When Donald Trump bought a golf club on Lowes Island for $13 million in 2009, he spent millions more in reconfiguring its two courses. Trump then decided that the course’s history needed a bit of an upgrade as well.
Local boy Matt Jones continued his impressive form in Sydney at the Emirates Australian Open. Jones has now shot 67, 68, 68 and leads World Number One Jordan Spieth by three shots after Spieth shot a third round 67.
Nicky Colsaerts shoots second round 66 to climb up the leaderboard at the Emirates Australian Open. Colsaerts made six birdies and one bogey in his five under round to make up for a disappointing opening 73.
Pace of play has at last risen up the agenda, and now even the R&A are rising to the challenge of how to fix this frustrating part of playing a round of golf. And here's what Stephen Gallagher has proposed.
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It’s very easy for a manufacturer to slap a new coat of paint (normally pink, lavender if you’re lucky), stick in a lighter shaft, and tell you it’s a ladies set. But they aren’t really ladies clubs, and aren’t designed to help with their golfing problems. Taylormade have set out to design a set of clubs specifically built for the female golf swing.
What does Gareth Bale do when he's not growing his hair, wearing Alice bands, playing indifferently at Real Madrid, and waiting on that call from Manchester United? Well he's playing golf. And now he's building his own three hole course.
I’ve just come back from a top secret launch in Dubai. Playing with different clubs, on jet lag, in the desert, I had an absolute dog of a round. But I’d have fancied my chances of beating 92 if I'd added it up. Poor Weiyu Zhu didn’t at the Australian Open
We've had trusty rusty’s, and black oxides, via satin chromes and oil cans. Wedge finishes come and go like the weather, and this years en vogue colour is blue. Wilson have joined Mizuno in having a blue wedge. Two’s a trend right?
There is nothing worse. You are set up to smash another one down the fairway, you’ve practiced the swing, psyched yourself up...but wait...the guys in front of you are still ambling along without a care in the world. The moment is lost. By the time you finally get to hit your shot...you duff it into the rough somewhere.
It's without doubt been a disappointing season for Adam Scott, who needs a late win to secure his record of a tour win every season, which is what he has done for the last 14 consecutive years. In front of what will undoubtedly be a highly partisan Ozzie crowd, Scott is properly pumped up for the occasion.
Jordan Speith will be treating the Olympics in 2016 as if were “a fifth major.” And he really wants to enjoy the whole experience, which is what the Olympics is all about for competitors.
