Tag Archives: Tiger Woods

McIlroy outshines Woods and Donald

Posted on January 26, 2012 by | Comments Off on McIlroy outshines Woods and Donald

Tiger Woods and Luke Donald were out-shone today by Rory McIlroy who shot a five under par opening round of 67 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

The US Open Champion is sharing  the lead with  Robert Karlsson, while Woods shot a bogey-free round of 70 and World Number One Donald a 71.

German Martin Kaymer shot a surprising 77 , he has been the winner at this event the last two years and three of the last four.

He was playing with Lee Westwood (72) and Sergio Garcia, whose 71 included the first hole-in-one of his career on the European Tour.

McIlroy’s wasn’t at the top of his game, but like Karlsson he scrambled excellently in his first tournament since recovering from suspected Dengue fever.

Comments Off on McIlroy outshines Woods and Donald

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

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

Kaymer hopes he can continue Abu Dhabi success

Posted on January 25, 2012 by | Comments Off on Kaymer hopes he can continue Abu Dhabi success

Martin Kaymer goes into the HSBC Golf Championship this week believing he is under the radar as he looks to continue his phenomenal record in the Abu Dhabi Tournament.

The World Number Four has won the event two years running at  the Abu Dhabi Golf Club, having finished second in 2009 and first in 2008.

Such a great track record would usually make the former US PGA Championship winner a hot favourite, but an incredibly strong field has come together in the desert to the extent that Kaymer does not even consider his three-ball with Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia the main attraction. ( I think he’s talking about Tiger! )

“I’m not playing in that group tomorrow, if you want to call it the best group to watch or the most entertaining. I know that people will want see Tiger, the Number One in the world [Luke Donald] and Rory McIlroy so that’s a great group to watch.

I for one can’t wait to see these great players battling it out around a truly superb golf course! Make sure you tune in tomorrow to get all the latest scores.

Comments Off on Kaymer hopes he can continue Abu Dhabi success

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

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

Tiger woods influenced by appearance money

Posted on January 24, 2012 by | Comments Off on Tiger woods influenced by appearance money

Tiger Woods has admitted that appearance money affects which tournaments he chooses to play in.

It’s been rumoured  that he will be getting more than $2m to play in the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship this week plus whatever he wins in the tournament.

The former world number one has chosen to play in the Middle East above Torrey Pines in California which is usually the season opener on the PGA Tour.

Asked whether the payment influenced his scheduling, Woods said: “I’d have to say yes, it certainly does.”

He added: “That’s one of the reasons why a lot of the guys who play in Europe do play in Europe, and they do get paid [appearance fees].

“I think the only tour that doesn’t pay is the US Tour”

Tiger won his last major title, the 2008 US Open, at Torrey Pines and in 12 Tour events at the San Diego course he has won on six occasions.

The last time Tiger played was at his own event , the World Challenge tournament in California to record his first victory for two years.

Comments Off on Tiger woods influenced by appearance money

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

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

Mark Wilson claims his fifth PGA title

Posted on January 23, 2012 by | Comments Off on Mark Wilson claims his fifth PGA title

Mark Wilson claimed his fifth US PGA Tour title in the Humana Challenge on Sunday.

After a shaky start Wilson saw a three shot lead quickly wiped out in the final round on the Palmer Course at PGA West, a front nine of 37 gave a  host of players a glimmer of hope.

But the 37 year old kept calm and regained his composure to play the last eight holes in four under par for a closing 69 and 24 under par total of 264.

That gave Wilson a two shot victory over fellow Americans Johnson Wagner – who won in Hawaii last week – John Mallinger and Robert Garrigus

Wilson bogeyed the third and did not pick up his first birdie of the day until the par five 11th.

However, he then holed out of a bunker on the 12th for another birdie and sealed the win as darkness closed in with further birdies on the 16th and 18th.

“I was amazed at the peace I had with the start I had,” Wilson said. “I just hung in there and it’s great to win.”

Comments Off on Mark Wilson claims his fifth PGA title

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

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

Grace takes four shot lead in South Africa

Posted on January 20, 2012 by | Comments Off on Grace takes four shot lead in South Africa

The lead is still four after the second round at the Volvo Golf Champions at Fancourt in South Africa – but it’s now the local man Branden Grace out in front rather than Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts who in all honesty had a bit of a shocker.

Grace, who was the last man into The European Tour’s winners-only event thanks to his victory at the Joburg Open last Sunday, shot 66 to reach 12 under par.

It was only last month 23 year old Grace was at The European Tour Qualifying School in Spain, but he came through that six-day ordeal in joint tenth place and has been in great form since.

Colsaerts, had a 76 – 12 more than his course record first round – to drop to joint fifth place.

Hopefully Colsaerts can go low tomorrow and put himself back into contention going into Sunday. He is a great talent and from a personal point of view would love to see him do well this season.

 

Comments Off on Grace takes four shot lead in South Africa

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

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

How To Win Under Pressure

Posted on January 12, 2012 by | Comments Off on How To Win Under Pressure

I just saw a really good interview with Darren Clarke on winning The Open. The main point that stood out for me was when he was asked by interviewer David Livingstone ‘what was the key to controlling your nerves under pressure?’

Darren answered ‘sticking to my routine, that’s something we all practice on and focus on, and it’s key to stick to your pre- shot routine when the pressure is on.’

So next time any of you are doing well in a tournament try and keep your routine consistent, it shouldn’t matter if you’re leading The Open or playing a round of golf with a friend, to hit a good shot you have to be focused whether you’re under pressure or not!

Comments Off on How To Win Under Pressure

Posted in Blog Post, Golf Tuition and Tips

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

Great Golf Courses | Number 7 | Turnberry

Posted on January 11, 2012 by | Comments Off on Great Golf Courses | Number 7 | Turnberry

Can you Imagine the rolling hills, sandy dunes, a stiff breeze blowing off the Ayrshire coast. Before designer courses, before manicured greens and major championships, these lands inspired local Scots to play the game of golf.

The first course was built in 1901 and Turnberry’s fairways have been shared by the game’s elite and casual enthusiasts from around the globe. Even the conversion of its links to runways during two world wars could not stop the desire to play here, a place made for golf.

Turnberry has hosted The Open four times now, the first in 1977 and the most recent in 2009 when we nearly saw the most amazing Open win in history when Tom Watson had to par the 18th to win but made a five and then lost to Stewart Cink in a play-off. This is the 18th below.

Past winners of The Open at Turnberry are  1977 – Tom Watson, 1986 – Greg Norman, 1994 – Nick Price and 2009 – Stewart Cink.

018 Ailsa

www.turnberry.co.uk

Comments Off on Great Golf Courses | Number 7 | Turnberry

Posted in Blog Post, Great Golf Courses

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

2012 A Great Year Of Golf Ahead

Posted on January 3, 2012 by | Comments Off on 2012 A Great Year Of Golf Ahead

Hello everyone, hope you all had a great New Year’s celebrations and are looking forward to the year ahead as much as me!

We’ve all got a lot to look forward to this year golf wise, it’s a Ryder Cup year again, can’t believe it was well over a year ago since our boys lifted the cup at Celtic Manor, let’s hope they can do it again in America this September.

We’ve got all the four majors to look forward to as well, which I think could be one of the most exciting years ever for majors as there are so many high quality players around now and it is wide open to all of them. Last year we saw four new major winners, and I think some of them names will repeat the same feat this year.

On a personal note I’m looking forward to getting back to teaching, and getting my lessons to improve even more. I saw some great results with my lessons last year and feel they can all take a massive step this year to becoming really good players and achieve their goals much quicker than they could have ever expected to.

So here’s to 2012, look forward to seeing you all practising and look forward to teaching you all!

James

 

Comments Off on 2012 A Great Year Of Golf Ahead

Posted in Blog Post, Golf Tuition and Tips

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Tiger Woods ends two-year title drought

Posted on December 5, 2011 by | Comments Off on Tiger Woods ends two-year title drought

Last night saw the return of the greatest player to ever play the game…..Tiger Woods!

Any other golf tournament with two guys battling it out coming down the stretch I probably would have gone to bed as I was really tired, but not this one.

There’s just something about watching Tiger play the game of golf that makes it so hard to stop watching, his love and passion for the game is so contagious that despite what his done in his personal life we all still love him.

Tiger was by no-means at his best in the final round and the lead was changing regularly between him and Zach Johnson but he kept himself in with a chance coming down the final few holes.

It was in true Tiger style when the first fist pump came on the 17th green after hitting an 8 iron to 12 foot and managing to drain the putt to tie Johnson once again.

Both hit the 18th fairway, Johnson went first and hit it to 20 feet from the flag, then Tiger hit it right over the flag to about 8 feet.

Johnson missed, and Tiger was never going to miss.

Tigers first victory since 2009, 2012 should be a great year for golf!

Comments Off on Tiger Woods ends two-year title drought

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , , , ,

Woods suffers the biggest matchplay defeat of his career

Posted on November 17, 2011 by | Comments Off on Woods suffers the biggest matchplay defeat of his career

Tiger Woods suffered the biggest matchplay defeat of his career as Adam Scott and KJ Choi hammered him and Steve Stricker 7&6 in the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.

The defeat equalled the biggest-ever losing margin at the tournament.

It was the first time Woods had faced his former caddie Steve Williams, who apologised for words he admitted could be “construed as racist” this month.

Despite the loss, the United States lead 4-2 after day one of the event.

Read More

Comments Off on Woods suffers the biggest matchplay defeat of his career

Posted in Blog Post, News Stories

Tagged , , , , ,