August

  • St Andrews green fees remain unchanged

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 27 August 2009

    St Andrews Links Trust has announced that the green fees for its courses will be held at the same level for the 2010 season. The high season green fee for the Old Course will remain at £130 and the New and Jubilee courses at £65. The Eden will be £40, the Strathtyrum £25 and the Balgove £12. The Castle Course will...

  • US PGA Roundup Yang picks up first US PGA tour win!

    Written by TG Writer on Monday 17 August 2009

    The final major of the decade will be remembered for many years to come. It was another shock victory in 2009 because of the player that won, but perhaps even more because of the player that lost. South Korean Y.E. Yang tamed Tiger Woods on Sunday at Hazeltine to win the 91st US PGA Championship by three shots. It’s the first...

  • Bookies lose £1.25m in Tiger US PGA gamble

    Written by TG staff writer on Monday 17 August 2009

    Bungling bookie Paddy Power was left reeling last night after their £1.25m early payout on Tiger Woods to win the USPGA spectacularly backfired when the world number one was unable to see off the challenge of Korean player Y.E. Yang at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Paddy Power, famous for their early payouts, took the unprecedented step of paying out over £1.25m to...

  • Timing detracts from epic Woods/Harrington duel

    Written by Golf World on Monday 10 August 2009

    It was the matchup we’ve all been drooling over for more than a year. Ever since Padraig Harrington won the first of his three majors at the 2007 Open, the world of golf has been willing the Irishman to go down the stretch with world number one, Tiger Woods. Last weekend it happened. In the final round of the WGC World...

  • Golf World On Tour

    Written by Golf World on Monday 3 August 2009

    GolfBug.tv in assocation with Golf World is here to bring you all the latest news,  views and reviews from the world of golf, including the exclusives from the major tours, reviews of the worlds’ best courses and resorts, interviews with leading personalities in the game, reviews of the latest equipment and expert instruction. Please scroll down to view the show…...