Wednesday 20 December 2017
Sunday 26 November 2017
An Ode To Tiger Woods
He is many times over a multi millionaire
And arguably the World's greatest ever golf player
The golfer most young golfers would love to emulate
The legendary sports star and a golfing great
'Tis true Tiger Woods is the golfer to beat
In every golf tournament in which he compete
For many years now the World's number one
So many golf majors the great champ has won
The golfer who has proved himself in every test
That's why by so many he is rated as the best
Professional golfer in the World of today
By millions beyond the borders of the U S of A
The World's number one golfer for many years now
Though to the father of time he eventually must bow.
Francis Duggan
And arguably the World's greatest ever golf player
The golfer most young golfers would love to emulate
The legendary sports star and a golfing great
'Tis true Tiger Woods is the golfer to beat
In every golf tournament in which he compete
For many years now the World's number one
So many golf majors the great champ has won
The golfer who has proved himself in every test
That's why by so many he is rated as the best
Professional golfer in the World of today
By millions beyond the borders of the U S of A
The World's number one golfer for many years now
Though to the father of time he eventually must bow.
Francis Duggan
Monday 13 November 2017
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Monday 24 April 2017
Zurich Classic, El Bosque Mexico Championship, Texas Shootout, Volvo China Open
VANCE HEAFNER Vance Heafner (August 11, 1954 – September 26, 2012)[1] was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. He was the son of professional golfer Clayton Heafner. Heafner was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended North Carolina State University and was a three-time All-American member of the golf team. Heafner played on the 1977 Walker Cup team, winning all three of his matches to help lead the U.S. to victory, and turned professional in 1978. Heafner played in 266 events on the PGA Tour from 1978–1988, making the cut 157 times. He had 20 top-10 finishes including a win at the 1981 Walt Disney World National Team Championship with playing partner Mike Holland. Heafner played some on the Nationwide Tour toward the end of his regular career years. His best finish in that venue is a T-14 at the 1994 NIKE Carolina Classic. After reaching the age of 50 in August 2004, he began play on the Champions Tour in selected events. His best finish was a T-34 at the 2006 SAS Championship. Heafner resided in North Carolina; he was Director of Golf at the Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, and most recently a teaching pro at Wildwood Golf Club in Raleigh.
MIKE HOLLAND Mike Holland (born March 12, 1956) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Holland was born, raised and lives in Bishopville, South Carolina. He attended the University of South Carolina and was a member of the golf team, an All-American his senior year. He turned professional in 1978. Holland had a handful of top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. He won a share of the 1981 Walt Disney World National Team Championship with playing partner Vance Heafner. A year later he finished a solo 2nd in the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic losing by six strokes to Raymond Floyd. His best finish in a major was T29 at the 1982 PGA Championship.[1]
Monday 17 April 2017
Tuesday 11 April 2017
RBC Heritage, Mitsubishi Electric Classic, LOTTE Championship, Trophee Hassan II
Player of the Week
Sergio GarcÃa
Sergio GarcÃa
GarcÃa at the 2013 BMW PGA Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sergio GarcÃa Fernández |
| Nickname | El Niño |
| Born | 9 January 1980 Borriol, Castellón, Spain |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Borriol, Castellón, Spain Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour (joined 1999) PGA Tour (joined 1999) |
| Professional wins | 31 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 10 |
| European Tour | 13 |
| Asian Tour | 5 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | Won: 2017 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 2005 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd/T2: 2007, 2014 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd/T2: 1999, 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
1999 |
| Vardon Trophy | 2008 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 2008 |
Monday 3 April 2017
Monday 27 March 2017
Shell Houston Open, ANA Inspiration (MAJOR), Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
Player of the Week
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is the current World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking; having reached that position with his win at the 2017 Genesis Open.[1] He won the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 for his first major championship. He had previously finished in a tie for second at both the 2011 Open Championship and the 2015 U.S. Open. He also has five World Golf Championships victories, with only Tiger Woods having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top five annually from 2008 and leading in 2015.[2]
Dustin Johnson
Johnson at 2012 Open Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Dustin Hunter Johnson |
| Nickname | DJ |
| Born | June 22, 1984 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| College | Coastal Carolina University |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 15 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | T4: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T2: 2011 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 2010 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Player of the Year | 2016 |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year |
2016 |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
2016 |
| Vardon Trophy | 2016 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 2016 |
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is the current World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking; having reached that position with his win at the 2017 Genesis Open.[1] He won the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 for his first major championship. He had previously finished in a tie for second at both the 2011 Open Championship and the 2015 U.S. Open. He also has five World Golf Championships victories, with only Tiger Woods having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top five annually from 2008 and leading in 2015.[2]
Monday 20 March 2017
WGC Match Play, Chitimacha Louisiana Open, Kia Classic, Puerto Rico Open
Player of the Week - Blayne Barber
Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the South Georgia Classic.[3] He finished 16th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.
At the 2012 PGA Tour qualifying school, Barber disqualified himself from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard.[4]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1989 Tallahassee, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Central Florida Auburn University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the South Georgia Classic.[3] He finished 16th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.
At the 2012 PGA Tour qualifying school, Barber disqualified himself from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard.[4]
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Monday 13 March 2017
Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tucson Conquistadores Classic, Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Player of the Week - Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer
who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's
history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed The King, he was one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.
Palmer's social impact on behalf of golf was perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals; his humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf as an elite, upper-class pastime to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes.[1] Palmer was part of "The Big Three" in golf during the 1960s, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, who are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world.
In a career that spanned more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973, placing him at that time behind only Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, and still fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list. He collected seven major titles in a six-plus-year domination, from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters. He also won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[2]
Arnold Palmer
| — Golfer — | |
Palmer in September 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Arnold Daniel Palmer |
| Nickname | The King |
| Born | September 10, 1929 Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 25, 2016 (aged 87) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Residence | Latrobe, Pennsylvania Orlando, Florida |
| Spouse | Winifred Walzer Palmer (1934–99) (m. 1954–99, her death) Kathleen Gawthrop (m. 2005–16, his death) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest College |
| Turned professional | 1954 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 95 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 62 (5th all time) |
| European Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 10 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 7) |
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| Masters Tournament | Won: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1960 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1961, 1962 |
| PGA Championship | T2: 1964, 1968, 1970 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1974 (member page) |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
1958, 1960, 1962, 1963 |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1960, 1962 |
| Vardon Trophy | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967 |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year |
1960 |
| Bob Jones Award | 1971 |
| Old Tom Morris Award | 1983 |
| PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award |
1998 |
| Payne Stewart Award | 2000 |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom |
2004 |
| Congressional Gold Medal | 2009 |
Palmer's social impact on behalf of golf was perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals; his humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf as an elite, upper-class pastime to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes.[1] Palmer was part of "The Big Three" in golf during the 1960s, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, who are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world.
In a career that spanned more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973, placing him at that time behind only Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, and still fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list. He collected seven major titles in a six-plus-year domination, from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters. He also won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[2]
Monday 6 March 2017
Valspar Championship and Hero Indian Open
Player of the Week - Rod Spittle
Rod Spittle (born 18 July 1955) is a Canadian professional golfer.
Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1977 and 1978. After graduating in 1978, with a degree in Business Administration, he did not turn professional in golf, instead choosing to sell insurance, which he did for 25 years. He moved to Ohio, and played amateur golf at a high standard during this period.
Spittle turned professional in 2004, shortly before turning 50. He began playing on the Champions Tour in 2005. His best finish in his first four years was a T-2 at the 2007 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. He did not play the Champions Tour at all in 2009. In 2010, he Monday-qualified into the AT&T Championship, and won the event in a one-hole sudden-death playoff over Jeff Sluman.
Amateur wins
1977 Canadian Amateur
1978 Canadian Amateur
2000 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2001 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2003 Ohio Mid-Amateur
Professional wins
Champions Tour wins
2010 AT&T Championship
Amateur wins
1977 Canadian Amateur
1978 Canadian Amateur
2000 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2001 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2003 Ohio Mid-Amateur
Professional wins
Champions Tour wins
2010 AT&T Championship
Monday 27 February 2017
WGC Mexico and HSBC Women's Champions
Player of the Week - Yuta Ikeda
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 December 1985 Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 16 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | 29th: 2010 |
| U.S. Open | T58: 2010 |
| The Open Championship | T38: 2011 |
| PGA Championship | T33: 2016 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Japan Golf Tour leading money winner | |
Monday 20 February 2017
The Honda Classic, The Honda LPGA Thailand, Joburg Open
Player of the Week - Charley Hoffman
2000–05: Nationwide Tour
Hoffman struggled in his first year on the Buy.com Tour in 2000, only making four of 19 cuts. He had a better year in 2001, making 12 of 23 cuts including a top-10 finish. He only played in three events on tour in 2002, making one cut. He also played in three events on the European Tour where he finished tied for 5th at the Madeira Island Open and tied for 12th at the Qatar Masters.Hoffman did not play on the renamed Nationwide Tour in 2003 but returned in 2004 and won his first professional event at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic. In 2004, Hoffman made 13 of 15 cuts and recorded two top-10 finishes and 10 top-25 finishes. Hoffman's breakthrough year on tour was 2005, making 18 of 26 cuts while recording a runner up finish, 8 top-10s and 12 top-25s. He earned $212,322 on the year and finished 19th on the money list, earning him his PGA Tour card for 2006. Hoffman also won the 2005 Straight Down Fall Classic with Ed Cuff, Jr.
2006–09: Early PGA Tour career and first win
Hoffman made 21 of 29 cuts and recorded five top-10s and 10 top-25s. He finished tied for 46th at the 2006 U.S. Open, his first major. His best finish came at the Frys.com Open where he finished tied for fifth. Hoffmann earned $1,115,193 and finished 82nd on the money list.Hoffman won his first event of the 2007 season at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January. This victory lifted Hoffman into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[2] Hoffman won his first PGA tour event by defeating John Rollins after he birdied the first hole in a playoff. The rest of 2007 was mediocre for Hoffman though, on the year he made 18 of 30 cuts and recorded two top-10s and 7 top-25s. He earned $1,689,366 and finished 50th on the money list and the FedEx Cup standings. He finished tied for 35th in his first Open Championship and was cut from his first PGA Championship. He also finished tied for 7th at the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe on the European Tour.
Hoffman made 19 of 29 cuts in 2008 and recorded three top-10 finishes and 6 top-25 finishes. His best finish came at the Shell Houston Open where he finished tied for 6th. He had his least successful year on tour, earning $945,702 and finishing 110th on the money list.
The following year, Hoffman almost picked up his second win on Tour at the FBR Open in 2009 but he lost in a playoff to Kenny Perry. Hoffman recorded four top-10s and 11 top-25s in the 2009 season and finished a career high 41st on the money list.
2010–13
Hoffman won his second PGA Tour event at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.[3] This victory helped Hoffman to finish 25th on the money list, the first time he finished inside the top 30.Hoffman came close to his third PGA Tour win at the Valero Texas Open finishing tied for 2nd with Kevin Chappell behind tour rookie Brendan Steele.
Hoffman best finish was T2 at the Travelers Championship, one stroke behind Marc Leishman.
Hoffman's best 2013 finish was a T3 at the Valero Texas Open.
2014–16
Hoffman captured his third career PGA Tour win on November 16, 2014 at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.[4] He shot rounds of 66-68-67-66 for a 17-under one-shot victory over Shawn Stefani and earned $1.098 million. In January 2015 he was runner-up at the Humana Challenge. In the spring, he finished ninth at the Masters Tournament. In May he finished tenth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial and was runner-up at the AT&T Byron Nelson, and in July he finished seventh at the RBC Canadian Open.Hoffman won the Valero Texas Open in April 2016, shooting a 3-under-par 69 in the final round.
Best Major Results
Masters Tournament: T9 - 2015
U.S. Open: T37 - 2016
The Open Championship: T35 - 2007
PGA Championship: T40 - 2013
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Genesis Open, Chubb Classic, Panama Claro Championship, Australian Open, Super 6 Perth
Player of the Week - Tommy Fleetwood
Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Fleetwood was born in Southport, Merseyside. He had a distinguished amateur career with included wins in the 2009 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship[1] and the 2010 English Amateur,[2] and runner-up finishes in the 2008 Amateur Championship, the 2010 New South Wales Amateur and the 2010 Spanish Amateur and the 2010 European Amateur. He represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup in 2009. He also reached number 3 in The R&A's World Amateur Golf Ranking, and number 1 on the Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings.[3]
In July 2010 Fleetwood finished as runner-up to Daniel Gaunt in the English Challenge on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour.[4] He won the English Amateur at the beginning of August and turned professional shortly afterwards, making his début at the Czech Open on the European Tour,[5] where he made the cut and finished tied for 67th. In September 2011 he claimed his first Challenge Tour win at the Kazakhstan Open, which secured his place on the European Tour for 2012.
Fleetwood had a mediocre start to his first season on the European Tour, but after finding some form in the autumn he managed to retain his playing rights with a top ten finish in the South African Open his last tournament of the season.
In August 2013, Fleetwood won his maiden title on the European Tour at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. He won in a three-man sudden death playoff, after a birdie on the first extra hole to see off Stephen Gallacher and Ricardo González.[6]
On 22 May 2015, Fleetwood scored an albatross on the par-5 4th hole at the Wentworth Club during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship.
In January 2017 Fleetwood won his second European Tour event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, by one stroke over Dustin Johnson and Pablo Larrazábal after a final round 67.
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Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament: DNP
U.S. Open: T27: 2015
The Open Championship: CUT: 2014, 2015, 2016
PGA Championship: CUT: 2014, 2015
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament: DNP
U.S. Open: T27: 2015
The Open Championship: CUT: 2014, 2015, 2016
PGA Championship: CUT: 2014, 2015
Monday 6 February 2017
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Allianz Championship, Club Colombia Championship
Player Profile of the Week - Graham DeLaet
Personal information
Personal information
| Full name | Graham DeLaet |
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| Born | 22 January 1982 Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Residence | Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Boise State University |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Canadian Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2014 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | T68: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | T15: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Canadian Tour Order of Merit winner |
2009 |
Sunday 5 February 2017
Golf Tips
Share your golfing tips with us. Whether it is an article you read or if you have a question about how to improve your golf game. We all want to get better and we can all learn from each other.
Golf Course Reviews
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