Posted on February 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
With the WGC-Accenture Match Play set to go this week, I took a look at the past records of the 64 entered players in match play type events. Each player is shown with their records in the following areas: WGC-Accenture Match Play (2009-2012): Their WGC record at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, where the event is […]
Posted on February 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
If you thought last week’s field for the Joburg Open was lacking in big names, you clearly haven’t looked at the field for this week’s stop on the European Tour, the Africa Open. 2013 Africa Open Fact Sheet Course: East London Golf Course Location: East London, South Africa Yardage: 6,691 yards, par 73 Defending […]
Posted on February 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
Richard Sterne fired a stunning final round 64 en route to his first European Tour win since 2008, taking the Joburg Open by seven shots over Charl Schwartzel. It’s the sixth European Tour victory for Sterne, but his first since the South African Open in December of 2008. What happened Sterne entered Sunday’s […]
Posted on February 5, 2013 1 Comment
Charl Schwartzel headlines a massive field in South Africa this week, as the European Tour heads to Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club for the Joburg Open. 2013 Joburg Open Open Fact Sheet Course: Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Yardage: 7,237 to 7,592 yards, par 71 & par 72 […]
Posted on February 3, 2013 1 Comment
October 10th, 2004. That was the date of Stephen Gallacher’s last win on the European Tour. That day he won the Dunhill Links Championship, taking down a young Graeme McDowell in a playoff. Nearly nine years later, Gallacher has his second European Tour title, winning today’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf […]
Posted on January 29, 2013 Leave a Comment
It’s been a long time since Sergio Garcia was the runaway favourite in a regular European Tour event, but that’s the situation we’re in this week with the Dubai Desert Classic. The tournament also marks the 2013 season debut of former world number one Lee Westwood. 2013 Dubai Desert Classic Fact Sheet Course: Emirates […]
Posted on January 26, 2013 2 Comments
Chris Wood made eagle on the par-5 18th in Qatar this morning to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters by one shot over Sergio Garcia and George Coetzee. It’s the first European Tour win for the 25-year old Englishman, who carried a three-shot lead over Garcia entering Saturday’s final round. What happened Wood got […]
Posted on January 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
Fourteen of the world’s top fifty players will be in action at this week’s European Tour stop, the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The Doha Golf Club will play host to some of the world’s best, including Justin Rose, Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Dufner, the season debut of Sergio Garcia and defending champion Paul Lawrie. 2013 […]
Posted on January 13, 2013 2 Comments
The final result shouldn’t be a surprise considering he was the favourite in the books, but Louis Oosthuizen picked up his tenth professional victory this morning in South Africa, winning the Volvo Golf Champions in his native South Africa. The win will actually move Oosthuizen two spots in the Official World Golf Rankings, jumping over […]
Posted on January 9, 2013 2 Comments
In addition to the Sony Open this week, the European Tour plays their first event of the 2013 calendar in South Africa. The Durban Country Club hosts the Volvo Golf Champions, a semi-exclusive 33 player field comprised of last year’s winners in Europe and those who have at least ten European Tour victories in their […]