ON THE CASE

17-07-2010 21:59

The picture became much clearer at St Andrews on Saturday.
And while we don't know his identity yet, it's a virtual certainty that we'll have a new name on the trophy on Sunday evening.
Tiger Woods, 12 shots back after a second successive 73, has blown his chance. And the nearest other former holders of the Claret Jug are veterans Mark Calcavecchia and Tom Lehman, who are 13 shots in arrears.
S...
 
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SWINGS OF FORTUNE

16-07-2010 21:37

Imagine if Rory McIlroy had been told this before the Open started. You'll shoot 63 on day one but finish day two 11 shots off the lead.
It would sound like a stupid nightmare he'd had between the two rounds but, in truth, it's stone cold reality.
And it means, the young Northern Irishman still hasn't shot in the 70s at St Andrews. Although carding an 80 was not the way he would have wanted to k...
 
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RORY HAS ALL THE ANSWERS

15-07-2010 20:36

Rory McIlroy's precocious talents were on full show on day one of the Open at St Andrews as he roared into a two-shot lead after a stunning nine-under 63.
And yet, despite matching the lowest score ever recorded in a major, I ended the day feeling just as impressed by McIlroy the person.
I have absolutely no doubt that the 21-year-old will be called into the press tent's interview room on each o...
 
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A SENIORS MOMENT - FINAL UPDATE

23-06-2010 18:25

Dave Tindall tells the tale of his dodgy performance in The De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship pro-am at Slaley Hall and tracks the progress of his pro partner John Harrison:

John Harrison - final update:

John started the day in tied 12th and finished it in tied 12th after a one-over 73 on Sunday.

Playing the first three holes in two over didn't bode well but he finally m...
 
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WHY I VOTED 'YES'

24-02-2010 13:46

A new Golf365 polls shows that viewers were unimpressed by Tiger Woods' performance in the front of the cameras last Friday.

Woods fought back tears as he issued a full and frank apology for cheating on his wife and that prompted us to ask the question: "Was it a good first step in rebuilding his damaged reputation?

Although "Yes" (36%) outweighed the vote for "No, he made things worse" (22%...
 
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LESSON NUMBER ONE

11-11-2009 12:06

At the end of the film, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, American Office star Steve Carell and the cast burst into joyful song after he finally gets laid.

And I had a very similar feeling of euphoria yesterday after finally biting the bullet and doing it with a pro.

Yes, somehow I had reached 40 years old and never had a golf lesson - a ridiculous state of affairs given that I had clearly reached a c...
 
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MERSEY PARADISE

21-10-2009 09:21

There is nothing firmly in place yet to get the Open back to Hoylake but after lifting the claret jug there in 2006 Tiger Woods was in no doubt that Royal Liverpool deserved another crack.

Woods said back then: "Well, I think it's a very fair golf course. You can play it so many different ways and it lends itself to a bunch of different styles, but ultimately it's fair. It's not tricked up at a...
 
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TOUR CHAMPS BETTING PREVIEW

22-09-2009 11:23

I've always held the opinion that current form counts for most when trying to pick the winner of the Tour Championship.

And that belief has been crystalized in the last few years with the last two winners - Camilo Villegas and Tiger Woods - going into the event on the back of a victory while 2006 winner Adam Scott had lost out in a play-off on his penultimate start.

A second angle I'm...
 
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SMITTEN BY SKYCADDIE

16-09-2009 08:00

I'd read a bit about SkyCaddies but to be honest had somewhat dismissed them as slightly unnecessary, another of those indulgent "toys for the boys" gadgets.

But when one arrived in the Golf365 offices for testing I did get a little bit excited. As usual with me that excitement translated into a refusal to actually read the instructions. Why get bogged down in paperwork when there are buttons t...
 
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TIME TO SEEK HELP

09-09-2009 11:20

My week got off to a rather humiliating start.
I was beaten (make that thrashed by seven shots) by my three-year-old on Wii Sports Resort golf.
I should probably get used to this sort of thing - son beating dad - but it only seems like yesterday that he was cradled in my arms drinking milk.
However, it is definitely a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it's highly embarrassing to lose to a ri...
 
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