Nicko Milligan Golf Day raises £35,000 November 16, 2014 In May members of the business community who knew and loved Nicko Milligan, the Sky executive who was tragically killed in a speedboat accident along with his daughter Emily, took part in the inaugural Nicko Milligan Golf Day. It was organised by Nick Hurrell (left) from Enter, Nick Theakstone of GroupM (right), Lawson Muncaster of [...]
Golf Comment: Watson has replaced Woods as America’s best November 10, 2014 LAST year Bubba Watson moved into Tiger Woods’s old mansion in Isleworth, Florida. Perhaps he found the former world No1’s swing notes in the cupboard, because he’s gone from strength to strength. Watson, who donned the Masters winner’s green jacket for a second time in April, racked up title No3 of a stellar 2014 on [...]
Golf Comment: Siem benefits from Levy disaster November 3, 2014 FANTASTIC though Marcel Siem’s win at the BMW Masters in China was, I’m still finding it hard to understand how the German won in Shanghai – or, to be more precise, how Alexander Levy lost. Siem beat the Frenchman and England’s Ross Fisher in a three-man play-off on Sunday, but only after Levy had squandered [...]
Golf Comment: Keeping tour card is like winning lottery October 27, 2014 HE MAY not have walked away with the trophy or the £155,000 first prize, but David Drysdale will have felt like the biggest winner at the Perth International on Sunday. Like a handful of others, the Scot went into the tournament knowing it was his last chance to secure his European Tour card for next [...]
TED-style talks and a spot of golf at Gleneagles for City CIOs October 22, 2014 THERE’S a bunch of lucky CIOs and investment professionals waking up in Gleneagles this morning for the Global CIO Summit, organised by investment manager web portal creators HedgePo. Representatives from the likes of Aberdeen Asset Management, Cheyne Capital, Old Mutual and Arbuthnot Latham will be settling in for a day of TED-style talks from decision-makers [...]
Golf Comment: Match Play title may be just the start for Ilonen the dark horse October 20, 2014 HE DOESN’T always get the praise he deserves but I thought Mikko Ilonen was magnificent in winning the World Match Play title at the London Club in Kent last week. The Finn had to overcome a really tough opponent in Henrik Stenson in Sunday’s final but did so with a very impressive victory to claim [...]
Golf Comment: Not too late for Wilson to push on October 6, 2014 HALF a million pounds in prize money, a place at next month’s Race to Dubai finale plus a European Tour card for two years mean that Oliver Wilson’s long overdue win can already be called life-changing. But it might just prove to also be the spark the Englishman needed to reignite his career, having slipped [...]
Golf Comment: Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph just desserts for meticulous McGinley September 29, 2014 I’D NORMALLY try to avoid talking about individuals after a magnificent team performance such as the one Europe delivered to beat the United States and win the Ryder Cup on Sunday. But I have to pay tribute to Paul McGinley, who was an incredible captain and one of the outstanding factors in an excellent few [...]
Golf Comment: Europe to strike fear into USA as Ryder Cup begins September 25, 2014 WE always say the previous Ryder Cup tussle will never be beaten. And while all the tournaments over the years have been magnificent in some form you will have to go some way to surpass Medinah two years ago. The triumph at Medinah was without doubt our greatest victory. To come from four points behind [...]
Ryder Cup Golf 2014: Which US state has produced the most players? September 25, 2014 The Ryder Cup is in full swing, but which US state is the most prolific provider of golfers? It may not surprise you to learn that it's a straight shootout between California and Texas, two of the most populous areas of the US. California has provided 11 players since 1979 (when the Europe v US [...]