Despite his disappointing final round at the Oakmont Country Club, recent performances now mean that Lee Westwood is almost certain of a spot in Europe’s Ryder Cup team. Having looked unlikely to take part in Septembers event due to a lack of consistency just a matter of months ago, Captain Darren Clarke will certainly be […]
Phil Mickelson is confident he can still achieve his goal of winning the career Grand Slam by triumphing at the US Open in the future. The 46-year-old already has three Masters titles, an Open Championship and a US PGA Championship to his name but has so far failed to add the second major of the […]
Adam Scott hopes the authorities do not set up Oakmont to be “unfair” to the players at this week’s US Open. The world’s top stars have now descended on the Pennsylvania venue for the year’s second major in what is the ultimate test in the sport. US Opens are traditionally played on tough courses and […]
by John Huggan Whenever the words ‘slow’ and ‘play’ are mentioned within the context of professional golf, the mind immediately goes back to the 2013 US Open at Merion. In the same week that it announced the now sadly-forgotten attack on golfing snails, “While We’re Young,” the United States Golf Association – not for the first […]
by John Huggan Given its status as the biggest event on the world’s richest tour, it is perhaps not surprising that The Players Championship has always harboured huge ambitions. Almost from day one of the inaugural event in 1974 – back then it was the “Tournament Players Championship” – there was overblown talk of it […]
by John Huggan Even now, more than 140 years on from his death at the age of 24, the short career of Young Tom Morris remains one of golf’s saddest and most poignant tales. It is also a story filled with just about anything and everything a moviemaker may desire. Triumph. Tragedy. Scandal. Romance. Controversy. […]
Danny Willett’s manager, Chubby Chandler, claims the Masters champion can win further majors this year and become world number one. The 28-year-old became only the fourth British winner of the Augusta event on Sunday, taking advantage of Jordan Spieth’s final-round collapse to claim his first major title by three shots. The Yorkshireman will head back […]
38-year-old Casey feeling upbeat ahead of trip down Magnolia Lane next week
Jason Day managed to put back issues behind him to clinch an impressive victory over Thongchai Jaidee at the WGC Match Play. Day, who will be gunning for the Masters title at Augusta in April, recorded a comfortable 5&4 victory over his Thailand opponent to maintain his unbeaten start. The Australian overcame Northern Irishman Graeme […]
Rory McIlroy has admitted it will “tough” whoever he goes up against at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas. The former world number one has been drawn alongside two Americans in the form of Kevin Na and Smylie Kaufman, along with Dane Thorbjorn Olesen in the opening round on Thursday. McIlroy is looking forward to […]