Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 20 October 2015
After an absence of nearly 70 years, The Open is set to return to Royal Portrush and Northern Ireland in 2019. Portrush has been invited to stage The Open by the R&A and the County Antrim club’s members will now be asked to ratify the proposal to enable preparations to begin for what is expected to be the largest sporting event...
Monday 19 October 2015
Next year’s British Masters will be hosted by Luke Donald at The Grove following its successful return to the European Tour calendar at Woburn. The Grove, designed by Kyle Phillips, is one of the UK’s best-conditioned inland layouts, and is close to the Hertfordshire courses that Donald grew up playing. It will be the course’s second European Tour event; it held an...
Monday 19 October 2015
The season may be coming to a close on this side of the Atlantic, but it’s just beginning on the PGA Tour. Here’s a round-up of the winners and losers from the weekend. Sullivan makes it three Andy Sullivan became the first man this year to bag three titles on the European Tour with a runaway victory in the Portuguese Masters.
Friday 16 October 2015
If you hit a basket of range balls once a week, visit the gym twice in January and take one flight a year on your annual holiday, compare it to Rory McIlroy’s average year. He hits 16,500 balls, does 6,800 press ups and signs more than 6,000 autographs, according to a new app that can monitor your lifestyle. He also runs...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 12 October 2015
Aged 21, Matt Fitzpatrick became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious British Masters at Woburn at the weekend. And here we pay tribute to golf’s most successful young guns – players who made their mark at a ridiculously early age. The youngest champions… The Masters – Tiger Woods in 1997 at 21 years, 3 months, 14 days US Open – John J.
Written by Golf World on Monday 12 October 2015
Matthew Fitzpatrick bagged his first European Tour title with a two-stroke victory in the British Masters at Woburn on Sunday. The 21-year-old was tied for the lead going into the final day, but four birdies in seven holes on the back nine saw him shoot 68 and join the likes of Lee Westwood, Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo as home-grown British...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 5 October 2015
Thorbjorn Oleson bagged biggest win of his career at The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday. “To win it on St Andrews, it is something you dream of when you are a little kid,” said the 25-year-old Dane, who has now won three times on the European Tour. “All the hours I have put in this year has paid off.” The world...
Written by Golf World on Monday 28 September 2015
Cameron McCormick – Performance Coach The man who’s coached him for nine years describes Spieth’s technique, intelligence and tactical prowess. How did you start working with Jordan? It was through a mutual association. A client of mine who was director of the Texas Golf Association put his father and me in touch and we had a big phone conversation and set up...
Written by Golf World on Monday 28 September 2015
Golf has long had a Big Three obsession. Vardon, Taylor and Braid led on to Hagen, Sarazen and Jones who were followed by the great triumvirate of Hogan, Snead and Nelson who dominated the game in the 1940s and 50s. Jack, Arnie and Gary defined golf’s first TV fuelled boom while in the 80s and early 90s it was Seve, Greg...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 28 September 2015
Jordan Spieth wrapped up the FedEx Cup last night with a victory in the Tour Championship – his fifth of the season – taking him back to the top spot in the world rankings. “This is one I cannot wait to celebrate,” Spieth said. “This is incredible.” He took a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson into Sunday’s final round and relied on...
Written by Today's Golfer on Wednesday 23 September 2015
Sergio Garcia, Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn donned their evening suits to launch a new tour event in Asia in December. They will play in the Ho Tram Open at a spectacular new links coure in Vietnam. According to Sergio: “Vietnam has always been an intriguing destination for golf and one I have been paying close attention to. We are blessed with...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 22 September 2015
We’ve checked the rules of Fantasy Golf and unfortunately it’s not permissible to pick Jason Day six times to fill your available slots. The 27-year-old Australian has won three of his last four starts and now finds himself as the world’s number one player, having usurped Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy. After dominating from start to finish to take last week’s...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 21 September 2015
Suzann Pettersen has issued a heartfelt apology over her actions in the Solheim Cup. Her opponent Alison Lee picked up a 16-inch putt, only for the Norwegian star to say she hadn’t given it. It resulted in a loss of hole for Lee – and a global storm of criticism aimed at Pettersen’s ‘unsporting’ behaviour. After sleeping on the issue – and...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 21 September 2015
Solheim Cup stars from both sides of the Atlantic have given their backing to the event returning to Scotland, the Home of Golf, following the country’s bid to host the biennial event at Gleneagles in 2019. Scotland’s Catriona Matthew and American Paula Creamer, who lined up on opposing sides in the dramatic US victory at St Leon Rot last week, both...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 21 September 2015
There seems to be no catching – or stopping – in-form Aussie Jason Day at the moment. The Queenslander romped to BMW Championship victory at Conway Farms GC, Illinois, last night and literally had that top of the world feeling after finishing on -22, six shots clear of his nearest rival – he replaces Rory McIlroy (tied 3rd) as the World...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 21 September 2015
The USA beat Europe 14½-13½ in Germany on Sunday in an acrimonious match that saw players in tears after controversy. The USA produced a stunning fightback in the singles after entering the session 10-6 behind. They won eight and a half points from 12 to regain the title the USA last won in 2009 – and stage the biggest comeback in...
Monday 21 September 2015
Time flies when you’re having fun, so it’s little wonder a year has past in the blink of an eye for Ryder Cup hero Jamie Donaldson. Incredibly, it’s already 12 months since the Welshman’s sublime wedge shot saw off Keegan Bradley to seal a third-straight Ryder Cup for Europe and spark jubilant scenes all around Gleneagles’ PGA Centenary Course. It’s perhaps unsurprising that...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Sunday 20 September 2015
You’ve got to hand it to the Americans who staged one of the greatest comebacks in Solheim Cup history to win the coveted silverware at shellshocked Europe’s expense on Sunday. Juli Inkster’s plucky side trailed 10-6 after the morning four-balls, but won eight-and-a-half points from 12 singles to regain the title they last won in 2009. Here’s what we learnt from America’s...
Written by Today's Golfer on Thursday 17 September 2015
The biggest in women’s golf kicks off in Germany tomorrow morning – the Solheim Cup. Played with as much fire and passion as the Ryder Cup, the Solheim has become one of the bggest events in womens’ sport, as teams from Europe and the USA do battle in the same format as the men. Here’s what you need to know...
Written by Today's Golfer on Wednesday 16 September 2015
After a week of European Tour action in which Belgian youngster Thomas Pieters took home the KLM Open, TG Fantasy Golf returns to the PGA Tour and the FedEx Cup in the form of the 2015 BMW Championship. The venue is Conway Farms Golf Club in Illinois, returning after hosting the event in 2013. Zach Johnson won that event, but Jim...