Sam Torrance’s Golf Comment: Walker Cup triumph was simply magnificent September 15, 2015 They were simply magnificent. I am of course talking about Great Britain and Ireland who beat a strong United States team on Sunday to regain the Walker Cup at Royal Lytham and St Annes. The Walker Cup is the pinnacle of amateur golf, the equivalent of the Ryder Cup. Great Britain and Ireland were [...]
Notion that Rickie Fowler is the most overrated golfer on the PGA Tour is nonsense September 9, 2015 America's Rickie Fowler topped a poll of the most overrated golfers on the PGA Tour in May – what a load of nonsense. In the same week as that insulting poll he went on to beat Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a play-off to claim the Players Championship at Sawgrass in the most [...]
SSE Women’s Invitational 2015: Golf event to target women September 3, 2015 Tour stars Laura Davies and Melissa Reid and acclaimed author Matthew Syed are among the attractions at a new golf and business event uniquely targeted at women. The SSE Women’s Invitational at Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire, this month aims to open up corporate golf days – traditionally seen as male-only territory – to a more diverse [...]
Corbyn’s face on bankers’ golf ball gift August 19, 2015 USUALLY if you don’t like someone, the cliched approach is to stick their photo on a dartboard and aim for the face. Not content with such a working-class show of vehemence, golfing experts Your Golf Travel made some gifts for their 20 biggest clients. Execs from Coutts, Lloyds and M&S all received golf balls with [...]
Jason Day’s success could be the start of a new three-way era, featuring Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy – Sam Torrance’s Golf Comment August 18, 2015 The parade of birdies, magnificent shot-making and record scores that we witnessed over the last few days as Jason Day held off Jordan Spieth to win the US PGA Championship is exactly what we want from golf. Day was just superb. He had challenged at Majors before but hadn’t lasted the pace and could [...]
More significant things in life than golf tournaments, admits McIlroy August 13, 2015 FIT-AGAIN Rory McIlroy will head into today’s opening round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits with a new-found perspective borne out of his enforced injury absence. World No1 McIlroy feared he had broken an ankle while playing football on 4 July, but a ruptured left ankle ligament was severe enough to sideline the 26-year-old [...]
There are more important things in life than golf tournaments, admits fit-again Rory McIlroy August 12, 2015 Fit-again Rory McIlroy will head into today’s opening round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits with a new-found perspective borne out of his enforced injury absence. World No1 McIlroy feared he had broken an ankle while playing football on 4 July, but a ruptured left ankle ligament was severe enough to sideline the 26-year-old [...]
Adidas mulls sale of golf brands after tough day on the fairway August 7, 2015 ADIDAS has launched an overhaul of its struggling TaylorMade golf business, including a potential sale of some of its brands, as the sport continues to lose popularity. The German sportswear firm said yesterday that it has hired investment bank Guggenheim Partners to explore options for the golf business after revenues fell by 26 per cent [...]
Golf Comment: Bangkok’s answer to John Daly Aphibarnrat is breath of fresh air August 4, 2015 IT’S NOT difficult to see why Kiradech Aphibarnrat is frequently compared to John Daly. Most obviously, Thailand’s newest golfing sensation has the same full frame as the maverick two-time Major winner. But the similarities don’t end there. Aphibarnrat, who won his second European Tour title of the season on Sunday at the Paul Lawrie Match [...]
Sporting summer of Wimbledon, the Ashes and the golf Open could cost Britain millions in lost productivity August 3, 2015 Not only do businesses have to contend with the summer sunshine and soaring temperatures distracting people from their computer screens, but a summer of high-profile sporting events is set to cost the UK millions of pounds in lost productivity. Tennis, cricket and golf have occupied sports fans this summer, at a cost of at least £100m [...]