Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 June 2013
We recently caught up with the new US Open champion, Justin Rose, to get his tips on how to hole more putts. There were times in the past when I’ve got frustrated with myself and started doubting myself as a putter, but I wouldn’t have won big events if I wasn’t a good one. But one thing David Orr has stressed to...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 June 2013
We recently caught up with the newly crowned US Open champion Justin Rose, who gave us his tips to help improve your wedge play. With wedge play, it’s all about face control. What TrackMan has taught me is that with your wedge swing path, because of spin loft, you can have a much bigger range of how you can swing the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 June 2013
Want to learn some tips from the new US Open Champion? We recently spoke to Justin Rose about how he handled the pressure at Medinah at last year’s Ryder Cup, to see what the average golfer can learn from the Englishman. 1 – Getting into the right mind-set For me it started on the 17th green. My reaction was somewhat unique; I...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 June 2013
“Five years ago I couldn’t have done what I did in the Ryder Cup at Medinah,” says Justin Rose. It’s a frank admission from the Englishman, but also an indicator of how he has taken his game to the next level and truly become one of the world’s best players. Only he’s not resting on his laurels. Not by a long...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 June 2013
Mark Fulcher has been a vital cog in Justin Rose’s rise to world beater. As part of our special 25th anniversary issue, he told TG how it’s happened. Justin’s work ethic is extraordinary and has been ever since I started working with him. He’s an easy guy to work for. He works hard and there’s some long hours every now and then,...
Written by 2013 US Open on Monday 17 June 2013
Justin Rose spoilt the party in Philidelphia, just as he had done in Chicago, nine months ago at the Ryder Cup. And, just as in Chicago, the man left trailing in his wake was the crowd favourite in America, Phil Mickelson. At the Ryder Cup, it was the Englishman’s snaky, long putt on the 17th hole which broke the American’s heart...
Written by 2013 US Open on Sunday 16 June 2013
It is a great story. Phil Mickelson, who has five times been the runner-up in his national championship makes it sixth time lucky. And he does it on Father’s Day, after getting a red-eye jet in, from California a couple of hours before his tee time on Thursday, because he wanted to go to the 7th grade graduation of his...
Written by 2013 US Open on Saturday 15 June 2013
With several groups needing to come back in the morning, to play a handful of holes of their second round, the two leaders in the clubhouse are Billy Horschel and Phil Mickelson. Horschel is the surprise entity, with one PGA Tour win to his name, the Zurich New Orleans Classic, which he won in April earlier this year. Mickelson is, of course,...
Written by 2013 US Open on Thursday 13 June 2013
Phil Mickelson, who has been the bridesmaid five times at the US Open, has given himself yet another chance this weekend, after firing a first round 3-under par 67. Also 3-under is the Swede Peter Hedblom, after 7 holes; and Lee Westwood is on 2-under after 7 as well. Typical Phil, he didn’t do it in the conventional manner, flying in from...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 13 June 2013
$1.5 million: The winner’s cheque from a purse of $8 million. $55,000: The winner’s cheque at Merion in 1981, from a purse of $347,330. 25,500: The number of daily fans who will flock to Merion. 9,860: The entries for the 2013 US Open. 9,600: The number of balls expected to be hit on the range. 6,996: The number of yards the players will cover over...
Written by 2013 US Open on Thursday 13 June 2013
The 113th version of the US Open promises to be one of the most open US Opens in recent history. Tiger, with four wins under his belt already this year, is not surprisingly the 6/1 favourite; but after five years without a major championship victory, the world number one needs to prove to himself and his fans that he is capable...
Written by 2013 US Open on Wednesday 12 June 2013
If Sergio Garcia was thinking that his spat with Tiger would end this week, he may have to think again. On the eve of the 113th US Open, the storm which hovers above the head of the Spaniard shows every sign of being as noisy and damaging as the one headed for Merion itself. Indeed, there are those out here saying...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 12 June 2013
Golf’s four major championships always draw out golf fans looking to make the tournament that bit more interesting by placing a few quid on their favourites, or perhaps somebody that’s been tipped. Well with the US Open at Merion getting underway tomorrow, you’ve not got long left to back your man. Tiger Woods is the headline favourite across all bookmakers, with 888sport...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 11 June 2013
Tiger Woods is now out to 6/1 to win the US Open this weekend with Ladbrokes, with second favourite Phil Mickelson at a massive 20/1. As Woods approaches the fifth anniversary of his last major win, the firm are ready to take him on and are offering a stand out 6/1 to claim his 15th major title, despite him coming into the tournament with...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 11 June 2013
Tiger Woods is now out to 6/1 to win the US Open this weekend with Ladbrokes, with second favourite Phil Mickelson at a massive 20/1. As Woods approaches the fifth anniversary of his last major win, the firm are ready to take him on and are offering a stand out 6/1 to claim his 15th major title, despite him coming into the tournament with...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 11 June 2013
In the decades since the East Course at Merion Golf Club hosted its last major championship – the 1981 U.S. Open – the general thought was that golf at its highest level had outgrown the now-100-year-old venue. Indeed, at 6,996 yards the par-70 layout is the first US Open venue to measure under 7,000-yards since Shinnecock Hills in 2004. However, contours on fairways and greens...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 10 June 2013
Srixon staffer Inbee Park secured her third major and the seventh win of her career at the third sudden death playoff hole with an 18-foot birdie putt at the Wegmans LPGA Championship. The world number one who has won the first two majors of the 2013 LPGA season, said: “It was tough to win the second one – Evian, after four years...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 10 June 2013
John Letters is celebrating after staff player Paul Wesselingh won the Handa PGA Seniors Championship at De Vere Mottram Hall, ending the brand’s 40 years of hurt. The 2012 European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year handed the famous Scottish brand their first win on a main tour since the golden days of the early 70’s with a 20-under-par total of 272...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 7 June 2013
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, one of Continental Europe’s Top-100 golf courses, will be under the international golfing spotlight once again when the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 2 returns to the Spanish resort later this year. From 2-5th November, golf’s rising superstars will descend upon the secluded Troon-managed venue to battle it out for full exemption to the main...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 6 June 2013
The ISPS HANDA PGA Seniors Championship was launched in style last night at De Vere Mottram Hall when former Ryder Cup Captain Mark James, defending tournament champion Paul Wesselingh and former European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner Peter Fowler, were joined by Manchester City legend Paul Dickov, former England cricket stars Darren Gough and Steve Harmison, as well as...