Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 24 May 2018
*This article has been updated. When it was originally posted in October, Bland had competed in 425 European Tour events. Richard Bland is still waiting for his first win after 434 starts on the European Tour… but who’s counting? Patience is a virtue – nowhere more so than in the crazy world of professional world. So it’s just as well that 45-year-old...
Written by Nick Wright on Friday 10 November 2017
Jon Rahm became World No.1 with his victory at The Memorial Tournament. In 2017, and just a year into his professional career, the Spaniard talked us through his rise and career goals. Rewind little more than a year and Spain’s Jon Rahm was just another top amateur with huge potential. Now he’s become the World no.4 with three Tour titles to...
Monday 6 November 2017
Justin Rose’s technically-sound swing can stand up to pressure Performance under pressure is greatly helped by a strong technique, and Justin Rose’s swing is up there with the best. TG Top 50 Coach Gareth Johnson talks about four qualities Rose possesses that you can try to weave into your action. Trail Wrist Flexed Note the angle in the back of Justin’s right wrist. This...
Friday 3 November 2017
To mark 30 years since his first Tour start, Colin Montgomerie talks tech, Tiger and what he’s learned in almost 600 events It’s now been 30 years since Colin Montgomerie teed it up in his first European Tour event as a professional, the 1987 Swiss Open. He missed the cut, but a few weeks later cashed his first cheque as a...
Friday 27 October 2017
20 Questions: Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on his love of Troon, Arsenal, Muhammad Ali and Will Ferrell When did you first shoot under par? Oh, man! It has to be when I was about 15 or 16. Highlight of your career so far? Winning last year’s Spanish Open at Valderrama followed by my strong showing at the 2016 Open at Troon. Best shot...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 12 October 2017
This time last year Matt Wallace was playing on the Alps Tour. Now, he’s a European Tour winner and has played in his maiden Major. He’s living proof mini tour dreams do come true Matt Wallace has had to wait for his shot at the big time. The Englishman spent four years struggling to make a living on the Alps Tour,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 11 October 2017
Rickie Fowler had some of the best stats on the PGA Tour in 2017 – so we asked about how he’s gone about improving his accuracy From growing up on his local driving range in California to becoming one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour, Rickie Fowler puts a lot of his more recent success down to working...