Players Championship 2016 prize money: Richest tournament in golf offers winner more money than ever before May 11, 2016 The Players Championship may not boast the renown nor history of golf's four Majors, but in purely monetary terms no tournament is bigger. Golf's richest event tees off on Thursday with the sport's largest winner's pay cheque of $1.9m (£1.3m) drawn from its largest prize fund of $10.5m. That marks an increase on Rickie Fowler's [...]
Putting may be a thorny issue for Justin Rose but there’s reason to think he can bloom at Sawgrass May 9, 2016 I have always regarded Justin Rose as a great putter so I can understand why he was so disappointed to slip from the top of the leaderboard and finish third at the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday. Rose played beautifully all week at Quail Hollow and shared the lead with four to play but squandered [...]
Why this could be the week that Rory McIlroy’s season catches light May 2, 2016 It didn't happen for him at the Masters and he is still looking for a first win of 2016 but this week looks as good an opportunity as any for Rory McIlroy to get off the mark. The Northern Irishman is set to make his first appearance since his tie for 10th at Augusta on [...]
Soomin Lee’s monumental first European Tour win shows he can be fine successor to fellow Koreans KJ Choi and YE Yang April 25, 2016 We have seen Asia dominating women’s golf for some time now but in the men’s game the success has been more sporadic. If it is to go the same way then it may end up being down to the likes of Soomin Lee. The 22-year-old from South Korea claimed his maiden European Tour title at [...]
Danny Willett Effect in evidence as Andrew Johnston leads English charge in wake of Masters with Spanish Open victory April 18, 2016 Nothing breeds success quite like success, and it is no coincidence that two Englishmen challenged for the week’s main titles on both sides of the Atlantic just days after Danny Willett’s Masters victory. Seeing a contemporary like Willett, 28, winning at Augusta last week, the likes of Andrew Johnston, just one year his junior, will [...]
Danny Willett thanked his analytics team following his Masters triumph – but what are the key stats used in golf? April 12, 2016 Amidst the more usual recitations of gratitude towards his wife, sponsors and coach, Danny Willett this week took time off from celebrating his Masters win to tweet his thanks to a data analysis consultancy for professional golfers, who helped him plot his course strategy. In football, data analysis units have become well estabilished at top clubs, and the sport’s followers now [...]
Masters winner Danny Willett can’t wait to watch replays of his Augusta triumph – and change nappies April 12, 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett admits he is looking forward to watching replays of his Augusta triumph after arriving back in Britain. Willett, who became a father just days before jetting out to America for the year’s first Major tournament, also listed being back with his family among the things he was relishing upon his return [...]
Danny Willett won the Masters with brilliance and nerves of steel, Jordan Spieth did not lose it, although the American’s collapse was worse than Rory McIlroy’s in 2011 April 11, 2016 A swathe of strong contenders allied to the iconic nature of the Masters had long made this edition, the 80th, one of the most eagerly anticipated Majors in years. But nobody could have foreseen the drama that would unfold over a spectacular final round on Sunday. Defending champion Jordan Spieth looked certain to retain the [...]
England’s Danny Willett claims Masters glory as defending champion Jordan Spieth fades April 11, 2016 Unruffled Englishman Danny Willett donned the Green Jacket after claiming his first victory at a Major as defending champion Jordan Spieth wilted on the back nine in an enthralling final round of the Masters at Augusta last night. Willett, who pockets $1.8m in prize money, finished three shots clear of Spieth, who carded a one-over-par [...]
Defending champion Spieth soars, Europeans threaten and world No1 Day wilts in opening round of Masters at Augusta April 8, 2016 Unflappable reigning champion Jordan Spieth defied his recent form to make a blistering start to his Masters defence with a flawless six-under-par opening round of 66 at Augusta National yesterday. Spieth holds a two-shot lead from Ireland’s Shane Lowry and Danny Lee of New Zealand after a bogey-free round, while world No3 Rory McIlroy is [...]