Monthly Archives: August 2012

One playoff down, three to go and already the FedEx Cup rankings have a starkly different look to them.
After dominating for much of the season, Tiger Woods has dropped down two places to third, usurped by Nick Watney who has rocketed [...]

Hometown boy Paul Lawrie cruised to a four stroke victory to claim the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Scotland earlier this week (August 26, local time).
The 1999 Open Championship winner struck his fourth consecutive sub-70 round to preserve his overnight [...]

In 2011 Nick Watney won twice (WGC-Cadillac & AT&T National) had 10 top 10’s and finished the year as the 12th best golfer in the world. It was a career best season for the Californian as he went on to finish [...]

At just 15 years of age, Lydia Ko has become the youngest ever LPGA Tour winner after taking out the CN Canadian Women’s Open in Coquitlam, British Columbia earlier this week (August 26, local time).
Ko - who was born in South [...]

Nick Watney has survived a difficult final round to win the Barclays by three strokes in New York this morning (August 26, local time).
Watney made an incredible six birdies and four bogeys throughout a remarkable round to finish on two under [...]

Paul Lawrie has established a narrow lead after three rounds of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, with the local hope looking to convert his consistency into victory on Sunday (Scotland, August 26 local time).
After rounds of 68 and 69 to [...]

Sergio Garcia will take the outright lead into the final round of The Barclays after the Spaniard managed to tame the lightning fast greens at Bethpage State Park Black Course on Saturday (August 25, local time).
A two-under 69 took Garcia to [...]

Mark Foster and Richard Finch will take the lead into the second half of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, with the English pair looking solid on Friday (August 24, local time) .
Foster compiled his second consecutive four-under 68 to reach [...]

Nick Watney and Sergio Garcia are in joint control at the halfway mark of The Barclays in Farmingdale, with the pair continuing their solid form from the first round into Friday (August 24, local time).
Calm conditions were tailor made for low [...]

Padraig Harrington has demolished the back nine of the Bethpage State Park Black Course to take the lead after the first day of the Barclays in New York this morning (August 23, local time).
The 40-year-old from Dublin, Ireland finished the first [...]

After eight months of hard fought golf the 2012 PGA Tour is drawing to a close, and when the top 125 players in the world tee off in Old Bethpage, New York tomorrow (August 23, local time), it will be with [...]

Anders Forsbrand held his nerve to fight off a late challenge from Englishman Philip Golding and claim victory at the Scottish Senior Open in Fife, Scotland earlier this week (August 19, local time).
Forsbrand, who led for much of the tournament after [...]

Now that the regular season is over the PGA Tour moves into the lucrative four tournament Fedex Cup Playoff series starting with the Barclays this week. Just the top 125 will head to New York and the Black course at Bethpage [...]

Sergio Garcia has completed his fourth round in style to cap off a comfortable victory on the weather-necessitated fifth day of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina this morning (August 20, local time).
The 32-year-old Garcia refused to let a little [...]

It was a day that promised a lot for players and spectators alike, with event leader Sergio Garcia looking to defend a narrow lead against a pack of determined competitors fighting to secure a strong position in the top 125 of [...]

Anders Forsbrand has placed himself in a commanding position heading into the final round of the SSE Scottish Senior Open at Fairmont St Andrews.
The Swede fired a second consecutive six-under round of 66 at the Torrance Championship Course to be 12 [...]

Sergio Garcia will be looking for redemption at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro on Sunday (August 19, local time), with the Spaniard atop the leaderboard but holding memories of his failure to capitalise on a similar position three years ago.
In the [...]

The 2012 Perth International at Lake Karrinyup has received a massive boost just two months out from its opening round, with world number Jason Dufner and 2011 US Masters champion Charl Schwartzel agreeing to join the field.
Taking place from October 18 [...]

Jimmy Walker has moved to the top of the leaderboard at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, but with two rounds to play and a dangerous group of players lurking behind him it will be no easy task claim the [...]

Carl Petterson has taken a one shot lead after going on a late birdie spree on the first day of the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina this morning (August 16, local time).
Petterson started well on the back nine with two early [...]