Matthew in two minds about Zika virus but is hopeful of Rio gold
'Olympic gold would certainly be right up there,' says Scotland's No.1 after a week of bad publicity for golf at the
Paul Eales column: Swerving Rio could hit game in long run
By European Tour winner Paul Eales I am quite concerned that next month, when the qualifying process closes, several star names will be missing from the entry …
Farce may be reason we recall Johnson’s great win
By John Huggan The great shame of the 116th US Open at Oakmont is that it will not be remembered for the magnificent ball-striking that took Dustin Johnson …
Why top golf courses need to be left alone
By John Huggan In 2002, the USGA and The R&A co-authored the Joint Statement of Principles, which, they claimed, confirmed their commitment to the …
Wood column: Ryder Cup and Rio are my targets now
By Chris Wood I don’t usually make a habit of studying the world rankings at the end of a tournament, but after winning at Wentworth I couldn’t …
Why can no one break the haunting 63 at Majors?
By John Huggan It has, over the last four decades and more, become one of golf’s strangest and most haunting statistical anomalies. In each of the four …
Dougherty: Playing with Tiger was my career high
By Andy Swales For Nick Dougherty, playing alongside Tiger Woods in the third round of the 2007 US Open was the highlight of his playing career. The …
Tiger’s romp at Pebble Beach surpasses any other win
By John Huggan Even from a distance of 16 years, the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach remains an unforgettable moment in the history of golf. Consider the …
Why putting is the biggest of golf’s three-headed monster
By Martin Johnson The thing about golf is that it’s actually two sports in one. Firstly, there’s golf itself, which most people appear to agree …
Chapman column: Was Poulter ever going to get a spot as one of Europe’s 12?
By Jeremy Chapman Really tough luck on Ian Poulter to have to find that a worsening of an arthritic condition in his foot will sideline him for a lengthy …
