Aug 27th, 2015 Article
Leaders' Drives: Obama gets hustled
How to hustle the President of America at golf...
How to hustle the President of America at golf...
Last night Tiger Woods shot his best round in 749 days. His seven birdie 64 at the Wyndham Championship was his lowest round since the 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational.
So we visited the world famous Ping Putter vault. In what has become a modern golfing legend, every tournament winner on the major tours around the world who wins using a Ping Putter gets two gold plated putters made in their honour.
Anirban Lahiri has been in the mix all week, but we think he has been slightly ignored with all the other drama going on around him, which doesn’t seem quite fair given his achievements this week.
Tony Finau has had an up and down week at The Barclays, but what a way to finish the tournament, finishing at five under, and tied 16th. The big hitting Hawaiian pulverised the ball down 18, hitting a 306 yard drive over the trees and to within 12 ft of the pin. The rest was easy...
Andres Romero withdrew from the Barracuda Championship after punching a sign and injuring his hand during third-round play in Reno, Nev.
Justin Rose holes a 38-foot birdie putt at the par-four eighteenth to move into a tie for the lead with Jim Furyk after the third round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday.
Tommy's Honour – The Movie Sir Sean Connery’s son Jason is about to start shooting a major new movie about the Godfather of Golf - Old Tom Morris, at the world-famous home of the sport. Peter Mullan, one of Scotland’s leading actors, has been confirmed to play Old Tom, who helped set up The Open Championship and went on to win it four times.
Troy Merritt got safely across the line for his maiden PGA Tour title win, shooting a 4 under 67 to win on 18 under, 3 shots clear of Rickie Fowler.
So the Golf Spiv came in with a winner, David Lingmerth coming in third at an 80-1 eachway bet.
A scintillating last day at the Ricoh Women's British Open saw Inbee Park triumph over the Ailsa course at Turnberry. Her final round 65 was a joint course record.
“The John Daly of Asia”, the hugely impressive Kiradech Aphibarnrat from Thailand held his nerve against Swede Robert Karlsson this afternoon to win the inaugural Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play at Murcar Links Golf Club, Aberdeen.