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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 [...]
Tags: Championship
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 [...]
Tags: Championship, US tournaments
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 [...]
Tags: Championship, Spain, Volvo World Matchplay
”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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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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EuroPro Tour golfer Peter Appleyard has credited the Head Instructor at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at La Cala Resort, Quintin van der Berg, with helping him qualify for the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Peter, who turned pro in 2003, beat a field of over 3,500 professional and amateur golfers to gain one of [...]
Tags: Championship, Golf Academy, La Cala Resort
The committee which reduced Carnoustie’s Open Champion-ship to a farce in 1999 got it exactly right this year, so that we were able to witness the most enthralling Open since the Nicklaus -Watson duel at Turnberry. What is clear, is that Carnoustie can test the world’s best without introducing trickery, even in the benign conditions [...]
Tags: Championship, Nickalus
Congratulations must go to Alvaro Quiros, for his unique achievement of winning his very first tournament on the European Tour. His 13-under-par total in the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa was enough to see off the challenges of such luminaries as Lee Westwood and Ernie Els and earned him two years’ exemption on the [...]
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