Hero One Yard Fairway Challenge
The Hero Challenge is a unique tradition that was started a few years ago by the European Tour, now the DP World Tour, as a creative and fun way to challenge some of the best tour players. The most recent challenge, conducted just before the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and highlighted in last week’s newsletter, […]
Watch McIlroy, Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton in the Hero One Yard Challenge
Ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, three tournament superstars, Rory McIlroy, Tyrrell Hatton, and Collin Morikawa were taken to the F1 strip at Yas Marina Circuit for one of the most difficult challenges ever attempted – hitting a one-yard-wide fairway with a driver. The Hero Challenge consists of innovative competitions in new formats meant […]
Tours to battle over players at Saudi International
Battle lines were drawn between the PGA & European ( now DP World) Tours with the Asian Tour announcing a total of 24 PGA Tour players, including 11 major winners, as committed to playing in the 2022 Saudi International to be held from Feb 3-6, 2022. The tournament is now sanctioned by the Asian Tour […]
Hero MotoCorp to sponsor ‘The Open’ coverage in India
Broadcast Hero MotoCorp will once again sponsor the live broadcast on Eurosport of the 149th Open Championship scheduled for July 15-18, when the reigning champion Shane Lowry is looking to defend his 2019 title from Royal Portrush at home in Ireland. Broadcast Schedule on Eurosport – Day 1 – July 15 – 11:00 AM – […]
Players vote against green reading books
Pro Golf – PGA Tour In a significant trend reversal, the PGA Tour Players Advisory Council (PAC), headed by Rory Mcilroy and consisting of 16 players including the likes of Justin Thomas, Billy Horschel and Zach Johnson voted to ban green reading books starting with the 2022 season. The issue will be now voted on […]
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 […]
Tiger receives support from the golfing world
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA A week ago, the world was shocked whenTiger met a horrible accident and survived multiple severe injuries while returning from GOLFTV’s celebrity shoot in Los Angeles, California. The doctors and the world called his escape miraculous, putting a question mark on his return to the professional tours, where he has dominated for […]
Top-5 takeaways from 2020
2020 will be remembered forever for the pandemic. But while the lockdown was imposed world wide, players and the Tour took the opportunity to reinvent themselves and here we pick five standout achievements of 2020. Dustin Johnson’s epic Fall season captivated fans – World No.1, Dustin Johnson’s Fall 2020 was a story of dominance not […]
Newsmakers: March 2020
Rory Returns To World No.1 Spot Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy has returned to the world number one spot for the first time in over four and half years, replacing American Brooks Koepka. Last time McIlroy topped the rankings was on September 19, 2015, and his return marks a 1605-day gap between him leading the rankings […]
More Faldo Glory for Mysuru Teen
Pranavi Urs, a 15-year-old golfer from Mysuru, successfully defended her Faldo Series India Championship title at Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida. Watched by Faldo Series Director Matthew Faldo, Urs posted a 54-hole aggregate of two-over 218, four strokes clear of second-placed Shaurya Bhattacharya, a winner in the Boys Under-16 category. RELATED: Rickie Fowler to […]