Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 26 December 2011
Tiger Woods may have only played 12 tournaments in 2011 but he was never far from the headlines. Equipment Editor David Connor and Features Writer Kit Alexander review a rollercoaster year for the former world number one and look ahead to the 2012 season.
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 26 December 2011
There was plenty to celebrate in the golfing world in 2011 but not everyone covered themselves in glory. Equipment Editor David Connor and Features Writer Kit Alexander name and shame the year’s bad guys.
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 26 December 2011
With so much expectation every year, the Major Championships can sometimes fail to deliver. But golf fans were treated to four fantastic tournaments in 2011. The Major class of 2011 marked a global changing of the guard at the top of world golf – and a very popular win for a veteran of the European game. Equipment Editor David Connor and Features...
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 26 December 2011
Cast your mind back 12 months and the fight to be world number one was as tight as it had been in over a decade. A year on and despite Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer holding the position, Luke Donald has stamped his authority on the world number one spot in the final six months of 2011. Equipment Editor David Connor and...
Written by Staff on Tuesday 13 December 2011
When Luke Donald had finally finished 3rd in the Dubai World Championships, so ensuring he created history, and became the first player to officially win the Money Lists in Europe and the US (Tiger unofficially did the same when he wasn’t a member of the European Tour) he looked at the sky, and put a finger in the air, signaling...
Written by Joel Tadman, TG Instruction Editor on Friday 9 December 2011
Former Open Champion Tom Lehman fired a flawless seven under par opening round 65 to lead the MCB Tour Championship by three strokes on his first visit to Mauritius. The 2006 United States Ryder Cup Captain birdied his opening two holes at Constance Belle Mare Plage before picking up further shots on the fourth, seventh, 11th and 14th holes. He also...
Written by Joel Tadman, TG Instruction Editor on Tuesday 6 December 2011
The 2011 European Senior Tour season is set for a dramatic climax at this week’s MCB Tour Championship, as Peter Fowler and Barry Lane go head-to-head for the John Jacobs Trophy in Mauritius. Australian Fowler holds a €25,569 advantage over Englishman Lane, the only player who can catch him at the top of the Order of Merit, and a top-two finish...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Sunday 4 December 2011
Rory McIlroy holed a stunning bunker shot for birdie at the last as he romped to victory at the UBS Hong Kong Open, after a scintillating final round 65. The victory now gives the 22-year-old a fighting chance of finishing top of The Race to Dubai, and ending Luke Donald’s dream of winning money lists on both sides of the Atlantic, with...