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2016 Hyundai Tournament of Champions pre-tournament notes Dates: January 6–10, 2016 Where: The Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort City, State: Maui, Hawaii Par/Yards: 36-37–73/7,452 yards Field: 32 winners of PGA TOUR events from the 2015 calendar year 2015 champion: Patrick Reed Purse: $5,900,000 FedExCup: 500 points to the winner Format: 72-hole stroke play (no cut) Website: PGATOUR.com/Hyundai Facebook: www.facebook/HyundaiTOC Twitter: @HyundaiTOC Instagram: HyundaiTOC Pre-tournament ...

Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy will have his sights set on Major trophies for the 2016 golf season and BoyleSports have priced up the Co. Down golfer at 80/1 to win all 4 Majors next year. McIlroy, who failed to win a Major in 2015, can be backed at 4/6 to fail again in 2016 whilst it’s 13/8 that he will manage to win a Major. Two Majors for McIlroy in 2016 is priced at 7/1 with three on offer at 80/1. Liam Glynn, BoyleSports’ spokesperson said: “Despite failing to win a Major in 2015 ...

Happy 40th birthday – Tiger Woods. The former long-time World No. 1 may be recovering from further back surgery but there’s no denying Woods place in the game with 14 Majors, four shy of the all-time record set by Jack Nicklaus, and 79 PGA victories, three off the career best held by Sam Snead. There’s an old saying that life begins at 40. Time to set aside childish dreams, like matching a boyhood idol, and lift up your children as you revel in what you have achieved. But Woods ...

Some Exciting Results from Recent Research on the Minimalist Golf Swing – the world’s only anatomically efficient golf swing PART I The two pictures of a golfer wearing reflective markers on the pelvis and arms and standing on force plates represent a view from the target side of a golfer at ‘early downswing’. At this stage, the lead arm (here left arm of a right-handed golfer) is horizontal and the clubshaft (usually) vertical. The red arrows show the quantity and direction of ...

Double Major winning Jordan Spieth reportedly earned $1,979 for every stroke he played this past season. It contributed to the current World No. 1 born Texan earning some $US 12.03m in prizemoney during 2015 and places the very affable American eighth overall in golf histroy. During 2015 Spieth won two Majors and three other victories and played 88 rounds (6,080 strokes) in this year`s PGA Tour. Former long-time World No. 1 Tiger Woods continues to be ranked the highest single-season earner having ...

Rory McIlroy has revealed he ignored the fears post the terrible terrorist attacks in Paris to ask Erica Stroll to marry him. Last fortnight, and two weeks following the deadly attacks, McIlroy showed his romantic side for a second time in two years to get himself engaged. “I wouldn’t say it was a traditional proposal in any sense,” said the 26-year-old, speaking for the first time about the happy event. ‘We had planned the trip in May but we were unsure whether to go after ...

Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has won the Association of Golf Writers trophy, joining Seve Ballesteros and Lee Westwood as the only golfers in the long history of the prestigious award to win it on three separate occasions. McIlroy was a runaway winner in 2012 and last year, was a narrow victor on this occasion, just edging Britain and Ireland’s Walker Cup team, who pulled off a record 16.5-9.5 triumph over America’s leading amateurs at Royal Lytham and St Annes in September. Third place ...