Shane Lowry’s Penultimate Shot During Shell Houston Opener His Best In Four Months.
Shane Lowry hit what he described as his best shot all season to set up birdie at the last in his round of a one under par 71 on day one of the Shell Houston Open.
After racing to three under par after just six holes, Lowry absolutely ‘flushed’ a four-iron to just six feet at the ninth and his 18th hole for a ‘two’ to end his day’s work on the Redstone course in suburban Humble.
It is Lowry’s first appearance in Houston and on a course again set up to help the two dozen ...
Rory McIlroy Corrects Early Out Of Control Shell Houston Open Orbit.
Those out following Rory McIlroy over the front nine on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open could very well have joined in chorus declaring: “Houston, Rory has a problem!”
But after slumping to three over par over his outward half McIlroy managed to fix the problem and superbly wipe out the bogeys in the first four holes of his homeward nine in signing for an eventual score of a one over par 73.
It left McIlroy trailing nine strokes behind American D.A. Points who resurrected a putter ...
Lee Westwood’s Shortest Club Helps Salvage Problems With Longer Clubs
Lee Westwood’s shortest club in the bag help salvage concerns with his longer clubs on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open.
Westwood needed just 26 putts in a round of a four under par 68 using a putter with an extended long grip and that’s halfway between a standard putter and the controversial belly putter.
It’s the fourth occasion in his last six opening rounds on the Redstone Course Westwood’s started with a 68 but with his best Houston result of a share of eighth three years ago.
“I’ve ...
Darren Clarke Joining Harrington & Lowry In Valero Texas Open.
Former Open Champion Darren Clarke will join Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry in next week’s Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, and the last qualifying event for the Masters.
While Clarke and Harrington qualify through PGA Tour exemptions Lowry has been afforded invitations to contest the $6.2m event.
The three Irish have never contested the event and with Clarke and Harrington using the event as a warm-up before heading to Augusta National the week after.
For Lowry it will be his Augusta ‘Last ...
D.A. Points Digs Mom’s Old Putter Out Of Garage To Take The Shell Houston Open Lead.
American D. A. Points confessed to ‘pinching’ his mother’s putter and then go out and shoot an eight under par 64 to take the opening round lead in the Shell Houston Open.
Points needed just 23 putts using an old Ping Anser putter that he had taken from his mother’s bag when he was around 12-years old.
“I pulled out a putter out of my mom’s bag when I was probably 11 or 12 years old,” he said.
“It’s not a Scottsdale like the famous, real expensive ...
Paul McGinley To Greet Top UK Golfers In Quinta Do Lago.
The chance to meet with newlyt-appointed Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley is an incentive for some of the UK’s top young golfers who will head to Quinta do Lago in Portugal later this year to compete in the final of the world’s largest junior golf event.
McGinley will greet the 21 finalists who will gather at the prestigious resort for the climax to the Telegraph BMW Junior Golf Championship from October 9-11.
Quinta do Lago’s iconic South Course, which has staged the Portuguese Open eight ...
Kennedy Space Centre – Visit To The Home Of American Space Exporation.
Ahead of attending last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational we decided on paying a visit to the Kennedy Space Centre located directly east of Orlando at Cape Canaveral.
The Kennedy Space Centre is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Florida.
The Centre has been the launch site for every NASA human space flight since 1968, and although such flights have been put on hold, the Centre still conducts unmanned rocket launches.
The Kennedy Space Center was created and has evolved to meet ...
