Golf Comment: Big names shape up for US Open June 2, 2014 HIDEKI Matsuyama and Thongchai Jaidee made the golf headlines with wins at the weekend but just beneath the surface there were signs that the big names are shaping up for the US Open. Next week’s Major at Pinehurst is followed not long after by the Open at Hoylake and the US PGA at Valhalla, so [...]
Golf Comment: Of course McIlroy found comfort in his clubs, he’s a star May 26, 2014 RORY McIlroy is a former world No1, a mega star, so it should never be a surprise to see him win. The shock element was that he did so from seven shots behind Thomas Bjorn going into the final round at Wentworth. Thomas struggled on the front nines in his second and third rounds of [...]
Golf Comment: Comfort in his game is secret to Jimenez’s everlasting success May 19, 2014 The main emotion I felt was awe when watching Miguel Angel Jimenez extend his own record for the oldest man to win on the European Tour and the first to do so in his 50s. His victory at the Spanish Open on Sunday was extraordinary. I have lived through that stage in life and I [...]
Golf Comment: Kaymer is back and it’s brilliant news for Europe May 12, 2014 MARTIN Kaymer is one of those gifted players who found superstardom at a very young age, in his case by winning the USPGA Championship, but decided to try to improve by remodelling his game. Sometimes, though, it’s best to play the cards that life has dealt you. In golf you have to play naturally, and [...]
Golf Comment: Pinpoint driver Rose has game to blossom at golf’s fifth Major May 5, 2014 ANOTHER solid performance from Justin Rose last week makes me think he could be ready to mount a challenge at the fifth Major, The Players Championship, which tees off on Thursday. The Players at Sawgrass is notorious for its last two holes, particularly the 17th, but taken in its entirety is not overly long or [...]
Golf Comment: Noh win situation is a huge step April 28, 2014 A PLAYER I regard as undoubtedly the best prospect I have seen for some time took a huge step on Sunday by claiming his first victory on the PGA Tour. South Korean Noh Seung-Yul was outstanding all week, going 54 holes without a bogey, on his way to winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans [...]
Golf Comment: Aggression gives Watson an edge April 14, 2014 IT WAS the same outcome and the same setting as two years ago, but the manner in which Bubba Watson won the Masters at Augusta National on Sunday was very different. Watson was much more dominant and aggressive on his way to a three-shot victory this time, playing magnificent golf that truly outclassed the rest [...]
Golf comment April 9, 2014 OF ALL the courses I have played, I’ve never encountered one that changes more from the Wednesday to the Sunday than Augusta National. I don’t know what the staff at the home of the Masters do to it, but it is almost like playing a different course. That can be tough for a player who [...]
Spread betting on golf April 9, 2014 THE absence of Tiger Woods from the Masters this year means we have one of the most open tournaments in recent memory. It is very difficult to split the top contenders, but golf betting is no longer just about who is on top of the leaderboard. By having a spread bet on the Masters you [...]
Golf Comment: Garcia ready to end European Masters drought April 7, 2014 THE MASTERS can be devilishly difficult as a player and predicting a winner at Augusta isn’t easy either, with no shortage of candidates in with a chance of donning the green jacket on Sunday night. A muscle injury had clouded three-time winner Phil Mickelson’s hopes, but he eased those concerns by completing all four rounds [...]