Tiger Woods Two Rounds From Ending Two-Year Winless Drought At Wyndham.

Tiger Woods late decision to contest this week’s Wyndham Championship could pay winning dividends with Woods sharing the lead with two rounds to play in Greensboro, North Carolina. Never has the host Sedgefield Country Club course witnessed the scenes that have unfolded over the past two days as Woods stormed his way to the top of the board and in his first appearance in the $US 5.4m tournament. On yet another sauna-like day, Woods had his army of fans roaring with delight in producing a five ...

European & Asian Tours Joining Forces.

The European Tour and the Asian Tour have today announced an innovative joint vision for the future of professional golf. The vision will see the business element and the Membership portfolios of both Tours combine, reinforcing the current strengths of the two Tours by maximising global opportunities, as well as increasing playing opportunities and prize funds for the respective Memberships. Both organisations will now enter into an exclusive discussion period, working through the key points with ...

Paul Casey Puts ‘On Hold’ Thoughts Of Rejoining European Tour.

England’s Paul Casey produced a bright four under par 66 on the opening day of the Wyndham Championship and one stroke more than his prior best Sedgefield Country Club commencing rounds of two 65s (2011 & 2014). It put Casey in a strong position and just four shots behind the leading pair of Americans Erik Compton and William McGirt. Casey’s also in a good place FedEx Cup Play-Off series-wise arriving to Greensboro lying 22nd on the list but then also looking to qualify for the season-ending ...

Leona Maguire Honoured With Mark McCormack Medal.

Ireland’s ultra-talented Leona Maguire has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading women’s player in the 2015 World Amateur Golf Ranking. Maguire has enjoyed an outstanding season, which she came close to rounding off with a victory in a professional event on the Ladies European Tour when she finished one shot behind the winner, Beth Allen, at last month’s ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club. The 20-year-old, who attends Duke University in Durham, N.C., ...

Tiger Woods Drives Fans into Frenzy With Lowest Score In Two Years On Day One At Wyndham.

It was ‘Tigermania’ some 20 years on with Tiger Woods sending fans into a frenzy as he posted a lowest score in two years on the opening day of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. Woods grabbed seven birdies and dropped just one shot in a six under par 64 under a ‘preferred lie’ rule on the rain-softened par 70 Sedgefield Country Club course. He is contesting the event first time in his career and made a big impact with Woods signing for his best round since ...

Soren Kjeldsen – Well Done, 500 Tournaments & 80,000 Danes Celebrate.

Congratulations to Soren Kjeldsen in joining the ‘European Tour 500 Club’. Actually, it’s 501 events as the reigning Irish Open winner made it 500 last week at the PGA Championship but then Kjeldsen could not have expected what was in stall in returning home. Kjeldsen enjoyed his “best day” on a golf course as he registered an opening 66 at the Made in Denmark at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort. The Danish fans made a big impression on the Race to Dubai last year at ...

Adam Scott Lavishes Praise On Jason Day But Interested How Golf’s Newest Major Winner Handles New Pressures.

Fellow Queenslander and fellow Major Champion Adam Scott has lavished praise on Jason Day after Day’s stunning PGA Championship triumph at Whistling Straits in upstate Wisconsin. Day became the fifth Australian-born winner of the year’s traditional season-ending Major and just 16 months after Scott became the first Australian in some 77 years to win the Masters. Victory along the shoreline at Lake Michigan finally erased the disappointment for golf’s ‘Nearly Man’ who ...