08 Jun 2011
Posted by Brian The European Tour this week heads to Italy for the BMW Italian Open, where Frederik Andersson Hed will be defending the title he won in 2010. Once again the event takes place over the Royal Park I Roveri course – a 7,300 yard par-72 course situated in Turin. Characteristics of this Trent Jones Snr-designed...
Read more → 04 Apr 2011
Posted by Brian It took 74 holes to find a winner, but once the dust had settled it was Englishman David Horsey who was the last man standing, following a 3-way playoff for the Trophée Hassan II at Golf du Palais Royal, Agadir, Morocco. Horsey birdied the second extra hole, after putting his approach to within five...
Read more → 03 Apr 2011
Posted by Brian Defending champion Rhys Davies continued to share the lead at the Trophée Hassan II in Agadir, Morocco, shooting a third round 68 for a 10-under par 205. After starting with a birdie, Davies then had a torrid time, carding one more birdie and three bogeys in his first six holes, before battling back...
Read more → 16 Dec 2010
Posted by Brian Recently we told you of the gong challenge, where a group of players set out to strike a gong set 200 yards into the middle of a lake in the Gap of Dunloe, County Kerry. This time, the scene for the latest golf challenge was the Dubai desert, and the challengers were set the task of shooting down...
Read more → 10 May 2010
Posted by Brian Sweden’s Fredrik Andersson Hed ended a 13-year trophy famine after winning his first ever European Tour title on Sunday in the Italian Open. However, the Swede endured a nervy final round which saw a six-shot overnight lead whittled away by England’s David Horsey before eventually scrambling home...
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