Tiger and Kaymer Pre-Tournament Favourites in Dubai: Martin Kaymer and Tiger Woods have been anointed co-favourites heading into a star studded Omega Dubai Desert Classsic, an event Tiger has won twice in the last five years. Woods simply fell apart on the weekend showing an inability to recover from mistakes, while not being able to hole a putt of... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 01:44
Martin Kaymer Running Away With It in Abu Dhabi: Martin Kaymer shot a 66 to stretch his lead to five shots at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and now has victory within in reach with just 18 holes to play. Kaymer has looked every bit the favourite putting together a stretch of play that hasn’t seen him make a bogey since his third... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 22:27
Martin Kaymer Goes Way Low For Abu Dhabi Lead: It could be that the notion the bookmakers erred in putting Martin Kaymer ahead of Lee Westwood in their pre-tournament rankings was unwarranted as the young German has just one bogey over his first two rounds opening up a three shot lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Kaymer’s... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Friday, January 21, 2011 - 20:16
Charl Schwartzel Stays Atop European Golf After Round One in Abu Dhabi: Many, this column included, chalked up Charl Schwartzel’s win last week at the Joburg Open as mostly the product of a weak field, but it could be he’s simply on top of his game as Schwartzel shot an 8-under 64 to grab a one shot lead at the star studded Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 21:23
Kaymer Favoured Over the World’s #1 in Abu Dhabi: Martin Kaymer won the 2010 PGA Championship and that seems to be enough for the bookies to put him ahead of Lee Westwood heading to round one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. The golf world’s newest major champion hasn’t played since the end of November ending his season with a... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 23:05
Back to Back 65's Gives Els The Lead in South Africa: Back to Back 65's Gives Els The Lead in South Africa Ernie Els shot his second straight 65 on Saturday to give himself a two shot lead over countryman Retief Goosen at the South African Open. It took three days to get the first two rounds in as soggy weather made the course literally... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Saturday, December 18, 2010 - 21:05
Goosen in 5-Way Tie for 1st at a Delayed South African Open: Retief Goosen grabbed a share of the lead at the South African Open on Thursday before play was suspended due to persistent rain. Not a single player in the field made to the back nine before rain necessitated the delay and some 50 players have yet to tee off at the Durban Country Club. Two time... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 23:59
Ernie Els and Tim Clark Favourites at The South African Open: Ernie Els had one of the best years of his career on the PGA Tour and now he’ll be looking to cap off his season with a win at the South African Open. Els made over $4.5-million on the PGA Tour this season in a year that included two victories and seven top-10 finishes. One could claim that... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 07:22
Anthony Takes Lead to the Final Round as Rock Stumbles in South Africa: Anthony Michael may have a one shot lead, but he won’t be the betting favourite as he looks to close out his first career win on the European Tour at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Michael posted a 71 on Saturday to sit at (-10) as he’s now shot three straight rounds under par at the... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Saturday, December 11, 2010 - 23:37
Rock Two Shots Off The Lead, But He’s The Favourite in South Africa: With the player ranked 890th in the world two shots ahead, Robert Rock looks like a top-10 player lurking just two shots off the lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. In reality, Rock is ranked 138th in the world, but he’s still one of the higher ranked players in the... Read More; Dorian Netolicky; Friday, December 10, 2010 - 23:44