South Africans make a splash at the PGA Championship
Pro Golf – PGA TOUR Going into the final round of last week’s PGA Championship, what hit me in the face was the presence of 3 South Africans in the top 5 of the leaderboard !! Just last week, we spoke about three consecutive victories by South Africans on the European tour while another scored […]
A Tribute to Seve Ballesteros
Pro Golf – European Tour/Tribute The most audacious golf shot I have ever seen took place during the final round of 1993 European Masters in Switzerland. Seve Ballesteros was one shot off the lead, held by Barry Lane, as he attempted to win a European Tour event for a record-breaking 18th consecutive year. I was […]
Lahiri returns to PGA Tour after Covid break
Pro Golf – PGA TOUR 33-year-old Anirban Lahiri, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 19th and had to miss the PGA Tour events scheduled in the following weeks will be seen back in action at the US$7.9mn AT& T Byron Nelson, in Texas from May 13-16. In April, Lahiri finished solo fifth at […]
Matsuyama receives PM’s Award in Japan
TOKYO 29-year-old Masters 2021 winner Hideki Matsuyama received the Prime Minister’s Award from Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo in recognition of him becoming the country’s first male major champion. A six-time winner on the PGA TOUR, Matsuyama expressed hope that a new generation of golfers will emerge from the Land of the Rising Sun […]
Indian pros test positive for COVID
CHANDIGARH The second wave of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly and the most recent people on the receiving end of it have been our top Indian pros. On April 19th, India’s lone warrior on the PGA TOUR, Anirban Lahiri confirmed on his social media channels that he is suffering from high fever and has tested positive. […]
Schauffele’s late charge gets derailed on the 16th
MASTERS SPECIAL Matsuyama’s playing partner on Sunday, Xander Schauffele who performs well in the majors, made a late charge with four consecutive birdies on 12, 13, 14 and 15. In fact, he could have very well have eagled the last three as after missing a 12 foot eagle putt on 13, his approach lipped out […]
Augusta takes its toll on big names
MASTERS SPECIAL It was painfully obvious but remarkable nevertheless that 3 of the pre tournament favourites, defending champion and World No 1 Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka all failed to make the halfway cut which fell at 3 over par 147. Round one took its toll as the course played harder and faster […]
Statistics Leaders this week
MASTERS SPECIAL Last week’s winner Spieth showed that his incredible run of good form continues as he finished tied 3rd while he led Greens hit in Regulation. Runner up Zalatoris was also close on his heels, highlighting this key factor in good scoring! First time Masters invitee Robert Macintyre made the most birdies while long […]
Matsuyama’s entourage
MASTERS SPECIAL Given his shy and quiet nature, not much is known about Matsuyama’s private and professional life. Here is a peek into the people who surround him: Wife – Mei, did not accompany him as they had a daughter, named Kanna, in 2017 and she is particular about their privacy. Caddie: Shota Hayafuji – […]
Hideki’s stats
MASTERS SPECIAL Hideki delivered a super all around performance with the winning combination being his top 10 positions in both Greens in regulation and Putts per Green hit in regulation. His back 9 on Saturday was where he really broke away from the field as he shot a 6 under 30 coming back strongly after […]