McIlroy & Woods Still Bank Combined $4m Fees Despite HSBC Crash.
Golf’s top two ranked players, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are understood to still bank a combined $4m appearance fee despite the shock of missing the cut in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
McIlroy left new sponsors Nike as crimson-faced as his new driver missing the cut by four shots in his first event of a new season with a pair of 75s.
Woods was left ruing a rules breach at the fifth hole when he incorrectly relied on the advice of three-time Abu Dhabi champion, Martin Kaymer in taking a ...
Campbell In Contention After Ending Nightmare Abu Dhabi Run
Michael Campbell ended an agonising run of outs in the UAE capital to be very much in contention with two rounds to play in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Campbell birdied his closing two holes, including holing a 15-foot putt from just off the green at the last, in a score of 71 to be sharing seventh place on four under par.
The former US Open winner will head to the weekend rounds only four behind England’s Justin Rose who added a 69 to his opening 67 to be at eight under par.
Campbell has ...
Tiger Woods Slapped With Two-Shot Penalty & Joining Rival Rory McIlroy Out Of Abu Dhabi
A two-shot penalty for a rules infraction during the second round has seen the 14-time Major winning Tiger Wood miss the cut in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Woods had been aware his decision to take a drop from a plugged ball in waste sand at the par four, fifth hole may have been in breach of the Rules of Golf.
The American had been reported by spectators to a Tour referee following the group of Woods, Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer whether the action was illegal.
The European Tour’s ...
Paul McGinley Interview – Still Pinching Himself He’s Been Appointed European Ryder Cup Captain.
Since being appointed 2014 European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has found himself being congratulated at every turn during this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Chmpionship.
Following his opening round in the UAE capital Europe’s new team leader spoke exclusive with Ireland’s three leading newspapers representatives and www.golfbytourmiss.com
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Michael Hoey Injuries His Back Taking A Dip In Hotel Pool
An intended dip in his hotel pool almost cost Michael Hoey making a splash in this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Hoey slipped on the ice-like steps leading into the pool at the plush St. Regis Hotel on nearby Saadiyat Island and home this week to competitors.
The triple Tour winning Belfast golfer fell hard on his back and had it not been for the work of the Tour’s physio staff Hoey could have found himself spending the week lazing beside the pool.
Instead, the 33-year old stood tall ...
Tanks Spotted In Durban.
One could not help noticing last week in Durban a display of former tanks across the road from last week’s Volvo Champions event at the Durban Country Club course.
Among the tanks on display was an American built M4 Sherman tank.
The M4 was the most widely used tank series in the war, being employed not only by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps but also by British, Canadian, and Free French forces. The M4 was employed in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and western Europe and throughout the Pacific ...
Qatari Amateurs Get The Chance To Compete Alongside Europe’s Best.
Two up-and-coming Qatari golfers, 18-year-old college student Saleh Al Kaabi and 31-year-old business owner Ghanim Al Kuwari, have earned the chance to compete with some of the world’s best players at the 2013 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, a pivotal stop on the European Tour.
The two members of the Qatar National Golf Team qualified for a spot in the 16th Commercial Bank Qatar Masters by finishing as the top two Qatari Nationals at the 2013 Qatar Open amateur event this past weekend.
The European ...
