Fit-again Bernd Wiesberger is riding a wave of euphoria to the top of golf October 14, 2019 Injuries need a lot of respect, especially in a physical game such as golf and in particular when it affects your wrist, like the one that sidelined Bernd Wiesberger for most of last year. But they can also allow you to reset your targets, to take stock of elements of your game that you want [...]
Sam Torrance: Spanish Open win shows Jon Rahm’s potential – Major win and world No1 ranking await October 7, 2019 Jon Rahm is a proud Spaniard, so to defend his title at the Spanish Open over the weekend was a phenomenal achievement. Rahm didn’t put a foot wrong over the four days in Madrid. He looked like he thrived on the pressure, carding a five-under-par final round of 66 to finish on 22-under-par – five [...]
Ian Poulter interview: Englishman confident the Italian Open can spark a strong end to the season October 7, 2019 Ian Poulter does not have to look far for inspiration as he aims to launch a late-season charge at the Italian Open. The English Ryder Cup hero, 43, won his first European Tour title at the event in 2000 and two years later repeated the feat at Olgiata, near Rome – where he returns this [...]
Dundee switch helped Victor Perez break his European Tour duck at St Andrews September 30, 2019 When Victor Perez relocated from his native France to Dundee last year it was to be with his Scottish girlfriend, who is studying dentistry there. But the move has also sharpened his seaside golf and that paid off in famous fashion on Sunday, when he won his maiden European Tour title at the Alfred Dunhill [...]
Faultless and in total control, Danny Willett was back to his best in Wentworth duel with Jon Rahm September 23, 2019 It went right down to the wire, but Danny Willett got his reward for a week of near-faultless golf when he won a fantastic duel with Jon Rahm for the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday at Wentworth. I was very impressed by both men but especially Willett, who holed a 40ft putt to make a [...]
Solheim Cup thriller was up there with anything in men’s or women’s golf September 16, 2019 It has been a big week for many people in golf but none more so than those involved in an extraordinary Solheim Cup. Europe’s 14½-13½ win over the United States at Gleneagles was exciting beyond belief, up there with any finish that the men’s or women’s game has ever seen. First, Bronte Law looked to [...]
Sebastian Soderberg battled his demons to break his European Tour duck and pip world No1-in-waiting Rory McIlroy September 2, 2019 Sebastian Soderberg would have been forgiven for thinking his chance to win a first European Tour title at the 50th attempt had gone when he three-putted and bogeyed the 17th hole of the European Masters on Sunday. Had the 28-year-old Swede made par he could have played the final hole with a degree of comfort. [...]
Rory McIlroy gave golf a reminder of what he can do even against the very best at the $15m FedEx Cup finale August 26, 2019 Heading into the FedEx Cup Playoffs it looked like being a battle between Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy for the $15m prize – and so it proved, with those two in the final group at the Tour Championship on Sunday. McIlroy scooped golf’s biggest winners’ cheque with a sublime round of 66 to cap a [...]
Justin Thomas is in the box seat for the Tour Championship but the $15m FedEx Cup finale’s exciting new format means the race is far from over August 19, 2019 This week’s Tour Championship, the finale to the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup, sees the debut of a unique new format which I wholeheartedly believe is an excellent idea for players and fans alike. Players will start the week on a score determined by their place in the FedEx Cup standings, so current leader Justin Thomas [...]
Patrick Reed has reaped the rewards of a rest to get back to where he belongs August 12, 2019 After a horrid start to the year, Patrick Reed has been shaping up nicely for the last two or three months and the 2018 Masters champion capped that return to form with a big win at the Northern Trust on Sunday. Jon Rahm had looked on track to claim the second event of the FedEx [...]