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Dyson Wins Irish Open

Posted on August 1, 2011 by | Comments Off on Dyson Wins Irish Open

Simon Dyson yesterday won the Irish Open beating Richard Green by one shot.

Green had a long putt to win the championship on the 18th but bogied the hole which gave the tournament (his fifth European Tour victory) to Dyson on 15 under.

Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher holed a huge putt for birdie on the last which gave him a respectable third place finish.

David Howell, joint leader going into the final day with Dyson and Green, disappointed with a 73 on the Killarney course.

Peter Lawrie was Ireland’s best-placed golfer on nine under while Irish amateur Paul Cutler will be pleased with his week’s work, finishing on five under.

Dyson had just three bogeys all week and his win earns him a place in this week’s Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.

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Woods Set To Return To Golf Next Week

Posted on July 29, 2011 by | Comments Off on Woods Set To Return To Golf Next Week

Tiger Woods looks set to return to the game at next week’s Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.

The former world number 1 has not played competitively since  May due to injuries to his knee and Achilles.

“I’m excited to get back out there,” Woods said on his website.

Woods has some catching up to do in the rankings, having dropped to number 21 going into the tournament. It will also be a transitional time for him as he prepares to move forward with a new caddie having recently split with long-time caddie Steve Williams – although he is yet to officially announce a replacement.

Woods has not won a tournament worldwide since 2009 – I’m sure all eyes will be on him at next week’s event…

 

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Clarke Tells Critics To ‘Get A Life’

Posted on July 28, 2011 by | Comments Off on Clarke Tells Critics To ‘Get A Life’

Darren Clarke has told those who criticised his celebrations after his Open Championship victory to “get a life”.

In his own words, Clarke had “quite a few drinks” after his win at Sandwich, however this has led to criticism from certain parties.

“There’s been a little bit of chat about ‘he shouldn’t have had a drink, he shouldn’t have done this, he shouldn’t have done that’. People are concerned about whether or not I had one pint too many. I mean, get a life – it’s sport” said Clarke on Wednesday.

Hopefully Darren has fully recovered as he joins fellow Northern-Irishman and US Open champion Rory McIlroy at the Irish Open, which kicked-off this morning.

You can see how he’s getting on by checking out the live leaderboard here.

 

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Great Golf Courses | Number 1 | Wentworth (West Course)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by | Comments Off on Great Golf Courses | Number 1 | Wentworth (West Course)

Welcome to the first of my posts looking at the best golf courses in Britain.

To kick things off, let’s take a look at one of my favourite courses, the famous West Course at Wentworth.

There is a tremendous flow and variety to this course, with lots of elevation changes and different length par-3s, par-4s and par-5s to total a challenging Par 73.

The original design of the course, by Harry Colt in 1926, was in recent years becoming too easily challenged by the standard of today’s golfer and the golfing technology available, so with the help of Ernie Els, the course was carefully modernised, with holes lengthened and bunkers re-positioned where necessary and appropriate.

The course re-opened in 2010 following the construction of 18 brand new greens, built to USGA specifications.

Here are some Wentworth West Course Stats:

Wentworth

Opened: 1926
Architect: Harry Colt (modernised/refined between 2005 & 2010 by Ernie Els)
Par: 73
Length: 7,308 yards
Course Record: 62, Robert Karlsson (shot at round 3 of the BMW PGA Championship 2010)
Key tournaments: HSBC Matchplay, 1964 – 2007: BMW PGA Championship, 1984 – present day: Ryder Cup, 1953: Canada Cup 1956

Click here for a hole-by-hole guide to the course.

Click here for a fantastic course flyover (well worth a view).

Click here to view the current scorecard.

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Great Golf Apps: Number 6

Posted on July 25, 2011 by | Comments Off on Great Golf Apps: Number 6

Here’s an app that every golfer should have – it’s called Golf Shot and it has a huge amount of features, the most notable being that is measures how far you have to the green using GPS on your iPhone or Android device.

It currently includes data on over 35,000 different courses and is remarkably easy to use, there’s nothing more to do than download the app and you are away.

It also allows you to fill in scorecards for each course, gives you course statistics as well as aerial views and ‘Touchpoint Positioning’ – where you can touch your target on the screen and it will give you the distance from where you’re standing!

It retails at around £21 but is money well spent if you’re a precision golfer – and even if you’re not it also tells you how far away the bunkers and lakes are!

 

 

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Cash Injection Boosts Northern Ireland Tour Event Hopes

Posted on July 22, 2011 by | Comments Off on Cash Injection Boosts Northern Ireland Tour Event Hopes

Good news for fans of golf in Northern Ireland – moves to play a European Tour event at Royal Portrush were boosted after the Stormont Executive said it would provide “substantial financial backing” were such a tournament to be held.

Darren Clarke‘s Open win at Sandwich has led to renewed hopes that the major event could return to Northern Ireland for the first time since 1951.

However in the short-term, the Irish Open could move north as early as 2013.

Read more here… 

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McIlroy Blames Weather For Poor Performance At The Open

Posted on July 21, 2011 by | Comments Off on McIlroy Blames Weather For Poor Performance At The Open

Just read an interesting article about the fact that Rory McIlroy wasn’t impressed with the weather conditions at the recent British Open, so much in fact that he has blamed this for his performance.

McIlroy, who finished joint 25th despite being favourite to win at the start of the week,  was quoted as saying “There’s no point in changing your game for one week of the year…”

This has apparently angered some senior players and I can understand why. In my opinion he has belittled the importance of The Open with that statement, and also the weather plays a huge part in golf all year round – it’s one of the great things about the game that you have to take this factor into account before every shot that you take.

It’s also a leveller – the conditions were the same for every golfer on the course.

Have a read of the article here and let me know your thoughts…

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Reality TV Golf!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by | Comments Off on Reality TV Golf!

Now here is something I would love to see happen in the UK – a Canadian golfer is looking to kick start a sports career having won a competition on a Golf Channel reality TV show.

David Byrne beat out 11 other finalists to take home $70,000 US, an endorsement contract, and a chance to play in a PGA tour event in New Orleans on the Big Break: Indian Wells show finale Monday night.

A one metre putt decided the final against Kent Eger, another Canadian from Regina.

Sounds like a great show – please click here to read the full article – and let me know what you think – would you like to see a Reality TV Golf Show in the UK?

 

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Clarke Continues To Dominate The Headlines

Posted on July 19, 2011 by | Comments Off on Clarke Continues To Dominate The Headlines

British Open Winner Darren Clarke continues to dominate the headlines this morning on the front and back pages of the newspapers, as well as online and on TV.

He has jumped over 80 places in the world rankings to number 30, and as the third Northern-Irishman to win a major in the last year, (Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are the other two) he is now calling for the Open to be held in Northern Ireland in the near future, which the R+A are investigating.

He conducted a series of interviews back at Royal St George’s yesterday, and in several interviews seemed to be a little the worse for wear too – who can blame him…!

There’s a great montage of his best shots from the tournament on the BBC Website, while Sky Sports reports that Clarke nearly quit the game just a few months ago…

 

 

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British Open Championship: Day Three Round-Up

Posted on July 17, 2011 by | Comments Off on British Open Championship: Day Three Round-Up

Darren Clarke takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Open at Royal St George’s on Sunday.

The 42-year-old survived a morning weather onslaught to shoot a one-under 69 to edge to five under on a tough day’s golf.

Dustin Johnson lies second having shared best round of the day, 68, with compatriot Rickie Fowler.

Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez slipped to a two-over 72 to end one under alongside joint overnight leader Lucas Glover (73) of America.

World number six Phil Mickelson headlined a group at level par comprising fellow American Anthony Kim (70), US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love (72), Germany’s world number three Martin Kaymer, Dane Anders Hansen (72) and South African George Coetzee (72).

US Open champion Rory McIlroy struggled to a round of 74, which included a double-bogey seven after going out of bounds at the 14th, to end on four over.

Just three players negotiated Royal St George’s under par on Saturday and only six are under par for the tournament going into the final round.

Watch today’s play live on the BBC – and checkout the leaderboard here.

 

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