Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 16 March 2017
In this exclusive guide, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnson teaches you how to improve your game from tee to green with advice he’s given all of his golfer friends. DRIVING I’ve learned over the last couple of years that you don’t have to rip everything for four rounds. Sometimes you’ve got to respect the course and understand how well you are playing and swinging...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 15 March 2017
Rickie Fowler, Graeme McDowell and Justin Rose have taken to social media to lead the tributes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week. Along with several other Tour professionals such as Rory McIlroy and Danny Willett, players have taken to put his umbrella logo upon their bags and clothing. While much of the talk surrounding the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill...
Tuesday 14 March 2017
Honourary invitees to the Masters have been told they will not be invited to take part in this year’s famous Par-3 Contest at Augusta National, according to the Associated Press. The event is always held the Wednesday before the opening round, but this year Augusta National have limited the Par-3 Contest field to players competing and past Masters champions. Previously, honourary...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 14 March 2017
GolfSixes will make history with a brand-new format on the European Tour in May, and now there is a new incentive for fans to attend the innaugural event. For the next six days, advance adult tickets for the inaugural six-hole match play event at the Centurion Club in St Albans, England, on May 6-7, will cost just £6 per day. ...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 13 March 2017
In the week of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Golf Club & Lodge, there is notable longing in the air for the namesake of the event, who passed away from heart complications in September at 87-years-old. It comes as little surprise that there have already been numerous tributes not just in words from players attending the tournament but...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 13 March 2017
Seven weeks after he shot a 59, Adam Hadwin claimed his first PGA Tour title after a tense battle with Patrick Cantlay at the Valspar Championship in Flordia. Hadwin threw away a two-shot advantage by finding the water with his drive on the 16th, gifting Cantlay a share of the lead with two to play. They remained on level footing with...
Friday 10 March 2017
Tiger Woods has announced that he will not be playing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill next week and has no current timetable to return to competitive golf. Many had thought that he would make his appearance in this year’s Masters at Augusta National in just under a month, but that has now seriously been put in to question. This...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 8 March 2017
Jim Furyk and Mike Weir have been named as the fourth Captain’s assistants for this year’s Presidents Cup, taking place at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey from September 26 – October 1. The rest of Nick Price’s International team is made up of Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy and Tony Johnstone, while Steve Stricker’s USA team consists of Tiger Woods,...
Monday 6 March 2017
The European Senior Tour will make history this month as they become the first European Tour-sanctioned event to ever stage a tournament on a nine-hole golf course. The Sharjah Senior Golf Masters presented by Shurooq will played at Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club in the United Arab Emirates and will become the first European Tour, European Challenge Tour or Senior Tour...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 6 March 2017
Russell Henley won the Shell Houston Open to secure the final qualifying spot for the Masters, taking the official number of entrants to this years major up to 94. The deadline to qualify by order of merit was March 27, and thanks to their performances at the WGC Dell Match Play, four players secured their last-minute place in to the field. Ross...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 6 March 2017
Zimbabwean Dean Burmester is one of the biggest hitters in world golf and that hugely valuable asset helped him register an impressive victory in the European Tour’s Tshwane Open in South Africa yesterday. Here, Burmester reveals how he achieves reaching prodigious distances off the tee as well as giving some useful driving tips for average club golfers seeking extra driving length…. How...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 6 March 2017
Dustin Johnson became the fifth player in history to win his first tournament appearance as World No.1 following his victory at the WGC Mexico. He joins Ian Woosnam, David Duval, Vijay Singh and Adam Scott to that accolade, in addition to securing his fourth World Golf Championship title. The 32-year-old overcame difficulty with the putter throughout the tournament to finish one shot...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 28 February 2017
With the exception of Jason Day, all of the world’s top 50 players will be present at the WGC Mexico Championship this week, with the event moving away from Florida for the first time since 2007. Rory McIlroy returns from injury to start his first PGA tournament of the year at Club de Golf Chapultepec, and the 27-year-old has a huge...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 26 February 2017
Rickie Fowler claimed his fourth PGA Tour title at the Honda Classic with a one-over-par round of 71, easing to a four-shot victory at the first event of the Florida swing. Despite starting four ahead, Fowler faltered on the front nine of PGA National. He struggled to keep his driver on the fairway, resulting in a double-bogey on the...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 26 February 2017
Darren Fichardt birdied the final hole of the Joburg Open to claim a one-shot victory on home soil at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club. The 41-year-old South African weathered a tournament plagued by storms and delays to card a four-under-par 68 on the final day, earning the 139th South African win on the European Tour in the process. The tournament...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 22 February 2017
The Florida Swing of the PGA Tour kicks off this week with the Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, where Adam Scott is hoping to defend last year’s title. The 2016 champion is the top ranked player in the field at World No. 7 and currently leads the tour in strokes gained for putting this season, coming in...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 22 February 2017
The Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club in South Africa this week marks the third event in the 2017 Open Qualifying Series. Following on from the Emirates Australian Open in November and last month’s SMBC Singapore Open, the Joburg Open provides the opportunity for three competitors to qualify for the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale in...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 20 February 2017
The Open Championship is going back to top Kent links Royal St George’s in 2020. The 149th Open will be played at St George’s – the scene of Darren Clarke’s memorable 2011 success from July 16-19, 2020. Said 2016 Ryder Cup captain Clarke: “I have so many wonderful memories from that week and will be thrilled to go back there for The...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 20 February 2017
Dustin Johnson has replaced Jason Day as the World No.1 after he produced a convincing five-shot victory to win the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club. Difficult weather conditions cancelled most of Friday’s rounds and left the leaders with 36 holes to complete on the final day, yet an undeterred Johnson carded rounds of 67-67-64 to go six shots clear...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 19 February 2017
Brett Rumford was crowned the first ever ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth Champion after beating 17-year-old Phacara Khongwatmai 2&1 in the the final round of Sunday’s matchplay at Lake Karrinyup CC. The Australian undoubtedly outplayed most of his competitors throughout the week, and at 17-under-par he was ahead by five shots at the end of the stroke-play format, totalling the...