Tag Archives: golf

Blixt Claims Second PGA Title

Posted on July 8, 2013 by | Comments Off on Blixt Claims Second PGA Title

Jonas Blixt hung on to claim the Greenbrier Classic and his second PGA Tour title after Johnson Wagner had a late collapse.

The Swede carded a final round 67 and saw him win by two shots and he had to do it in gloomy conditions after the start was delayed a few hours due to rain.

Wagner was leading going into the final round but with a bad run of bogeys on the 11th, 13th and 15th he slipped out of contention as Blixt was allowed in and holed a good birdie putt on the 16th which was good enough to seal victory.

It hadn’t been the best year for Blixt so this was really pleasing for him, this was his first top 10 finish of the year and he hopes this will kick-start things.

Comments Off on Blixt Claims Second PGA Title

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Mickelson Returns To Action After US Open Heartbreak

Posted on July 4, 2013 by | Comments Off on Mickelson Returns To Action After US Open Heartbreak

It’s a return to action tonight for Phil Mickelson after one of the biggest disappointments of his career a few weeks back at the US Open where he came out second best to England’s Justin Rose in a thrilling final day at Merion.

Mickelson has now finished second 6 times in the event and is looking to put the heartbreak behind him this week at the Greenbrier Classic.

The American has got 4 major titles to his mane now and a total of 41 PGA Tour events and if it wasn’t for Tiger Woods he would have been World Number One for many years. But write him off at your peril, this guy has got a few more years in him yet, and he will be contending for many more majors over the next few years let me tell you.

Comments Off on Mickelson Returns To Action After US Open Heartbreak

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Rose Touches Down In UK To Prepare For The Open

Posted on July 1, 2013 by | Comments Off on Rose Touches Down In UK To Prepare For The Open

US Open champion Justin Rose has touched down in the UK for the first time since he’s heroic win at Merion last month.

He is here to start his preparation for The Open at Muirfield and is planning to play some links golf to get his game in the best shape possible for the tough test in Scotland in a couple of weeks time.

This will be the 16th time that Muirfield has hosted the biggest golf tournament in the world. It was last held here in 2002 when Ernie Els lifted his first Claret Jug after a play-off with Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington and Thomas Levet.

It was also the same year that Tiger Woods recorded the worst round of golf in his career when he carded a round of 81 in cold and gusty conditions.

Let’s hope it’s going to be as testing this time round and not too calm. Links golf is all about wind and a little rain, and if it’s too calm it just becomes a birdie fest which we don’t want to see at The Open.

I will be giving my betting tips on The Open sometime next week, so keep a look out!

Take a look at my other previous betting tips here

Comments Off on Rose Touches Down In UK To Prepare For The Open

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Monty Shoots 69 In First Champions Tour Event

Posted on June 28, 2013 by | Comments Off on Monty Shoots 69 In First Champions Tour Event

Colin Montgomerie entered new territory this week when he played in his first Champions Tour event in Pittsburgh.

After turning 50 last week Monty played alongside good friend Bernhard Langer and made a solid start with an opening round of 69 which is one over par for the tournament, but finds himself four shots behind leader John Houston who opened up with a 65.

It was a day dominated by Americans who fill the 10 top spots but i’m sure the Europeans will fight back in great Ryder Cup fashion!

The Irish Open is taking nice shape where another Ryder Cup legend Jose Maria Olazabal is near the top of the leaderboard, one shot behind Robert Rock and Peter Uihlein.

Rory McIlroy will be hoping for a better day after his opening round of 74 yesterday, he finds himself eleven shots off the lead as it stands and is in danger of missing yet another cut this year.

Another great weekend of golf coming up. Enjoy!

Comments Off on Monty Shoots 69 In First Champions Tour Event

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

All Star Line-Up At The Irish Open This Week

Posted on June 25, 2013 by | Comments Off on All Star Line-Up At The Irish Open This Week

It’s the start of the Irish Open this week to which there will be an illustrious field of Ryder Cup players and Major Champions. The  €2million event has attracted the attention from around the world and they will be coming to the glorious Carton House Golf Club.

There will be no fewer than 79 European Tour Winners teeing it up this week and seven players with 11 major titles between them also trying to get into form before The Open championship in a few weeks time.

The 2012 Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazábal will also be teeing it up having won the event back in 1990, he will have four of that team who won in Medinah – Molinari, McIlroy, McDowell and Paul Lawrie. 

Should be a great week of golf again, let’s just hope the weather is okay, as we all know it can get a bit wet on the Emerald Isle!

Comments Off on All Star Line-Up At The Irish Open This Week

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s Thursday, Which Only Means One Thing – More Golf!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by | Comments Off on It’s Thursday, Which Only Means One Thing – More Golf!

It’s Thursday, which normally means it’s the start of the golfing week on tour in Europe and America. The two tournaments happening this week are the Travelers Championship in the USA and the BMW International Open in Germany.

A lot of players who played in the US Open are playing in one of these two tournaments, accept Tiger Woods who was advised to pull out after injuring his elbow in Merion’s deep rough last week.

As I write this Ernie Els is leading the BMW with an impressive round of nine under par and Hunter Mahan is leading the Travelers Championship at six under par through twelve holes, but England’s Lee Westwood has also started well and is two under par through twelve.

Let’s hope we’re treated to another great week of golf and another exciting finish!

Come back tomorrow where I will be talking about The Open which isn’t far away now!

Comments Off on It’s Thursday, Which Only Means One Thing – More Golf!

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

My Betting Tips For The US Open

Posted on June 11, 2013 by | Comments Off on My Betting Tips For The US Open

Just a couple of days now until the second major of the year gets underway at Merion Golf Club, the first time it’s been held there since 1981 when it was won by Australian David Graham.

So we don’t know a huge amount about the golf course or how players have performed there in the past, so when it comes to betting it’s very difficult to pick a winner here. 

The last 5 years have seen different styles of winner:

2008 – Tiger Woods

2009 – Lucas Glover

2010 – Graeme McDowell

2011 – Rory McIlroy

2012 – Webb Simpson

2013 – ?

But there is someone who has a bit of form around this golf course, Rickie Fowler played exceptionally well when he played there in the Walker Cup in 2009. So my betting tips are as follows…

Rickie Fowler   67/1

Graeme McDowell   23/1

Rory McIlroy 23/1

Good luck if you have a bet, and enjoy watching the golf! 

 

 

 

 

Comments Off on My Betting Tips For The US Open

Posted in Blog Post, My Betting Tips

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Donald Up To Sixth In The World

Posted on June 10, 2013 by | Comments Off on Donald Up To Sixth In The World

As we head into this weeks US Open which is to be held at Merion Golf Club, Luke Donald finds himself moving up to sixth place in the world rankings.

The top five remain unchanged as Brandt  Snedeker drops to seventh and the winner of the PGA Championship Matteo Mannassero moves up to 25th place.  Also moves upwards for Thomas Bjorn and Harris English. 

I wonder who is going to do the business this week? Will it be a walk in the park for Tiger, will McIlroy find some form and tear the field apart like he did back in 2011 or will we see a new major winner come from the pack? Who knows?

I can’t wait to find out!

 

Comments Off on Donald Up To Sixth In The World

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Larrazábal Seeks His Third European Tour Title

Posted on June 5, 2013 by | Comments Off on Larrazábal Seeks His Third European Tour Title

Pablo Larrazábal is heading into this weeks Lyoness Open in great form and will be looking to get back to winning ways after a two year gap since his last win on tour.

The Spaniard has been in decent form this season notching up four top tens already and thinks that his third European Tour title is just around the corner.

He performed well at this course last year opening with a 64 and eventually taking a share of tenth place, so he will be hoping for much of the same this time round and  maybe go one better.

 

Comments Off on Larrazábal Seeks His Third European Tour Title

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gallacher Aiming For Ryder Cup Spot On Home Turf

Posted on June 3, 2013 by | Comments Off on Gallacher Aiming For Ryder Cup Spot On Home Turf

Although the Ryder Cup is well over a year away, it’s in the thoughts of many people already and will continue to be for the next 12 months as the European players battle it out in the Ryder Cup Standings.

Stephen Gallacher is one of the players keen to make the team this time round and admits he would relish the chance of playing the prestigious event in his home country Scotland.

Gallacher’s family have a history in the Ryder Cup as his uncle Bernard has captained the side three times but unfortunately only winning once. That victory came at Oak Hill in America which saw the memorable scenes of Seve and Nick Faldo hugging and crying on the 18th green after Phillip Walton saw off Jay Hass in the penultimate group.

Gallacher is going to have to play extremely well if he is to make the team at Gleneagles as there are some players who will equally want to play their part. I think at best he will have to rely on a captains pick from Paul McGinley. 

Comments Off on Gallacher Aiming For Ryder Cup Spot On Home Turf

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,