Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 19 July 2018
Erik van Rooyen. The name probably didn’t ring much of a bell until earlier this month… Unless you watch a lot of the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour that is. If you do, you may already know that he’s got two professional wins under his belt and should have had a third at the Irish Open two weeks ago. Russell Knox ultimately...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 19 July 2018
Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas was all smiles when he began his first round at the 2018 Open Championship – but not for the reason you might think. The three-time PGA Tour winner was simply relieved he hadn’t missed his 10.31am tee time after problems with his visa, passport and flights left him needing a private helicopter just to get to the course...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Martin Slumbers explains why the R&A have been testing drivers from 30 players at the Open; Rory McIlroy weighs in When players arrived at the 147th Open, thirty had received letters from The R&A requesting their drivers for testing at the equipment standards office at Carnoustie’s practice ground by 5pm on Tuesday. The list of randomly selected players included seven major champions,...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Staysure are giving away 50 pairs of tickets for you to win for The Senior Open Presented by Rolex at St Andrews next week! The next leg of The Staysure Tour will take us to Fife, Scotland, for The Senior Open Presented by Rolex. This is being held at the iconic St Andrews Old Course from 26 to 29 July 2018...
Tuesday 17 July 2018
Tiger Woods believes The Open is his best chance at winning another major – and not just because it’s the next one he plays in. Tiger Woods is returning to Carnoustie for his first appearance at The Open Championship since 2015, 18 years after winning his first Claret Jug in St Andrews. The 14-time major champion responded with a smile when asked...
Tuesday 17 July 2018
The challenge facing players this week: Some of the World’s best talk about the importance of strategy off the tee around Carnoustie A lot of the talk around Carnoustie at the beginning of the week has revolved around the course conditions, and why it’s been so difficult for some to come up with a set course strategy ahead of the first...
Monday 16 July 2018
How To Watch The Open Championship: On Sky, BBC If you want to watch The Open at Carnoustie – there’s still time to get tickets! (Click here). But if you’re going to be following along on TV and Radio, here’s a run-down of all the coverage you can expect. Sky Sports Golf Sky Sports’ dedicated channel ‘Sky Sports The Open’ returns and...
Monday 16 July 2018
What you missed this week: Brandon Stone narrowly missed out on the European Tour’s first 59; Dame Laura Davies dominated in Chicago; Michael Kim set a tournament-record at the John Deere Classic and Rickie Fowler was hitting a LONG ball at the Scottish Open Brandon Stone claims Scottish Open title, narrowly misses out of first European Tour 59 Around eight feet stood...
Written by Duncan Lennard on Thursday 12 July 2018
Claude Harmon has no difficulty pinpointing the moment he knew Dustin Johnson’s wedge game had come of age. “It was last August at the Northern Trust, the first event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Series,” he recalls. “Dustin was fighting his way back after an injury and loss of confidence, while Jordan had just won the Open. The 18th hole is...
Monday 9 July 2018
Henrik Stenson has withdrawn from the Scottish Open field this week with an elbow injury, but is hopeful he will be able to play at Carnoustie next week Henrik Stenson followed Tommy Fleetwood and Alex Noren in withdrawing from the Scottish Open on Monday, announcing that he was suffering elbow problems. The 2016 Open champion then took to social media to announce...
Monday 9 July 2018
6 Things you missed this weekend: New all-time scoring records, impressive victories, unlikely air-shots and more Mickelson madness Russell Knox claimed victory at the Irish Open, but his apple throwing needs work Russell Knox holed two huge, almost-indentical putts on both the 72nd hole and first play-off hole against Ryan Fox to win his first event in two years at the...
Monday 9 July 2018
The R&A have announced the prize fund for the 147th Open at Carnoustie. Find out below how much each player will earn at the third major of the year. The R&A have announced that the total prize fund for The Open will be $10,500,000, and the Champion Golfer of the Year will take home $1,890,000. Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A,...
Monday 9 July 2018
Russell Knox rolled in two amazing, near-identical putts on both the 72nd and first play-off hole to claim the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Russell Knox rolled in a 40-foot putt on the 72nd hole of Ballyliffin to finish with a six-under 66 to match Ryan Fox at 14-under-par, before holing out from a similar distance and line on the first...
Monday 9 July 2018
Kevin Na ended a seven-year drought to win his second PGA Tour title with a convincing five-shot victory at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier on Sunday Kevin Na has agonised through multiple runner-up finishes in the last seven years, but on Sunday he finally broke through for his second PGA Tour victory with a dominant display in West Virginia. “It’s an...
Friday 6 July 2018
The USGA have ruled to disallow Byrson DeChambeau’s use of a protractor (or drawing compass) to determine hole locations in future tournaments after he was spotted using it at the Travelers Championship It’s bad news if you’d ever had the notion to follow in Byrson DeChambeau’s footsteps and get out a protractor to help you figure out pin locations. Unsurprisingly, the PGA...
Thursday 5 July 2018
Betting Tips for the 2018 Open: Who should you be backing at Carnoustie? A run down of the bookies favourites and who we think you should be backing this week – PLUS find out who three BBC pundits think have a good chance to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday. The Open: Betting Tips Dustin Johnson: 12/1 2017 Open result: T54 2007 Open...
Thursday 5 July 2018
2018 Open Championship: Dustin Johnson talks exclusively to TG about what he enjoys about links golf, why he wants the wind to blow, and how he gets ready for The Open… If you were looking for a current golfer to encapsulate the characteristics of the “all- American kid”, Dustin Johnson would be a good fit. Athletic and bursting with machismo. Unwittingly confident...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
The PGA Tour heads to West Virginia this week for A Military Tribute At The Greenbrier; Here’s what you need to know, and who to back. Xander Schauffele birdied his final hole to win the Greenbrier last year, and heads back to The Old White TPC course to defend his title this week at the newly named event. The field is absent...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Betting Tips: The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open heads to a new venue this week on the European Tour – here’s what you need to know, and who to back. The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation takes place at Ballyliffin GC in Donegal this week, at a course McIlroy has described as ‘one of the toughest...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Retief Goosen was one of 12 players to secure his place in The 147th Open at Carnoustie after progressing through Final Qualifying at one of the four locations on Tuesday. The two-time US Open champion was among 12 qualifiers from a field of 288 players who competed for a place in golf’s original championship at four venues throughout the UK as...