Retief Goosen Returns After Five Months Absence Pain Free After Back Surgery.
Former double winning US Open champion, Retief Goosen has returned to competition after a long five-month absence following back surgery.
Goosen has not teed-up anywhere since finishing well down in 48th place in last August’s PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
He then took the big step of going under the knife and then after three months recouperating, Goosen has spent the past two months building up for his comeback at this week’s Volvo Champions being staged on the familiar Durban ...
A Volvo 750hp Truck & Excavator As Prizes For Durbin Aces.
In what is one of the strangest prizes on offer but this week’s Volvo Champions competitors can win themselves either a Volvo V40 Series sedan, a Volvo Compact Excavator or a Volvo FH Series truck for hole-in-ones on the Durban Golf Club course.
The prize of a Euro 30,000 Volvo V40 Series sedan is the prize for an ace at the par three, 12th hole while there is a Euro 40,000 Volvo Compact Excavator for the first ace at the par three 15th hole.
And then at the short par four, 18th organisers ...
Rory McIlroy The PGA Tour’s New Cash Cow Says Finchem.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is back on the practice range but it’s the PGA Tour rather than cash-strapped Europe ready to milk McIlroy’s enormous sponsorship magnetism.
McIlroy debuted his new Nike clubs for a first time yesterday (MON) at the Els Club in Dubai where he will spend the week working with coach, Michael Bannon and fellow Northern Ireland pro, Mark Parsons who is based at the UAE club.
Then next Monday night in Abu Dhabi, McIlroy will step out onto what should be a glitter-lined stage ...
Harrington Returns To Durban 17 Years After His European Tour Debut
This week’s Volvo Champions event in Durban will be a sentimental occasion for triple Major winning Padraig Harrington.
It was 17 years ago the Dubliner made his European Tour debut in the FNB Championship in February 1996 on this week’s Durban Country Club host venue.
The then fresh-faced 24-year old Harrington finished T49th on one under par with fellow Irishman Des Smyth to earn the princely sum of Euro 2,612.
Since then Harrington’s gone on to carve out one of the most successful ...
Scott Jamieson Chasing Durban Winning Double.
Scott Jamieson makes a triumphant return this week to competition this week and chasing a winning Durban double in his debut appearance in the Volvo Champions.
Jamieson brilliantly broke through for a maiden Tour success a month ago capturing the rain-shortened second event of the 2013 Race to Dubai schedule – the inaugural Nelson Mandela Challenge.
‘Mr 57’ stunned his rivals producing a second and final round score of an eight under par 57 on a shortened Royal Durban course to ...
St. Michael’s Golf Club – A Sydney Golfing Saint.
In all my years playing golf in Sydney I could not believe I have never had the occasion to play a round of golf at St. Michael’s.
My good friend and back-to-back AGWA champion, Patrick McCarville has been striving for some time to get me out to the golf course located along the shores of the Pacific Ocean and just 10 kilometres from Sydney’s CBD.
However it was another colleague, Anthony Powter and editor of www.golfgrinder.com who, along with his ultra-talented 11-year old son Aiden, ...
Rory McIlroy Climbs To Top Of Highest Building In Southern Hemisphere
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy along with girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki climbed to the highest building in the Southern Hemisphere – the Sydney Tower.
The duo donned special suits to undertake a sky walk around the 309 metre or 1,014 feet high structure located right in the heart of the Sydney CBD.
Wozniacki tweeted: “Really proud of myself, on top of the world in Sydney with @McIlroyRory! #afraidofhights”.
Wozniacki is in the 2000 Olympic Games host city to compete in the Apia ...
