Europeans at the US Open -US PGA Tour
Angel Cabrera, Padraig Harrington and Trevor Immelman, three current Major Champions, will lead The European Tour’s finest into battle against the longest course in Major Championship history for the US Open Championship at Torrey Pines. Cabrera, the defending champion, Harrington, The Open Champion, and Immelman, winner of the Masters Tournament in April, will line-up alongside 35 other European Tour Members on the South Course at Torrey Pines where they will face a staggering 7,643 yard test.
This beats the previous longest course for a Major Championship of 7,561 yards for the 2006 US PGA Championship at Medinah and the 7,264 yards for the US Open Championship at Winged Foot in 2006. Indeed, the par four sixth, at 515 yards, will be the longest par four in US Open Championship history. Such a demanding challenge could suit the big hitting Cabrera, aiming to become only the seventh player to successfully defend the title following his unforgettable victory at Oakmont Country Club 12 months ago, where he held off the challenge of World Number One Tiger Woods and the rest of the world’s best.
Harrington and Immelman will both arrive in San Diego in confident mood having finished joint fourth and joint second respectively in last week’s Stanford St Jude Championship, and Immelman in particular will be relishing the visit to Torrey Pines having won the only previous USGA event to be played over the South Course – the 1998 US Amateur Public Links Championship.
The 2008 US Open ,Torrey Pines - US PGA Tour
For only second time in history the United States Golf Association will stage its national championship on a public golf course when the 2008 U.S. Open is conducted at Torrey Pines' South Course outside San Diego, California.
Last years first time Major winner - Angel Cabrera would love to repeat his form of 12 months ago to win this years first prize of $1.26million.
Bank Austria Golf Open - European Tour
The defending champion, Richard Green, will be looking to looking to redefine his form that helped him win at the Fontana Golf Club, in Viennna, Austria Last year.
Five winners from The 2008 European Tour season will line-up at the Fontana Golf Club including the man who led from wire-to-wire to win The Celtic Manor Wales Open last week, Australian Scott Strange.
The 31 year old from Perth will be joined by Northern Irishmen Darren Clarke – who showed his continued good form with a share of fourth place in Wales – and Graeme McDowell, England’s John Bickerton and Mark Brown of New Zealand.
Leading the home challenge once again will be Markus Brier who, perhaps more than any other player in the field, knows what it takes to win at the course where he is the touring professional.
Stanford St. Jude Championship - US PGA Tour
For the last tour event before the US Open, the tour heads to the TPC Southwind Golf Course in Memphis Tennessee. Last year Woody Austin shot a final round of 62 to win the tournement from Brian Davis. Can he retain his title this year for the $1million+ first prize?
The Celtic Manor Wales Open - European Tour
The first competitive action seen on The Twenty Ten Course, the venue for The 2010 Ryder Cup, will take the form of the Celtic Wales Open this week. South Africa’s Richard Sterne, the defending champion will be looking to keep the red hot local favourite, Bradley Dredge quiet, as well as the first time entrant for this tournament, Padraig Harrington. Now in its ninth year and with an increased prize fund of £1.8 million, The Celtic Manor Wales Open is one of the top ten events on The European Tour International Schedule and continues to enjoy a prime early summer date.
The Memorial Tournament - US PGA Tour
This week sees the PGA Tour arrive at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Last year there was a bit of a surprise with KJ Choi winning the title and the $1mill first prize. Still with no Tiger Woods competing, can the Korean win again in Ohio?
The Principal Charity Classic -Champions Tour
Jay Haas bogeyed the final two holes of the Principal Charity Classic, where he was never pressured in the final round. Haas won by three shots for his third win of last year at the Glen Oaks Country Club West Des Moines, Iowa. Can he defend his title this year and make it two in a row after last weeks PGA Seniors win against some very strong competition?
Ladies German Open - Ladies European Tour
Michelle Wie is competing in her first full field Ladies European Tour event this week, at the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open presented by Audi, on the north eastern outskirts of Munich. The 18-year-old from Honolulu in Hawaii has been given a sponsor’s invitation to play in the 72-hole tournament at Golfpark Gut Häusern, which begins on Thursday.
Ginn Tribute - LPGA Tour
The RiverTowne Country Club in Charleston, South Carolina, sees the arrival of the LPGA tour for the GINN Tribute competition. Last year Nicole Castrale defeated Lorena Ochoa at the first extra hole of sudden death. Will she be that lucky this year in Charleston?
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