English golf on ultimate high February 22, 2010 THERE were two big winners at the WGC Match Play at Tucson this weekend – champion Ian Poulter and European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie. Poulter’s victory in the first all-English final with Paul Casey capped a fantastic weekend for golf on these shores and would have left Monty beaming from ear-to-ear with his near-certainties [...]
Wales star arrested in golf cart incident February 14, 2010 WALES back row Andy Powell has been arrested after allegedly taking and driving a golf buggy towards a motorway just hours after his side’s dramatic 31-24 Six Nations victory over Scotland. The Cardiff Blues star, 28, was arrested with another 28-year-old man at around 6am yesterday at a service station near junction 34 of the [...]
Tickets on sale for O2 Golf Live February 1, 2010 GOLF: Tickets have gone on sale for O2 Golf Live, the exciting new interactive golf event, on 14-16 May. Held at Stoke Park, Stoke Poges, Bucks, the event will be attended by European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, plus Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Retief Goosen and a series of top coaches. Tickets, at £45, include [...]
Padraig deserves his place on the list of all-time greats July 21, 2008 Carnoustie 12 months ago we aw one of the most dramatic and nail-biting finishes in Open Championship history. At Royal Birkdale yesterday, we probably witnessed the best closing nine holes ever to win an Open. Two contrasting ways of winning golf’s greatest prize but one winner in Padraig Harrington – a deserved back-to-back champion. Not [...]
Brilliant Harrington joins the Open elite July 21, 2008 Ireland’s Padraig Harrington toasted his accession to an elite band of players after a superb final round at Royal Birkdale saw him successfully defend the Open title. Harrington fended off the challenge of England’s Ian Poulter and Australian veteran Greg Norman to become the first European to retain a Major for more than a century. [...]
Great White Shark Norman basks in Tiger’s absence and eyes third Open July 18, 2008 Two-time Open champion Greg Norman turned back the years with a masterful performance in difficult conditions on the first day at Royal Birkdale that left him fending off talk of an unlikely third triumph. The Australian, 53, who has not played regular competitive golf for several years, carded a level-par round of 70 to finish [...]
Harrington vows to play on July 16, 2008 Padraig Harrington will play through the pain barrier to defend his Open Championship title this week after suffering a wrist injury. The Irishman sustained the injury while winning the Irish PGA tournament on Saturday and only managed his first nine holes of practice yesterday ahead of the first round at Royal Birkdale tomorrow. “If it [...]
Monty and McGinley on song for Europe November 1, 2005 It proved to be a very special weekend for both Colin Montgomerie and Paul McGinley. Success at the Volvo Masters — for very different reasons — will mean an awful lot to both players. For Monty, a first European Order of Merit title for six years is quite some achievement. He did exactly the job [...]
Monty rules Europe again October 31, 2005 A share of third place at the Volvo Masters was enough for Colin Montgomerie to clinch a record eighth European Order of Merit title. Paul McGinley of Ireland won at Valderrama after a fourth round 67 that left him on 10 under par. Sergio Garcia was second, two shots behind. However, Montgomerie — who was [...]
Monty is in charge October 28, 2005 Colin Montgomerie finished the first round of the Volvo Masters with a share of the lead and a five-shot advantage over his closest rival for the European Order of Merit title, Michael Campbell. The Scot, who is playing alongside Campbell for the first two days in Valderrama, shot an opening 67 to end the day [...]