Rory McIlroy Shares Sympathy For Crestfallen Adam Scott.
If there is anyone who can sympathise more with Australia’s Adam Scott following his final four hole Open Championship demise than it’s Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy went into the final round of the 2011 Masters leading by four shots but then posting a horror last round 80 to lose by 10 to South African Charl Schwartzel.
The Northern Irishman’s collaspe among the ‘Cathedral in the Pines’ was the most recent occasion prior to this year’s Open when we’ve seen such ...
‘Run Milka Run’ – Jeeve Milka Singh Inspired By His Olympics Spint-Champion Father.
It’s a wonderful story he broke to the media at the recent Scottish Open but Jeev Milka Singh has again expressed his goal of carrying the India flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero.
Singh will look to follow in the footsteps of his illustrious sprint-champion father who represented India in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games.
He did not succeed in winning an Olympic medal but he did become the first athlete from the new republic of India to win a gold sports ...
Martin Kaymer & Craig Connolly Timely Reunited.
Martin Kaymer and Glaswegian-born caddy, Craig Connolly are once again an item.
A marked downturn in form of the German led to him phoning Connolly and with the pair back together for this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club course in Akron, Ohio.
And Kaymer’s decision to reinstate the Scot is very time coming just a week before the second anniversary before the pair walked to victory in the 2010 U.DS. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
Martin ...
Peter Hanson – Two Good Weeks Stateside To Cement European Ryder Cup Qualification.
It came as a surprise in moving towards row 30 on United Flight UA 1177 from Newark to Cleveland to find Sweden’s Peter Hanson sitting in seat 30H.
We both had just arrived into Newark Airport with Peter jetting in from Copenhagen while I had travelled direct from Edinburgh.
Hanson had been competing last weekend in the Schuco Open at Gut Kaden in Hamburg where countryman Henrik Stenson posted a seven under par 66 to edge out Spain’s big-hitting Alvaro Quiros.
I had been allocated seat ...
Inbee Park Wins Evian Masters By Two Strokes.
By Agathe Seron at Evian Masters.
Korean Inbee Park captured the 2012 Evian Masters by two strokes with a superb final round 66 along the shoreline of Lake Leman. Australia’s evergreen Karrie Webb and American Stacey Lewis shared second place on 15-under par.
American Stacy Lewis was holding out thefield during the first 54 holes. It is often said that player wins a tournament on Sunday but lost it on Saturday. Lewis shot a shy 73 on third round and she was the last player to wear out the grass ...
Evian Masters – Exclusive Interview With Hyo Joo Kim Lying Third & One Off Lead.
Exclusive by Agathe Seron at Evian Masters.
It was a rainy third day on the banks of Leman Lake. After the very warm atmosphere of the first two rounds, more than 34 °C (over 90°F), players teed off from first and 10th as storms were expecting on Saturday afternoon.
Spain’s Carlota Ciganda fired the best score of the day, a 66 to tie for seventh place.
Past winner and the very experienced Karrie Webb of Australia shot 67 and joined American poster girl Natalie Gulbis and ultra-talented Korean ...
Wiesberger Adds First Austrian Open Title To His Amateur Winning Haul.
Austrian Bernd Wiesberger added a first Austrian Open title to his impressive haul of Austrian amateur titles with success in the Lyonness Open.
The 26-year old Wiesberger called it the best day of his life after a brilliant seven under par 65 gave him victory by three strokes with a 19-under par tally.
The Austrian birdied seven of his closing 10 holes to roar past third round leader Thorbjørn Olesen and claim his second Race to Dubai success this year after earlier in the season winning ...
