Monday 10 December 2018
10 Things you missed last week: Louis Oosthuizen wins in South Africa, Harman and Kizzire claim QBE Shootout, Cody Blick earns Web.Com Tour status despite stolen clubs, Zach Johnson splits with caddie of 15 years, Ian Poulter pokes fun at USA Ryder Cup squad, boy gets Claret Jug surprise, Bubba Watson wants VC role at Presidents Cup and Tiger Woods...
Monday 10 December 2018
Zach Johnson has split with his caddie of 15 years Damon Green, leaving his bag-man ‘shocked’ Zach Johnson and Damon Green, who have been one of the longest-running player-caddie relationships on the PGA Tour, are no more, according to a report on thecaddienetwork.com This one is flying under the radar a little, perhaps because of the sheer volume of caddie-playere break-ups reported...
Monday 10 December 2018
Cody Blick made it through Web.Com Tour school despite being forced to play with a make-shift set of clubs during the final round after discovering his clubs were stolen on Sunday morning. On Sunday morning, Cody Blick had just started to make his breakfast when he discovered his clubs had been stolen. The big problem? He needed them to compete in...
Monday 10 December 2018
Louis Oosthuizen eased to a six-shot victory during the final round of the South African Open hosted by the City of Johannasburg Louis Oosthuizen got off to a nervy start during the final round on the Firethorn Course at Randpark Golf Club, but recovered in emphatic style as he eased to a six-shot victory over Romain Langasque at his home Open. Oosthuizen had...
Monday 10 December 2018
Patton Kizzire and Brian Harman carded a back-nine 29 on their way to winning the QBE Shootout by one shot A late eagle from Patton Kizzire helped him and playing partner Brian Harman to victory on Sunday, pushing them one shot clear of Graeme McDowell and Emiliano Grillo, who were then unable to answer with a birdie on the last. It was...
Thursday 6 December 2018
Bubba Watson has made it clear he wants to be a vice-captain, and not a player, in Tiger Woods’ 2019 USA Presidents Cup team, according to the associated press Bubba Watson had an impressive year in 2018, with three victories and a 10th place finish in the FedEx Cup standings. He also played in the defeated United States Ryder Cup team with...
Wednesday 5 December 2018
The QBE Shootout returns to the PGA Tour this week: Here’s a breakdown of the teams, tee times and how to watch Hosted by Greg Norman, the QBE Shootout is entering its 30th year as a contest, and once more consists of a brilliant field of top-level golfers. The 54-hole contest starts on Friday on the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton...
Sunday 2 December 2018
It took Kurt Kitayama just three European Tour events to gain his first victory at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open The American, who gained his Tour card in the final stage of the European Tour’s qualifying school less than a month ago, now has his maiden European Tour title thanks to a final round 68 which saw him win by two shots. “I’m...
Monday 3 December 2018
Cameron Smith held off fellow Australian Marc Leishman to become the first person since Robert Allenby in 2001 to successfully defend his Australian PGA Championship title. Smith held a three shot lead heading in to the final round at RACV Royal Pines Resort, but with two bogeys and just one birdie on his front nine he found himself overtaken by Leishman...
Monday 3 December 2018
Jon Rahm produced a bogey-free final round 65 to win the Hero World Challenge by four shots It was a faultless display from Rahm as he claimed his third victory of 2018 at Albany Golf Club on Sunday, stringing together seven birdies as he pulled away from fellow overnight leaders Henrik Stenson and Tony Finau. The Spaniard made the most of the...
Thursday 29 November 2018
The American International Group, Inc. (AIG) are set to become the title sponsor of the Women’s British Open in 2019. The five year commitment will see the Championship’s name changed to the AIG Women’s British Open, having been previously been entitled the Ricoh Women’s British Open from 2007 to 2018. Defending champion Georgia Hall, who won the trophy at Royal Lytham &...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Tiger Woods has signed a global, long-term deal to create content for Discovery’s GOLFTV that will include instruction and exclusive access In a major development as part of the strategic partnership between Discovery, Inc. and the PGA TOUR, GOLFTV today announced an exclusive multi-year global content partnership with 80-time PGA TOUR winner and 14-time Major champion Tiger Woods. Starting in January 2019,...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Hero World Challenge Preview: Tee Times, TV Times, Betting Odds The Hero World Challenge takes place at Albany Golf Club this week with four former winners in the field: Defending champion Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama, Bubba Watson and five-time winner Tiger Woods. Woods, who claimed the Tour Championship in his last official event, lost the $9million showdown with Phil Mickelson last week...
Monday 26 November 2018
Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry led Belgium to their first victory in Australia on Sunday as they held off the hosts to win by three shots It was a World first for Belgium on Sunday as Pieters and Detry combined for a total of 23-under to claim their nations first ever ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf title. The Belgian duo...
Monday 26 November 2018
A round up of everything you missed last week: Disabled World Cup, The Match, and the most entertaining swing in golf claims another title Ho-Sung Choi (and his famous swing) just won an event in Japan Do you remember the media buzz surrounding that unbelievable golf swing from South Korea Tour Pro Ho-Sung Choi? Well, while we can all make fun of...
Monday 26 November 2018
Aaron Rai claimed his maiden European Tour title with a one-shot victory at the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi Aaron Rai saw off a world class field to complete a wire-to-wire victory and win his maiden title on the European Tour on Sunday. “It’s incredible,” he said after his win. “It definitely hasn’t sunk in just yet. I’ll probably need...
Saturday 24 November 2018
Phil Mickelson outlasted Tiger Woods to claim the $9million prize on the fourth playoff hole Phil Mickelson hasn’t been used to having the upper hand on long-time rival Tiger Woods, but with the help of 22 holes and some floodlights in Las Vegas, he outlasted the 14-time major champion to win $9million and some extreme bragging rights. “Just so you know, I...
Friday 23 November 2018
‘The Match’ between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be free to watch in the UK for all Sky Sports Customers It’s taken a long time to be announced, but golf fans in the UK have finally been told how they can watch the much talked about showdown between Woods and Mickelson. The $9million showdown will be shown live on Friday from...
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Laura Davies has been named as a Solheim Cup Vice Captain for the 2019 contest at Gleneagles by Captain Catriona Matthew European Captain Catriona Matthew has completed her back room staff by naming Dame Laura Davies as a Vice Captain for The 2019 Solheim Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, on September 13-15. Davies brings a wealth of experience to...
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Phil Mickelson ‘baited’ Tiger Woods in to agreeing to the first side-bet of $200k as the pair revealed there will be plenty of money coming out of their own pockets in mutliple side-bets throughout the event The much talked about showdown between long-time rivals Woods and Mickelson takes place at Shadow Creek on Friday, so both players sat-down for a press...