Jul 23rd, 2016 Article
Clean sweep for England at UL International
England registered a clean sweep against Thailand in Saturday's fourballs at the UL International Crown to finish top of their pool.
England registered a clean sweep against Thailand in Saturday's fourballs at the UL International Crown to finish top of their pool.
Prince’s Golf Club in Sandwich Bay, Kent has celebrated the completion of a major renovation project at the 27-hole property with the opening of Smugglers’ Landing, a completely new par-3. The three-year project undertaken by internationally acclaimed golf course architects, Mackenzie and Ebert, began with the now lauded ‘reimagination’ of the Himalayas nine, completed in Spring 2018.
Andy Sullivan cruised to a commanding home victory at the English Championship, the former Ryder Cup player claiming his fourth European Tour title and his first in five years in the process.
Well, it's about time! Anna Nordqvist's play off win at the Evian Championship was the first major won by a European since 2013!
He may only be ranked 1,117 in the World number, but Younes el Hassani says he played shots like Seve Ballesteros as he carded a second round 69 at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco.
He's done it again.... As the gaze shifted from the hallowed grounds of Augusta National to the quaint charm of Harbour Town in South Carolina, Scottie Scheffler took down the field again Most weeks on the PGA tour are considered wind-free bomb and wedge events; with narrow fairways and strategic bunkering, Harbour Town stands as a bastion of precision in a sport increasingly dominated by power.
Thunder and lightning halted play at Bellerive last night but not before big-hitting Gary Woodland set a new lowest 36-hole score at the US PGA Championship.
Tony Finau got onto our radar last year, and we thought he was a proper GolfPunk. Today was his maiden victory on the PGA Tour, when he won the Puerto Rico Open in a playoff against old hand Steve Marino.
K H Lee overcame the rain and a soaked TPC Craig Ranch to record his first PGA Tour win at the AT&T Byron Nelson. The win also booked the South Korean the chance to compete on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in South Carolina at this week's PGA Championship.
Garrick Higgo held off the challenge of Maximilian Kieffer to win his second European Tour title at the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open. The South African had carded the lowest round of his European Tour career with a 63 on day three to put himself in the driving seat and he had extended his lead to four shots by the turn.
Matt Wallace, saw a return to form to take a one shot lead into the weekend at the British Masters at Hillside. Wallace’s new approach to the game, including the hiring of fitness expert Dr Steve McGregor, appears to be paying dividends as he added a 67 to his opening 65.
GolfPunk sits down for a chin-wag with the Zurich Classic of New Orleans winner and gets the low down on home life, the gym and what happens on the beach + his thoughts on winning majors, bar room brawls and his own personal Kracken hell…