Injured Ian Poulter targeting Hazeltine glory as a vice-captain after Darren Clarke adds Ryder Cup hero to backroom team June 6, 2016 Sidelined Ian Poulter has set his sights on plotting Europe's retention of the Ryder Cup on American soil after yesterday being named as a vice-captain for this year’s showdown in Hazeltine. Europe captain Darren Clarke added Poulter to his backroom team, which already included Thomas Bjorn, Paul Lawrie and Padraig Harrington, after the 40-year-old was last [...]
I’ve seen PGA Championship winner Chris Wood up close and he is a perfect fit for Ryder Cup stardom May 30, 2016 While victory at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth does not guarantee Chris Wood a debut Ryder Cup place, it virtually secures a spot in the Europe side for Hazeltine in September and what a wonderful addition he will be. I was fortunate to captain Great Britain and Ireland, and therefore Chris, in the 2013 Seve [...]
BMW PGA Championship prize money: Over £600,000 earnings boost on offer to winner but Wentworth has slipped in prize money rankings May 26, 2016 Traditionally known as the flagship event of the European Tour, the BMW PGA Championship is no longer the tournament targeted for a bank balance boost by golf's elite. Masters champion Danny Willett is playing at Wentworth but big names including Rory McIlroy, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson have opted not to enter this year. One factor could [...]
Strength, courage, class – and two of the finest shots you’ll ever see May 23, 2016 Followers of Rory McIlroy finally got what we’d been waiting for on Sunday when the world No3 claimed his first title of the season in fantastic fashion at the Irish Open. Leading by just one going into the last three holes, and with a year of near misses and home crowd expectations weighing on his [...]
Emotional McIlroy hopes maiden win of 2016 can be springboard for further success May 22, 2016 World No3 Rory McIlroy savoured an emotional victory after ending his wait for a first title of 2016 in style at his home tournament, the Irish Open, on Sunday. McIlroy summoned a brilliant eagle at the last hole to sign for a 69 and hold off a late surge from Scotland’s Russell Knox and complete [...]
Peter Alliss: Women who want to play at Muirfield should get married to a member May 20, 2016 Golf commentator Peter Alliss has suggested women who still want to play at Muirfield golf course after it voted to block female membership should marry an existing member. Muirfield lost the right to host the Open after its members failed to reach a two-thirds majority needed on a vote to allow female membership and according [...]
Muirfield stripped of right to host the Open after voting against allowing female members May 19, 2016 Muirfield has lost the right to host the Open Championship after members voted against allowing women golfers to join the club. The East Lothian links has hosted the Open 16 times since 1892, most recently in 2013, but will now be removed from the tournament roster after members failed to reach a two-thirds majority vote [...]
Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth had better recover their form soon or Jason Day will be out of sight May 16, 2016 It has been the subject of a three-way fight for some time but Jason Day took control of golf’s No1 ranking with an exemplary display to win The Players Championship at the weekend. Day demolished the field. He as good as killed off the competition with a first round of 63, and then cemented his [...]
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 [...]