Rags to riches

Demonstrating the global nature of the European Tour, Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts won his debut professional title at the Volvo China Open finishing four shots ahead of the field on 24 under. Turning professional in 2000 it wouldn’t be a disservice to describe him as a journeyman pro who had yet to make an impact on [...]

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Functions and Footballers

Prior to Thursday’s official start of the tournament, one of the elder statesmen of English sport, Sir Bobby Charlton, famous for being England’s all-time leading top scorer whilst playing for some team that plays in the borough of Trafford, was guest of honour at the Pro-Am on Wednesday. The reason behind this was the late [...]

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Life inside the ropes

European Tour event will be held at the Parador de Golf again from 24 – 27 March with many of the top players competing such as Louis Ooosthuizen; returning to defend the first European title he won en route to the Open in 2010. Last year, Miguel Angel’s company, ‘Fade Draw Target’ played an important [...]

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Kaymer keeps cool

Like Tiger Woods at his rampaging best – on the green baized surfaces that is – Germany’s Martin Kaymer romped to victory at the recent Abu Dhabi Championship. Starting the day several shots ahead of the chasing pack, including Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, he played bogey-free over the final 60 holes ( yes, over three [...]

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Monty leads troops again

Fresh from his success at Celtic Manor, Colin Montgomerie was `Captain Marvel´ again as the Royal Trophy pitted Europe against Asia in the Thai city of Hua Hin last weekend. There was local interest as Spaniard Pablo Martin, after his victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, was picked again. Colin was also [...]

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G(rinder)-Mac

On a final day when the expected storms did not, happily, materialise the fact is that low scoring was still made difficult by strong winds; a point picked up time and again by the TV commentators who reminded viewers that, even though the skies were blue and several players were in short sleeves, Valderrama was [...]

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The glamour chase

It’s a hard life on the European Seniors Tour: one week you are playing in Cannes on the Cote d’Azur and the following week the tournament is being held near Marbella….lock up your mothers went the cry! This is the second year the Benahavis Seniors Open has been held at La Quinta Golf and Country [...]

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Benahavis Seniors Masters

Preparations for the Benahavis Seniors Masters have been taking place over the last few months. Comprising three loops of nine holes each, Course C has been subject to improvement works taking the form of a new irrigation system; new buggy paths; the enlargement of a lake and the remodelling of both Par 3′s. For those [...]

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IMPROVING WITH AGE

It is the case with many professional golfers that join the Seniors Tour. Take Carl Mason for example who, with the greatest respect, can be said to have had a modest professional career before reaching the age of 50. However, since reaching that milestone he has recently equalled Tommy Horton’s record of 23 professional victories. [...]

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Putting the “sol” into

Similar to its male counterpart The Solheim Cup is a bi-annual team event between the USA and Europe played on both sides of the Atlantic. Dates already confirmed for future editions include next year at Killeen Castle, Ireland, followed by Colorado GC, USA, in 2013. What is up for grabs is the European venue for [...]

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