Archive for December, 2007
Monday, December 31st, 2007
This month’s Abu Dhabi Golf Championship is set to boast one of the best fields of the season for European Tour-sanctioned Middle Eastern tournaments.
British Open champion Padraig Harrington, Aussie Adam Scott, Colin Montgomerie and defending champion Paul Casey have already signed up for the January 17-20 event at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National Course.
Joining […]
European Tour, PGA Tour | No Comments »
Friday, December 28th, 2007
England’s Justin Rose is being hailed as the new king of European golf after his victory at the Volvo Masters gave him the Order of Merit title for 2007.
Since bursting on to the scene as an 18-year-old in 1998, much has been expected of the English Rose. He initially struggled to live up to those […]
European Tour | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 24th, 2007
The Times Online gave European Tour chief George O’Grady an end of year accolade when he won the publication’s Hoppy Award for Administrator of the Year.
The quirky awards, presented by and named after The Times’ golf correspondent John Hopkins, hails O’Grady for his initiative in helping to launch the $10million Dubai World Championship, which offers […]
European Tour, PGA Tour, Golf Writers, Tiger Woods, LPGA Tour | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
The Asian Tour and regional media are enjoying what often amounts to a comical, naïve and blindly jovial relationship.
I must admit, as a journalist, I’ve also been guilty of this.
The Asian Tour is worth supporting. There are people at the top who genuinely care. There are players who have worked hard and have been given […]
Asian Tour, Golf Media | No Comments »
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Just when you thought Tiger Woods was heading towards another ho-hum victory, Rory Sabbatini comes along and makes it interesting.
Not by pushing Tiger to the limit. Quite the opposition. In fact, Sabbatini was in last placed when he decided to up and run away from the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California – a […]
PGA Tour, Tiger Woods, Weekly Tournament Roundup | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
It has been a momentous past few days for Asian golf in a variety of ways. There were celebrations for the continent’s new number one, China’s Liang Wen-chong, while Asia’s women were on a high after victory over the Rest of the World in the Lexus Cup.
Meanwhile, Frenchman Jean Van De Velde, who came within […]
European Tour, 2007 Carnoustie Open, Weekly Tournament Roundup, Asian Tour | No Comments »
Monday, December 10th, 2007
Those who watched the Shark Shootout presented by Merrill Lynch this weekend were treated with a rare glimpse of Greg Norman. A blast from the past if you will – or a return to competition of one of the game’s all-time dynamic figures. Granted, The Shark Shootout is a team event with a format […]
Tiger Woods, USPGA, US Masters, USPGA Championship, US Open, Golf History, Official World Rankings, Websites | 7 Comments »
Friday, December 7th, 2007
There are times when you do things in a huff. When something makes you angry, you should really wait a few minutes, take a few deep breaths and consider the consequences of what you might do.
I didn’t follow my own advice today when I saw an article in Bloomberg about the Asian Tour’s stance on […]
Asian Tour, Golf Media, Japan Golf Tour | No Comments »
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
It was an English-American double in two Asia-Pacific tournaments over the weekend as the European Tour went Down Under and the Asian Tour inched closer to season’s end.
England’s Richard Finch was the star at the picturesque Hills Golf Club in Queenstown as he won his first professional title with victory in the New Zealand Open, […]
European Tour, Tiger Woods, Weekly Tournament Roundup, Asian Tour | No Comments »