It's back! The event that totally signals the start of the golf season proper. I look forward to this week as soon as Christmas makes way for the new year and, no offence to the Saudi International, there's only one game in town this week.
All eyes were on Tiger Woods at The Open at Carnoustie as the American put himself inline to win his first major since 2008 after being five-under-par at 66 on Saturday, which is his lowest round at a major tournament in the last 7 years. However, the former world number one couldn’t convert his one-shot lead into his 15th major victory and now the question is will he see this as a setback or something to build on?
Here's a brief run down of what happened, who got upset, who felt sick and who got vertigo... with some stunning pics from Getty.
Someone clever once said: ‘Golf is a game in which you yell ‘Fore’, score six and write down five’. Mind you, he could have been wrong, as these 10 confessors comprehensively prove otherwise.
Two main events this week the Nordea in Sweden which hasn’t attracted many top players so we concentrate on the Wyndham in USA !!!
Phil Mickelson has dumped swing coach Butch Harmon after working with him since 2007. With Lefty’s two year winless drought his longest since he’s been on tour, it may not come as a complete surprise to many.
Time to stop hitting the cross bar, I am going for value this week more than ever as the top players are under performing??? It looks like Horschel started last week when he withdrew due to Sinusitis !!
Paige Spiranac is set to make her first visit to the Scotland when she takes part in next week’s Ladies’ Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. And shes looking absolutely amazing to boot.
The son and daughter-in-law of the first African-American golfer on the PGA Tour have been charged with improperly spending more than $1 million belonging to the late legendary Charles Sifford Sr
Tiger Woods economic impact on golf has recently been calculated at $1.2 billion. Website No Laying Up has done a breakdown, and we would agree with their assessment.
The internet blew up last night as Tiger Woods was accused of cheating on his ex girlfriend Lyndey Vonn with Amanda Dufner, ex wife of fellow PGA Tour Pro Jason Dufner.
England’s Justin Rose birdied the final three holes of his round to post a six under par 65 and lead the U.S. Open by one shot. One of GolfPunk’s tips, Ricky Fowler, sits in second place alongside his fellow countrymen, Xander Schauffele and Aaron Wise, and South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen. Rose’s round is the joint lowest ever shot at Pebble Beach in an U.S. Open.
