Sep 29th, 2015 Article
Leaders' Drives: JFK's Golf Obsession
Good looking, the most powerful man on earth, lover of Marilyn Monroe and bloody good at golf too: JFK really did have it all.
Good looking, the most powerful man on earth, lover of Marilyn Monroe and bloody good at golf too: JFK really did have it all.
More rain. It rained all night, and most of the day to put a dampener on moving day scoring. The day went to Jordan Spieth, who had to make four serious par saves to keep in contention. He then nailed a twenty-footer on the 18th for a birdie to overtake Henrik Stenson for the outright lead.
Graeme Storm took Thongchai Jaidee to the wire at the Porsche European Open, missing out by one shot to the 45 year old Thai player. Both players shot a final round 67, but a bogey on the 17th, Storm’s only dropped shot over the weekend, proved decisive."
At last, a European Tour event in England!! And a really, really, good line up: The British Masters is hosted by Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter and will see a star studded field take to the Woburn course on 8th October.
No one has been going really low today. The rain has made the rough that much more penal, and focused everyone’s attention on hitting fairways. There’s zero reward in being off-line, and that’s kept it conservative out there today. It’s frankly been a very quiet day indeed. Zzzzzzz.
A cold pint. Normally a golfers wet dream after eighteen holes. But according to our new no nonsense Aussie golf coach, Sandy Jamieson, it's also one of the answers to playing better golf. We thought he was joking, but it makes perfect sense. Grip it and sip it.
After taking the first round lead at the Porsche European Open, we throught we'd remind you of the time when Valdy met Stormy. GolfPunk's resident sock-puppet-rascal-love-child-of-Roland-Rat-&-Frank-Spencer takes on European Tour star Graeme Storm. And talk soon turns to surrender monkeys and the art of cake making...
Here are the Day One Tee Times and Pairings for the FedEx Tour Championship from East Lakes, Georgia. Ready for a final rumble.
GP favourite Bernd Wiesberger took the lead at the Porsche European Open, shooting a flawless first round 64. The world number 30, and top ranked player in the field shares top spot with Benjamin Hebert at Bad Griesbach Golf Resort.
Here's our wrap on Day One of the final event in the FedEx, the Tour Championship. Only 30 in the field now. What's been occurring? Mostly Henrik Stenson if you have to know.
He wowed us at the Open in St Andrews, and he secured the Walker Cup win at Lytham. Now Irish golfer Paul Dunne has turned professional.
Titleist have switched things up with the launch of the 816 H1 and H2 hybrids. Realising that hybrids need to be gapped distance wise with a set of irons, they've switched the release schedule to come out the same time as the irons rather than with the driver and irons.