2010 - Week 37 Predictions Online

The predictions for this week, the Deutsche Bank Championship (US PGA Tour) and the Omega European Masters (European PGA Tour) are now available on Golf Predictor. It's the second week of the FedEx Cup play-offs in the US this week. It will be interesting to see if Tiger can keep improving after easily passing last week's test.

2010 - Week 36 Winners

Edoardo Molinari (ranked 1st by Golf Predictor) played his way into the Ryder Cup by winning the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on the European PGA Tour. The 29 year old Italian bested his playing partner and younger brother Francesco to take his second title on Scottish soil this season. That win (and his proven partnership with his brother!) was enough for Monty to call him into the team at the expense of Paul Casey and Justin Rose. Including predicting the winner, we had ten of the top fourteen plus ties (10/18) in total.

On the US Tour, Matt Kuchar (ranked 8th by Golf Predictor) won the first event of the FedEx Cup play-offs, The Barclays. The 32 year old capped a consistent season to seal his 3rd win on the US PGA Tour. Kuchar picked up five shots on overnight leader, Martin Laird, to defeat him with a stunning approach at the first extra hole. Our top ranked player, Phil Mickelson, was one of many big names to under perform and missed the cut. Overall though, we had eight of the top fifteen plus ties (8/20).

2010 - Week 36 Predictions Online

The predictions for this week, The Barclays (US PGA Tour) and the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles (European PGA Tour) are now available on Golf Predictor. It's the first week of the FedEx Cup play-offs in the US and poor old Tiger is in danger of not making it to week two! It will be interesting to see how that plays out. Meanwhile, in Europe, it's the last week of Ryder Cup qualification, but most of the non-qualified big guns are teeing it up in the US!

2010 - Week 35 Winners

Peter Hanson (ranked 1st by Golf Predictor) gave his Ryder Cup ambitions a shot in the arm by winning the Czech Open 2010 on the European PGA Tour. The 32 year old Swede did it the hard way, throwing away his four shot overnight lead but prevailing in a three way play-off with Gary Boyd and Peter Lawrie. That victory adds to Monty's selection dilemma as it propels the Swede into automatic selection for the Ryder Cup at Paul Casey's expense. Including predicting the winner, we had seven of the top sixteen plus ties (7/19) in total.

On the US Tour, Arjun Atwal (ranked 86th* by Golf Predictor) won the Wyndham Championship. The 37 year old, who lost his card in July, became the first Indian to win on the US PGA Tour. That should ease his playing concerns for the two years! Our top ranked player, Anthony Kim, continued his poor return from injury by missing the cut. Overall, we had eleven of the top eighteen plus ties (11/27).


*Atwal was a late entrant and only added to predictions on Saturday morning (GMT).

2010 - Week 35 Predictions Online

The predictions for this week, the Wyndham Championship (US PGA Tour) and the Czech Open 2010 (European PGA Tour) are now available on Golf Predictor. Back to brass tacks for the golfers after the last major of the season and almost all of the bigger names are taking this week off after Whistling Straits. It could be a great chance then for Anthony Kim to complete his comeback from injury with a win!

2010 - Week 34 Winner

Martin Kaymer (ranked 9th by Golf Predictor keep Germany's great recent run in majors going by winning the US PGA Championship on the European/US PGA Tour. After consecutive senior major wins for Bernhard Langer, the 25 year old Kaymer joined him in the winner's circle at Whistling Straits. After Dustin Johnson was harshly penalised for grounding his club in a bunker (that didn't look like a bunker!) on the last, it was left to Kaymer and Bubba Watson to slug it out in a play-off. Kaymer triumphed at the third extra hole to join Langer in an exclusive club of major winning Germans! Our top ranked player, Phil Mickelson, finished strongly with a 67 (-5) for tied 12th position and we had ten of the top eighteen plus ties (10/23) in total.

2010 - Week 34 Predictions Online

The predictions for this week, the US PGA Championship (European/US PGA Tour) are now available on Golf Predictor. Just the one tournament this week, but it's a big one! It's the last major of the season, so it's the last chance of glory for the competitors this year. Fat chance of Tiger adding to his collection though, given his recent performances! It's a shame too that the most consistent of major performers in recent times, Lee Westwood, is out due to a recurrence of his calf injury. Given that Whistling Straits is the nearest thing to a links course in the US, maybe the Irish/British golfers will have a chance of glory!

2010 - Week 33 Winners

Hunter Mahon (ranked 30th by Golf Predictor) won the WGC - Bridgestone Invitational on the European/US PGA Tour. The 28 year old American collected his second tour title of the season and cemented his place in the US Ryder Cup team by finishing in style with a fine 64 (-6). Our top ranked player, Lee Westwood, unfortunately withdrew due to injury and next best in the rankings, Tiger Woods had his most torrid week ever, finishing tied second last after a shockingly poor tournament. Overall, we had five of the top fifteen (5/15)*.

Bill Lunde (ranked 82nd by Golf Predictor) won his maiden title on the US Tour at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Our top ranked player, Vaughn Taylor, finished in tied 66th and we had seven of the top sixteen plus ties (7/21) in total.


*Lee Westwood was excluded from the comparison due to his withdrawal, so Retief Goosen was promoted to 15th.

2010 - Week 33 Predictions Online

The predictions for this week, the WGC - Bridgestone Invitational (European/US PGA Tour) and the Turning Stone Resort Championship (US PGA Tour), are now available on Golf Predictor. The WGC event offers a quality field as usual (the field strength chart on Golf Predictor shows 49* of the top 50 in the world are playing!) and is a useful final warm up for the final major of the season, the US PGA Championship, which is starts next week in Wisconsin.


*Jeff Overton is the only one missing, probably because he only made the top 50 after finishing second yesterday!

2010 - Week 32 Winners

Ross Fisher (ranked 5th by Golf Predictor) upset the home fans by winning the 3 Irish Open on the European PGA Tour! The 29 year old English man collected his fourth tour title by holding off charging Irish hero Padraig Harrington. Fisher's victory was built on his round on Friday, where he flirted with the magical 59, before settling for a 61. Our top ranked player, Graeme McDowell finished in tied 31st and we had six of the top fourteen plus ties (6/17) in total.

On the US Tour, Stuart Appleby (ranked 17th* by Golf Predictor) did more than flirt with a 59 in winning The Grienbrier Classic title in style. The Australian broke the 60 barrier on the par 70 layout to come from seven shots back and pip long time leader Jeff Overton by a shot. That's the second 59 in a month on the US PGA Tour, following Paul Goydos' effort at the John Deere Classic. Many of the top ranked players didn't perform, but our top ranked player, Jim Furyk, finished in tied ninth. Overall, we had five of the top sixteen plus ties (5/20) in total.


*Nick Watney didn't play and Steve Marino withdrew, so we exclude them from the rankings.