Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 26 September 2011
Englishman Kenneth Ferrie defeated compatriot Simon Wakefield in a playoff to win the Austrian GolfOpen presented by Lyoness. The pair finished tied on 12-under-par, one shot ahead of young Dutch star Joost Luiten, who agonizingly three-putted the final green to miss out. On the first playoff hole, Wakefield flew the green with his approach while Ferrie knocked it to six feet from...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 26 September 2011
Luke Donald narrowly missed out on the FedEx Cup crown with a tied-third finish at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. The Englishman shot a final round 69 to finish on 7-under-par, one shot behind Amercian Bill Haas, who defeated compatriot Hunter Mahan in a playoff to win both the tournament and the FedEx Cup. Donald, who finished runner-up in Atlanta last year,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 23 September 2011
Top American Dustin Johnson is to make his first appearance in next week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews. Johnson, 27, showed how much he enjoys playing links courses earlier this year when he finished runner-up in the Open Championship to Darren Clarke at Royal St.George’s. One of the longest drivers on the US PGA Tour, regularly knocking his tee shots...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 21 September 2011
Some of the best known and most enthusiastic amateur golfers join a world-class field of professionals, led by three of this year’s major championship winners, Darren Clarke, Rory McIlroy and Charl Schwartzel, for next week’s prestigious Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Celebrities from the world of entertainment include film and TV stars Hugh Grant, Kyle MacLachlan and John O’Hurley. Also taking part...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 19 September 2011
Great Britain & Ireland’s strength and depth proved to be crucial as they hung on for a dramatic victory in the Vivendi Seve Trophy at St-Nom-La-Bretèche. Trailing 11.5-6.5 overnight, the European Team fought back magnificently on the final day, winning the first five singles matches to square the tie. But GB&I won four points from the final five matches to hold on...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 19 September 2011
Justin Rose held his nerve to secure his place at the Tour Championship next week by winning the BMW Championship in Chicago. The Englishman chipped in on 17 en route to a two-shot win over Australian John Senden in the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event, his third PGA Tour title, moving him up to third in the points standings. Luke Donald continued...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 16 September 2011
Tom Lewis, member of the victorious GB&I Walker Cup team and winner of the 2011 Open Championship Silver Medal, announced today that he has turned professional and signed with management company IMG. Tom made a huge impact at The Open Championship this year at Royal St George’s. Having qualified via Local Final Qualifying at Rye, he opened with a five-under-par 65...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 15 September 2011
World number 3, Rory McIlroy met his match in the shape of an 11 year old South Korean girl at The Belfry this week. McIlroy, who was a world champion at the age of nine, played alongside South Korean prodigy and Girl’s 10-year old World Champion, Chun Youngin during a ‘King of Skins’ tournament on the world-famous Brabazon course. Youngin, who...
Written by Golf World on Sunday 11 September 2011
Simon Dyson sealed his third KLM Open title in six years at Hilversumsche on Sunday after holding off charges from Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy. Dyson began the day two strokes behind overnight leaders Gary Orr and James Kingston, but a final-day 66 was enough to take him to 12-under – and the tournament win, his second of the year...
Written by Golf World on Sunday 11 September 2011
Great Britain and Ireland burst out of the blocks for the second morning running to lay the foundation for a convincing Walker Cup triumph over the US on Sunday. In what acts as the amateur version of the Ryder Cup, GB&I had taken a 7-5 lead going into the final day, thanks to a blistering opening on Saturday. They repeated...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Tuesday 6 September 2011
American Webb Simpson won the Deutsche Bank Championship after a dramatic final day at the TPC Boston. Simpson beat compatriot Chez Reavie with a birdie on the second play-off hole to top the FedEx Cup standings with two play-off events to go. Reavie’s runner-up finish moves him up to 9th. After Simpson birdied the final hole in regulation play to post...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 5 September 2011
Thomas Bjorn made it back-to-back victories on the European Tour with an emphatic win at the Omega European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre. Following on from his victory last week at Gleneagles, the 40-year-old Dane shot a stunning final round of 62 to win by four shots from Germany’s Martin Kaymer. Bjorn began the day three shots behind Welshman Jamie Donaldson but carded...
Written by Today's Golfer on Tuesday 30 August 2011
Dustin Johnson has won The Barclays, the first event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup play-offs, by two shots from Matt Kuchar. The tournament was shortened to 54 holes to end on Saturday because of the threat of Hurricane Irene and Johnson fired fantastic rounds of 66, 63 and 65 to top the leaderboard. Johnson said: “I feel like I’ve played pretty well all year but...
Written by Today's Golfer on Tuesday 30 August 2011
Thomas Bjorn claimed a dramatic victory at the Johnnie Walker Championship after a five-man play-off. Bjorn has had a good season after winning in Qatar and challenging at The Open and he wrapped up his second Euorpean Tour event of the year at Gleneagles. Bjorn shot a 69 in the final round to get to 11 under. He joined Mark Foster, George Coetzee, Bernd Wiesberger...
Written by Today's Golfer on Friday 26 August 2011
A golfer from Worksop leads the Johnnie Walker European Tour event at Gleneagles. But it’s not World No.2 Lee Westwood, it’s Mark Foster. The 36-year-old shot an incredible 66 to take the lead after the opening round. Wasps descended on the course and many players complained of them interfering with play. Foster simply kept going… at one point putting with a wasp...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 23 August 2011
The Today’s Golfer Fantasy League is staying in America for the FedEx Cup play-offs, starting with The Barclays. The top 125 players in the FedEx Cup standings have qualified for the event and only Charl Schwartzel and JB Holmes (who is due to undergo non-invasive brain surgery) will not be in the field. With $10 million on the line for the winner...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 22 August 2011
Cleveland Golf and Srixon have once again proved themselves as major players in the golf industry by successfully sponsoring one of the biggest tournaments on the senior’s circuit, The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Seniors Open for the third successive year. The event, which took place at The Fairmont St. Andrews, saw some of the biggest names in golf compete for the Seniors...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 22 August 2011
Oliver Fisher surprised a lot of people, including himself, as he took his debut European Tour win at the Czech Open on Sunday. The 22-year-old had missed 20 cuts in his first 21 events of the year but managed to hold off the field to win by two shots. He said: “Golf’s a funny game. I really enjoyed it and I had...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 22 August 2011
There was plenty of drama at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday afernoon as players tried to make it into the PGA Tour’s top 125 players to qualify for next week’s FedEx Cup play-off event at The Barclays. Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington were two big names on the verge of missing out and needed a good week. Els duly delivered and moved...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 16 August 2011
Straight off the back of the excitement of Keegan Bradley’s win at the USPGA Championship, the Today’s Golfer Fantasy League is staying in America for the Wyndham Championship. The field lacks the majority of the star names of the last two weeks so it will really test your knowledge of the middle and lower echelons of the PGA Tour. But with it...