Nov 17th, 2016 Article
How the mighty in golf can fall
5 rounds have been played, 18 holes remain... Our 12 intrepid GolfPunks have been reduced to 9... who made the last 36 hole shoot out? And who will be going back to rations next season...
5 rounds have been played, 18 holes remain... Our 12 intrepid GolfPunks have been reduced to 9... who made the last 36 hole shoot out? And who will be going back to rations next season...
The last round has been completed and the final ball has been putted. Marking the end of the 2018 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship. In what was once again an incredibly successful week, Nailcote Hall in Warwickshire played host to the four-day event that saw Challenge Tour star, Steven Tiley crowned champion.
The 2023 Junior Masters is set to return to Close House, with nine qualifying events spanning across eight counties in the UK, as junior golf continues to take huge strides within the game.
As the various tours are losing millions each week in TV and sponsorship income and the Coronavirus trundles on the R&A continues to put out woolly statements about continuing to look at the options. Given the likely time frames for the lifting of social distancing and the issues over international travel, the R&A must postpone.
European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjørn and World Cup winner Thorbjørn Olesen will have high hopes of claiming another European Tour victory for Denmark next month after adding their names to the impressive line-up that will take part in the 2018 Rocco Forte Sicilian Open at Verdura Resort.
Titleist is giving golfers the chance to undergo The Ultimate Fit with unique fitting experiences on the driving range during this year’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Big wins for Wilson and Titleist as Padraig Harrington and Justin Thomas win the Portuguese Masters and CIMB Classic this weekend.
Paige Spiranac is set to make her first visit to the Scotland when she takes part in next week’s Ladies’ Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. And shes looking absolutely amazing to boot.
Steve Staunton has won this year’s first Celeb-Am at the Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship. Staunton put in a stunning performance on the Cromwell Course to clinch victory with a score of +1 (35). He fought off competition from the likes of ex-Manchester United star Clayton Blackmore and former Strictly judge Len Goodman.
The era of Europe’s dominance of the Ryder Cup ended back in October 2016 when the American side comfortably regained the cup at Hazeltine, Minnesota. Europe had won three consecutive Ryder Cups prior to the visit to Chaska, but a flying start on the Friday morning foursomes sparked the USA’s ascendancy, and they never really looked back.
Andy Sullivan shot a stunning 11 under par round of 61 to set a new Fire Course record at Jumeirah Golf Estates and take a two-shot lead into round two of the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship presented by DP World.
We didn’t have to wait long for the to come around again. It is less than 150 days since DJ holed the putt that earned him his first Green Jacket. Augusta is going to be a different proposition from last November. The winner aside, It is a brave man that takes much note of the performances in the 2020 event to educate his choices this week. There are so many factors in