Monday 4 August 2014
Who’s going to win the US PGA 2014? By studying recent US PGA Championships, it’s possible to pinpoint the golfers most likely to get their hands on the Wanamaker Trophy at Valhalla. 1. Accurate iron play is key at the US PGA – nine of the last 10 champions have hit more than 64 per cent of the greens they’ve aimed at...
Monday 4 August 2014
Although Tiger Woods’ return from injury hasn’t exactly set the world alight – he missed the cut by four shots at the Quicken Loans National, his first tournament back, and only just made it to the weekend at The Open – it’s been good to have him back out there. The increased crowds and television audiences Tiger attracts have been...
Monday 4 August 2014
Even as he tapped in the winning putt, Jason Dufner’s facial expression never wavered. As hundreds of people around the green jumped up and cheered, the unassuming American’s only reaction to winning his first major championship at Oak Hill was an understated fist pump. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care. Behind his almost vacant exterior lies a driven and...
Sunday 3 August 2014
Sometime in 1984, course designer Jack Nicklaus asked course owner Dwight Gahm, a man who made his fortune from kitchen cabinet-making, for his thoughts on one particular green. “If you don’t tell me how to design kitchen cabinets, I won’t tell you how to design golf holes,” Gahm replied. Staying out of Jack’s way was a wise move on Gahm’s part...
Friday 1 August 2014
If you were a British golf fan in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Tony Jacklin was your hero. When he won the 1969 Open at Royal Lytham, he won just £4,250, but with it, the hearts of a golfing nation. He went on to win the US Open the following year, becoming the first Brit and only the second...