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By now, most readers will have followed the recent troubles of Tiger Woods in the media, which I will leave to the gossip columnists. But it is worth wondering what the possible consequences might be to the PGA and European tours and to golf at the lower levels generally. Of course, at best, it could [...]
Tags: Challenge, PGA, Tiger Woods
Reports that the Dubai company Jumerai Golf Estates is experiencing financial difficulties, raises doubts over the immediate future of the European Tour’s 2010 season. The prize fund for the 2009 race had already been reduced by 25%, ostensibly at the instigation of the European Tour in recognition of the inappropriateness of such huge sums of [...]
Tags: Dubai, Golf Tournament
No-one could have predicted that the Race to Dubai would have turned into such a one-horse-race, as Lee Westwood put upstart Rory McIroy in his place, together with the rest of most of the world’s best golfers. Westwood, who admitted coming close to giving up tour golf following a dramatic slump after snatching the Harry Vardon trophy [...]
Tags: Dubai, PGA Tour, World Championship
The Race to Dubai may be a departure from tradition, but it is responsible for elevating the European Tour to a genuine World Tour, relegating the American PGA Tour to second best. The absence of Woods, Mickleson and co. in no way detracted from the performance of Westwood, who has suddenly developed an aura of invincibility once [...]
Tags: Dubai, European Tour, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup
All is quiet on the Costa del Sol front following the climactic Volvo World Matchplay tournament at Finca Cortesin, so it’s a good time to concentrate on the final run-up to the Race to Dubai, which culminates on the 22nd of November on the Earth Course in Dubai. The leader after the final round will win the Vardon [...]
Tags: Dubai, order of merit
and if you add Ross Fisher, that makes three. The other two were the new round-robin matchplay format and last but not least, Cabell Robinson,who designed the marvellous Finca Cortesin golf course.
First things first. Fisher displayed unsuspected stamina and nerves of steel to add to his considerable talent in overcoming some of the world’s best golfers [...]
Tags: Finca Cortesin, Ross Fisher
Ian Poulter spared European Tour blushes by winning the Singapore Open, thus denying many top Americans undeserved access to membership of the European Tour and back-door entry into the Race to Dubai. The European Tour boobed by staging two co-sanctioned events simultaneously.
Fortunately, bona fide Tour members won them both, resulting in Fisher’s elevation to 17th in the World rankings and [...]
Tags: European Tour, Open, Singapore
Every now and then, local golf news becomes international news and for a couple of weeks from 16th October, our coast has enjoyed a visit by some of the top European Senior Tour players, soon to be followed by the European Tour players from 29th October – 1st November.
THE BENAHAVIS SENIORS MASTERS took place at the La [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, spotlight, volvo masters
With only three weeks left to the start of the tournament at the Finca Cortesin course, the list of players who have confirmed their entry still doesn’t include any of the North American players who have qualified through their PGA ranking or other criteria, with the notable exception of Anthony Kim.
As things [...]
Tags: Finca Cortesin, Finca Cortesin Golf, PGA, Volvo, Volvo Master, Volvo World Matchplay
Now is the time when our golf clubs traditionally prepare their greens to withstand the extra wear & tear expected during what is hoped to be a busy winter. The long hot summer prevented this work from being carried out earlier – in fact, the hottest summer for many a year has brought its own [...]
Tags: Golf Club, Masters, Parador Golf, Royal Malaga
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