McGinley Set To Meet USA Ryder Cup Rival Watson During Open Championship At Muirfield.
Newly-appointed European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley is likely to meet USA Team rival, Tom Watson for a first time at this year’s Open Championship at Muirfield.
Watson is a five-time Open Champion and bid farewell to golf’s oldest Major at the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews.
However the American golf legend has informed McGinley he will journey to Scotland in July ahead of participating the following week’s Senior British Open at Royal Birkdale.
“Tom and I have been ...
Paul McGinley Like An Express Train & Jump Aboard If You Want A Ryder Cup Ride.
It’s now been two weeks since the unanimous committee decision to appoint Ireland’s Paul McGinley as the 2014 European Ryder Cup captain.
McGinley continues to receive the congratulations of all he encounters and that has been the case for the handful of days the Dubliner has been in Dubai ahead of tomorrow’s commencing Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
However among those extending his hand was England’s Lee Westwood.
A fortnight after Europe had stunned the USA Team with ...
Lee Westwood Now Lends His Weight To Paul McGinley’s 2014 Captaincy.
Paul McGinley and Lee Westwood have buried any captaincy issues with the eight-time Ryder Cup star now fully backing the Gleneagles team leader.
Westwood and McGinley have not spoken since last year’s Ryder Cup and certainly not after Westwood a fortnight later in Turkey clearly backed long-time good friend, Darren Clarke for the 2014 captaincy reins.
However Westwood then did McGinley a favour when Clarke withdrew his nomination and in doing so remained tight-lipped over Colin Montgomerie’s ...
Amateur Leads The Field In Chase For Open Championship Tee Time.
Amateur Cameron Smith is tied for the lead with West Australian Stephen Dartnall after the first round of International Final Qualifying (IFQ) for The Open 2013 at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne.
The pair are leading the chase to gain the three places available in The 142nd Open Championship at Muirfield (14-21 July) thanks to their 5-under-par rounds of 67.
At the conclusion of the 36-hole qualifying tournament, the leading three players will earn a start in golf’s oldest Major and the ...
Darren Clarke Fit To Play In India Despite Injury From Car Smash.
Former Open Champion, Darren Clarke will be fit to take his place in next week’s inaugural Pearl Golf Premier League despite being involved in a car accident that ruled him out of this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Clarke suffered a cricked neck in the accident believed to have taken place in the area close to his Portrush residence.
While Clarke was not at the wheel of the car at the time, it’s not the first time the Northern Irishman has been involved in a motor vehicle mishap.
In ...
Wood & Woods In Historic Winning Double
The golf world had to wait two days for an historic first – Chris Wood and Tiger Woods winning double.
England-born Wood captured a first European Tour title in winning Saturday’s concluding Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Then two days later, Tiger Woods survived a sl0ppy back nine to win California’s fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open by four shots and his 75th vicory on the PGA Tour.
It is the first time the golf world has seen a player named Wood and another named Woods win ...
Tiger Woods Comments Twisted Says Qatar Golf Association President
The President of the Qatar Golf Association has sought to clarify recent controversy declaring his words were ‘twisted’ in stating Tiger Woods was not worth a $3m appearance fee to compete in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Hassan al Nuaimi hosted a press conference earlier this month ahead of the event that concluded on Saturday with England’s Chris Wood holing an eagle putt on the final green to win a first European Tour event.
Al Nuaimi had addressed the news conference in Arabic ...
