Written by Golf World on Wednesday 1 December 2010
Ryder Cup heroes Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood have been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, while Race to Dubai champion Martin Kaymer is in contention for the equivalent award in Germany. Northern Irishman McDowell claimed the winning point as Europe beat the United States 14½-13½ at The Celtic Manor Resort in October, as well as clinching...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 1 December 2010
Italy’s Matteo Manassero has been named The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for 2010 following a record-breaking start to his professional career highlighted by him becoming the youngest player to win in the history of The European Tour. Manassero launched his professional career in the BMW Italian Open at the beginning of May and in 14 starts since then has won...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 30 November 2010
Lee Westwod has been baiting Ian Poulter over his one-shot penalty in a playoff at Sunday’s Dubai World Championship, The World No.1 has taken to Twitter, following in the footsteps of Poults who now has over a million followers. Along with Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, they’ve been winding each other up like friends in the playground. Westwood...
Written by Golf World on Monday 29 November 2010
The 2011 calendar for the European Tour has been revealed, The Race to Dubai on The 2011 European Tour International Schedule, featuring a minimum of 50 tournaments in 29 different destinations, including new events in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Malaysia and Sicily, will conclude with the Dubai World Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from December 8-11. As...
Written by Golf World on Monday 29 November 2010
Fresh from winning his first European Tour money title, PGA champion Germany’s Martin Kaymer has withdrawn from the Chevron World Challenge. Kaymer wrapped up the Order of Merit on Sunday when he shared 13th in the Dubai World Championship. He was replaced in the 18-man field at Sherwood Country Club by Nick Watney. The Chevron World Challenge, hosted by Tiger Woods, starts Thursday.
Written by Golf World on Sunday 28 November 2010
Sweden’s Robert Karlsson won the Dubai World Championship Sunday, defeating Golf World columnist Ian Poulter in a playoff after a bizarre marking blunder by the Englishman on the final hole. Karlsson calmly rolled in a birdie putt on the second playoff hole after Poulter was given a one-stroke penalty for dropping his ball on his marker on the green, causing it to flip...
Written by Golf World on Saturday 27 November 2010
Golf World columnist Ian Poulter takes a two shot lead into the final round of the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World after a third round 69. The English Ryder Cup star is 12 under at Jumeirah Golf Estates, but has Francesco Molinari, Thongchai Jaidee and Ross Fisher hot on his heels. Germany’s US PGA Championship winner Martin Kaymer is in...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 25 November 2010
Martin Kaymer edged closer to The Race to Dubai crown – and possibly the World Number One spot as well. Kaymer went head to head with Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell, his only remaining challenger in The Race to Dubai, in the first round of the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World. Already holding a lead of nearly €290,911, Kaymer sank a...
Written by Gary Wolstenholme on Thursday 25 November 2010
Gary Wolstenholme MBE was the most successful British amateur of the modern era before he turned professional to pursue a career on the European Seniors Tour. He made his debut at Woburn earlier this year and won his first Seniors Tour tournament in only his second start at the Casa Serena Open to secure his card for 2011. Wolstenholme will be writing...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 25 November 2010
The dark sedan backed into a spot next to the clubhouse at the Australian Masters, boot open, waiting to whisk Tiger Woods to the airport. Lingering behind the car was a friend who was still wrestling with divided loyalties -to Woods and his former wife. They approached each other, awkwardly at first, then shared a quick embrace and quiet words.
Written by Golf World on Thursday 25 November 2010
Rory McIlroy might skip next year’s Players Championship, the sol-called fifth major which takes place on the doorstep of PGA Tour HQ. Just two weeks after confirming he won’t be keeping his US card next year, McIlroy said of Sawgrass: “I don’t like the course. That’s one of the reasons I’m undecided whether to play it or not. “That’s not to...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 25 November 2010
Race to Dubai leader Martin Kaymer put a BMW X6 through its paces among the sand dunes of Dubai as he prepared for his bid to be crowned Europe’s Number One. US PGA Champion and BMW Golfsport Ambassador Kaymer will attempt to hold off the challenge from Graeme McDowell when the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World gets underway on...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 25 November 2010
Swede Henrik Stenson set the early pace at the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World. While Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell waited to begin their head-to-head duel to decide The Race to Dubai title, Stenson – who now resides in Dubai – birdied three of his first five holes and remained three under with five holes to play. The 34 year...
Written by Golf World on Monday 22 November 2010
Ian Poulter went back into the top-10 in the world when he won his 10th European Tour tournament yesterday, the UBS Hong Kong Open. He shot a final round 67, to finish at 22-under-par, one shot ahead of Simon Dyson and Italy’s Matteo Manassero. “It feels more than good,” he said afterwards. “To be honest with you, I was really disappointed...
Written by Golf World on Friday 19 November 2010
Golf World columnist Ian Poulter leads at the half-way stage of the Hong Kong Open after lipping-out for the European Tour’s first ever 59. Poulter produced a scintillating second round 60 to take advantage of Rory McIlroy’s final hole double bogey. The 34-year-old Ryder Cup star had made a low-key start to the tournament on Thursday, carding just three birdies in...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 18 November 2010
In 1996, Tiger Woods first words as a professional golfer were, “Hello world.” On Wednesday morning, the world’s No. 2 player tapped out his first personalised tweet: “What’s up everyone. Finally decided to try out twitter!” Ian Poulter, who has over 1 million followers, tweeted a reply to say: “Well, well, well, you have finally come round to twitter, do you need any...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 17 November 2010
Sandy Lyle has admitted he’s more upset at not being entered into the World Golf Hall of Fame than he is at being passed over for the Ryder Cup captaincy. Lyle, who won he 1985 Open, the 1988 Masters and 26 other tour events, still wants to lead Europe at the Ryder Cup, but admits his time has probably passed.
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 16 November 2010
Rory McIlroy has revealed a new hairdo for this week’s Hong Kong open. The Irish superstar has given his big, black semi-affro some blond highlights. McIlroy revealed the new look on the eve of the Hong Kong Open, where he it hoping to go one better than his second place last year. The UBS Hong Kong Open burst to life...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 16 November 2010
Today, Golf World launches a campaign to make Graeme McDowell the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year 2010. A shortlist of candidates will be revealed by the BBC in the next few weeks, and the US Open Champion and Ryder Cup hero is certain to be on there. He will face stiff competition from other British athletes like diver Tom Daley, jockey...
Written by Golf World on Monday 15 November 2010
Stuart Appleby added another legendary name to the JBWere Masters honour roll, but Tiger Woods gave the tournament an even greater boost in a drama-packed finish at Victoria Golf Club yesterday. Appleby, 39, made a mockery of poor midweek form to fire an equal tournament low six-under 65 to finish at 10 under, one clear of the plucky Adam Bland who...