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Matteo Manassero leads with opening 64
Teenager Matteo Manassero continued Italian golf’s golden run with a sparking 64 to lead the European Masters first round on Thursday.
Corey Pavin facing difficult choices
Too bad Ryder Cup eligibility is based on passports instead of property taxes. There still might be hope for Paul Casey, who has been living in Arizona for most of his adult life.Tiger Woods looking to push on at Deutsche Bank
Tiger Woods, boosted by a strong display at the Barclays tournament, has a good chance to qualify for the rest of the FedExCup playoff series at the Deutsche Bank Championship starting on Friday.Couples, Daly & Norman to play Australian Open
Former Masters champion Fred Couples has been confirmed to play the Australian Open golf tournament.Molinari brothers want Rocca at Ryder Cup
Costantino Rocca was the Ryder Cup inspiration for Edoardo and Francesco Molinari and the brothers want their fellow Italian with them when they make their debuts in the team event next month.Instruction
The Ultimate Driving Machine
WITH LEE WESTWOOD AND PETE COWEN
No one in golf drives it any better than Europe’s No.1 – and shoulder ‘stability’ throughout the swing is the key... When Lee Westwood reflects on the ‘09 season it will be with a mixture of great pride and niggling regret.
Chip Like a Tour Pro
WITH JONATHAN YARWOOD
Traditional teaching advocates a chipping technique that may enable you to play a standard low running shot with some degree of success. But it is very limited. The problem, ultimately...
More Powerful shot making
Jayne Storey has been studying T’ai Chi since 1987 and is the creator of the world’s first officially recognised golf coaching system to be based on this ancient martial art. An approved PGA mentor, Jayne Storey’s Chi-Power GOLF now forms part of the PGA’s Professional Development Programme and is recognised by the World Golf Teachers’ Federation.
Opinion
Soaking up the unique atmosphere
You can imagine my excitement: a scratch player in my early 20s, and enjoying immensely a new role as Instruction Editor at Golf World magazine, I had been invited to play in the pro-am preceding the 1988 Dunhill Cup at St Andrews. It gets better. Tee time – 11am; playing professional – Sandy Lyle. Sandy Lyle! In his heyday! The ’85 Open champion and reigning Masters champion. At the Home of Golf!
The lessons for Tiger to learn
It seems that pretty much everyone has had their say as to where Tiger Woods is going wrong with his golf swing. But not quite everyone. Now Peter Alliss has his turn.
How to make that curtain call
A ceremonial bowing out during an Open Championship at the Home of Golf has latterly become part of the lore of the game. For Britain’s greatest golfer, might the accolade come later rather than sooner? Robert Green reports....
