Monthly Archives: March 2012

An enthralling day at the Sicilian Open has seen a remarkable six players spend the night in a share of the halfway lead.
In an indication of just how tight the leaderboard is after 36 holes, a further 22 players are within [...]

Two players share the lead at the halfway mark of the Shell Houston Open, but with 70 players yet to complete their second rounds there remains plenty of time for Brian Davis and Louis Oosthuizen to be reeled in.
Davis fired a [...]

Paul Lawrie has produced a wonderful opening round to hold the clubhouse lead at the Sicilian Open, but the Irishman will face plenty of pressure to maintain his position heading into the weekend.
An eight-under round of 64 got Lawrie off to [...]

Angel Cabrera and Carl Pettersson top the leaderboard after the first day of the Shell Houston Open, but they are two of only 51 players able to finish before play was suspended due to a thunderstorm.
Argentina's Cabrera and Sweden's Pettersson took [...]

It's now official, Tiger Woods is back.
Since his last victory on the PGA Tour at the BMW Championship in 2009 his world has been turned upside down, shaken and emptied out. A sex scandal, divorce, swing changes, three separate injuries, sacking [...]

The Shell Houston Open tees off tomorrow (March 29, local time) in Humble, Texas and should bring plenty of action to keep fans entertained.
As the last PGA Tour tournament before the 2012 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club takes place next [...]

PING today became the first major golf company to introduce a USGA-approved adjustable-length belly putter shaft. The adjustable putter shaft, offered exclusively with the Nome™ 405 putter, allows the player to self-adjust the length within a 9-inch range to optimize performance.
“At [...]

18-year-old Italian star Matteo Manassero is looking forward to a tournament in Sicily after missing out on a chance to return to Augusta National following a sixth-place finish in last week’s (March 22 - 25) Trophée Hassan II.
Manassero shrugged off the [...]

There was plenty of movement on the 2012 PGA Tour FedEx Cup rankings last week, with some interesting changes at both ends of the important season points list.
Johnson Wagner's tied fourth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational - his fourth top-ten finish [...]

Northen Ireland's Michael Hoey claimed victory in the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco, following impressive third and final round scores of 65.
After a first round score of 74 started him off nine strokes behind Ireland's Damien McGrane,
Hoey maximised the weekend at [...]

An impressive final round performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, presented by Mastercard, has finally given Tiger Woods the victory he has been working so hard for. 
A fourth-round score of 70 catapulted Woods to the top of the leaderboard, bringing him [...]

The third round of the Trophee Hassan II has been suspended due to darkness, leaving Damien McGrane with a slender one-stroke lead and eight holes still to play before starting his final 18.
McGrane is one under the card through ten holes [...]

Tiger Woods will enter the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida with a one-shot advantage, but his position could have been more dominant if not for a costly rare error late in the day.
The American, who is chasing [...]

Damien McGrane has fired a superb opening round at the Trophee Hassan II to take early control of the tournament in Moroccco.
The Irishman shot a seven-under 65 on Thursday (local time) and established an overnight lead of two strokes to his [...]

Round one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard has seen strong starts from Korea's Charlie Wi and the USA's Jason Dufner.
The men share the lead with a score of six-under, demonstrating skilled performances on day one at Bay Hill.
Dufner's [...]

The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard tees off tomorrow (March 22, local time) and Tiger Woods has said he's ready to play.
The Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida will host Woods on his quest for a victory, along [...]

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem announced Tuesday (March 13) that there will be new qualifying rules for the tour, beginning October 2013.
With the approval of the Policy Board, golfers with aspirations of reaching the PGA Tour must now seek the honour [...]

Yani Tseng has once again confirmed her position at the very pinnacle of women's golf with a dramatic victory at the 2012 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup in Phoenix.
The Rolex Rankings number one claimed her 14th tour title following a sensational [...]

Julien Quesne charged the course on the final round of the Open de Andalucia Costa del Sol on Sunday (March 18), earning an astounding score of 64-under - enough to catapult him to the top of the leaderboard at 17-under overall [...]

Just as everyone touts Rory McIlroy including me, to be on top of the World rankings for a quite some time Luke Donald says "no you don't Rors", I'm not letting go that easy. Just 2 weeks after taking out the [...]