Friday 12 January 2018
Asia took the narrow lead after the opening day of fourball matches at the EURASIA Cup, leading Europe 3.5 to 2.5 Results ➤ 4&3 Paul Casey/ Tommy Fleetwood vs Byeong Hun An/ Kiradech Aphibarnrat ➤ Thomas Pieters/ Matt Fitzpatrick vs Yuta Ikeda/ Gavin Green 2&1 ➤ Alex Noren/ Paul Dunne vs Hideto Tanihara/ Phacara Khongwatmai 2UP ➤ Alex Levy/ Henrik Stenson vs Sunghoon Kang/ Poom...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Check here for all the latest EURASIA Cup Pairings and Results Europe 2.5 | 3.5 Asia Saturday Foursome Matches (GMT) 01:35 Henrik Stenson/Tommy Fleetwood vs SSP Chawrasia/Anirban Lahiri 01:45 Paul Casey/Tyrrell Hatton vs Kiradech Aphibarnrat/ Byeong Hun An 01:55 Rafa Cabrera Bello/Alex Levy vs Gavin Green/ Yuta Ikeda 02:05 Matt Fitzpatrick/Thomas Pieters vs Sung Kang/ Poom Saksansin 02:15 Alex Noren/Paul Dunne vs Pharchara Khongwatmai/Hideto Tanihara 02:25 Ross Fisher/Bernd Wiesberger ...
Wednesday 10 January 2018
The EurAsia Cup returns this week for its 3rd edition. Here’s what you need to know about the 2018 event. Originally first played in 2014, the EurAsia Cup replaced the previous Royal Trophy event (2006-2013), and will be played once again at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club, west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EurAsia Cup 2018: The Format In 2014, the teams consisted...
Monday 8 January 2018
Dustin Johnson dominated during the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, easing to an eight shot victory over nearest challenger Jon Rahm The World No.1 put to bed any past demons that may have come from throwing away a six-shot lead in his last official start in Shanghai by shooting a final round 66 – the lowest round of...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 5 January 2018
Golf’s transfer season is hotting up: The biggest movers and shakers so far It’s not just football where the men in suits are getting the cheques books out and talking silly money. Golf isn’t immune to a bit of wheeling and dealing, with dozens of players moving between rival brands and giving their bag and wardrobe a refresh ever year. With this...
Thursday 4 January 2018
Tiger Woods will make his return to PGA Tour golf in January at the Farmers Insurance Open Woods announced today on social media that he will mark his return to the PGA Tour this year by playing in both the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines (Jan 25-28), followed by the Genesis Open three weeks later (Feb 15-18). His schedule will...
Written by Today's Golfer on Tuesday 2 January 2018
Sergio Garcia has officially joined Callaway, to play 14 clubs and ball in 2018. “I’m really excited to switch to Callaway,” said the Masters champion. “After testing different brands I realised Callaway’s technology and innovation will help me maximise my game and perform to the best of my ability.” The Spaniard had been testing Callaway clubs, notably an Epic driver and...
Monday 11 December 2017
Shubhankar Sharma produced a brilliant display of golf at the weather-delayed Joburg Open to win his maiden victory on the European Tour. Sharma wasn’t even sure he was going to play the event, but decided a week ago that he would travel to South Africa for the first time in his life. On Monday, he walked away as champion and booked...
Monday 11 December 2017
Steve Stricker and Sean O’Hair carded a better-ball score of 64 on Sunday to win the QBE Shootout by two shots over Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry It was a tussle between the two teams all day in the unofficial PGA Tour event hosted by Greg Norman, but it was the American duo who came out victors. Stricker and O’Hair found themselves...
Friday 8 December 2017
Rory McIlroy is to keep best friend Harry Diamond on as his caddie in 2018 as he confirms busy schedule in run up to the Masters. News of the continuation of the partnership was first reported in the Guardian, which confirmed that Diamond will continue as McIlroy’s bag-man in 2018 after he returns from a three month break. Diamond, who is a...
Thursday 7 December 2017
Masters Champion Sergio Garcia has been named the named Hilton European Tour Golfer of the Year for the first time in his career following a highly successful season Garcia, who won three times in 2017 including his first major title, was awarded the accolade above Race to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Tyrrell Hatton and rookie of the year Jon Rahm...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
2018 tournament host Justin Rose has announced that next year’s British Masters will take place at Walton Heath, in Surrey from October 11-14. To celebrate, the European Tour and Sky Sports are once again giving away 10,000 FREE tickets for the opening round, which takes place on Thursday October 11, with the return of Sky Sports Thursday. Tickets will be available...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Louis Oosthuizen was forced to withdraw from his home event Joburg Open after sustaining an injury at the airport that ruled him out of the tournament. The World No.23 was flying back from his T-7 at last week’s AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open when he got his fingers stuck between two airport trolleys. Oosthuizen said he had hoped he would feel better by...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Louis Oosthuizen is the latest player to suffer a freak-injury this week that has forced him to pull out of the Joburg Open Oosthuizen returned to South Africa to compete in the Joburg Open this week, but a freak accident in the airport has stopped him from competing. “The body feels great but I had a different incident this week with jamming...
Written by Michael Catling; Camilla Tait on Wednesday 6 December 2017
Wacky Rewards; we decided to take a look at the weirdest trophies you can win on the pro circuits Winning on the PGA or European Tour is the ultimate goal for any pro. A victory brings fame, fortune and a new addition to the mantelpiece. But for every Claret Jug there is a weird and wacky piece of silverware just like the...
Monday 4 December 2017
Morgan Hofmann revealed in an inspiring blog post on the Players Tribune on Monday that he has muscular distrophy, but is determined to make a difference for others with the incurable disease 28-year-old Hoffmann, who is a former World No.1 ranked amateur and just wrapped up a full season on the PGA Tour, revealed that he was diagnosed last November but...
Monday 4 December 2017
Tiger Woods jumped up 531 places in the World Rankings to 668 following his T9 finish at the Hero World Challenge – but just how impressive was his comeback? There were fist pumps, club twirls, recoil shots and plenty of walking after irons shots and putts… but most impressively was how quickly Tiger was swinging it, seemingly without pain. Considering he said...
Monday 4 December 2017
Rickie Fowler shot an incredible 11-under-par 61 to win the Hero World Challenge as Tiger successfully returned Fowler rallied from a seven-shot deficit by starting his final round with seven straight birdies at Albany Golf Club and closing with an 11-under 61 for a four-shot victory over Charley Hoffman. It was the second victory of the year for Fowler, and the...
Thursday 30 November 2017
After 301 days away from competition, Tiger Woods returned to the Hero World Challenge – and shot a 3-under-par 69 It was a long awaited and much speculated about return following nine months of absence as he recovered from a fourth back surgery, and Tiger Woods did not disappoint. Carding five birdies, two bogeys and finishing the day three behind leader Tommy...
Tuesday 28 November 2017
“I just want to be able to compete this week, play all four days and give myself a chance on the back nine on Sunday to win this thing.” Speaking to the media in a press conference on Tuesday, Tiger Woods said he just wanted to get through four rounds this week – before adding that he wants to be able...