Archive for July, 2007

Monty Ends 19-Month Drought

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Colin Montgomerie has picked a good time to end a long victory drought with the British Open just around the corner.
Monty ended 19 months without a title when he triumphed at the European Open at the K Club in Ireland, edging Sweden’s Niclas Fasth by one stroke.
While the victory was sweet for the golfer and […]

Veteran Golf Journalist Looks Forward to Open

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

Spencer Robinson is managing editor of Asian Golf Monthly. Every year, the Singapore-based journalist travels to Britain to cover the British Open. Here is a Q&A with Spencer on some of his experiences at past Opens and his hopes for the future. You can read his daily reports from the 2007 Open Championship on the […]

Asian Tour’s Spat with Europe Takes Korean Twist

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

I dislike dragging story angles over too long a stretch of time to the extent that they become tiring and predictable.
However, there are times when it simply cannot be avoided, such as new winners on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, as happened last weekend.
When Asian Tour officials last month got in a huff […]

Bateman Bags Buick

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Brian Bateman emerged from a clutch of title contenders to win the Buick Open, which was missing a couple of stars who normally keep regular dates with Warwick Hills in Michigan.
While new father Tiger Woods and injured Vijay Singh stayed away, the 34-year-old Bateman birdied the final hole to win by one stroke and thus […]