First Blood To McIlroy In 2013 Season Rivalry With Woods
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy drew first blood in his 2013 new season rivalry with Tiger Woods.
Both players managed pars at their opening two holes on day one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship before the 23-year old McIlroy holed a 14-foot birdie at the par four, 13th hole they are playing as their fourth.
It proved to be a two shot hole in McIlroy’s favour as Woods walked off with a bogey.
The birdie put McIlroy into a then share of the lead with Martin Kaymer who is competing alongside the ...
Nike Sign McIlroy To Multi-Million Dollar Deal But Dump Warren – Callaway Now Backs Talented Scot.
Rory McIlroy’s multi-million dollar signing with Nike has come at a price for Scotland’s Marc Warren.
The expectant father has been with Nike for a decade but was dumped at the end of 2012.
Fortunately, Warren has managed to sign a 12-club deal with fellow equipment giant, Callaway that will see the double European Tour winner now join fellow Scots Colin Montgomerie and David Drysdale in the Callaway stable of players.
He said: “It’s exciting times. I was with Nike for 10 years, and ...
Peter Lawrie Declares Voting For Paul McGinley A Daunting Experience
For an Irish-born committee member there could be no more important Players Committee meeting in the 41-year history of the European Tour.The selection of Paul McGinley was the first time an Ireland-born player has been handed the reins to lead Europe since the very first Ryder Cup in 1927.
And making his debut on the committee was Dublin-born Peter Lawrie.Lawrie joined double winning Ryder Cup star Francesco Molinari as the two new members sitting on the Players Committee for a first-ever occasion.
And ...
Darren Clarke Throws His Weight Now Behind Paul McGinley
After going close to almost derailing Paul McGinley’s Gleneagles captaincy cause Darren Clarke has now thrown his weight behind the 2014 European team leader.
It was clear late last year McGinley had been seemingly let down by Clarke when the 2011 Open Champion announced he would be a candidate for the next Ryder Cup captaincy.
And also McGinley is known to have been extremely disappointed when a letter Clarke had written to McGinley much earlier in the year and promising virtually not to stand ...
Paul McGinley Just As Prepared Also To Confront Captaincy Rejection.
While Paul McGinley clearly won the 2014 Gleneagles vote for his behind the scenes team expertise he revealed he was prepared also should he not be appointed the new European captain.
Less than a day after receiving the unanimous vote of the Tournament Players Committee the delighted Dubliner listed a golf bag full of issues he will have to address in the coming 20 months.
One is the fact the 2014 Johnnie Walker Championship will be suspended for one season to allow for preparation of the Ryder Cup ...
Rose Looking To Better His ‘Barnes Wallis’ Effort in Abu Dhabi In 1999.
It is amazing to look back on the career of the current World No. 5 Justin Rose.
The extremely popular Rose, who is in Abu Dhabi accompanied by his mother, is making his first appearance in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the UAE capital.
Rose will tee up in the first event on the Tour’s Middle East Desert Swing looking to build on a superb 2012 season.
The Orlando-based Rose was last in the UAE when the brilliance of World No. 1 Rory McIlroy denied him the season-ending DP World ...
Rory McIlroy Blasted Off The Court By Tim Henman.
The world’s current ranked World No. 1 ranked golfer was certainly no match for former British No. 1 tennis star Tim Henman.
The duo were guests tonight at a Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship coctail party held in the ballroom of the stunning St. Regis Hotel at Saadiyat Island in the UAE capital.
Strangely, the night before the room had been turned into a conference room and was the venue where Ireland’s Paul McGinley was officially confirmed as Europe’s 2014 Ryder Cup captain.
McIlroy ...
