Jason Day Ready To Draw First Blood When Snow Struck Match-Play Restarts.
Australian Jason Day is ready to draw first blood when the snow struck WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship hopefully gets back underway later today (Thursday).
Day was 6up after seven holes in his match against former Masters champion, Zach Johnson when a snow storm stopped play just after 1pm local time on the desert course in Arizona.
The US-based Aussie is competing in the event for a third straight year and looking to improve on last years effort when he humbled 6 & 5 by fellow ...
Snow Suspends Play On Day One WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship – Thursday Restart To Opening Round.
A heavy snowfall has suspended play on the opening round of the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship.
The snow began falling in the $US 8.75m event just after 11am local time on the Dove Mountain course in Marana, Arizona and it was some two hours later officials abandoned any thought of resuming.
And while there will now be a Thursday restart to the round there is a strong possibility of the snow still lying on the ground to further disrupt play in the first of four WGC events in ...
Nicolas Colsaerts Warns Bill Haas ‘His Driving Is Awesome’.
Big-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts has sent out a chilling warning to WGC – Accenture Match -Play Championship rival, Bill Haas declaring: “My driving is awesome”.
The reigning Volvo World Match-Play champion is making only his second appearance in the event after being bundled out last year 3 & 1 by England’s Lee Westwood.
However after a dream end to 2012 capped by being a member of the victorious European Ryder Cup, Colsaerts is hoping to get the better of Haas ...
Tiger Woods Praises President Obama’s ‘Amazing Touch’.
Tiger Woods has praised President Obama’s golf game declaring he’s got ‘an amazing touch’ and can ‘certainly chip and putt’ ahead of return to competition at this week’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship.
Woods teamed with Obama last Sunday at the Floridian Club at Palm City in Florida.
It is the second time in his career the 14-time Major winning Woods has played alongside a US President after having previously competed alongside President Bill ...
Rory McIlroy Hoping He Gets To Wear Five Sets Of Nike Attire This Week In Arizona
If all goes well for World No. 1 Rory McIlroy he will get to wear five different sets of clothing in this week’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship.
If so, it will mean McIlroy playing all five days of the $8.75m limited field event, and just as he did last year despite losing the final 2 & 1 to American Hunter Mahan.
However in contrast to 2012, McIlroy arrived at the Dove Mountain Resort course will a suitcase full of attire adorned with the Nike swoosh.
And after the embarrassment ...
Rory McIlroy Disagrees With Six-Time Major Winning Nick Faldo Ahead Of Accenture Match-Play.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has disagreed with the views of six-time Major winning Nick Faldo ahead of this week’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship.
Faldo was outspoken ahead of McIlroy officially signing with Nike and now Faldo has again singled out the 23-year old for criticism as McIlroy returns to competition for a first time since missing the cut in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
“Rory went from rookie of the year to World No. 1 with the same equipment and now ...
Tom Watson First In Being Awarded Life Membership Of Royal North Devon.
USA Ryder Cup captain, Tom Watson has become the first of 20 overseas players to be afforded life membership of the famed Royal North Devon Golf Club.
Royal North Devon is England’s oldest links golf course dating back to 1864 and the club has introduced a number of international life memberships in 2013 which will be restricted to just 20 overseas golfers making it one of golf’s most exclusive club membership.
On accepting his life membership, Watson commented: “It would be an honour and ...
