The longest three months of the year for a fan of the PGA Tour ranges from the Mercedes Championship until the world’s best finally ascend on Augusta National Golf Club in early April. For those of us in foul weather climates, it also signals the unofficial start to the golf season. The Masters is not [...]
In previous years, the United States Ryder Cup team would have been announced by now.
The tradition is that the 10 players who had garnered the most Ryder Cup points plus the two captain’s picks would have already been decided by the end of the PGA Championship, which finished two weeks ago.
However, US captain Paul Azinger [...]
Tiger Woods has congratulated Padraig Harrington for his PGA Championship victory, while at the same time expressing frustration that he wasn’t there to battle it out with the Irishman.
Writing in his newsletter, Woods said he watched some of the action unfold at Oakland Hills last week when Harrington won his second straight major after the [...]
Kenny Perry won for the third time in five starts as he emerged from a three-way play-off to lift the John Deere Classic title in Silvis, Illinois.
Perry’s ambition at the start of the year was to quietly make the US Ryder Cup team without any fuss or fanfare. No such luck if he keeps winning [...]
Inspired by Pak Se-ri’s triumph 10 years ago, Park In-bee became the youngest winner of the US Women’s Open title when she triumphed by four strokes at Interlachen in Edina, Minnesota.
Just short of her 20th birthday, Park replaced Pak as the youngest winner, having first been introduced to the game by watching her older compatriot [...]
Tiger Woods’ strength-sapping victory at the US Open on Monday has come at a heavy cost. The world number one will need to have further surgery on his left knee and is out for the rest of the season.
This means he will miss the final two majors of the year, the British Open at Royal [...]
This year’s Ryder Cup competition could have a Gallic flavour if Raphael Jacquelin and his French legion have something to do with it.
Frenchmen have won two of the past three European Tour events and Jacquelin is hoping the country can have a strong presence in the European squad who are defending the Cup at the [...]
Less than a day after writing about the frustrating, if gilded, career of Sandy Lyle I find myself ruminating once more on the state of Scottish golf.
Colin Montgomerie speaking both from the heart and with sense has publicly stated his frustration with the lack of talent emerging from the home of golf:
“We’ve been going through [...]
One of Europe’s most popular golfers hopes to return to the fray of competitive action later this month. His many fans will be hoping that Jose Maria Olazabal can roll back the years and recapture the form that made him a double winner at Augusta.
The major wins, the Ryder Cup partnership with Seve, have ensured [...]
In a previous post, I mentioned that it might be time to do away with the Presidents Cup. After all, with the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, the Americans have a major team event every year. This seems like too much. Especially with the new Fed Ex playoffs, which forces top players to compete every [...]
Quick show of hands — How many of you are anxiously awaiting the Presidents Cup?
Okay, you in the back — put your hand down.
What started as a much needed event has turned into overkill. With the Ryder Cup reaching unprecedented heights in popularity – the Presidents Cup seems like the proverbial red-headed step child. The [...]
The 2006 Ryder Cup was not only a great showcase for the Republic of Ireland as a golfing and tourist destination but it also gave the country a major economic boost.
According to a new report by Deloitte & Touche, commissioned by the Irish Tourism Development Authority, last year’s tournament resulted in a record 143 million [...]
The European Tour this week pays tribute to Spanish legend Seve Ballesteros, who turned 50 years old on April 9.
It has been a long time since Ballesteros triumphed in a Major tournament, but the memories of his swashbuckling style of play, at an era when Tiger Woods was unheard of, will live long in the [...]
The European Tour Have confirmed that the selection process for the The 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, from September 19-21, 2008 remains unchanged.
The same process was used for the 2004 win at Oakland Hills, Michigan, USA and the 2006 win at The K Club, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Both matches resulted [...]