Golf Comment: A review of 2014 in golf: European Ryder Cup joy and McIlroy’s ingenuity December 22, 2014 Highlights from a vintage year and predictions for 2015 MOMENT OF THE YEAR MY FAVOURITE golfing moment of 2014 is immortalised in the now-iconic images of Jamie Donaldson surrounded by a throng of photographers and well-wishers after effectively winning the Ryder Cup. As one of Paul McGinley’s vice-captains, I was out on the course at [...]
Never down and out: Thor Bjorgolfsson is the Rocky of the business world December 14, 2014 After losing a billion dollar empire and rebuilding it again, Thor Bjorgolfsson shares some of the lessons he learnt. “All of my greatest opportunities have come in the middle of a crisis,” says Icelandic billionaire Thor Bjorgolfsson. “Only the brave and bold go into chaos. International corporations can’t take such risk – I go in [...]
Golf Comment: Bright future beckons for Spieth but I can’t wait for Tiger’s return December 1, 2014 IF JORDAN Spieth’s win on Sunday offered a glimpse of how the future of American golf may look, this week should offer further clues as to whether Tiger Woods is likely to be part of that landscape or if his phenomenal success is a thing of the past. Spieth was very impressive in shooting a [...]
Golf Comment: Sublime Stenson 100 per cent ready for a first Major triumph November 24, 2014 TWELVE months ago Henrik Stenson played a brilliant approach to the 18th hole at the DP World Tour Championship to ensure he rounded off a landmark season with another victory. It also won him the European Tour’s shot of the year prize. But on Sunday, back in Dubai again, he mustered an even better effort, [...]
Golf Comment: Stenson and Westwood hit stride for Dubai November 17, 2014 ACROSS the Atlantic they have talked of Brooks Koepka being a potential Major winner for some time. The Turkish Airlines Open may not be a Major, but as one of the European Tour’s biggest events the field is just about as good. Koepka’s win there on Sunday is another step towards fulfilling his promise and [...]
Nicko Milligan Golf Day raises £35,000 November 16, 2014 In May members of the business community who knew and loved Nicko Milligan, the Sky executive who was tragically killed in a speedboat accident along with his daughter Emily, took part in the inaugural Nicko Milligan Golf Day. It was organised by Nick Hurrell (left) from Enter, Nick Theakstone of GroupM (right), Lawson Muncaster of [...]
Golf Comment: Watson has replaced Woods as America’s best November 10, 2014 LAST year Bubba Watson moved into Tiger Woods’s old mansion in Isleworth, Florida. Perhaps he found the former world No1’s swing notes in the cupboard, because he’s gone from strength to strength. Watson, who donned the Masters winner’s green jacket for a second time in April, racked up title No3 of a stellar 2014 on [...]
Golf Comment: Siem benefits from Levy disaster November 3, 2014 FANTASTIC though Marcel Siem’s win at the BMW Masters in China was, I’m still finding it hard to understand how the German won in Shanghai – or, to be more precise, how Alexander Levy lost. Siem beat the Frenchman and England’s Ross Fisher in a three-man play-off on Sunday, but only after Levy had squandered [...]
Golf Comment: Keeping tour card is like winning lottery October 27, 2014 HE MAY not have walked away with the trophy or the £155,000 first prize, but David Drysdale will have felt like the biggest winner at the Perth International on Sunday. Like a handful of others, the Scot went into the tournament knowing it was his last chance to secure his European Tour card for next [...]
TED-style talks and a spot of golf at Gleneagles for City CIOs October 22, 2014 THERE’S a bunch of lucky CIOs and investment professionals waking up in Gleneagles this morning for the Global CIO Summit, organised by investment manager web portal creators HedgePo. Representatives from the likes of Aberdeen Asset Management, Cheyne Capital, Old Mutual and Arbuthnot Latham will be settling in for a day of TED-style talks from decision-makers [...]