March 14 2011

2:12 PM

2011 Tavistock Cup preview

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Tavistock Cup, which since 2004 has been an interclub match between Isleworth’s and Lake Nona’s golf professional members, will have a different look this week.

For the first time, four clubs will compete for the Tavistock Cup, with 24 players involved in the competition. The first round of the two-day tournament at Isleworth Golf & Country Club begins in less than an hour (10:50 a.m. ET).

Monday’s format will consist of six matches of four-ball ( see schedule below). Tuesday’s competition will be singles matches.

Isleworth and Lake Nona will be two of the clubs in the competition, along with Albany and Queenwood. Albany is a new luxury resort community in The Bahamas and Queenwood is an exclusive private members’ club in the Surrey countryside near London.

Tiger Woods, fresh off his final-round 66 that bumped him up to 10th place at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship on Sunday, will compete for Team Albany. Reigning U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell leads Team Lake Nona ( team rosters below).

Tavistock Cup contestants play for prize money, team hole-in-one prizes and the title of World Golf And Country Club Champion.

The two-tournament will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel starting at Noon ET.


TAVISTOCK TEAMS

 

TEAM ALBANY TEAM ISLEWORTH TEAM LAKE NONA TEAM QUEENWOOD
Arjun Atwal Robert Allenby Ross Fisher Thomas Bjorn
Ernie Els Stuart Appleby Retief Goosen Darren Clarke
Trevor Immelman Brian Davis Peter Hanson David Howell
Ian Poulter J.B. Holmes Graeme McDowell Soren Kjeldsen
Justin Rose Sean O’Hair Henrik Stenson Paul McGinley
Tiger Woods Lee Janzen Oliver Wilson Adam Scott

 

MONDAY’S FOUR-BALL MATCHES

 

1 Arjun Atwal-Tiger Woods (Albany)   Thomas Bjorn-Adam Scott (Queenwood)
2 Robert Allenby-Stuart Appleby (Isleworth)   Peter Hanson-Henrik Stenson (Lake Nona)
3 Ian Poulter-Justin Rose (Albany)   Retief Goosen-Graeme McDowell (Lake Nona)
4 Brian Davis-J.B. Holmes (Isleworth)   Soren Kjeldsen-Paul McGinley (Queenwood)
5 Lee Janzen-Sean O’Hair (Isleworth)   Ross Fisher-Oliver Wilson (Lake Nona)
6 Ernie Els-Trevor Immelman (Albany)   Darren Clarke-David Howell (Queenwood)

August 7 2010

6:51 PM

Wilson climbing leaderboard

Oliver Wilson is still looking for his first victory on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. He’s making a strong bid at the Bridgestone Invitational, though.

Wilson, who played collegiately at Augusta State, just made the turn in 31. He’s 6 under for the tournament now – one stroke behind Matt Kuchar, Justin Leonard and Bubba Watson. Wilson tied for 11th at Firestone a year ago.

The Londoner got off to a fast start on Saturday, making birdie on his first three holes and adding another at the ninth. Wilson made an 11-footer for birdie at No. 1, two-putted from 60 feet at the par-5 second and made 19-footers at Nos. 3 and 9.

Wilson remains the only player to compete in the Ryder Cup without a victory. Jeff Overton, who is currently ranks fourth in the U.S. standings has yet to pick up his breakthrough victory. – Helen Ross


June 20 2010

11:52 PM

It's a Ryder Cup thing . . .

Oliver Wilson missed the cut here, but that hasn't stopped the Englishman from cheering for another Ryder Cup hopeful, Graeme McDowell.  With his mate in the lead, Wilson tweeted: "You've got big mac, we've got Gmac." -- Melanie Hauser