European Tour has six new events

by Elizabeth DeLuca Tickets and Hospitality

The European our School has been taking place over the last few weeks and has provided some amazing results.

For some professionals the tour school is the way into their dream career, for others the tour school is their opportunity to put a bad season behind them and retain their cards.

The pressure is immense, the talent unbelievable and the misery or joy for each individual can be life changing.

One veteran of the European Tour, said of the tour school it is more nerve racking than needing to hole out from 2 feet to win the US Masters Tournament, that is saying something about the pressure that the players face throughout the tour school.

For many the occasion is too big, but for one golfer, he hit a round of a lifetime at the PGA Catalunya Resort, firing him from 114^th to 15^th in the standings with two rounds to go. American John Hahn, who had finished 120^th on the European money list, fired in 12 birdies to record a 12 under par round of 58. Although I am sure Hahn is delighted with his score, he must be a little aggrieved that his score will not be counted as a course record, as preferred lies were in place at the time. Nevertheless a wonderful score and I wonder whether he will gain momentum from it for the remaining rounds.

The European Tour has announced the 2015 schedule which includes six new events and 7 new venues. New events include the Thailand Classic, Indian Open, Shenzhen International and the Mauritius Open, whilst the Bad Griesbach Course in Germany will host the European Open.

As of yet the date for the World Matchplay has not been set due to the primary sponsors Volvo not renewing their support for the event. Another matchplay event the Paul Lawrie Matchplay will also feature a new course, the Murcar Links.

Enigmatic Irishman, Darren Clarke looks set to be named as the next European Ryder Cup captain. Clarke enjoys a fantastic relationship with the players and is also a crowd favorite.

Exhausted Hnrik Stenson retained his World Tour Championship crown, despite some serious competition from Ryder Cup team mates and world number one Rory Mcilroy.

Stenson who lost his lead to Spaniard Cabrera-Bello on the 11^th after hitting it out of bounds. But successive double bogeys from the Spaniard ended his challenge for the title, and with Stenson carding back to back birdies on 17 and 18, the towering Swede took the crown.

Stenson once again showed grit and determination that could make him a good outside bet for the 2015 Masters Golf Tournament, a solid putter and huge hitter; the Augusta course could provide Stenson with his first major victory.