Written by Today's Golfer on Thursday 4 August 2011
The World Golf Championships kick off in a few hours at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio and there are some mouth-watering pairings. World No1 Luke Donald pairs up with Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Lee Westwood will play with Graeme McDowell. Westwood will be keen to get his hands back on the World No1 spot and McDowell will bekeen to...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 1 August 2011
Tiger Woods will play in this week’s World Golf Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. The former World No1 has not played since April due to an injury to his left leg. He has followed the advice of his doctors and rested since then. He said: “I’m excited to get back out there.” Woods has slipped down the world rankings and...
Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 1 August 2011
The fourth event of the Today’s Golfer Fantasy League season is the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, which is worth double points. The main headline is the return to action of former world number one Tiger Woods. The current world number 28 joins a star-studded field the week before the season’s final Major, the US PGA Championship. It’s a small field so there’s no cut,...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 1 August 2011
The Women’s Open at Carnoustie say 22-year-old Yani Tseng win her fifth Major. The Taiwanese World No1 blew the field away to win by four shots from American Brittany Lang. Scotland’s Catriona Matthew ended up fifth on nine under after she struggled a litte on the final day and shot a 72. Tseng picked up the winner’s cheque for £240,000 and said: “It’s...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 1 August 2011
Simon Dyson won The Irish Open and climbed into the world’s top 50. Dyson, 33, overshadowed the Irish contingent of Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell to scorch to 15 under and the title at Killarney. The English star had a great Open at Royal St George’s where he finished ninth after only getting in as fifth reserve. The victory lands him...
Written by Today's Golfer on Friday 29 July 2011
The home favourites failed to shine in the first round of The irish Open at Killarney Golf Club. Much has been made of Northern Ireland’s three Major champions – Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke but it was India’s Jeev Milkha Singh who stole the limelight with a sublime 63 – eight under par! Clarke was the best of the Major...
Written by Today's Golfer on Thursday 28 July 2011
Darren Clarke claims his Open-winning celebrations won’t effect his performance at this week’s Irish Open. The 42-year-old admitted to staying up all night on the Sunday after his epic triumph at Royal St George’s and said those who were criticising him should ‘get a life’. Clarke is part of a solid field for the European Tour event at Killarney Golf club and...
Written by Gary Wolstenholme on Tuesday 26 July 2011
Tuesday 26 July This was my first appearance at the Senior Open Championship and I really enjoyed the week I had at Walton Heath, despite finishing 31st! The course was lined with heathery rough and played very long, which made it very challenging for me. I enjoyed playing in a field containing some of the biggest names from European golf and and America, including Corey Pavin, Tom Watson...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 25 July 2011
Sean O’Hair has had a rough ride this season, but turned it round with a battling PGA Tour victory at The Canadian Open on Sunday. O’Hair has missed 10 out of 17 cuts this year and did not make it for the weekend at The Open at Royal St George’s. And after the Pro-Am on Wednesday he was at his lowest...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 25 July 2011
Alexander Noren blew away the field to win his home European Tour event. Even a 77 on the final round could not deny Noren as he ran out a winner by seven shots! The young Swede had shot 67, 66 and 63 in the first three rounds and simply cruised to victory around the Bro Hof Slot course, near Stockholm. It was...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Thursday 21 July 2011
TG Elite Pro Rob Watts has been instrumental in turning the fortunes of Darren Clarke around to win his first Major title at Royal St. George’s. Rob joined the panel of Today’s Golfer Elite coaches just over a year ago, delivering instruction content of the highest quality for the magazine’s readers. When not posing in front of the TG camera, Rob has...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 20 July 2011
Tiger Woods has announced that he and caddie Steve Williams will not be working together in the future. “I want to express my deepest gratitude to Stevie for all his help, but I think it’s time for a change,” Woods said. “Stevie is an outstanding caddie and a friend and has been instrumental in many of my accomplishments. I wish...
Written by Jock Howard on Wednesday 20 July 2011
As we all know, Darren Clarke has transformed his short game in recent years. Before he won the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George’s, he worked hard on his chipping, knowing this would be a vital element come Open week. One of the problems he identified with his chipping was that while playing shots his head would dip a few...
Written by Chris Jones, Golf World Editor on Wednesday 20 July 2011
What happens when you get six of the world’s best golfers, a handful of celebrities and a 100-foot “golf dartboard” for them to aim at? We found out when TaylorMade hosted a novel event on the eve of the Open Championship at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club. The players included Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Martin Laird, Retief Goosen, Dustin Johnson...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 19 July 2011
Week two of the Today’s Golfer Fantasy League takes us to the PGA Tour for the RBC Canadian Open. The tournament returns to Shaughnessy G&CC, which is celebrating its centenary, for the first time since 2005. When it was last held on this par 70 track it ranked as the toughest course on the PGA Tour outside the Major venues. There has been...
Written by The Open 2011 on Monday 18 July 2011
Open Champion Darren Clarke had a good day on the golf course yesterday, but it looks like he had an even night off it! The 42-year-old had promised the party would be long and so it seemed as he returned to Sandwich this morning (Monday, July 18) for pictures around the 18th and on the Kent beach. The party had gone into the...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
Here’s your final chance to win some fantastic signed Open Championship memorabilia. The last signed Open prize on offer is a quality yellow official Open golf bag towel signed by some more top golfing names such as Retief Goosen, Ben Curtis and Charl Schwartzel. It’s an easy-to-enter competition and signed items previously up for grabs included a white Open 2011 towel, a Royal St...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
The Sports Personality of the Year award is heading to Northern Ireland according to bookies Ladbrokes. Following Darren Clarke’s victory in the Open as a 150/1 outsider his odds of landing the gong have been slashed to 5/4 from 100/1. Countryman Rory McIlroy drifts to 5/4 from 1/2 having looked to have the award in the bag following his US Open win. And it’s...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
Darre Clarke is the toast of bookies and his in-play backers tonight according to Ladbrokes. Clarke was a widely unfancied 150/1 chance pre-tournament and was a fantastic result for the layers who are heralding one of the best Opens in recent years thanks to increased turnover and favourable places. In-play results proved less profitable thanks to Clarke’s army of fans who supported...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
As Northern Ireland watched another of its golfing superstars win a Major golf title, England’s best were left nursing their bruised pride. With the World No1 Luke Donald and No2 Lee Westwood missing the cut it was left to the likes of Simon Dyson and amateur Tom Lewis to restore some home-grown pride. But it never really happened. Dyson battled away...