The race to become European Number One became a two horse today in Dubai. With Shane Lowry already feeling the heat on day one, Justin Rose had a slim chance of challenging Rory McIlroy and Danny Willett for the coveted position. However, Rose wilted in the heat of Dubai carding a 78 that leaves him in T48th position. Bogies on 4, 6, 8 and 10 plus double bogies on 12 and 17 has seen the Englishman hopes all but evaporate.
2010 US Open winner Graeme McDowell posted an excellent round of 63 to take a 12 under, one shot, lead on day two of the OHL Classic at Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
Swingin’ Siren Lexi Thompson got the job done, winning the LPGA’s Hana Bank Championship in South Korea. Still only 20, it’s Lexi’s sixth win on tour, and second this season, she’s really pushed on since her GolfPunk photoshoot.
It was Thorbjorn Olesen's day at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He shot a great 7 under 65 at St Andrews to get to seventeen under par, and hold a three shot lead over Germany’s Florian Fritsch.
World number errr...., two? Or is it one? Anyway, top performing golfer Rory McIlroy has announced he will play at the Turkish Airlines Open in October.
The every day stuff that's been floating and sinking our boats this week...
We’ve just tracked down The Golf Spiv for the first time since his Major success at Whistling Straights. Having backed winner Jason Day, and place returns on Grace at 80-1, and Koepka at 45-1, he’s still slurring his speech. Unfortunately all his winnings are now The Dog & Duck's August profit margins...
Marc Warren slam-dunked his approach on the 19th to edge out Tyrell Hatton, but David Howell looked the best player on the course in the afternoon session of the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play.
To be fair, he did say he was “half handy”, however, what a start for The Golfspiv…
Carly at the Missed The Cut Party at the GolfPunk Clubhouse at the Open. What an evening we had last night in the GolfPunk Clubhouse! There are always great people in here to catch up with.
Home favourite Victor Dubuisson, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger, and South African Jaco Van Zyl all shared the clubhouse lead after the opening day of the Alstom Open de France at Le Golf National.
TRENDYGOLF.com founder Ian McLeod, the most in the know man in the game when it comes to golf fashion, has his eyes on the ground for us this week to see what’s working on the links this summer.
