Archive for the 'Official World Rankings' Category

The Two Best Tournament Courses in The World

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Not sure if there is a quantifiable list out there — but I believe hands down — the best tournament golf course in the world is Augusta National. I would rank St. Andrews a distant second — but without a doubt, Augusta National is my number one. I promise it’s not just because it hosts […]

Poulter Laments Over Tiger “Misquote”

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Even Ian Poulter admitted it was THE golf story of the week.
And so it should be whenever someone boasts proudly that he would one day walk astride Tiger Woods at the forefront of golf.
Words, however, can do much damage and the 32-year-old Briton is now in crisis management mode.
Poulter claims he was misquoted in Golf […]

Greg Norman: What Could Have Been…

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 […]

Asian Teams Vie For World Cup Places

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Organisers of the Fortis International Challenge in Malaysia this month were hoping for a few big names for the qualifying tournament for November’s World Cup.
However, their only hope of a big-name player, New Zealand, opted to go with Stephen Scahill and Richard Lee.
Kiwi former US Open champion Michael Campbell is unable to represent his country, […]

Sudden-Death Triumphs for Harrington and Johnson

Monday, May 21st, 2007

It took 25 years to end the drought but it was well worth the wait. If there was a choice homegrown winner for the Irish Open, it would always be Padraig Harrington and the Irishman overcame a late stumble to deliver the victory that the home fans wanted at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf […]

Victorious Mickelson Looks Ahead with New Coach Harmon

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Phil Mickelson may be timing his tune-up for the US Open just right. And if everything goes according to plan, he’d love to be playing the Oakmont course in four weeks time in the same form, or better, as he was during The Players Championship at Sawgrass over the weekend.
Lefty shot a final round three-under-par […]

Tearful Verplank Triumphs in Byron Nelson Championship

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

An emotional Scott Verplank won the tournament that is closest to his heart when he triumphed at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.
Verplank had followed the PGA Tour event as a youngster and became the first golfer to win it after the death of the man it was named after, golfing legend Byron Nelson, […]

Weekley Celebrates Victory Over Els

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Boo Weekley appeared to be doing his best to help Ernie Els end his three-year drought on the PGA Tour. That was until a 36-foot putt on the 18th gave him victory at the Verizon Heritage, which spilled over to Monday because of bad weather.
Weekley chipped in over the last two holes at Harbour Town […]

Els Refuses to Give Up in His Pursuit of Tiger

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Ernie Els said before the US Masters that he wanted to make a grand comeback and take a shot at Tiger Woods’ number one spot in the Official World Rankings.
To help him in his three-year plan, he signed a new equipment deal with Callaway six weeks before the Masters, ending his stint with Titleist.
Though it […]

History says Watch out for Tiger Woods and Charles Howell at the Masters

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

More than any other course and annual tournament - Augusta National and the Masters identifies the best player(s) in the world. Since the inception of the Sony World Rankings in 1985, it is uncanny how often the #1 ranked player has either won or almost won the Masters.
Bernhard Langer was the 1st golfer given […]