Written by Golf World on Monday 14 March 2011
Tiger Woods showed some progress at Doral, his T10 finish his best at an official PGA Tour event in nine months. Woods closed with a 6-under-par 66 Sunday at the WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral and tied Rickie Fowler for the day’s low round. It also matched his best score of the year. “Peaking at the right time for the Tavistock...
Written by Golf World on Monday 14 March 2011
Nick Watney claimed the biggest win of his career after taking the WGC-Cadillac Championship by two shots on Sunday. The American carded a final round five-under 67 at Doral to end the weekend on 16-under-par, two better than third round leader Dustin Johnson. The crucial birdie came at the 12th as Watney bounced back from dropping a shot at his previous hole. He...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 8 March 2011
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be paired together – along with U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell – in the first and second rounds of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at the Doral Resort in Miami on Thursday and Friday. The Woods-Mickelson-McDowell group will tee off at 11:51 a.m. EST on Thursday, and they will tee off at 12:54 p.m. EST on...
Written by Gary Wolstenholme on Monday 7 March 2011
Brunei Senior Masters Unfortunately the event out in Brunei ended up being a real disaster for me! I picked up neck and shoulder injuries while out there so going into the event I knew I wasn’t completely ready for it. With the aid of treatment I thought I could get through it but it was just too much for me and...
Written by Golf World on Monday 7 March 2011
This week’s World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship will feature one of the strongest fields of the 2011 season. The top-50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) have all committed to compete, including defending champion Ernie Els, World No. 1 Martin Kaymer and six-time winner Tiger Woods. This year marks just the second time (2009) since 2005 that the top-50 players...
Written by Golf World on Monday 7 March 2011
Rory Sabbatini won the Honda Classic in Palm Beach on Sunday by a shot from Korean YE Yang. His five-stroke lead shrank to one in the space of seven holes, and a halt in play because of lightning delayed his march towards victory. He weathered the weather, turned back a late challenge from Y.E. Yang and shot an even-par 70 for a...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 3 March 2011
The Florida Swing will start at The Honda Classic, where an international pack of top-ranked players take aim at PGA National’s Champion Course. With seven of the current top 13 players in the Official World Golf Rankings competing, it may be the most talented field this tournament has ever seen. England’s Lee Westwood will be the highest ranked golfer, No. 2, when...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 3 March 2011
Aussie golfer Aaron Baddeley is in shock after his family’s home in Melbourne burned down last night. No-one was seriously hurt in the blaze, though his dad Ron did suffer second degree burns on his left foot. did the math as soon as the phone rang. It was about 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning back home in Melbourne, Australia, so he...
Written by Tim Maitland, Golf World on Wednesday 2 March 2011
One of the most remarkable group of athletes the world has ever seen is growing up fast. Led by Jiyai Shin, until mid-February the world number one, they are the Dragon Ladies and they are the dominant force in the world of women’s golf despite being only 22 or 23 years old. “We’re the girls who were born in 1988, in...
Written by Golf World on Monday 28 February 2011
Marrtin Kaymer had a consolation prize in losing the WGC Matchplay to Luke Donald – he became the new world No.1 At 26, Kaymer is the second-youngest player to capture the top ranking since Woods did so at age 21 in 1997. (The rankings have only been in place since 1986.) But he was also the first player younger than...
Written by Golf World on Monday 28 February 2011
Luke Donald spoiled Martin Kaymer’s rise to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking by winning the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday with a performance so dominant he never played the 18th hole all week. On a bizarre final day in the high desert, which began with snow covering the fairways, Donald pulled ahead for good with...
Written by Golf World on Saturday 26 February 2011
Luke Donals s the only Brit still contesting the World Accenture Matchplay Championships. Donald played teenage sensation Mattero Manessero who took him to the 16th hole. Elsewhere Graeme McDowell lost to YE Yang in another huge upset. Tiger Woods lost in the first round, Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood went out in the second and now McDowell also crashes out. It was left...
Written by Golf World on Friday 25 February 2011
Phil Mickelson was unceremonously dumped out of the second round of the Accentrue World Matchplay by a rampant Rickie Fowler – and that wasn’t the only surprise result of the day. American Nick Watney took out World No.1 Lee Westwood, Paul Casey lost to Jason Day and Rory McIlroy was soundly thrashed eight and 7 by Ben Crane! Mickelson’s match wasn’t exactly...
Written by Golf World on Friday 25 February 2011
In Thursday’s 16 second-round matches at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championships, we saw the departure of two more top seeds; a couple of surprising lopsided results; and a lot of young guys making a lot of noise. BIGGEST SURPRISE: There were plenty to choose from. Rickie Fowler handing Phil Mickelson his biggest loss in this event. Jason Day knocking...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 24 February 2011
The number to remember in the second round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship appears to be 12. There are 12 Americans and 12 Europeans remaining in the field. Not to mention, 12 of the top 20 players in the world are left to do battle at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain. There were some stunning upsets on...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 24 February 2011
What did Wednesday’s 32 matches in at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship provide? One big shock, of course, and a few other surprises. Here’s a recap of the first round. BIGGEST SURPRISE: Tiger Woods losing to Thomas Bjorn. Any time a No. 1 seed falls in the first round, it’s a big deal. It certainly was in 2002 when...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 24 February 2011
What did Wednesday’s 32 matches in at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship provide? One big shock, of course, and a few other surprises. Here’s a recap of the first round. BIGGEST SURPRISE: Tiger Woods losing to Thomas Bjorn. Any time a No. 1 seed falls in the first round, it’s a big deal. It certainly was in 2002 when...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 24 February 2011
What did Wednesday’s 32 matches in at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship provide? One big shock, of course, and a few other surprises. Here’s a recap of the first round. BIGGEST SURPRISE: Tiger Woods losing to Thomas Bjorn. Any time a No. 1 seed falls in the first round, it’s a big deal. It certainly was in 2002 when...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 22 February 2011
Dressing for golf took on a new dimension as Michelle Wie donned a Korean hanbok and Paula Creamer a Japanese kimono for a photo-shoot ahead of this week’s HSBC Women’s Champions at Tanah Merah, Singapore. In the event, the players’ appearance could not have served as more of a show-stopper had they notched a hole in one apiece. “It feels great,” said...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 22 February 2011
The European Tour season is now in full swing and with the season’s first Major just around the corner we want to know who you’re tipping for glory this season. Can Martin Kaymer retain, will world number one Lee Westwood regain the crown or is a new name going to come to the fore?...