Danny Willett

Brilliant Zanotti eagles last for Malaysia triumph

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Fabrizio Zanotti completed a brilliant final round with a birdie-eagle finish to claim a one-shot victory at the Maybank Championship on Sunday as the Paraguayan stormed to his second European Tour title. The 33-year-old trailed overnight leader Danny Willett by six shots at the start of the day, aware that only a faultless 18 holes were required to capture aRead more

Top stars primed for ‘major’ battle at Omega Dubai

Dubai - Arab Today

The Omega Dubai Desert Classic will be bursting with energy when a blockbuster field, headlined by Tiger Woods and European Tour’s top-notch heavyweights, descends on Emirates Golf Club this week to create their own slice of history at the Majlis course. With 10 of the 12 members of the 2016 European Ryder Cup team joining Woods in the fray, includingRead more

Danny Willett roars back to form at Hong Kong Open golf

Hong Kong - Arab Today

Masters champion Danny Willett rediscovered his magic touch as he shot four-under-par 66 to lie hot on the trail of Rafa Cabrera Bello at the Hong Kong Open on Friday. As injury-hampered defending champion Justin Rose and Ian Poulter -- left fuming after a late quadruple bogey -- flirted with the cut, Willett finally located the form that has eludedRead more

My brother was right about 'some' US golf fans

London - Arab Today

Masters champion Danny Willett took a parting shot at American fans on Monday as he claimed his brother Peter's controversial comments were proved right by behaviour of some individuals during the Ryder Cup. Peter Willett described American fans as a "baying mob of imbeciles", "cretins" and "dim Yanks" just before the USA's 17-11 victory over Europe. Danny Willett said beforeRead more

Britain's Willett makes first start after Masters win

Miami - Arab Today

Masters champion Danny Willett makes his return to the PGA Tour for the first time since his triumph at Augusta National when The Players Championship begins Thursday. The 28-year-old Englishman has played only one round of golf since collecting the green jacket and his first major crown last month, drinking more than he had planned and changing diapers on hisRead more

'Big Three' diminished at golf Masters

Augusta - Arab Today

The emerging "Big Three" of golf left Augusta National and the Masters on Monday less big than when they arrived a week earlier. It's true that at the halfway stage on Friday evening Jordan Spieth was leading by one stroke from Rory McIlroy and Jason Day was still in the hunt for a green jacket near the top of theRead more

Willett's shock Masters triumph costly for Ferguson

London - Arab Today

Danny Willett's astonishing Masters triumph cost Alex Ferguson Â£8,000 ($11,386, 9,983 euros), but the legendary former Manchester United manager was still happy to congratulate the shock champion. Ferguson, who jetted out to Augusta to watch all four days of the tournament, had backed Jordan Spieth to win and appeared on course to cash in as the American established a comfortableRead more

Willett takes masters lead as Spieth collapses

Augusta - Arab Today

England's Danny Willett grabbed the lead on the final day of the Masters thanks to a spectacular collapse by leader and defending champion Jordan Spieth. Spieth had been five clear at the turn, but he made bogey at 10 and his tee shot at 11 was in the trees right, leading to a bogey. He then, amazingly, twice went intoRead more