Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 7 August 2013
It’s the final Major of the season and there are triple points available in the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game at this week’s US PGA Championship. The strongest field of the year has assembled at Oak Hill CC in Pittsford, New York, with 99 of the top 100 in the world rankings in attendance – Louis Oosthuizen is still absent through...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 5 August 2013
Henrik Stenson heads into the final major of the season in pole position in the Race to Dubai after overtaking US Open Champion Justin Rose at the top with his joint second place finish in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. The Swede, who also moves up to 11th in the Official World Golf Ranking, has been enjoying a golden spell this summer...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 5 August 2013
Former world number one Laura Davies will not feature in Europe’s Solheim Cup team for the first time after missing out on a wildcard pick. The 49-year-old is the highest points scorer in the event’s history, after playing in all 12 previous events. Davies tweeted: “Oh well, no pick from the captain. Didn’t really deserve one. Mind you still a bit disappointed.” England’s...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 5 August 2013
World number one Tiger Woods warmed up for the final major of the year, the US PGA Championship, with a superb seven-shot win in the Bridgestone Invitational. Starting the final round seven shots clear, Woods coasted to victory to secure his eighth title at Firestone Country Club in Ohio. Compatriot Keegan Bradley finished tied second with Swede Henrik Stenson. But all eyes are...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 5 August 2013
Stacy Lewis produced a brilliant birdie, birdie finish to win the Ricoh Women’s British Open at St Andrews. Lewis closed with a level par 72 on the historic course to claim a two shot victory over Korea’s Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park. Lewis becomes the first American to win the Ricoh Women’s British Open since Sherri Steinhauer in 2006 and ended...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Friday 2 August 2013
Another brilliant round of 67 swept South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi into the 36-hole lead of the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Choi tapped in on 18 at 5.55pm to record her second five under score of the Open and set the pace at -10. She leads Japan’s Miki Saiki, who is on -9 after storming to a second round 66 at St Andrews. Overnight leader Morgan Pressel...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Friday 2 August 2013
American Morgan Pressel and Swede Camilla Lennarth share a one-shot lead after the first round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Pressel, 25, made seven birdies in a round of 66 that gave her the clubhouse lead at St Andrews. But Lennarth, 25, carded a bogey-free round to match that, with a group of seven just one shot behind them. Looking to become...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Thursday 1 August 2013
Inbee Park suffered a late blip after a blistering start at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, as she bids to make history with a fourth consecutive major win. The world number one from South Korea could become the first golfer, male or female, to win four professional majors in the same year. Park finished her opening round at St Andrews on three under...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 30 July 2013
There are a big couple of big tournaments on the horizon for the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game as this week’s double-weighted WGC Bridgestone Invitational is followed by the triple-weighted USPGA Championship next week. The Bridgestone Invitational continues at long-time home Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. The South Course is a par-70 that can stretch to a whopping 7,400 yards. Forty-eight of the top 50 players in...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 29 July 2013
They battled from dawn until dusk and then dawn again before Mark Wiebe finally overcame Bernhard Langer on the fifth sudden-death play-off hole to win the Senior Open at Royal Birkdale. After play had been halted because of darkness following two extra holes on Sunday, the tournament carried over to a fifth day. Both seniors showed no signs of letting up when...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 29 July 2013
Michael Hoey won the Russian Open by four shots to secure his fifth European Tour title and put his success down to his improved putting. The 34-year-old from Belfast, who was five clear going into the final round, carded a two-under-par 70 near Moscow to finish on 16 under. Hoey’s advantage was reduced to two shots on the back nine but a...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Monday 29 July 2013
Brandt Snedeker kept his patience and poise to win the Canadian Open by three shots and put himself firmly in the driving to become the first man to retain the FedExCup. After an eventful Saturday that featured a weather delay, the overnight leader Hunter Mahan withdrawing, and loads of low scores, Glen Abbey was a different beast for the final round. Gusty...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 24 July 2013
Newly crowned Open champion Phil Mickelson is facing a ludicrous £1m tax bill on his winnings from The Open and the Scottish Open, it has been revealed. K. Sean Packard, an expert in tax planning for professional athletes, revealed in a a forbes.com article that the American faces the massive bill on his Scottish winnings, that will tally up to 61%...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 23 July 2013
There’s no let up after a thrilling Open Championship as the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game continues with the RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour. The tournament returns to Glen Abbey GC, in Oakville, Ontario, for the 26th time. The 7,253-yard par 72 layout last hosted in 2008-2009. The course is a classic tree-lined design with plenty of elevation change and...
Written by Kevin Brown on Sunday 21 July 2013
Phil Mickelson was heavily backed ante-post where he teed off at Muirfield as a 25/1 shot, and along with his final round 66 it has cost Ladbrokes just over £8 million in payouts to winning punters. Mickelson also touched 20/1 during in-play betting at the start of Sunday’s play. And after Lee Westwood’s latest major setback the firm now make him odds-on...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Sunday 21 July 2013
Elated and jubilant Phil Mickelson said winning The Open was something he would “always cherish as the most fulfilling win” of his brilliant career. Lefty mastered Muirfield after a brilliant final round of 66, keeping his head while all around him players were losing theirs; overnight leader Lee Westwood once again denied by the American as he was in 2010 at...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Sunday 21 July 2013
Tiger Woods resigned himself to his fate after missing out on The Open he desperately wanted to land but couldn’t force into his hands. Starting the day one under, Woods never advanced his score, instead falling back and pushing hard to recover as first playing partner Adam Scott and then Phil Mickelson forged ahead of him. His 74 (+3) pushed Woods back...
Written by Kevin Brown on Sunday 21 July 2013
Super Swede Henrik Stenson admitted he was caught napping by Open champion Phil Mickelson’s late birdie surge. “That was a bit sneaky of Phil,” joked Stenson who had to settle for second spot on level par, three shots adrift of the American after carding a gritty final round 70. He added: “I looked up at the scoreboard on 17 and suddenly realised...
Written by Kevin Brown on Sunday 21 July 2013
Lee Westwood’s long wait to win a major goes on… It was not to be for Westy this afternoon as he struggled to maintain his earlier blistering form, once again failing to cope with the pressures and expectation of getting over the winning major line. Once again it was a case of so-near-but-so-far for the 40-years-old Englishman who went into the final...
Written by Graeme Hamlett on Sunday 21 July 2013
Ian Poulter produced the sensational final day charge that swept him through the chasing pack to lead The Open in the clubhouse at +1 – and then face an agonising wait to see if it would be enough. Poulter’s brilliant four under par 67 saw him surge through at Muirfield – as overnight leader Lee Westwood fell back into the chasing...