Thursday 11 June 2015
Golf courses love a good plaque. From Hogan’s US Open 1-iron at Merion to Tiger’s numerous markers around the world, they’re a fitting tribute to a great shot. Gleneagles is the latest to join the ranks with Welshman Jamie Donaldson returning to unveil the plaque immortalising the spot from which he hit his Ryder Cup-winning wedge last September. Donaldson was 146 yards...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 10 June 2015
Austrian Bernd Wiesberger – the local hero – will begin his bid for a second Lyoness Open in the company of Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts and Frenchman Gary Stal when play gets underway tomorrow (Thursday) at Diamond Country Club. Wiesberger, who hails from nearby Vienna, has an imperious record at the tournament having finished in the top five on four occasions with...
Written by Joe Downes on Tuesday 9 June 2015
It was heartache for Justin Rose at the Memorial last week and no doubt plenty of you were also lamenting his play-off loss to Sweden’s David Lingmerth. Mark Stevens and ‘THE “A” TEAM’ claimed the weekly win with 128 points as his line-up included Rose and five others who all finished 13th or better. Lingmerth sunk the winning putt with storms...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 8 June 2015
It was a great day for the Swedes. After Alex Noren emerged a comfortable winner of the Nordea Masters in Malmo, virtually unknown Swede David Lingmerth clinched his first US PGA Tour win in dramatic fashion in the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, Ohio. Lingmerth finished level-pegging on -15 with Justin Rose, seeking his second Memorial success, and eventually took the spoils...
Written by TG staff writer on Sunday 7 June 2015
Swede Alex Noren registered his second Nordea Masters title today, carding a final round 71 to win by four shots at PGA Sweden National. After beginning his round with a birdie on the par 5 1st, Noren – winner of this event in 2011 – bogeyed the second and his two shot overnight lead was halved. But the 32 year old, who...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 3 June 2015
Super Swede Henrik Stenson is looking to secure a home victory in this week’s Nordea Masters in Malmo. The World no. 4 is still searching for a maiden victory in his home event, and is keen to improve on last year’s fifth place finish when he plays his first event of 2015 on European soil this week. Stenson is relishing being back...
Written by Joe Downes on Tuesday 2 June 2015
The pros found it tough going in Ireland last week and it was a bit of a struggle for us Fantasy Golfers too. Rory McIlroy’s second straight missed cut has seen plenty of managers – myself included – hit the buffers since Quail Hollow but others have flourished. A disappointing week for the home charges left the path clear for...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 1 June 2015
Australian Steven Bowditch loves Texas. The 31-years-old is based in Dallas and the Aussie has celebrated his two US PGA Tour victories in the Lone Star state. His latest success came at the AT&T Byron Nelson yesterday where he shot a -5 64 in the final round to comfortably win by four shots – four clear of Americans Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker...
Written by TG staff writer on Sunday 31 May 2015
Dane Soren Kjeldsen kept his cool to claim his fourth European Tour victory – the Irish Open – in dramatic fashion at windswept Royal County Down this afternoon. The delighted 40-years-old came up trumps at the first play-off hole after finishing -2 alongside England’s Tom Pepperell and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger. The trio played the par-5 18th to decide the winner and it was...
Wednesday 27 May 2015
Byeong-hun An shocked the vast majority of us Fantasy Golf managers with his incredible breakthrough victory at the BMW PGA Championship last week. Colin Tuff’s ‘Trampled under foot’ team took the spoils but even he overlooked the Korean. Jimenez, Fleetwood, Molinari and Lowry were his big scorers and it is to the latter’s homeland that attention shifts for week seven. The...
Tuesday 26 May 2015
When golfer Rory McIlroy tees off at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on May 28, he’s certain to turn heads, but not for the reasons one might expect. During each round of the Irish Open, McIlroy will lace up a different pair of strikingly unique Nike Lunar Control 3 golf shoes, each designed by a child whose life has been...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 26 May 2015
Frenchman Alexander Levy earned a debut appearance at next month’s the US after finishing on top of the international sectional qualifier at Walton Heath yesterday. Levy fired a 66 (-6) on the Old Course in the morning and a 67 (-5) on the New Course in the afternoon to lead 11 players who booked berths at the season’s second major. Also through...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 25 May 2015
When he was at the peak of his powers on the main Tours Colin Montgomerie couldn’t win a major title for love nor money. Now, since moving into senior service, he’s won three in quick succession.It’s clearly a different ball game as far as Monty is concerned after he successfully defended his Senior PGA Tour Championship title yesterday. The 51-year-old Scot shot...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 25 May 2015
American Chris Kirk clinched his fourth US Tour victory at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial thanks to a par-saving 7-foot putt after an errant tee shot at the 18th hole. Kirk edged home by a single with a closing round of 66, giving him a -12 (268 total), one ahead of Masters champion Jordan Spieth, playing partner Brandt Snedeker and...
Written by TG staff writer on Sunday 24 May 2015
Little known Korean Byeong-Hun An was a shock winner of the European Tour’s flagship event – the BMW PGA Championship – at Wentworth today. An landed his maiden European Tour title in record-breaking fashion with a sensational final round performance which confirmed the enormous promise he showed as an amateur. In the end, the Korean emerged after carding a final round 65...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 21 May 2015
The US PGA Tour’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Texas, got off to a soggy start today. Persistent heavy rain has saturated the course and as a result the scheduled start was delayed with tee-times being pushed back, enabling the greenkeeping staff to put the course back in order and playable again. Tournament director Michael Tothe said: “We’ve had electricity in the...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 19 May 2015
The European Tour returns home this week for the 61st staging of its flagship event – the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. Many of the biggest names in the game, including World no.1 and defending champion Rory McIlroy, are preparing to contest a record €5m prize fund and the right to be acclaimed the latest BMW PGA victor. The field exudes class...
Written by Joe Downes on Tuesday 19 May 2015
Like Rory McIlroy, I enjoyed a good week at Quail Hollow last time out with American duo Mickelson and Simpson ably supporting the Northern Irishman in my line-up. However, my score of 108 was 18 shy of weekly winner Mark Darby whose ‘Charthur02’ team included stand-out performers Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland as well as Simpson and the world number...
Written by TG staff writer on Sunday 17 May 2015
James Morrison planned to celebrate his first European Tour title for five years in style tonight. After producing a brilliant final round display to claim a handsome four shot victory at the Open de España at El Prat GC, near Barcelona, he quipped: “You try and enjoy it now; I’ve been off the booze this week for the first time in...