Apr 1st, 2017 Article
Jason Day set to play in the Masters
Jason Day's Masters campaign appears to be back on course as he has been practicing at Augusta National this weekend.
Jason Day's Masters campaign appears to be back on course as he has been practicing at Augusta National this weekend.
Heads up to anyone wanting to play golf at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Don't go up to the owner and try talking to him if you happen to have upset said owner by writing unflattering things about him.
Donald Trump has ditched his press pool to play golf at his club in Jupiter, Florida, without a pool of journalists on hand to ensure the public has knowledge of his whereabouts, and indeed how he played.
PGA Catalunya Resort, near Barcelona, Spain, proved the perfect platform for European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. As a player, you don’t want to be there, but it has still impressed them.
One Direction's Niall Horan teed it up at his pal Rory's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (Try saying that after five pints and a lamb kebab – Ed) pro am on Wednesday.
Lydia Ko and Pajaree Anannarukarn fired rounds of 64 (-8) to be tied at the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund. On a windy day at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, it was the morning wave who had the better of the conditions and were able to shoot the lower scores.
Aditi Ashok produced a three-under-par second round of 70 to hold a five-shot lead heading into the weekend at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open. The Indian star followed up her first round of 67 with another consistent day at Vipingo Ridge to sit at the top of the leaderboard on nine-under-par after 36 holes at Vipingo Ridge.
Jin Young Ko held off Japan's Nasa Hataoka to clinch the CME Group Tour Championship, the $1.5 million pay cheque, and the player of the year title. Four players came into the fourth round tied at the top of the leaderboard but it developed into a two-horse race.
Following on from our recent rant concerning etiquette the writer took to the course this morning. It was a stableford competition (points system) a normally quicker format as a lost ball is not the end of the world and if you can’t score on a hole you pick up. It is those lovely medal events that often bring the course to a grinding halt with all competitors having to finish out every hole.
The head professional at Cranleigh Golf & Country Club is certain he is right after becoming left-handed.
Major-winners, including Rory McIlroy, have been turning to Southport-based Tour coach Phillip Kenyon to transform their putting. He is using golf’s new secret putting weapon – the Green Stage, by Zen.
The Republic of Korea’s Inbee Park, New Zealand’s Lydia Ko and China’s Shanshan Feng are Olympic medalists.