Masters 2016: Rory McIlroy anxious to complete grand slam and get monkey off his back April 5, 2016 World No3 Rory McIlroy insists he faces even more pressure this year to win the Masters – and complete a coveted career grand slam – than he did 12 months ago. The Northern Irishman, who will be the last of all 89 players to tee off in Thursday’s opening round, remains desperate to join a [...]
Masters prize money 2016: How much can Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy win in Augusta? April 5, 2016 Not only does winning the Masters seal your name in history, earn you the first Major of the golf season, and reward you with the prestigious Green Jacket – winning it also comes with a seven-figure prize money cheque. A total prize money pool of $10m (£7m) is on offer at the tournament, which could mean [...]
The Masters 2016: Who will follow Jordan Spieth and win the Green Jacket? April 4, 2016 It's that time of the year again that all golf fans look forward to. The Saturday and Sunday of the Masters, as the year’s first Major reaches its conclusion, are always two of the best nights of the year. We know what time it comes on television and when to use the red button. Many [...]
Masters 2016: Sledgehammer Jason Day should take positives from winning consecutive events rather than worry he might have peaked too early March 28, 2016 If Jason Day’s WGC Dell Match Play contest with Rory McIlroy is a taste of what is to come in the Masters then golf fans are in for a treat at the year’s first Major in Augusta next week. Rory was more than a little unlucky to lose a great semi-final on Sunday, which swung [...]
Jason Day’s magnificent first three rounds earned him the right to limp over the line at the Arnold Palmer Invitational March 21, 2016 If you're going to take playing tips from anyone at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, then a man who has won it six more times than anyone else is probably an ideal candidate. World No2 Jason Day revealed his text message dialogue with eight-time Bay Hill winner Tiger Woods after completing his first win of the [...]
Wentworth protesters take their battle to the ballroom, asking members to bring their families to vote against the golf club’s membership fee hike March 10, 2016 Members of Wentworth Golf Club are rallying the troops against Chinese owner Reignwood, but will there be a battle in the ballroom? As City golfers continue to campaign against the club's new Chinese owner and a hike in membership fees, key figures on the estate have called for a late-night extraordinary general meeting in Wentworth's ballroom to discuss [...]
Wentworth Golf Club threatens Russian mining boss with legal action for claiming that new fees could break FCA regulations March 7, 2016 As a legal row over the golf club’s £100,000 joining fee rages on, Wentworth’s boss is starting to fall out with key figures on the estate. Wentworth has sent a letter threatening legal action against its own tennis captain, after he suggested in a a separate missive that the proposed new membership costs breach regulations set by the [...]
Wentworth Golf Club says the show must go on, as residents seek legal advise for disrupting this year’s PGA golf tournament February 25, 2016 As City boys and Surrey golfers step up their campaign against Wentworth Golf Club’s new £100,000 joining fee, it seems that the troops on either side of the row are preparing for a battle. The Wentworth Estate Roads Committee, the governing body that looks after the interest of Wentworth’s residents, has hired lawyers at Quinn Emmanuel [...]
The battle lines are drawn at Wentworth Golf Club after residents reject the owner’s concessions February 21, 2016 The battle lines have been drawn; concessions made by Wentworth Golf Club in a bid to prevent its own members from taking legal action against it have been rejected. The Wentworth Residents Association, which counts many City workers among its activists, is campaigning to stop the club’s Chinese owner from cutting the number of memberships from [...]
Have you seen the houses? Wentworth Golf Club’s chief exec says that locals shouldn’t fear the club’s new £100,000 joining fee February 11, 2016 For a man threatened with legal action by some of the City’s wealthiest banking and finance execs Stephen Gibson, the chief executive of Wentworth Golf Club, appeared calm and composed in the clubhouse’s boardroom overlooking one of the three courses. Since the club was sold to its new Chinese owner Reignwood Group a year and [...]