Golf Comment: Rory’s back on form and that’s great for golf July 20, 2014 A WEEK ago I wasn’t sure that Rory McIlroy was ready to win his third Major but he blew away concerns with two blistering opening rounds and barely looked back. It was a magnificent display that not only showcased McIlroy’s talent but also his character, as he kept a cool head and fended off his [...]
Golf Comment: Rory answered doubts before and can again July 17, 2014 IT’S A case of so far, so good for Rory McIlroy, but this is a player who has developed an unfortunate habit of starting brilliantly only to scupper his chances on the second day. If the problem is psychological, then the backdrop of a Major, and a British one at that, is not going to [...]
Golf Comment: McDowell has skills to thrive at Hoylake and don’t discount Tiger July 16, 2014 A FEW weeks ago I was asked who my tip was for the Open. At the time I thought Graeme McDowell, and the only reason to doubt that prediction now is that he won in France two weeks ago, so you wonder whether he could have peaked too early. I really fancy a player with [...]
Golf Comment: You can’t overpower strategic Hoylake, it’s like a game of chess July 14, 2014 ACCOLADES for British golf courses do not come much higher than a place on the Open Championship rota, so that speaks volumes for the quality of Hoylake, where the year’s third Major begins on Thursday. Like Royal Aberdeen, which staged the latest instalment of the Scottish Open last week, it is a class act. It [...]
Golf Comment: Timely win puts McDowell back in Ryder hunt July 7, 2014 GRAEME McDowell’s success at the Open de France was not just a long-awaited and deserved personal triumph, it was also brilliant news for the European Ryder Cup team. The Northern Irishman remarked afterwards that he had “really, really needed” that win, and he was right. Having won three times last season, this was his first [...]
Golf Comment: Rose maintains winning run as Ryder team takes shape June 30, 2014 ONE OF the greatest compliments you can pay Justin Rose is that it comes as no surprise whatsoever when he wins another title, as he did on Sunday in the National at Congressional. It may have been the Englishman’s first victory this season, but it kept up his run of winning a PGA Tour event [...]
Golf Comment: Future looking bright for Neil as Wie finally lives up to star billing June 23, 2014 BRADLEY Neil may not be a name familiar to many readers but it might just be one to remember after he claimed the British Amateur Championship on Sunday. A 2&1 victory in the 36-hole final at Royal Portrush saw the 18-year-old become the youngest Scot ever to lift the trophy and only the second winner [...]
Garcia didn’t choke, it was Padraig’s class that won it August 12, 2008 Sergio Garcia’s biggest critics will suggest the Spaniard buckled under the pressure at the USPGA on Sunday night, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Here we have, quite simply, the toughest golf course in the world, and closing rounds of 67 and 68 in conditions like that does not amount to buckling under [...]
Europeans can break the PGA duck August 6, 2008 One of golf’s biggest home jinxes will be put to a serious test at Oakland Hills this weekend – and I wouldn’t mind betting that a piece of history will indeed be made. Unbelievably, no European has claimed the US PGA Championship title since Scottish-born Tommy Armour lifted the trophy 78 years ago, but they [...]
No excuses, it was just a bad day at the office July 29, 2008 Sometimes in sport you just have to hold your hands up and accept you’re going to come across the odd bad day at the office. Unfortunately for me, that day arrived just when I least wanted it to and it spelt the end of my Senior Open Championship hopes. A two over-par 73 on Thursday [...]
