One of golf’s greatest tests to bring out the best in showman Poulter June 15, 2011 IF YOU were to rank the Majors in terms of importance and prestige then I’d have no problem putting the US Open in there just behind our Open as the second most significant event on the golfing calendar. A number of the world’s leading players have described this tournament as the ultimate test and from [...]
GOLF’S STAR NAMES TURN OUT FOR SEVE May 23, 2011 RYDER CUP captain Jose Maria Olazabal (above), eight-times European No1 Colin Montgomerie and US Open champion Graeme McDowell were among the competitors in yesterday’s ‘Ole Seve’ pro-am at Wentworth. All funds raised from the event are in aid of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation and Cancer Research UK.
Choi holds firm to clinch golf’s richest prize May 15, 2011 KOREA’S KJ Choi claimed golf’s unofficial fifth Major, the Players Championship, after beating David Toms in a play-off at Sawgrass. The veteran American birdied the 72nd hole to draw level with Choi on 13 under par to take the tournament into overtime. Toms played the better approach to the signature 17th island hole but three [...]
CITY A.M. BIG HITTERS TEE UP TO MAKE GOLF DAY GO WITH A SWING April 18, 2011 THE first Morning Wire Golf Day took place at Kingswood Golf & Country Club in Surrey, designer James Braid’s “finest parkland golf course in England”. Braid, the five-times British Open champion who is famous for his golf courses at Carnoustie, Gleneagles and Hankley Common, built Kingswood in the 1920s during the same building boom as [...]
When Ryder Cup golf was disgraced September 2, 2010 IN an extract from his new book, Sam Torrance, part of Europe’s team, recalls his reaction to exuberant and premature US celebrations that marred a thrilling end to the match, which they ultimately won. I’VE called it the most disgusting and disgraceful day in the history of professional golf, and so that’s on the record. [...]
Golf buggy shame Powell on course to join Wasps July 12, 2010 WASPS are poised to swoop for Wales and British Lions No8 Andy Powell after Cardiff Blues confirmed they are to terminate his contract early. The Amlin Challenge Cup winners said Powell had “lost his way somewhat” and cited the 28-year-old’s infamous golf buggy incident earlier this year. Powell was arrested and suspended from international duty [...]
Magnificent Rory has the golfing world at his feet May 3, 2010 RORY MCILROY’S decision to ply his trade on the PGA Tour was met with criticism at the start of the season – now it has been well and truly justified. The young Irishman was magnificent in claiming his first Tour victory at the Quail Hollow Championship at the weekend, including one of the best final [...]
Davis is £270K worse off, but a true credit to golf April 19, 2010 THE wonderful thing about the game of golf is no matter how intense the competition and whatever the level you play, its traditional values always shine through. It couldn’t have got any more intense than at the Verizon Heritage in South Carolina on Sunday night when Londoner Brian Davis made a brave birdie at the [...]
English golf on ultimate high February 22, 2010 THERE were two big winners at the WGC Match Play at Tucson this weekend – champion Ian Poulter and European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie. Poulter’s victory in the first all-English final with Paul Casey capped a fantastic weekend for golf on these shores and would have left Monty beaming from ear-to-ear with his near-certainties [...]
Wales star arrested in golf cart incident February 14, 2010 WALES back row Andy Powell has been arrested after allegedly taking and driving a golf buggy towards a motorway just hours after his side’s dramatic 31-24 Six Nations victory over Scotland. The Cardiff Blues star, 28, was arrested with another 28-year-old man at around 6am yesterday at a service station near junction 34 of the [...]