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April 2008 Golfing Calendar

April 2008 2nd – 5th WAGR: European Nations Cup (Individual), Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, Cadiz. 3rd – 6th USPGA Nationwide Tour: Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards, The Course at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA. 3rd – 6th Asian Tour: Philippine Open, Wack Wack GCC, Manila, Philippines. 3rd – 6th USPGA FedEx: Shell [...]

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Latest Golf World Rankings

Australian Geoff Ogilvy has lifted himself seven places in the latest World Rankings and rejoins the world’s top 10 after his victory at the WGC-CA Championship in Miami yesterday.. Latest World Rankings: 1 Tiger Woods 21.87pts 2 Phil Mickelson 9.65 3 Ernie Els 6.57, 4 Steve Stricker 6.49 5 Jim Furyk 5.88 6 Adam Scott 5.82 7 KJ Choi [...]

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Nick Dougherty leads Malaysian Open

Englishman Nick Dougherty blitzed a career-best, 10-under-par 62, to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the $2 million Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.  Having earlier in the week described the course as a “thinking man’s”, challenge, Dougherty got his tactics exactly right as he blasted his way to a two stroke lead at the [...]

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Lorena Ochoa and Ernie Els Triumph

The world’s top woman’s golfer, Lorena Ochoa was in a class of her own as she claimed the HSBC Women’s Champions tournament, held in Singapore, by an incredible 11 shots. In her first tournament of the year the Mexican posted a four-under 68 to finish the at 20-under 268. Ochoa led from start to finish at the [...]

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Monty sweats it out

Colin Montgomerie will be studying the world rankings more closely than most, after his participation in India came to an abrupt end at the Johnny Walker Classic.  Monty could only manage rounds of 74 and 76 to leave him trailing at the back of the field.  After success in reaching the last 16 at the [...]

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March 2008, Golfing Calendar

March 2008 5th – 7th European Seniors Tour: DGM Barbados Open, Royal Westmoreland , Barbados. 6th – 9th European Challenge Tour: Tusker Kenya Open, Karen GC, Nairobi, Kenya. 6th – 9th European/Asian Tour: Maybank Malaysian Open, Kota Permai GC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 6th – 9th USPGA FedEx: PODS Championship, Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club (Copperhead [...]

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Woods Storms to Desert Victory

Tiger Woods produced a brilliant series of five birdies in his last seven holes to win the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot, after beginning the final round tied for fifth place, four strokes behind Ernie Els. Overnight leader Els produced an inconsistent last round and needed a birdie on the last to force a play-off.  He effectively [...]

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February 2008, Golfing Calendar

February 2008 7th – 10th Ladies European Tour: ANZ Ladies Masters, Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. 7th – 10th European Tour: Emaar-MGF Indian Masters , Delhi GC, Delhi, India. 7th – 10th USPGA FedEx: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am , **Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, Pebble Beach, CA , USA. [...]

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Tiger Wins Buick Invitational

New Year, familiar story…. Tiger Woods earned his 62nd career tour victory at Torrey Pines Golf Club in La Jolla, California, when he won the Buick Invitational and in so doing  drew level with Arnold Palmer to tie fourth place on the PGA Tour’s all-time winners list.  Woods fired a one-under par 71 on Sunday to win the 5.2 [...]

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Aussie Adam Scott wins Qatar Masters

Australian Golfer, Adam Scott blitzed to an impressive three-shot victory over Swede Henrik Stenson at the 2.5 million dollar Qatar Masters on Sunday to become the first person to win the tournament twice, since it began in 1998. The win was all the more impressive as Scott had only managed to finish on one over par 73 in the [...]

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