It was what Jim Ross would call a "slobber knocker" of a day at Whistling Straights as birdies were banged in left, right and centre. It was a battle royal for the top spot, fought for ferociously, with the lead changing from one moment to the next.
There are over 1,000 bunkers (did someone count them all) at the breathtaking Whistling Straits Golf course in Wisconsin, Arizona. Sand everywhere. So, it’s important we have an understanding of the rules this week.
27 year old Welwyn Garden based Hannah Burke has won her maiden victory on the L.E.T with a final round of 64 to pip Nicole Broch Larsne from Sweden to the post by 2 shots at the Tipsport Czech Open.
We love our fairway woods to look simple. We don’t want any distractions at address, nor features we deem unnecessary. We want a serious golf club for getting the job done, good from the fairway and strong off the tee. This new Callaway could easily be our next three wood.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat has beaten Mark Warren 3&2 to progress into the final against Robert Karlsson. Karlsson beat David Howell on the second play off hole at the Murcar Links to secure his place in the final, which kicks off at 2pm.
Cinderella Story!! When 20 year-old Korean Jin-Young Ko turned up for the Ricoh Women's British Open last wek, she didn't have a caddie, so she asked around and the name of Jeff Brighton, a 17 year old local caddie was put forward. And now the young fella has earned just shy of £20,000 (10% of the winner's cheque) with Jin-Young's second place finish.
Tiger finishes the first round 3-under and five behind the leaders in the low scoring conditions in Virginia. Andy Sullivan is top Brit at 6-under.
Sexy as the MP-5’s we showed you were, it’s the new MP-25 that should have everyone running down to the shops. We all want to play a blade but most of us shouldn’t. But most of can play a compact cavity back, especially one that offers this much forgiveness and distance.
He might not wield Mjölnir but golf's very own Thor rose to the top of the leaderboard on day one of The Scottish Open. Playing in the morning, Thorbjorn Olesen took advantage of the good conditions to shoot a bogey free seven under 63 around Gullane.
So Bubba Watson has had just 53 putts in two rounds at the Travlelers Championship.
Here's a quick snap shot of Day One
Range finders are great. Used properly we've found that they really help speed up play by taking doubt out of the shot.
