Monday 16 July 2018
What you missed this week: Brandon Stone narrowly missed out on the European Tour’s first 59; Dame Laura Davies dominated in Chicago; Michael Kim set a tournament-record at the John Deere Classic and Rickie Fowler was hitting a LONG ball at the Scottish Open Brandon Stone claims Scottish Open title, narrowly misses out of first European Tour 59 Around eight feet stood...
Written by Duncan Lennard on Thursday 12 July 2018
Claude Harmon has no difficulty pinpointing the moment he knew Dustin Johnson’s wedge game had come of age. “It was last August at the Northern Trust, the first event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Series,” he recalls. “Dustin was fighting his way back after an injury and loss of confidence, while Jordan had just won the Open. The 18th hole is...
Monday 9 July 2018
Henrik Stenson has withdrawn from the Scottish Open field this week with an elbow injury, but is hopeful he will be able to play at Carnoustie next week Henrik Stenson followed Tommy Fleetwood and Alex Noren in withdrawing from the Scottish Open on Monday, announcing that he was suffering elbow problems. The 2016 Open champion then took to social media to announce...
Monday 9 July 2018
Kevin Na ended a seven-year drought to win his second PGA Tour title with a convincing five-shot victory at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier on Sunday Kevin Na has agonised through multiple runner-up finishes in the last seven years, but on Sunday he finally broke through for his second PGA Tour victory with a dominant display in West Virginia. “It’s an...
Monday 9 July 2018
Russell Knox rolled in two amazing, near-identical putts on both the 72nd and first play-off hole to claim the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Russell Knox rolled in a 40-foot putt on the 72nd hole of Ballyliffin to finish with a six-under 66 to match Ryan Fox at 14-under-par, before holing out from a similar distance and line on the first...
Monday 9 July 2018
6 Things you missed this weekend: New all-time scoring records, impressive victories, unlikely air-shots and more Mickelson madness Russell Knox claimed victory at the Irish Open, but his apple throwing needs work Russell Knox holed two huge, almost-indentical putts on both the 72nd hole and first play-off hole against Ryan Fox to win his first event in two years at the...
Friday 6 July 2018
The USGA have ruled to disallow Byrson DeChambeau’s use of a protractor (or drawing compass) to determine hole locations in future tournaments after he was spotted using it at the Travelers Championship It’s bad news if you’d ever had the notion to follow in Byrson DeChambeau’s footsteps and get out a protractor to help you figure out pin locations. Unsurprisingly, the PGA...
Thursday 5 July 2018
2018 Open Championship: Dustin Johnson talks exclusively to TG about what he enjoys about links golf, why he wants the wind to blow, and how he gets ready for The Open… If you were looking for a current golfer to encapsulate the characteristics of the “all- American kid”, Dustin Johnson would be a good fit. Athletic and bursting with machismo. Unwittingly confident...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
The PGA Tour heads to West Virginia this week for A Military Tribute At The Greenbrier; Here’s what you need to know, and who to back. Xander Schauffele birdied his final hole to win the Greenbrier last year, and heads back to The Old White TPC course to defend his title this week at the newly named event. The field is absent...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Betting Tips: The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open heads to a new venue this week on the European Tour – here’s what you need to know, and who to back. The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation takes place at Ballyliffin GC in Donegal this week, at a course McIlroy has described as ‘one of the toughest...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Retief Goosen was one of 12 players to secure his place in The 147th Open at Carnoustie after progressing through Final Qualifying at one of the four locations on Tuesday. The two-time US Open champion was among 12 qualifiers from a field of 288 players who competed for a place in golf’s original championship at four venues throughout the UK as...
Monday 2 July 2018
From two European winners to seven Open Championship qualifiers, the Women’s KPMG PGA Championship and accusations of cheating, here’s nine things you missed on Tour this week… Francesco Molinari claims Quicken Loans National title by eight shots He might be a five-time European Tour winner, which includes a victory at the 2010 WGC HSBC Champions, but Francesco Molinari finally claimed his first...
Monday 2 July 2018
Alex Noren claimed his second Rolex Series win on the European Tour during a dramatic final day at the Open de France. Noren was the first to admit he was an unlikely winner for the latest Rolex Series event. The Swede had started the day seven shots adrift of the leaders, but a four-under 67 ended up being good enough to...
Monday 2 July 2018
Francesco Molinari became the first Italian player to win a PGA Tour event since 1947 as he cruised to an eight shot victory at the Quicken Loans National on Sunday. His first PGA Tour victory comes in just his third event since winning the European Tour’s flagship tournament – the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth – and he did it in...
Monday 2 July 2018
Find out what clubs Francesco Molinari as he claimed his first PGA Tour victory at the Quicken Loans National Driver: TaylorMade M4 (8.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60X shaft Fairway Woods: TaylorMade M3 (13 degrees), M4 (18 degrees), with Aldila Xtorsion Green 70X shafts Irons: TaylorMade P790 (4), P750 (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts Wedges:...
Monday 25 June 2018
Matt Wallace claimed his second European Tour title at the BMW International Open, holding off a final-round charge from Thorbjørn Olesen. Wallace began the day just two shots off the lead at Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof but found himself chasing the clubhouse target of nine-under-par for the majority of his round after Olesen fired a record breaking 61 on the final...
Monday 25 June 2018
Bubba Watson claimed his third victory of the season at the Travelers Championship as overnight leader Paul Casey stumbled on the final day. Bubba Watson carded a final-round 63 at the Travelers Championship on Sunday to win his third PGA Tour title of the year, and third victory at this particular tournament. “It’s absolutely amazing,” Watson said afterwards. “You can’t really put...
Monday 25 June 2018
Bubba Watson picked up his third victory of the season at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Find out what clubs he used to win… Driver: Ping G400 LST (8.5 degrees, at 7.6 degrees) Shaft: Grafalloy Bi-Matrix Pink X-Flex Fairway Wood: Ping G (14.5 degrees, at 13.2 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Tour Spec 8.2X Irons: Ping iBlade (2 iron), Ping S55 (4-PW) Shafts:...
Wednesday 20 June 2018
A few days after the end of the US Open, Phil Mickelson has apologised for the moving ball incident during the penultimate round of the year’s second major. Phil Mickelson caused a social media storm and much discussion between fans, pundits and players when the multiple major champion decided to deliberately make a stroke at his moving ball on the 13th...
Tuesday 19 June 2018
US Open champion Brooks Koepka returns to the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Jason Day hope to rebound after missing the cut at the second major of 2018. There’s no resting up for the World’s best players in the week following the US Open, with newly crowned champion Brooks Koepka joining Jason...