The Big Tiger & Phil Love In. We've figured it out, the whole Phil hates Tiger, Tiger hates Phil thing is a ruse. They actually love each other. I mean, just look at the pictorial evidence? And now Phil has gone on record to declare his true feelings...was on the wrong end of plenty of defeats to the former World Number 1,
So who should you be looking out for this week? Here’s my top five to do well this week at the Honda Classic.
Keith Pelley, the new European Tour CEO has slow play on his agenda, and his plans to speed up the game seems to have got off to a positive start during the recent ‘Desert Swing’ with a reduction in round times being apparent under the new ‘Pace of Play’ policy.
European Tour CEO Keith Pelley has admitted his surprise at how well his shorts change has gone down.
Ben Crenshaw is selling his mansion in Austin, Texas, for $6.2 million. You’ll get 7,236 square feet and an acre of peace and quiet. And you’ll also get your own putting green.
Lee Westwood has moved back to the UK full time, as he will now be focusing on the European Tour. He’s also sadly got divorced and his former wife has taken their kids back to England.
Rickie Fowler has won the Abu Dhabi Championship, after shooting a three under 69 in the fourth round to beat his final round playing partner Thomas Pieters by a single stroke.
Rory McIlroy nearly hit the pin from 268 yards out on his final hole to set up a tap in Eagle and a place in the final three-ball for the fog delayed third round.
Forbes has just published its Top Performers list for 2015 and Rory is in the mix. However, there is a lack of other European golfers anywhere near it. What's the problem, and what are we going to do about it?
Amateur Dechambeau is American Golf's Most Interesting Man. Today at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championships it is he who leads. That’s right, an Amateur. Bryson DeChambeau currently leads the World Number One, Jordan Spieth, the European Number One, Rory McIlroy and other stellar names such as Henrik Stenson, Ricky Fowler and Martin Kaymer.
You can imagine how annoyed the Spiv was yesterday morning when he woke up to find out that Brandt Snedeker didn’t win the Sony Open after a play off. Gomez deserved it and well played, that man. But still managed Each Ways on Sneds and Kisner so on the whole...can’t grumble too much now can I?
Unheralded Argentinian Fabian Gomez won the Sony Open last night, beating arguably the best putter in the game (not called Jordan) Brandt Snedeker at the second extra playoff hole. His second PGA Tour win, this takes Gomez to 55 in the world rankings, and he's seriously eyeing up an Olympics spot this summer.
