Tiger Woods Says He’s ‘Getting Stronger & Faster’ After Royal Liverpool Practice Round

Tiger Woods returned to the Royal Liverpool course today for a first time in eight years declaring he is ‘getting stronger and faster’. Woods played a dozen holes, the first to sixth holes and then the 13th through to the last. After his round he spoke with ESPNs and good colleague, Bob Harig about the state of his health and the Royal Liverpool course, and ahead of only his second tournament since last March and Woods much-publicized back surgery. “I’m not favouring anything,” ...

Kristoffer Broberg Primed To End 8-Year Swedish Scottish Open Victory Drought.

Kristoffer Broberg has to be the danger man heading to the final round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen. The quietly-spoken Broberg has gone about his task of becoming the first Swede to lift the gleaming Scottish Open trophy in eight years very patiently and very methodically. In fact, Broberg bears a real likeness, in at least the long hair department, to countryman Johan Edfors who captured the 2006 Scottish Open along the shores of Loch Lomond. The Callaway supported ...

Nick Faldo Questions Why Tiger Woods Is Not Competing This Week.

Six-time Major winner Nick Faldo has questioned why Tiger Woods, given his lack of competition this year, did not compete this week ahead of teeing up in next week’s (British) Open Championship. Woods will be competing in his first Major Championship of the season after having missed the Masters and U.S. Open following surgery on his injured back. The 14-time Major winner returned to competition for a first occasion since March in last month’s Quicken Loans National but failed to make the halfway ...

Rory McIlroy’s Friday Curse Again Strikes With Scottish Open 78.

Rory McIlroy’s Friday curse again jumped up to bite the double Major winner in plunging from a one stroke lead to be trailing by six shots on day two of the Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen. After setting a new course record of a seven under par 64 McIlroy returned to the stunning links gem and stumble his way to a seven over par 78 and drop back to a share of 34th place at level par in the £STG 3m event. Three players – Sweden’s Kristoffer Broberg (71), Scotland’s Marc Warren (69) and Argentina’s ...

Justin Rose Targets Rare PGA & European Tour’s Back-To-Back Victory Double.

England’s Justin Rose boosted hopes of a rare back-to-back PGA and European Tour successes after moving into the clubhouse lead on day two of the Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen. The current World No. 6 and highest-ranked player in the field posted a three under par 68 to move to five under par in the £STG 3m event. It moved Rose to within two shots of first round leader Rory McIlroy who is competing in the afternoon half of the draw. Rose arrived in north-east Scotland having captured a fortnight ...

Nick Faldo Playing Scottish Open As Links Practice For 36th Straight Open Appearance.

Three-time former Open winner Nick Faldo set about justifying his invitation into the Scottish Open with a two over par 73 at Royal Aberdeen. Despite an opening hole double bogey Britain’s most successful golfer fought back to complete the remainder of this round in level par with four birdies and just as many bogeys. It left the soon-to-be 57 year old trailing nine shots behind Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy who shot a new course record of a seven under par 64. Faldo has not played full time ...

Dame Laura Davies Drives Off In Ricoh Women’s British Open.

* Report and photograph by Susanne Kemper at Royal Birkdale. Dame Laura Davies received a hearty applause when she stepped onto the tee for the first round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale. Great Britain’s greatest-ever woman golfer created history in becoming the first woman golfer to be officially honored by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11. And Great Britain’s newest Dame is no stranger to the wearing the crown of Ricoh Women’s British Open champion having ...