New Studs Please…

After the England team’s debacle in South Africa many footy fans may be thinking it was high time some of the England team hung up their boots and called it a day. Instead, why don’t they take it a step further and put those idle afternoons on the golf course to good use and try [...]

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Rose wilts then blooms in US heat

JUSTIN Rose has battled to secure his passage to The Open later this month by winning two out of his last three tournaments in the US. After stumbling to a final round five over 75 in the Travelers Championship. (A one over 71 would have sufficed to win) he was obliged to enter the ‘AT [...]

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A date for your 2011 diary?

ONE event that will not be returning to Spain this year is the Volvo World Matchplay Championship at Finca Cortesin. The inaugural event was held in October last year won, ironically enough, by Wentworth local boy  Ross Fisher in its first foray from its spiritual home. Despite being well received by both players and spectators [...]

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Comedy of errors at Pebble Beach

…..but Graeme McDowell, the man with the best sense of humour, had the last laugh. As ever, the U.S. Open produced plenty of drama, as is the norm with all four majors.  Usually, the fireworks begin over Sunday’s final nine holes, but at Pebble Beach, overnight leader Dustin Johnson’s unexpected collapse came as early as [...]

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McDowell becomes first mid-Atlantic winner of US Open

”THE British are coming!” Colin Welland wasn’t talking about golf during his acceptance speech at the Oscars over twenty years ago but it seems an apt comment after a majestic start to the season by our homegrown players on the US Tour. Wins by Ian Poulter, Rory Mcllroy, Justin Rose, Lee Westwood and, perhaps most [...]

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World Championship fever hits Antequera

THE 13th World University Champion-ship has arrived in Antequera Golf being held over four days from 08 – 11 June. There are 22 participating nations with each country allowed to field a maximum of 11 players. The format is mens and ladies individual strokeplay with the best three gross scores counting on each day towards [...]

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