Inside Padraig Harrington’s Head – New Biography Reveals Triple Major Winner’s Obsession
A new biography has been released on the life of triple Major winning Padraig Harrington.
It has been put together not by one of the famed Irish golfing correspondents but by a person who who has followed Harrington’s career ever since watching him win the 1988 Leinster Boys Championship at the Royal Tara Golf Club in Meath.
In one review of the book appearing on www.thescore.ie it’s reported Harrington tore up the course to win by 11 shots and was desperately close to setting a new ...
Europe Could Revert To Naming Two Ryder Cup Captains Says Monty
Victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup captain, Colin Montgomerie has hinted the Tournament Players Committee next month could revert to naming the next two European Captains.
Such is the strength of the candidature of both Paul McGinley and Darren Clarke.
All three are members of the Tournament Players Committee that will meet in Abu Dhabi to decide on a replacement for Jose Maria Olazabal.
The Committee has moved away from back-to-back captaincy appointments since announcing Ian Woosnam (2006) and ...
Monty & Schofield To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame But Laura Davies Still Snubbed.
Eight-time European No. 1 Colin Montgomerie and former European Tour CEO, Ken Schofield will next year be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum.
But what about the likes of prolific winning female legend, Laura Davies and legendary former Australian Norman Von Nida, a winner of 43 tournaments, who continue to be snubbed by the voting panel?
Montgomerie – elected through the International Ballot – and Schofield – selected through the Lifetime Achievement Category – will ...
Kel Nagle – Golf’s Oldest Major Champion Turns 92 On Saturday
Australia’s legendary golfer Kel Nagle turns 92 on Saturday.
Nagle is golf’s oldest living Major champion having captured the Centenary Open Championship in 1960 at St. Andrews.
The Sydneysider defeated the great Arnold Palmer by a stroke at the Home of Golf.
In fact, the putter Nagle used to win on the Old Course is on display in the British Golf Museum situated immediatly behind the R & A clubhouse at St. Andrews.
Two years later, Nagle finished runner-up to Palmer at Royal ...
Peter Senior Qualifies For His 19th Open Championship Appearance.
Golf’s ruling bodies may not be too pleased but 53-year old Australian Peter Senior is delighted after qualifying for the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield.
Senior will be packing his prize long-handled putter into his golf bag next July for a 19th Open Championship appearance after topping the 2012 Australasian Tour Order of Merit.
It was late last month golf’s ruling bodies ruled that from 2016 it will be illegal to anchor the long-handled or belly putter to any part of the body.
That ...
Santa Claus Fills Rory McIlroy’s Christmas Stocking With Goodies
Santa Claus has come a week early for double Major winning Rory McIlroy with the 23-year old Northern Irishman to celebrate his fifth full season in the pro ranks as undisputed World No. 1.
The final ranking of 2012 was released today (Monday) in London with McIlroy 4.60 ranking points ahead of World No. 2 Luke Donald.
McIlroy was undisputedly the best performed golfer all season capturing a second Major Championship, winning three other events on the PGA Tour and then finishing the year as No. ...
2013 BMW Italian Open Headed For Molinari Brothers Home Course In Turin.
The 2013 BMW Italian Open is headed to a new venue and the home of the Molinari brothers.
Next year’s 70th Italian Open will be staged on the Golf Club Torino course where Edoardo and Francesco Molinari honed their games.
The prestigious event has been staged for the past four year at the Royal Park course while next year’s new venue is just a few kilometres from the course where Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano stormed to success this year.
The Molinari brothers are still attached ...
