May

  • Fantasy Golf: Memorial Tournament preview

    Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 29 May 2012

    The Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel, hops back across the Atlantic this week for the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament. Muirfield Village GC, Ohio, hosts the 37th edition of the tournament. The 7,352-yard par 72 layout is the perfect example of a Jack Nicklaus design; relatively straightforward off the tee but getting more difficult towards the green. In fact, of the...

  • Donald defends at Wentworth to regain world number one

    Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 28 May 2012

    Luke Donald delivered a masterclass in how to finish off a tournament as he shot a closing 68 to win the BMW PGA Championship by four shots from Justin Rose and Paul Lawrie. Rose had got level with with the eventual winner on -10 after four holes, but Donald made birdies at 6, 7, 10, 12 and 16 to pull away and retain the...

  • wentworth day one

    Written by Today's Golfer on Thursday 24 May 2012

    Perfect conditions saw some impressive scores on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Ernie Els set an impressive early score, negotiating a course he has helped re-shape in recent years in 68 to finish at four under. But it was Irishman Peter Lawrie and Scotsman David Drysdale who top the leaderboard with a stunning six under. Lawrie opened with a...

  • Fantasy Golf: BMW PGA Championship preview

    Written by TG Instruction Editor on Tuesday 22 May 2012

    The Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel, switches to the European Tour this week for the circuit’s flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship. The West course at Wentworth Golf Club was redesigned in 2010 by Ernie Els and received mixed reviews from the players. Consequently, there has been some additional changes made for this year’s tournament. The...

  • Fantasy Golf: HP Byron Nelson Championship preview

    Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 15 May 2012

    The Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel, stays on the PGA Tour this week for the HP Byron Nelson Championship in Texas. TPC Four Seasons is hosting the tournament for the 27th year. From 1994-2007 it shared the pre-cut duties with Cottonwood Valley GC, but it’s stood alone since 2008. It’s a 7,166-yard, par 70 layout that...

  • Kuchar captures Sawgrass win

    Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 14 May 2012

    American Matt Kuchar held his nerve to win the Players Championship at Sawgrass by two shots. The 33-year-old started the final day one shot behind countryman Kevin Na and despite bogeying his opening hole, fired four birdies to finish on 13-under par. Scotland’s Martin Laird finished in a tie for second on 11-under par with last week’s winner Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson...

  • Fantasy Golf: The Players Championship preview

    Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 8 May 2012

    The Players Championship offers double points this week in the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game, in association with Your Golf Travel. The PGA Tour’s flagship event is known as ‘the fifth Major’ and it’s attracted a suitably world class field again this. TPC Sawgrass has played a little easier than usual in the last two years, but it’s still a very difficult...

  • casey completes Volvo World Match field

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 8 May 2012

    The 2006 Champion and 2011 Volvo Golf Champions winner, Paul Casey, has received the sponsors invite completing the field for the 2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín, Spain, from May 17-20. For the first time in the Championship’s history half of the field will be US PGA Tour members and the draw will contain three Spanish players. Paul...