Tiger Woods arrived at Hoylake in the long, hot summer of 2006 on the back of chalking up his first ever missed cut in a major after shooting back-to-back 76s in the US Open. That hurt a man who back then, aged 31, felt that every major golf championship was his to lose – a belief that was drilled into him from boyhood by his father, Earl, who had passed away just two months earlier. Determined to put his lacklustre […]
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Just over three years after being rescued from almost terminal decline by charity Get Golfing, Pyrford Lakes Golf Club in Surrey has become one of the south east’s most popular venues, where all golfers, from elite pros to complete beginners, are made to feel right at home, writes Golf News Editor Nick Bayly As I walked the 100 or so yards from the overflow car park towards the clubhouse at Pyrford Lakes it became all too clear that this is […]
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Cameron Smith stood on the 18th green, put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes, trying to process the conflicting range of emotions following Sunday’s dramatic finish at LIV Golf London. He was elated to win the individual title, his second victory in 13 regular season starts since joining LIV. It was a perfect way to build momentum entering his title defense in two weeks at the Open Championship. Yet he was disappointed to have missed a 6-foot […]
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Cameron Smith and his Ripper GC are one of four teams this LIV Golf League season that has yet to reach the podium. But the Australian lineup has an opportunity to end that drought at LIV Golf London – and perhaps even grab their first-ever team trophy. The Rippers enter the final round at Centurion Club with a one-shot lead over the defending London champion Stinger GC, while Smith has a three-shot lead on the individual leaderboard. Smith already has […]
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With his Open Championship defense looming in two weeks, Cameron Smith seems to be peaking at the right time. Friday’s opening round at LIV Golf London is the latest piece of evidence. The Ripper GC captain shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 to grab a one-stroke lead over teammate Marc Leishman as LIV Golf made its return to Centurion Club, the host course for last year’s inaugural tournament. RangeGoats GC’s Thomas Pieters is in solo third, three strokes back, while red-hot […]
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