Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 16 April 2015
The European Tour’s Shenzhen International got off to a flying start today. American Peter Uihlein (pictured) birdied the last three holes of his opening round and Byeong Hun An had a hole-in-one, but it was home favourite Huang Wen-yi who hit the front. China’s Huang had eight birdies and two bogeys in his -6 66 at Genzon GC to lead An and Uihlein...
Written by Joe Downes on Wednesday 15 April 2015
There’s a feeling of ‘after the lord mayor’s show’ about week two of our Fantasy League as the PGA Tour heads to South Carolina for the RBC Heritage. The golfing world is still digesting the nature of Jordan Spieth’s Masters triumph and the Texan is chasing further glory and another jacket – the RBC Heritage’s iconic plaid number – this...
Friday 10 April 2015
He’s a Major champ, a Ryder Cup superstar, a member of both the European and PGA tours, and a new dad (daughter Vale Esme was born in September). We caught up with GMac ahead of the 2015 season. Q How are you feeling? I’m feeling fresh and things are certainly good in my life off the golf course, which I feel is...
Tuesday 7 April 2015
Fantasy Golf is back and where better to start than Augusta National and the 79th Masters. Rory and Tiger have dominated the headlines ahead of the season’s first major but for starkly different reasons. The Northern Irishman is seeking to become the sixth player – after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods – in the...
Tuesday 7 April 2015
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy star in a new Nike advert that charts how the Irishman was inspired by the 14-times Major champion. The film, called ‘Ripple’, focuses on the growth of McIlroy from a young prodigy who used to chip golf balls into washing machines to a professional golfer and how Woods was a constant influence and inspiration. This commercial comes...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 6 April 2015
American J.B. Holmes captured his fourth US Tour victory with a play-off win at the Houston Open in Humble, Texas. The world number 20 began the day six back in 18th spot but made seven birdies in his first eight holes to set him on the way to a stunning 64 and 16-under total – matched by overnight leader Jordan Spieth...
Thursday 2 April 2015
The Ping Gold Putter Vault was created in 1975 to recognize Ping putter wins by tour professionals. For every tour win with a Ping putter, two gold-plated replicas of the winning model are made. One is given to the tournament champion and the other is placed in the vault. To commemorate major championship victories, a solid gold putter is given to...
Wednesday 1 April 2015
Super Spaniard Sergio Garcia is focused on winning this week’s Houston Open, which starts tomorrow, and has put all thoughts of the Masters to one side. The world no.7 hasn’t won on the US Tour since 2012 and is quietly confident of warming up for the season’s first major in style in Texas. He admits: “I think that there’s no doubt that...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 25 March 2015
Don’t be surprised to see an Aussie come out on top in this week’s Valero Texas Open. Last season, players from Down Under won three of four events during the Texas Swing, including the Valero Texas Open where Steve Bowditch shot a 76 on a windswept Sunday at TPC San Antonio to win by one. “To see this kind of weather is...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 25 March 2015
Andy Sullivan (pictured) will not only be striving for a hat-trick of 2015 European Tour titles this week in Morocco, but hoping to secure a US Masters spot for the first time in his career. A second-place finish on his own in the Trophee Hassan II tournament will be enough for the 28-years-old to secure a place at Augusta National where the...
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Less than five years ago Rory McIlroy could barely balance on one leg. Imagine that. The No. 1 golfer in the world could not stand on one leg for the length of time it takes to drive a golf ball. His workout routine was limited to, as he put it, “not very much.” He simply didn’t have the muscle strength...
Written by TG staff writer on Sunday 22 March 2015
Shocking weather caused the latest European Tour event – the Madeira Islands Open to be cancelled after four days of strong winds, heavy rain and thick fog. This meant the requisite 36 holes could not be completed at the scenic venue of Santo da Serra and a result could not be declared. The course endured a torrent of rain yesterday with 60mm falling...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 19 March 2015
Double Masters champion Bubba Watson has withdrawn from the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which starts today, following the death of a childhood friend. Watson said: “I am sad to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational. A close childhood friend of mine passed away unexpectedly last night. “My thoughts and prayers are with his young family at this sad time. I have chosen to...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 18 March 2015
A cluster of former Madeira Islands Open champions have returned to the island this week, including home champion in 2012 Ricardo Santos (pictured), two-time European Tour winners Bradley Dredge and Alastair Forsyth plus former Ryder Cup player Jarmo Sandelin. The field also includes many of Portugal’s most promising young players, including Ricardo Gouveia, who won in his seventh event on the Challenge...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 16 March 2015
Young American Jordan Spieth again displayed his immense talent and potential by dramatically winning the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook, Florida, last night. The 21-year-old clinched his second US PGA Tour title on the third extra hole by making a 28-foot birdie putt to beat fellow countrymen Patrick Reed and Sean O’Hair. Earlier, Reed rammed in a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 16 March 2015
The Tshwane Open at Pretoria Country Club was dominated by home-based South African players and saw George Coetzee return to the scene of his first golfing triumph to claim the spoils. South African Coetzee put home advantage to full use to win his second European Tour title, carding a flawless final round of 65 to finish one shot ahead of compatriot...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 12 March 2015
As difficult as it may be to believe when observing today’s golfing landscape, just a few years ago it seemed as if the European Tour was about to challenge the pre-eminence of PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and his all-powerful Tour. Some would argue that it is now in danger of being subsumed by them. Towards the end of 2007, the...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 12 March 2015
Another star-studded field will contest this week’s Valspar Championship which kicks off today on the Copperhead course at Tampa Bay’s Innisbrook Resort. Major winners Retief Goosen (twice), Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk (pictured) and Mark Calcavecchia all are past winners at Innisbrook while other tournament champs include former World No. 1 Luke Donald, former PLAYERS Championship winner K.J. Choi (twice) and defending...
Thursday 12 March 2015
George Coetzee is hoping to take full advantage of home course knowledge in this week’s Tshwane Open which started today. The South African’s s first golfing win came at Pretoria Country Club as a child…and now hopes to add a European Tour title at the same venue. He said: “To come to my home course is a great honour and for the...