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Jimenez and Bjorn win overseas

I didn’t get a chance to watch much of the coverage of either tournament this week, so I won’t be writing a full recap post, but there were two pretty big wins on the European Tour early this morning on the East Coast. Miguel Angel Jimenez won in a playoff at the Hong Kong Open, breaking […]

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Betting Previews for Sherwood, Hong Kong and the Nedbank

Twenty-five of the top thirty players in the Official World Golf Rankings are playing somewhere this week, as the European Tour hosts two events, one in South Africa and the other in Hong Kong, while Tiger Woods and his 18 man field are at Sherwood for the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge. Key Storyline This Week […]

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Rory McIlroy wins Australian Open

Two wins in twelve months is really good for most players, but when you’re Rory McIlroy, you’re expected to do so much more. His much publicized equipment switch, plus other personal drama, which you could argue was overblown by the media, was supposed to be to blame for his relatively poor 2013 season. Late Saturday […]

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Punch Shots: The Naked Eye Rule

Punch Shots is a collection of stories that I didn’t get around to earlier or didn’t fit into another article. I’ll give a link to a larger story and have some quick thoughts below. The last Punch Shots: Jarrod Lyle’s comeback and John Daly at the Ryder Cup The New “Naked Eye” Rule This was […]

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Jason Day wins the World Cup of Golf

Jason Day made it a little closer than he wanted to on Sunday at Royal Melbourne, but he was able to hold off Thomas Bjorn and Adam Scott to win the 2013 World Cup of Golf. What Happened At points during Jason Day’s final round on Sunday, it looked like he was unstoppable and at […]

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What’s next for Ian Poulter?

62 under par for four weeks and not a trophy in sight ! Retweet if you fell sorry for us 😜 — Terry Mundy (@terrymundy) November 17, 2013 Sometimes you just get beat, right? That tweet comes from Ian Poulter’s caddie Terry Mundy after Poulter played tournaments in four consecutive weeks in China, Turkey and Dubai. […]

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World Cup of Golf Betting Preview

Adam Scott leads a decent 60-man field at Royal Melbourne, as the Masters champion looks to win his third consecutive tournament at the 2013 World Cup of Golf. 2013 World Cup of Golf Fact Sheet Course: Royal Melbourne Golf Club Location: Melbourne, Australia Yardage: 6,643 yards, par 71 Defending Champion: Matt Kuchar/Gary Woodland (Mission Hills) Five […]

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Harris English gets second PGA Tour win at Mayakoba

Harris English fired the best round of anyone on Sunday, a 6-under par 65, en route to a come from behind win at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. What Happened English entered the day tied for second place at 15-under par with Kevin Stadler and Rory Sabbatini, one shot behind the lead of Sweden’s Robert […]

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Henrik Stenson dominates Dubai

Henrik Stenson came into Sunday as the heavy favourite to win the DP World Tour Championship, and he didn’t disappoint with a final round 64 to win the DP World Tour Championship and the Race to Dubai. What Happened Looking at the final leaderboard, you’d think that Stenson just cruised to a victory in Dubai, […]

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Royal Portrush to get first international major?

Well, this is some interesting news from the PGA of America’s Ted Bishop, isn’t it? About a month after hearing that the organization in charge of golf’s final major was looking into the possibility of moving the venue overseas every few years, Bishop dropped this tidbit on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive, courtesy Ryan Lavner: “Royal Portrush […]

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