Written by Golf World on Monday 21 December 2009
Three years after becoming the first Scot to win the US Amateur Championship in 108 years, Richie Ramsay now has his first European Tour title. The 25 year old won the South African Open Championship, coming from five behind with a best of the day 65 and then beating Indian Shiv Kapur with a birdie on the first play-off hole. “There’s no...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Saturday 12 December 2009
Tiger Woods has announced he will take “an indefinite break from professional golf” after recent rumours about his private life. Woods has been at the centre of a media frenzy since crashing his car into a fire hydrant in November. In a statement on his website the world number one said: “After much soul searching I have decided to take an indefinite break...
Written by Golf World on Monday 7 December 2009
Jim Furyk ended more than two years without a victory on Sunday when he holed key putts on the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Chevron World Challenge, edging out Lee Westwood, Padraig Harrington, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell. It was a fitting conclusion to a week dominated by talk of host Tiger Woods:...
Written by TG Features Writer on Thursday 3 December 2009
Q. How does it feel to be Britain’s first major winner in five years? A. It’s really quite amazing. Obviously, there was just having the baby and I wasn’t really going there expecting to win it so to go there and win on my second event back was really quite unbelievable. Q. You won just 11 weeks after giving birth to...
Written by TG Features Writer on Wednesday 2 December 2009
As thoughts drifts towards 2010 it’s inevitable that people will start making predictions, so we thought we’d jump on the bandwagon and ask you guys to tell us who you think is going to triumph at the first major of the season. Tiger’s state of mind may be in doubt but he’ll always be the favourite whenever he plays. He’ll face competition...