Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday, 7 May 2014
This week's TG Fantasy Golf is The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Florida. The PGA Tour's flagship event is seen by many as the unofficial fifth Major and it always attracts a world class field. The Pete Dye design is a standard par 72 that measures 7,215 yards off the tips and features lots of water, most notably at the famous...
Friday, 2 May 2014
Jack Senior won the Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters after a three-way play-off at Montrose Links to steal an early march on the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit. The Lancastrian former Walker Cup player shot a final-round 66 on the par 71 course to finish five under, tied with Welshman James Frazer (Pennard Golf Club) and Scotland’s Elliot Saltman...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday, 29 April 2014
The fourth event in the TG Fantasy Golf is the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Quail Hollow is a standard par 72 layout with four par 3s and four par 5s that measures 7,562 yards. The course is preparing to host the 2017 USPGA Championship and the tough set-up will give the players a Major test this...
Monday, 28 April 2014
The HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour returns to the east coast of Scotland this week for its second event of the season, the Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters at Montrose Links. The tournament represents the second time the Tour has visited the historic course, having made a successful debut there in September last year. Oliver Farr took the £10,000 winners’ cheque on that...
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
After a thrilling finale to the RBC Heritage that saw Matt Kuchar hole a bunker shot on the 18th to seal a one-shot victory over Luke Donald, TG Fantasy Golf heads to the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana, New Orleans. Last year’s field averaged 70.75, making the course the seventh easiest par-72 of the season. After a tough winter that’s made...
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
BMW, Official Partner of The Ryder Cup 2014, has launched the 'Road to Gleneagles 2014' – a free-to-enter competition open to UK golfers playing wherever and whenever until June 8th. Powered by social live scoring platform Golf GameBook, the competition gives all UK golfers an opportunity to win a VIP trip to Gleneagles in Scotland to experience the 40th playing of...
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
William Harrold won the opening event of the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour season, shooting a final-round 71 to finish four under par in the Matchroom Championship on the Brabazon Course at The Belfry. The Norfolk golfer began the day four behind 36-hole leader Jack Senior, but the former Walker Cup man shot 76 in his final round to fall from -7...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday, 16 April 2014
After a thrilling opening event, the triple-weighted Masters won by Bubba Watson, the TG Fantasy Golf game heads to Harbour Town Golf Links on the PGA Tour this week for the RBC Heritage. Created by Pete Dye, who updated the track in 2011, Harbour Town stretches just 7,101 yards and boasts many short-hitting shot-makers as champions, including Graeme McDowell, who defends...
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Have you downloaded Golf GameBook yet? It's a free app that allows you to upload your golf scores live - forget paper scorecards and tiny pencils, record your scores at the touch of a finger. No more counting dots and circles - this app updates all your favourite game formats and side-bets on every hole, even from other groups on...
Friday, 11 April 2014
The PGA EuroPro Tour has announced that HotelPlanner.com will be the title sponsor of Europe’s leading satellite tour in 2014. HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour players will compete for more than £700,000-worth of prize money in 2014, with the top five golfers at the end of the season awarded a category on the 2015 Challenge Tour. HotelPlanner.com will also be offering discounts...
Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday, 10 April 2014
There's still time to register for TG Fantasy Golf and pick your Masters team before the 1pm deadline today (Thursday 10th April). The game is free to play and there are more than £7,000 of prizes up for grabs, including golf holidays to La Manga in Spain, Donnafugata in Sicily, Son Caliu in Mallorca and Palmares in Portugal. Plus, a dozen...
Written by Kit Alexander on Monday, 7 April 2014
The first event of the 2014 Today's Golfer Fantasy Golf game is the first Major of the season, the Masters at Augusta National, Georgia, USA. Like all Majors in the free-to-play game, this event is worth triple points so it's important to pick your six-man team wisely within the £15m budget and make a good start. Augusta National is a par-72 course that...
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Would you like the chance to win a VIP Experience at the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles – just for playing golf? We've teamed up with BMW – Official Partner of the Ryder Cup – and Golf GameBook to give you the chance to play in the BMW Road to Gleneagles 2014. Top prize is a trip to the big event in September,...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday, 1 April 2014
The 2014 Today's Golfer Fantasy Golf game gets underway at the Masters at 1pm on Thursday 10th April. You can sign up and pick your team here right now. This year's game features 32 tournaments from the first Major of the season to the DP World Tour Championship on November 20th - all four Majors, two World Golf Championships, 15 PGA Tour...
Monday, 17 March 2014
Alejandro Cañizares completed an emphatic wire-to-wire victory at the Trophée Hassan II to end an eight-year wait for his second European Tour title. Cañizares led from the very start with an opening 62, just like defending champion Marcel Siem 12 months ago, and completed a five shot win with a closing round of 70. That gave the Spaniard a 19 under par...
Friday, 7 March 2014
It's not long now until The Masters - here are some fascinating facts and figures to whet your appetite for the tournament. Make sure you register your Fantasy Golf team in time for the tournament - sign up here! Infographic by www.function18.com ...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday, 4 March 2014
The PGA EuroPro Tour makes its debut at The Belfry in April as The Matchroom Championship gets the 2014 season underway on the UK’s leading golf tour. Commencing 11 days after the conclusion of PGA EuroPro Tour Qualifying School, players will be eager to get the season off to a flyer by collecting the £10,000 winner’s prize at the end of...
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
The PGA EuroPro Tour has added Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort in County Carlow to its schedule, the second Irish venue to be included in the Tour’s impressive 2014 line-up. The Christy O’Connor designed course boasts rich surrounds, mature trees and playing surfaces unrivalled for their consistency and quality and will host Europe’s leading satellite tour from July 30...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday, 26 February 2014
World number one Tiger Woods will be the most expensive player in the 2014 Today's Golfer Fantasy Golf game with a value of £6m. He leads Rory McIlroy (£5.5m), Adam Scott (£5.5m), Henrik Stenson (£5m) and Justin Rose (£4.5) as the most valuable players. The price of players in the free-to-play game is vital as managers must keep within the £15m budget when...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday, 19 February 2014
The Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game returns for the fourth successive year in 2014 – and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Once again, the game is completely free to play and covers all the biggest events on the PGA and European Tours from the Masters on April 10th to the DP World Tour Championship...