NCG Golf Articles

NEWS: Special Slaley offer-2008-07-23 02:30:19

- Take advantage of this 2-for-1 ticket offer for the PGA Seniors Championship at Slaley Hall

PREVIEW: Canadian Open-2008-07-22 12:48:49

- Jim Furyk defends for a second straight year plus a list of all the Fantasy players in the field

RYDER CUP: Advantage USA?-2008-07-16 02:34:37

- Why Luke Donald's absence is the most significant in a long line of blows to Europe

REVIEW: McDowell holds nerve -2008-07-14 07:40:54

- Graeme McDowell virtually booked his place on the Ryder Cup team after a two-shot win in Scotland

TRAVEL: St Andrews price freeze-2008-07-08 11:40:53

- With tax and inflation tightening everyone's wallets, the home of golf has frozen it's greenfees until 2009

PREVIEW: Barclays Scottish Open-2008-07-07 04:19:18

- World number two Phil Mickelson makes a rare visit to Britain for the Barclays Scottish Open

REVIEW: Fisher king of Kent-2008-07-07 09:22:43

- Ross Fisher claimed one of the most impressive wins of 2008 when he landed the European Open title

LPGA: Creamer ready for Major-2008-07-03 02:41:56

- Paula Creamer explained why she feels ready to break her duck when she chatted with Chris Bertram

COMMENT: Mark Townsend column-2008-07-03 10:13:00

- This month - The dreaded chyips, Nick Faldoâs new image and Mark's Aunty Ros

PREVIEW: European Open-2008-06-30 04:57:45

- The Tour stops off at the London Club for the European Open which begins on Thursday

REVIEW: Spaniard makes big splash -2008-06-30 09:44:49

- Pablo Larrazabal stunned everyone in Paris with a four-shot win over Colin Montgomerie

ONE TO WATCH: Danny Willett-2008-06-25 01:31:39

- NCG gives you the lowdown on one of Britain's brightest and most promising young stars

RYDER CUP: Phillip Price on 2002-2008-06-25 12:18:41

- The Ryder Cup legend looks back on an incredible few days at The Belfry in 2002 with Mark Townsend

PREVIEW: The French Open-2008-06-24 12:12:49

- The list of players competing in Paris this week as well as a bit of expert advice on who to select

REVIEW: Kaymer squeezes home-2008-06-24 09:51:37

- Martin Kaymer became the first German to win the BMW International Open after an anxious Sunday

NEWS: How will we cope?-2008-06-19 11:30:43

- The golfing world was reeling from Tiger Woods' US Open win. Now we will have to do without him until 2009

COURSES: Howley Hall changes-2008-06-18 02:21:00

- NCG Editor Dan Murphy explores the new changes made at 2008 Yorkshire Open host Howley Hall

RYDER CUP: Dredge eyeing debut-2008-06-18 01:44:33

- Mark Townsend talks to Wales' Bradley Dredge about his hopes of making it to Valhalla

NEWS: Double ace for club golfer-2008-06-18 01:15:28

- Brian White, from Herefordshire, defied odds of 67,000,000/1 to grab two consecutive par-three aces

FANTASY: BMW International -2008-06-17 10:20:58

- A look at who will be playing in Germany this week - ONLY HOURS UNTIL DEADLINE CLOSES

REVIEW: Leonard wins St Jude-2008-06-09 10:37:59

- The 1997 Open champion is eyeing up a first Ryder Cup appearance since 1999 after winning in Memphis

NEWS: Oulton academy opens-2008-06-04 01:28:42

- De Vere Oulton Hall, near Leeds, is holding an open weekend with free tuition available

PREVIEW: St Jude Championship -2008-06-03 09:15:35

- In a change from the original schedule this week's Fantasy Golf event takes place on the PGA Tour

RYDER CUP: First blood to USA-2008-06-04 02:53:17

- Chris Bertram discusses who currently has the upper hand in the Ryder Cup at this early stage

COMMENT: Itâs tougher at the top-2008-06-02 02:48:03

- Chris Bertram discusses the uncertainty in our great game and how nothing is ever guaranteed

LADIES: Curtis Cup reflections-2008-06-02 12:07:27

- The clock is now ticking for more major changes in the Curtis Cup according to Will Spence

REVIEW: Strange champion-2008-06-02 11:03:58

- Scott Strange was not thinking of the Ryder Cup when he won on Celtic Manor's new Twenty Ten Course

TRAVEL: Tremendous Tenerife-2008-05-29 12:07:41

- Chris Bertram discovers a real gem in the Canaries and finds the sun and setting very tempting

TOUR: Marc Warren exclusive-2008-05-29 11:45:46

- Will Spence found out what lies ahead for Scotland's ambitious World Cup winner and Ryder Cup hopeful

COMMENT: Are the stars spoilt?-2008-05-29 11:19:06

- Chris Bertram explores Peter Aliss' comments at Wentworth and wonders if pros have it too easy

PREVIEW: Karlsson the favourite-2008-05-27 11:28:51

- The in-form Swede is surely the man to watch in this week's Wales Open at Celtic Manor

REVIEW: Fiesta time for Jimenez-2008-05-27 09:56:02

- Miguel Angel Jimenez wins the BMW PGA Championship to take a step closer to the Ryder Cup

TOUR: Srixon players lock horns-2008-05-23 12:19:03

- Silvermere Golf Club hosts the Srixon Shootout, a skins tournament involving the cream of their crop

US OPEN: Tough Torrey test-2008-05-27 08:47:45

- Colin Callander looks ahead to the US Open which promises to be a challenging week for the world's best

TOUR: Rose Launches BMW PGA -2008-05-20 04:04:47

- Justin Rose launches the BMW PGA Championship with a 50m high tee shot from the O2 Arena roof

PREVIEW: bmw pga championship-2008-05-20 10:51:57

- Nearly all the European big guns, plus the likes of Ernie Els and Vijay Singh, are on show at Wentworth

Finch plunges to Irish victory-2008-05-19 11:18:52

- England's Richard Finch made a mess of the last, and himself, before emerging victorious in the Irish Open.

EQUIPMENT: Motocaddy S3-2008-05-15 03:55:18

- NCG reviews the brand new Motocaddy S3, the latest in their long line of excellent battery-powered golf trolleys

BLOG: Smashed putter solutions!-2008-05-15 02:52:07

- Joe Whitley draws inspiration from Oliver Wilson and discovers several alternatives to the putter

TRAVEL: Wine and Tees-2008-05-13 01:40:12

- Mark Townsend enjoys a few days of top golf and a glass or two of wine in glorious Tuscany

PREVIEW: Irish Open-2008-05-13 12:11:38

- FANTASY GOLF is going green as the Irish Open begins the European leg of our summer competition

PLAYERS: Week in words-2008-05-12 11:05:10

- The best lines, most of them from Paul Goydos, from a memorable Players Championship

PLAYERS: Orlando magic-2008-05-12 09:04:28

- Sergio Garcia gave his flagging confidence an enormous boost when he won the Players Championship

COMMENT: The Handicap Debate-2008-05-09 09:39:12

- NCG Editor Dan Murphy argues that we could all do with a few more shots over the course of a round

LADIES: Sarah Stirk Exclusive-2008-05-08 02:48:33

- The Setanta Golf presenter talks about life with her TV team, top tips and interviewing Tiger

LADIES: Louise Friberg exclusive-2008-05-08 02:32:59

- Chris Bertram wonders if the food-loving Swede is going to be the next big thing in the game?

PREVIEW: Players in action-2008-05-06 11:15:12

- Find out who is playing this week as well as details on how to enter the Summer Fantasy Golf

REVIEW: Kim off the mark-2008-05-06 09:12:35

- Bright young thing Anthony Kim landed his first PGA Tour title with a resounding five-shot win

BLOG: Early bird or late show?-2008-05-01 11:39:32

- Opinion is often split in this particular debate - when is the best time to play golf?

EQUIPMENT: Motocaddy S3-2008-04-30 02:21:38

- NCG reviews Motocaddy's latest battery-powered trolley, the S3

BLOG: Can a Tee cure your slice?-2008-04-30 03:47:29

- Chris Bertram discusses whether or not the tee you use can directly affect how you play...

COMMENT: Hole in 1-47-2008-04-30 09:43:34

- Will Spence believes snooker and golf are kindred spirits after watching Ali Carter's maximum break

PREVIEW: Wachovia Championship-2008-04-29 10:19:30

- While the cat is away recovering from knee surgery plenty of big names will tee it up at Quail Hollow

NEWS: Superb Curtis Cup offer-2008-04-28 03:52:07

- Find out how to get your hands on a ticket for the Curtis Cup over the Old Course next month

REVIEW: Scott snatches crown-2008-04-28 08:36:46

- Adam Scott holed from almost 50 feet to edge out the resilient Ryan Moore in Texas

COMMENT: The king is dead...-2008-04-25 01:14:24

- Could Lorena Ochoa be on the brink of wearing the crown everyone thought was destined for Tiger Woods?

PREVIEW: All change in Texas-2008-04-23 10:47:22

- The venue for the Byron Nelson has undergone a revamp but will it suit Scott Verplank's eye?

REVIEW: More tartan joy for Boo-2008-04-21 10:59:08

- Boo Weekley retained the Verizon Heritage title - and claimed 150 Fantasy Golf points

COMMENT: The slow death of golf-2008-04-21 10:31:09

- If five-hour rounds get you hot under the collar, this article is for you

EXCLUSIVE: Costantino Rocca-2008-04-18 11:29:41

- The charismatic Italian reflects on the emotional 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama

COMMENT: The Callander column-2008-04-17 11:53:55

- Colin Callander argues that, come September, Colin Montgomerie will make it to Valhalla

COMMENT: Ross Fisher column-2008-04-17 11:34:47

- Doral, Dubai and tuning up for the PGA are the topics for this month's column from the Wentworth pro

PREVIEW: Verizon Heritage-2008-04-15 10:07:50

- A look ahead to this week's Summer Fantasy Golf event as Boo Weekley defends in South Carolina

FANTASY DEADLINE EXTENDED-2008-04-14 12:03:33

- Did you miss the cut-off to enter our FREE Summer Fantasy Golf competition? If so you can still enter now..

Summer Fantasy Golf points-2008-04-08 03:29:57

- A breakdown of the points for this season's competition

FANTASY: The players in action-2008-04-08 09:58:19

- Treble points are on offer this week as our Summer Fantasy Golf competition gets underway

REVIEW: Bourdy denies Howell-2008-04-07 08:50:11

- Gregory Bourdy followed in Thomas Levet's winning footsteps in Portugal at the weekend

2008 the year for Lee Westwood-2008-03-31 03:16:58

- Will Spence explains why the Ryder Cup star can make the jump into the Major winner's circle

EXCLUSIVE with Alastair Forsyth-2008-03-31 03:10:41

- The Scottish star reveals his expectations for this season and his work with Bob Torrance

PREVIEW of the events this week-2008-03-31 02:49:54

- The European Tour lands in Portugal this week. Pablo Martin defends the title he won as an amateur.

MASTERS: Can TW land the Slam?-2008-03-31 02:44:09

- Mark Townsend ponders whether the all-conquering world No 1 really can claim all four Majors in 2008

Huge catch eludes Oliver Fisher-2008-03-31 11:17:06

- Chris Bertram reflects on how close the Essex teenager came to European Tour glory in Andalucia

EXCLUSIVE: Meet Richard Finch-2008-05-19 11:59:19

- NCG talks to the Hull-born Irish Open victor about everything from his nerves to his top tip

Summer Fantasy Golf - join NOW!-2008-03-31 12:16:01

- Compile your team for this year's main event - and you could win a five-star trip to the Czech Republic

Tiger tees it up-2008-03-27 03:03:51

- IT'S time to shake things up in your Winter Fantasy Golf team as the big guns are back out on the PGA Tour.

Kaymer comes of age-2008-03-27 03:27:00

- Martin Kaymer has been touted as a star in the making for a couple of seasons - he now has his first win on the European Tour

Big guns head to Abu Dhabi-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Eight of the world's top 25 will line up this week meaning plenty of options (and selection headaches) for our Winter Fantasy Golf competition

Maximum points for KJ-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- KJ Choi took top spot in Hawaii to land 100 Winter Fantasy Golf points after leading the field from day one - the Korean is now up to seventh in the world

Another week in paradise-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- As the PGA Tour enters its second week of 2008, there are plenty of players who will hope to be on song in the Sony Open.

Joy (stick) for Chopra-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Another wild card emerged victorious in the third event of the Winter Fantasy Golf competition as Daniel Chopra edged out Steve Stricker in Hawaii

Kapalua kicks off 2008-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- It's the third part of our Winter Fantasy Golf competition and there is just a 31-man field to choose from in Hawaii

King James of South Africa-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Wild card James Kingston landed the top spot, and 100 Fantasy points, after holding on in the South African Airways Open

Last chance for Els-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Ernie Els will be hoping to end his year on a high in the second leg of our Winter Fantasy Golf competition while Rory McIlroy is added to Pool B

Els blunders let in Bickerton-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Winter Fantasy Golf wild card John Bickerton captured the Alfred Dunhill Championship title after a closing eight by local favourite Ernie Els

Wild cards spice up WFG-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Richard Sterne could be the man to follow at this week's Alfred Dunhill Championship

Wild cards added for Fantasy opener-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Fifteen wild cards have now been added to help bolster your Winter Fantasy Golf teams. Click on the picture to find out how to go about making the necessary transfers

Finch the king of Queenstown-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Richard Finch broke through in New Zealand while NCG tip Trevor Immelman held off Justin Rose at Sun City

Barnes ready for breakthrough-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Young Australian Kurt Barnes could be the dark horse to follow in this week's New Zealand Open

That golden feeling-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- What do Colin Montgomerie, Marc Warren and Aaron Baddeley have in common?

Three lions on their shirt-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- The Omega Mission Hills World Cup is the focus this week as Ian Poulter and Justin Rose are out to do England proud

'Mechanic' cleans up in Hong Kong-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Miguel Angel Jimenez could afford to bogey the last and still win in Hong Kong while Ian Poulter also tasted victory in Japan.

Faldo back in action-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Ryder Cup skipper Nick Faldo will be back in his wraparound shades as he lines up in Hong Kong

Mickelson almost flops in Shanghai-2007-11-12 00:00:00

- Phil Mickelson came through a three-man play-off in China to become the first winner of the 2008 European Tour season.

Family guy Phil heads east-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- TEN of the world's top 20 will pitch up in Shanghai for the third staging of the HSBC Champions tournament, which heralds the start of the 2008 European Tour schedule

Rose the new Euro star-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Justin Rose emerged from Valderrama with the Order of Merit title, his first victory in almost a year

Closing time-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- The 2007 season will come to a close at different ends of the spectrum this weekend on both the European and PGA Tours.

Bourdy shines in Mallorca-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Gregory Bourdy won his first title on the European Tour while Sam Little and Richard Finch held their nerve to secure their cards for next season

Raking it-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- A weekend at St Andrews during the Dunhill Links with inside-the-ropes access sounded too good to miss for Mark Townsend

Sergio aiming for Spanish success-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Sergio Garcia is the favourite to land the Mallorca Classic with plenty at stake in the last tournament before the Volvo Masters.

Emotional win for Webster-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Steve Webster, who lost his mother five months ago to cancer, claimed his second win on the European Tour after a low-scoring week in Portugal

Fasth and furious-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Swedish sensation Niclas Fasth tells Mark Townsend about his heroics at Oakmont and describes how he keeps a lid on his emotions

Cabrera comeback rocks Pod-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Angel Cabrera stormed back from dropping four shots in the first two holes to land a knockout punch in the PGA Grand Slam.

Rose's chance to bloom-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Justin Rose will attempt to make up some lost ground this week as the battle for the Order of Merit begins to hot up.

Seventh heaven for Els-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Ernie Els was at it again in the World Match Play at Wentworth while teenager Rory McIlroy bagged his second top-five finish.

Michelle Wie: Washed up at 17?-2007-10-11 00:00:00

- As America's young stars rejoiced in Solheim glory, one of their peers was a long way from the top of the game.

Thank-you, Tim Finchem-2002-10-10 00:00:00

- The FedEx Cup was supposed to be a huge headache for the European Tour. But it could be used to Europe's advantage

All eyes on London and Madrid-2002-10-09 00:00:00

- There is a feast of golf to take in this week as the HSBC World Matchplay at Wentworth takes centre stage.

Dougherty delivers Dunhill victory-2007-10-09 00:00:00

- Nick Dougherty won his second European Tour title at the weekend despite a bout of nerves before the final round

Steady as a Rocca-2007-10-04 00:00:00

- Italian maestro Costantino Rocca talks about life on the Seniors Tour, beating Tiger in the Ryder Cup and the Molinari brothers

Harrington eyes third title-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- All the big names, plus the likes of Hugh Grant and Samuel L Jackson, will be lining up for the Dunhill Links Championship over Scotland's finest courses

Americans make a splash in Montreal-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Mark Townsend looks back at another team success for the United States - their third in the space of a month!

Faldo's boys hold on to Trophy-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Nick Faldo's Great Britain and Ireland side recorded a fourth victory in the Seve Trophy at Killenard, Ireland.

All the President's men-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- We look ahead to this week's Presidents Cup as the United States look to continue their recent dominance in the team arena

Cup hopefuls out to impress-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Twenty of Europe's finest will battle it out for the fifth edition of the Seve Trophy at Killenard from Thursday

Westwood cruises home-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Lee Westwood batted away the field at The Belfry to win the British Masters title by five while Steve Flesch also triumphed again

McIlroy makes his debut-2007-09-18 00:00:00

- Rory McIlroy will be one of the highlights this week as The Belfry hosts the Quinn Direct British Masters.

It's official: Tiger is No 1 shock-2007-09-17 00:00:00

- The inaugural FedEx Cup play-off series demonstrated that the cream always rises to the top...

Solheim agony for Europe-2007-09-17 00:00:00

- America stunned Europe in the singles at Halmstad - and worse may lie ahead

The wrong goodbye-2007-09-17 00:00:00

- The USA's finest amateurs retained the Walker Cup as GBandamp;I's biggest stars headed for the professional game

Langer hoping for home success-2007-09-11 00:00:00

- SIX Major champions will tee it up in Germany on Thursday as the European Tour heads to the outskirts of Cologne for the Mercedes-Benz Championship, hosted by Bernhard Langer.

Tiger back on top-2007-09-10 00:00:00

- TIGER Woods showed why he is the World No 1 as a birdie blitz in the penultimate round of the FedEx Cup Play-offs took him to the top of the standings with just one event to go.

Holywood thriller-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Mark Townsend looks ahead to the Royal County Down showpiece, in which one teenage superstar may well steal the show.

Buddy's view-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Mark Townsend spoke to US captain George 'Buddy' Marucci, who lost to Tiger Woods in the final of the 1995 US Amateur

Lefty holds off Tiger-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- NCG tip Phil Mickelson came through three rounds of being paired with Tiger to emerge victorious at the Deutsche Bank.

The Walker class of 2005-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Whatever happened to the stars of the last match two years ago? We reveal all....

Warren digs deep in Scotland-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Marc Warren ended an up-and-down week by claiming his second European Tour victory in front of his home fans at Gleneagles.

In the eye of the Storm-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- French Open champion Graeme Storm tells Mark Townsend about his golden summer of 1999

Casey on happy hunting ground-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- It could be a week for the bookies favourites as Paul Casey and Tiger Woods lead the charge at Gleneagles and TPC Boston.

Fisher nets Dutch victory!-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- NCG columnist Ross Fisher finally won his first European Tour eventÂ but only after surviving a worrying rules enquiry.

Woods no match for anyone-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods will again swerve the HSBC World Match Play Championship and only two of the world's top 10 will be on show.

Alfredsson completes line-up-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- The European Solheim Cup team has been finalised and there was a Scandinavian look to Helen Alfredsson's picks.

Barclays bank set to be raided-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- To much fanfare the FedEx Cup play-offs get under way this week while the European Tour moves to the Netherlands for the KLM Open.

Finn takes Stockholm by storm-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Mikko Ilonen captured the Scandinavian Masters while Brandt Snedeker became the first rookie to triumph on the PGA Tour this year.

Home winner on the cards-2007-08-14 00:00:00

- THE odds are most certainly on for a home winner this week as the Scandinavian Masters takes place near Stockholm.

Tiger clinches 13th Major-2007-08-14 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods clinched his 13^th Major at Southern Hills to edge ever closer to Jack Nicklaus's record haul of 18.

Ramsay faces judgement day-2007-08-10 00:00:00

- Richie Ramsay ended a glittering amateur career this month. Now Will Spence wonders if he can cut it as a pro

Zinger calls for feisty help-2007-08-09 00:00:00

- Paul Azinger's choice of assistants suggests fireworks are in store at the Ryder Cup next year, says Chris Bertram

Beautiful South-2007-08-06 00:00:00

- The world's elite may discover the most friendly Major course of this year when they arrive at Southern Hills, reports Mark Townsend

A time of change-2007-08-06 00:00:00

- Dan Murphy looks ahead to this month's US PGA - and sees the FedEx Cup looming large behind it

Same old story at Firestone-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods looks ominously dangerous ahead of this week's US PGA Championship.

Lorena gives notice of greatness-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Chris Bertram looks back at Lorena Ochoa's breakthrough into the Major winner's circle over the Old Course at St Andrews.

Better than ever?-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- The US PGA has long been the poor relation among the Majors. Mark Townsend ponders whether that might be about to change.

Tiger back on happy hunting ground-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods defends his WGC-Bridgestone Invitational crown having already collected five wins in the past eight years.

Watson completes Muirfield double-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Tom Watson emerged from a last-hole double bogey to lift a third Senior Open Championship title in the last five years.

Romero opens Tour account-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Andres Romero claimed his maiden win on the European Tour just seven days after his Carnoustie meltdown.

Just doing it-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Bob Wood is the man responsible for making Nike Golf one of the biggest brands in the market. He speaks to Will Spence

Romero back for Gut-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Andres Romero tees it up at Gut Kaden as the European Tour rolls into Germany for the Players Championship of Europe.

Faldo ready for Seniors bow-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- We look ahead to this week's Senior British Open as a new boy prepares to make his debut with the over-50s.

The wait is over-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Amid unforgettable scenes in Scotland, we once more have a European Major champion. Dan Murphy reports from Carnoustie.

Silver lining for McIlroy-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Teenage sensation Rory McIlroy left Carnoustie with his reputation even further enhanced after winning the Silver Medal.

Does Player have a point?-2007-07-20 00:00:00

- Gary Player has stunned the golf world with his drugs claims. NCG examines the evidence.

Seve: Tribute to a genius-2007-07-20 00:00:00

- Seve Ballesteros announced his retirement from playing on the eve of The Open. Colin Callander recalls what made him a true great.

Faldo poised for Muirfield-2007-07-20 00:00:00

- Nick Faldo will make his over-50s debut in the Senior British Open. We preview the action.

Ballesteros ends dazzling career-2007-07-18 00:00:00

- LEGENDARY golfer Seve Ballesteros has announced his retirement.

Woods gives Carnoustie the thumbs up-2007-07-17 00:00:00

- Woods has given Carnoustie the thumbs up ahead of the Open Championship, which starts on Thursday.

Tiger test for Rose and Lawrie-2007-07-16 00:00:00

- DEFENDING champion Tiger Woods has been grouped with former winner Paul Lawrie and Justin Rose for the first two rounds of The Open at Carnoustie.

Champagne celebrations for Havret-2007-07-16 00:00:00

- FRENCHMAN Gregory Havret made all the right moves to win the Barclays Scottish Open.

Lefty looking for confidence boost-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Phil Mickelson warms up for the Open with a rare trip to Britain as the Barclays Scottish Open welcomes seven of the world's top 20.

K Club party for Monty-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- With Carnoustie looming Colin Montgomerie returned to the winner's circle in Ireland.

Oakmont heroes back in action-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Angel Cabrera is back on the European Tour at the K Club while new daddy Tiger Woods is back to host his own tournament.

Fisher nets Open spot-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Columnist Ross Fisher will play in his first Open Championship after coming through a controversial day of qualifying.

Major lift-off for Kerr-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Cristie Kerr ended a run of near misses to land the US Women's Open but the wait goes on for world number one.

Storm blows away French field-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Former Amateur champion Graeme Storm ended his winless run at the French Open and Brian Bateman did likewise in America.

Le Golf National-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- AS one of the richest tournaments in Europe, with a prizefund of andeuro;4,000,000, expect a few big names to turn up at Le Golf National, Paris this week.

Langer almost upsets Fasth show-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Niclas Fasth continued his excellent form from the US Open to win in Munich though he was made to sweat by a fast-finishing Bernhard Langer.

Stenson gears up for BMW-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Henrik Stenson defends his BMW International Open title while Phil Mickelson misses out in Connecticut.

Tough love-2007-06-18 00:00:00

- Chris Bertram acknowledges Oakmont was an exacting test - but believes it provided a terrific venue for the US Open.

Oakmont reaction-2007-06-17 00:00:00

- How the leading players saw the final day of the US Open as Angel Cabrera caused a Major stir in Pennsylvania.

Green grabs second chance-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Richard Green won in Austria after a late wobble with the putter while Brian Davis finished second in the States.

Brier hoping to waltz to victory-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Markus Brier defends his BA-CA Golf Open title this week while Phil Mickelson misses out in Tennessee.

Double agony for Dredge-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Bradley Dredge missed out on the Wales Open title and a place at Oakmont as Richard Sterne became the Lord of the Manor.

Tour rolls into Muirfield Village-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Eight of the world's top 10 head to Muirfield Village for the Memorial Tournament.

Hansen conquers West Course-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Anders Hansen was at it again at Wentworth while Bernhard Langer almost pulled off a shock win in the States.

Stars flock to Wentworth-2007-05-22 00:00:00

- Five of the world's top 10 will line up at the BMW PGA Championship but David Howell will not be joining them.

Irish eyes finally smile-2007-05-21 00:00:00

- Padraig Harrington and Zach Johnson were the weekend's success stories and both were hugely popular winners.

Harrington leads Irish charge-2007-05-15 00:00:00

- Padraig Harrington is one of a number of Irish players trying end a 25-year winless run.

Lefty adds Players crown to CV-2007-05-14 00:00:00

- Phil Mickelson has turned his season right round after teaming up with Butch Harmon.

Westwood ends winless run-2007-05-14 00:00:00

- Lee Westwood finally added a 17th win on the Tour after four years of trying.

Tiger opens Wachovia account-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods warmed up for this weekÃ¢ÂÂs Players Championship with a third win in six starts and his first in the Wachovia Championship.

Star line-up at Quail Hollow-2007-05-01 00:00:00

- Twenty-nine of the worlds top 30 will play at this weeks Wachovia Championship. We preview this week's action.

Donald angry after BNC slip-up-2007-04-30 00:00:00

- DALLAS native Scott Verplank won the Byron Nelson Championship in Texas by one shot.

From China to Wentworth-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- NCG's columnist reveals all about life on the European Tour and he's looking forward to a return to familiar territory.

Garcia looks for BNC-2007-04-24 00:00:00

- FOUR rounds in the 60s will not guarantee success at this week's EDS Byron Nelson Championship at Las Colinas.

Jacquelin shines as stars fade-2007-04-23 00:00:00

- Raphael Jacquelin threw away his chance of victory in China last week. Seven days on he made no mistake...

Weekley's Boo-boos end happily-2007-04-17 00:00:00

- Strange name, even stranger incidents on the golf course. Read all about America's man of the moment.

Big guns eye BMW prize-2007-04-17 00:00:00

- Paul Casey, Colin Montgomerie and Retief Goosen are all in China for the latest European Tour event. We preview the action by hearing from Casey himself.

Brier charges to China success-2007-04-16 00:00:00

- Markus Brier waited a long time before winning on tour abroad. He ended his drought in China last weekend

NCG's St Andrews experience-2007-04-13 00:00:00

- It's everyone's golfing dream - James Varley recalls his Old Course adventure

O'Hern will Harbour hopes-2007-04-11 00:00:00

- Masters champion Zach Johnson is due to tee it up in South Carolina but whether his mind will be on the job is another matter.

Rose's time is coming-2007-04-10 00:00:00

- Justin Rose came close to leaving Augusta with a Green Jacket on his shoulders - and Chris Bertram believes Major joy is imminent for the young Englishman

Casey out with Tiger-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- England's Paul Casey will play with Tiger Woods and Aaron Baddeley in the first two rounds of the Masters.

Spanish amateur creates history-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Pablo Martin-Benavides became the first non-professional to win on the European Tour.

Why Rose will bloom-2007-03-29 00:00:00

- Chris Bertram predicts big things from a revitalised Justin Rose in the Masters.

Lesser lights eye Houston joy-2007-03-27 00:00:00

- The big names are working on their games ahead of the Masters - so who can take advantage of their absence in Houston?

Tiger tames the Monster-2007-03-26 00:00:00

- THE name may have changed, so might the venue and the date, but the result is always the same.

Lawrie a true champ-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- James Varley speaks up on behalf of Europe's last Major winner Paul Lawrie. Only 29 Majors have since been and gone....

Monster set to bare teeth?-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods has an impressive record at Doral and in the WGC events. Looks like another predictable week then.

Singh not over the Hill-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Vijay Singh claimed his first win at Bay Hill at the 15th attempt while in China Chapchai Nirat triumphed.

Big guns bound for Bay Hill-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson head the line-up for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Misses Slocum-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Heath Slocum failed from four feet to let in Mark Calcavecchia for his 13th win on the PGA Tour.

Tour swings into Singapore-2007-03-06 00:00:00

- Asian duo Mardan Mamat and KJ Choi defend their respective titles in Singapore and the States this week.

A star is born?-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- South Africa could have another star in the making after Anton Haig collected his first win on the European Tour.

Europeans revving up for Honda hat-trick-2007-02-27 00:00:00

- Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington are the last two winners of this week's Honda Classic.

Stenson on top of the world-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Henrik Stenson beat defending champion Geoff Ogilvy to capture the Accenture World Match Play title.

Ogilvy a match for anyone?-2007-02-20 00:00:00

- A look ahead to the Accenture World Match Play in Arizona. Australian Geoff Ogilvy is the defending champion.

Mickelson slips let in Howell-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Charles Howell III continued his excellent early-season form to collect just his second PGA Tour title.

Stars flock to the Riviera-2007-02-13 00:00:00

- Eight of the world's top 10 and a host of European stars tee it up in the Nissan Open.

Lefty back on right track-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- Phil Mickelson may have taken his time to get going this year but a five-shot win at Pebble Beach silenced his critics.

Malaysia and Bill Murray-2007-02-06 00:00:00

- Thongchai Jaidee goes for a third win in Malaysia while the 'celebrity golfers' are back out in force.

Fisher misses out in Dubai-2007-02-05 00:00:00

- NCG columnist Ross Fisher finished fifth in Dubai after a star-studded weekend.

Fisher makes a splash in Dubai-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- NCG's Ross Fisher was the runaway leader at the Dubai Desert Classic leaving Tiger Woods in his wake.

Fisher nets early lead-0000-00-00 00:00:00

- NCG columnist Ross Fisher has made a highly promising start in Dubai after pocketing eight birdies in his first round to share the lead with Graeme McDowell.

Tiger swings into the Gulf-2007-01-30 00:00:00

- Defending champion Tiger Woods pegs it up at the Dubai Desert Classic against nine of Europe's Ryder Cup side.

Seven up for sublime Woods-2007-01-29 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods notched up his seventh PGA win on Sunday and is fast chasing down Byron Nelson's run of 11 victories.

Tiger looking for magnificent seven-2007-01-23 00:00:00

- World number one Tiger Woods is back for his first start of 2007.

Casey storms to desert win-2007-01-22 00:00:00

- Paul Casey is already off the mark for 2007 after an eight-birdie 65 gave him a one-shot win in Abu Dhabi.

On a wing and a prayer-2007-01-19 00:00:00

- Ryder Cup star Henrik Stenson takes to the skies (almost) as he hammers a drive over the length of 32 cricket pitches!

Jumbo on right path-2007-01-18 00:00:00

- Will Spence looks at the runners and riders as the race to get into this year's World Golf Hall of Fame hots up.

Lefty back at last-2007-01-16 00:00:00

- Phil Mickelson is down to number four in the word having not played since the Ryder Cup but he's back in action this week in Palm Springs.

Donald misses out in Hawaii-2007-01-15 00:00:00

- Luke Donald missed out on a third PGA Tour title and a rare victory as a stoke of fortune helped Paul Goydos to victory.

Who is golf's Ben Johnson?-2007-01-15 00:00:00

- Golf is the only major sport without a drug-testing programme. James Varley asks: is this really acceptable?

Goosen ready for 2007 tilt-2007-01-11 00:00:01

- South African Retief Goosen is looking forward to the new season and an upturn in fortunes.

This week's previews-2007-01-09 00:00:00

- The Joburg Open, the Sony Open and the Royal Trophy - we look ahead to all the action

Singh on-song in Hawaii-2007-01-08 00:00:00

- A new season and the start of the long-awaited FedEx Cup... but Vijay showed little has changed on the PGA Tour.

Play your way to Tunisia!-2007-01-02 00:00:00

- FROM the changeable British weather to guaranteed North African sunshine - NCG's championship to identify the best pair of club golfers in the land starts right here

Dredge part of European challenge-2006-12-20 00:00:00

- Europe will have plenty of options going into the first Major of next season

Ten essentials to get right for 2007-2006-12-15 00:00:00

- Mark Townsend on a few dos and donts for the coming year to make everyone's round more enjoyable

Casey and Woods the stars of 2006-2006-12-13 00:00:00

- Paul Casey gets the better of Padraig Harrington six weeks after his Valderrama heartache

How to put the finesse back into golf-2006-12-12 00:00:00

- Where the game will go in the future unless something is done to address these issues

The return of Seve Ballesteros-2006-12-07 00:00:00

- Mark Townsend welcomes the return of Seve Ballesteros to the opening Major of 2007

The PGA Tour Qualifying School-2006-12-05 00:00:00

- The PGA Tour Qualifying School is full of hard-luck stories - some genuine, some not - and players overflowing with potential

The people's champion?-2006-12-01 00:00:00

- Mark Townsend wonders whether Darren Clarke would be a deserving Sports Personality of the Year

Champagne time for Rose!-2006-11-28 00:00:00

- Mark Townsend hails the return to form of Justin Rose, England's forgotten man

Winter Golf - a celebration-2006-11-21 00:00:00

- Temporary greens, rubber mats and a biting wind. Golf at this time of year is no fun. Or is it?

Seve Ballesteros EXCLUSIVE-2006-11-06 00:00:00

- One of the game's greats tells Chris Bertram about the new passion in his life

So, who did win it for Europe?-2006-10-30 00:00:00

- There seems to be some confusion as to when exactly Europe retained the Ryder Cup. James Varley explains why...

Are golf's rules really fair?-2006-10-25 00:00:00

- Colin Callander ponders several recent rulings which left a sour taste in the mouth.

Woosie back for more?-2006-10-18 00:00:00

- Ian Woosnam is wrestling with the idea of captaining Europe again in 2010 - but is it a good idea?

Why Arnie won more love-2006-10-16 00:00:00

- Arnold Palmer has retired from competitive golf. Chris Bertram explains the enduring affection for 'The King'

What Michelle should do next-2006-10-11 00:00:00

- What Michelle should do next - Ladies' European Tour star Becky Brewerton offers her advice to schoolgirl sensation Michelle Wie

Why Lehman's terms failed-2006-10-09 00:00:00

- It would have been easy to make America stronger in the Ryder Cup. Getting creative with wild cards would have been a start

Celebrity golf a turn off!-2006-10-05 00:00:00

- Take the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns and add some of Europe's best players. Sounds great to me so why ruin it by adding 'celebrity' golfers to the mix?

The American dream?-2006-10-01 00:00:00

- Tiger Woods won his sixth straight strokeplay event at the weekend, but the question is how can the Americans who were so abject in the Ryder Cup suddenly find their form?

The Irish experience-2006-09-28 00:00:00

- Every cloud has a silver lining as Europe discovered with the weather conditions during the Ryder Cup. Dan Murphy donned his waterproofs to experience the action

Europe's heroes-2006-09-26 00:00:00

- We review and rate the individual performances of the dozen men who put on such a stunning show over all three days at The K Club to ensure that Europe retained the Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup review - part one-2006-09-25 00:00:00

- And we thought 2004 was good. We thought the demolition in Detroit was as comprehensive a victory as Europe could possibly enjoy, writes Chris Bertram

Ryder Cup review - part two-2006-09-25 00:00:00

- Ryder Cup review - part two

Ryder Cup review - part three-2006-09-25 00:00:00

- Ryder Cup review - part three

Fashion faux pas?-2006-09-22 00:00:00

- Why do we let Ryder Cup captains pick their teams colours? We all know that leaving fashion decisions up to professional golfers will always end in tears - usually of the laughter variety.

The K Club: Killer holes-2006-09-18 00:00:00

- The big one is finally here. This week Europe and the USA will go head-to-head at The K Club. Paul McGinley offers his guide to the holes that will decide the Ryder Cup