Sergio Garcia disqualified from Saudi International for his errant behavior
Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion was disqualified from the inaugural $3,500,000 Saudi International on Saturday for serious misconduct. The World No.27 shot a round of 1-over 71 and is believed to have damaged up to five greens. Garcia was handed over a disqualification from the tournament under Rule 1.2a. Becoming the first player on […]
Aaron Rai prevails in rain-soaked Hong Kong
England’s Aaron Rai battled through a rain-soaked day to prevail over compatriot Matthew Fitzpatrick by signing for a one-under-par 69 to win the $2 million HONMA Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi (November 22-25) by one-shot. Despite holding an overnight six-shot lead, victory at Hong Kong Golf Club was never going to be a straightforward […]
Shubhankar Sharma crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
Shubhankar Sharma has won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award to top off a remarkable debut campaign on the European Tour. The Indian started the season with a top ten at the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open (November 23-26, 2017) and two weeks later claimed his maiden European Tour victory at […]
Lee Westwood wins, Sharma T-27 at Nedbank Golf Challenge
The last win for Lee Westwood on the European Tour came on April 20, 2014, at the Maybank Malaysian Open, the same date when Matt Kuchar won his last event on the PGA TOUR and interestingly enough they both won after 1666 days on the same date on their respective tours simultaneously. Lee Westwood won the […]
2017: A Year of Phenomenal Storylines
There certainly wasn’t a dearth of story lines in the year that we just bid adieu to. Golf not only welcomed a few new stars to the fairways but also witnessed pleasant surprises at the Majors.
It’s Sergio’s Time!
From the iconic moment that youthful Spaniard emerged from behind a tree and bounded up the fairway at Medinah in the 1999 US PGA Championship, Garcia had been feted as a Major Champion in waiting. And waited he has. A further 69 Major championships, in fact, since he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods in Chicago. […]