Graeme Dowell Disappointed Rory McIlroy Leaving Horizon Sports Management.
A disappointed Graeme McDowell has confirmed close friend and fellow US Open champion, Rory McIlroy is set to split with their Irish-based management company and organise his own business affairs.
McDowell lifted the lid on McIlroy parting company with Horizon Sports Management soon after winning through to the last 16 in the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria.
While McIlroy’s departure has not been officially confirmed by his management company of some 18 months, McDowell admitted he ...
G Mac & Shane Lowry Set-Up Possible All-Ireland Final In Bulgaria.
Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry kept alive the prospect of an all-Ireland final in the Volvo World Match-Playt Championship in Bulgaria.
McDowell continues to display his World No. 8 status in easily winning through to the last 16 with a convincing 4 & 2 demolition of Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher.
The former US Open champion was never behind his match racing to 2up with winning birdies at the second and third holes, and was then 4up after the seventh.
Gallacher, winner earlier this year of ...
Ian Poulter Livid & Ready To String Himself Up After Being Bundled Out Of Bulgaria.
Ryder Cup winning hero Ian Poulter was livid with himself after being knocked out of the historic Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria.
Poutler, winner also of the event two years ago, lost both his round robin matches including going down on day two to South African Thomas Aiken ranked 87 places higher on the World Rankings that the No. 15 ranked Englishman.
Poulter, winner as well of the 2010 WGC – Accenture World Match Play title and a player who has never lost a Ryder Cup Singles ...
Golf Ruling Bodies Look Likely To Announce Anchoring Ban Next Tuesday
Golf’s ruling bodies, the St. Andrews based R & A and the New Jersey based USGA, look set to announce an anchoring ban next Tuesday.
Both have released advisory notices of a ‘Rules of Golf’ Press Conference, and while it’s not definite a ban will be announced Peter Dawson as CEO of the R & A hinted some weeks ago the two ruling bodies were close to an announcement on the controversial manner of anchoring the belly putter and/or long-handled putter to the body.
Hereunder ...
The Rummy & Ronnie Winning Show Continues In Bulgaria
The ‘Rummy and Ronnie’ winning show continued today in Bulgaria with Australia’s Brett Rumford easily securing ictory in his first round match in the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria.
Rumford, back-to-back winner recently in South Korea and China, easily accounted for Jamie Donaldson defeating the Welshman 5 & 3 on the Thracian Cliffs course.
“Jamie got off to a bit of a bad start and I just capitalised on that with three birdies in my first four holes to be 3up ...
Rory McIlroy Set To Leave Horizon Sports And Just Do It Alone.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy looks set to split with his management company and just do it on his own in managing his business affairs.
This is according to a report in today’s (FRID) Irish Independent with McIlroy’s father, Gerry expected to head the company.
McIlroy stunned the golf world late in 2011 when he split from the UK-based International Sports Management (ISM) in favour of joining good friend and fellow US Open champion, Graeme McDowell with the Dublin-bases Horizon Sports Management.
Under ...
Pint-Sized Thongchai Jaidee Cuts Ian Poulter Down To Size With 3 & 2 Shock Defeat
Pint-size Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee delivered the biggest surprise cutting match-play specialist Ian Poulter down to size on the first day of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria.
Jaidee fought back from being 2 down earlier in his match with last year’s European Ryder Cup winning hero to claim the match 3 & 2 with a birdie at the 16th hole on the spectacular Thracian Cliffs course.
“I was a very solid day for me today after the start where I lost a couple of holes with ...
