Woods and world number...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 2 November 2012
In this latest HSBC unplugged video, TG columnist Andrew Cotter speaks to Martin Kaymer’s caddie Craig Connolly. The duo chat about the life of a caddie on tour, before having a rummage through the German’s tour bag. Cotter filmed the videos on behalf of WGC sponsors HSBC.
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 2 November 2012
Eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie believes Asia could have as many as a dozen major winners in the next 10 to 15 years. The 49-year-old has backed the region, which currently can count only South Korean Y.E. Yang as its solitary major champion, to produce the next batch of golf’s household names. The Scot has reason to be optimistic. The...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Sunday 4 November 2012
Next year when The Masters rolls around in April there will be an added area of interest after 14-year-old Chinese golfer Tianlang Guan won his place in the field with victory in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. The championship was created three years ago to provide a big stage for a continent where golf was undergoing rapid growth. Now the tournament has...