Written by TG staff on Wednesday 20 November 2013
Peter Uihlein has been crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year on the European Tour. The award completes a stand-out season for Uihlein which has seen him claim his maiden European Tour title and finish in the Top-10 on seven occasions on his way to finishing 14th on the final Race to Dubai rankings. Having started the season with playing rights...
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 18 November 2013
Henrik Stenson sealed the Race to Dubai in emphatic fashion as he cruised to a six-shot victory at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. The world number three becomes the first player to win the Race to Dubai and FedEx Cup in the same season after he clinched the PGA Tour title with victory at their Tour Championship in September. Stenson held a...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 12 November 2013
The final tournament of the 2013 TG Fantasy Golf game is the DP World Tour Championship on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai. It’s the culmination of the European Tour season and 56 of the top 60 in the Race to Dubai will be teeing up this week hoping to finish their season on a high and earn a share of...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 11 November 2013
Victor Dubuisson held off a high-profile chasing pack including Tiger Woods to earn his first European Tour victory at the Turkish Airlines Open by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In the third of four events that make up the Final Series, culminating in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai next week, Dubuisson shot a final round of 69 to...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 11 November 2013
Here’s ample evidence that Colin Montgomerie was in top cooking form at the weekend at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal where the host course designer welcomed guests to his on course villa on the eve of the final round of the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open. Monty played the perfect host and was dressed in full Maxx Royal chef clothing as he took...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 8 November 2013
Five-time Major winner and current world number four, Phil Mickelson (pictured), has confirmed his stake in the race for glory at January’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2014 (16-19 January 2014). Mickelson’s return to the UAE capital ups the ante for the season-opening event which now sees three of the world’s top six players competing on Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 7 November 2013
German Ryder Cup hero Martin Kaymer faced Italian sensation Matteo Manassero in a target challenge from the balcony of Maxx Royal – one of the world’s finest hotels – in a spectacular warm-up for the The Turkish Airlines Open which started today. Over 2,000 guests gathered at The Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa where targets were placed in the expansive...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 6 November 2013
The penultimate tournament in the 2013 TG Fantasy Golf game is the Turkish Airlines Open at The Montgomerie Maxx course at Royal Antalya, Turkey. It’s the European Tour’s first visit to Turkey and the 7,100-yard, par 72 layout should offer up plenty of birdie opportunities – many experts are predicting the winning score to be around 20-under-par. The course is tree-lined and...