Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 25 September 2017
There’s been a lot of talk about the class of 2011 and players aged 25 and under consistently performing on the PGA Tour this year – so we decided to see how well they actually did in the 2016/17 season. As it turns out, they did well. REALLY well. In the men’s game, it a not been typical to have several of...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 25 September 2017
Justin Thomas secured the season long FedEx Cup title, as PGA Tour rookie Xander Schauffele picked up his second win of the year at the Tour Championship. The 23-year-old birdied the final hole to get to 12-under-par and deny Thomas a chance to win the tournament in a play-off, besting the new FedEx Cup champion by a single shot. Schauffele came out...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 21 September 2017
Catriona Matthew has been appointed as European captain for the 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles from 13-15 September 2019. Catriona Matthew, who has a record of 18-11-8 in Solheim Cup history, has today been named as the European Solheim Cup Captain when the event comes to the Scotland in two years time. It’s both a fitting and predictable appointment, as the...
Tuesday 19 September 2017
The end of the PGA Tour season is coming to a close this week, and there’s never been a better chance to score Fantasy Golf points! With just 30 golfers in the field, no cut and fantasy prices ranging from £15m to 6.5 or 6m (with thanks to Kyle Stanley and Patrick Cantlay) – there’s an abundance of options that could...
Tuesday 19 September 2017
This week there is a huge amount of attention being paid to the final stage of the FedEx Cup at the Tour Championships, but there is still a lot to play for this side of the pond. No less than 10 previous Portugal Masters winners are set to tee up this week, as Padraig Harrington will make a bid to become...
Monday 18 September 2017
The Top 30 in the FedEx Cup rankings have been set for the Tour Championship this week, but who is most likely to win? This week, players will compete for a chance to win the $10m prize money that comes with the FedEx Cup – so we’ve been taking a closer look at what each player will need to win. Each of...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 18 September 2017
Marc Leishman completed a wire-to-wire victory at the BMW Championship in Chicago, moving himself in to the top five of the FedEx rankings heading in to the final event. For the second time in the space of three FedEx Cup play-off events, Marc Leishman held a substantial lead – but this time, he wouldn’t let it slip out of his grasp. The...
Monday 11 September 2017
The third stage of the FedEx Cup play-offs heads to Conway Farms Golf Club in Illinois for the BMW Championship this week. After a week off, the FedEx Cup Play-offs resume as the top 70 golfers on the points list compete for the third title and a place in the Tour Finals at East Lake next week. Justin Thomas battled with Jordan...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 7 September 2017
The hidden talents of professional golfers: How many of these did you know? Rafa Cabrera Bello has it all. Movie star good looks, money, and great golf game. But his talents aren’t just confined to golf – he’s also a dab hand at surfing, and he hit headlines in June when he took time out from the BMW International Open to...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 7 September 2017
Mickelson and Hoffman picked for US side by Captain Steve Stricker, while International Captain Nick Price opts for Emiliano Grillo and surprise pick Anirban Lahiri Stricker and Price finalised their two Captain’s picks on Wednesday ahead of the 12th edition of the Presidents Cup, which will take place in New Jersey at Liberty National Golf Course from September 26 to October...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 6 September 2017
This week, the European Tour heads to the beautiful backdrop of the Swiss mountains for the Omega European Masters – while the PGA Tour has a week off. There’s one of the European Tour’s strongest fields out this week, with two former world number one’s (Lee Westwood and Luke Donald), and several of England’s top young talents in Tommy Fleetwood, Matthew...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 4 September 2017
Justin Thomas triumphed in the second stage of the FedEx Cup playoffs, winning the Dell Technologies Championship by three shots . The 24-year-old outlasted Jordan Spieth and Marc Leishman in a dramatic Monday-night battle to win his fifth victory of the 2016/17 season, just a few weeks after his first major title at the PGA Championship. Thomas posted an eight-under 63 on...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 4 September 2017
Haydn Porteous outlasted Lee Slattery in a thrilling final-day battle to win the D+D REAL Czech Masters by two shots. They swapped the lead all-day long, but Porteous birdied two of the last five holes to win his second European Tour title with a final-round 69. Slattery had held a two-shot lead heading in to the final day, but back-to-back birdies...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 4 September 2017
Stacy Lewis ended a three-year wait for her 12th LPGA Tour title, and pledged to donate her near $200k winnings to the Houston Relief When Stacy Lewis stated at the start of the week that she would donate her entire prize money from the Portland Classic to the Houston relief fund for flood victims, not even she could have thought she...
Tuesday 29 August 2017
The second stage of the FedEx Cup play-offs heads to TPC Boston for the Dell Technologies this week Dustin Johnson regained the top position in the FedEx Cup standings with his victory at the Northern Trust last week, where he outlasted Jordan Spieth in a play-off. DJ said that his game felt back to his pre-Masters best after his fourth win of...
Tuesday 29 August 2017
The race to automatically qualify for the 2018 European Ryder Cup team begins at the D+D Czech Masters this week This week’s tournament in Prague is the first European Tour event where players can earn points in their quest to make Captain Thomas Bjorn’s 12-man team for Le Golf National in France next year. From the D+D Czech Masters until the 2018...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 28 August 2017
Dustin Johnson wowed in the Northern Trust play-off against Jordan Spieth with a 341 yard drive over a lake that ultimately helped him to the title – and he says his game feels back to his pre-Masters best. The World No.1 had just watched Spieth bomb a 315 yard drive down the centre of the fairway, and rather than opting for...
Sunday 27 August 2017
Dustin Johnson overpowered Jordan Spieth on the first play-off hole to win the first of the FedEx Cup play-off events at the Northern Trust The 18th hole would have been an intimidating prospect for most, but DJ drove over the lake a huge 341 yards to give himself a clear advantage over Spieth- leaving just a lob-wedge in to the hole. A...
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Just how much do you have in common with the world’s top golfers? On the tee this month… 2015 Open champion Zach Johnson Each month, we find out just how much in common your average golfer has with a Tour professional – and grade them on their answers. Our current Golf Test leader is Ian Woosnam on -9, and given that he...
Monday 21 August 2017
Henrik Stenson fired a final-round 64 to win his sixth PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship – and he did it without a driver in his bag Technically, Stenson was only playing in the Wyndham Championship because he needed to reach 15 PGA Tour events this season. His last three starts at Sedgefield Country Club had been two missed cuts...