Rory McIlroy Roars On Eve Of UBS Hong Kong Open Defence
On the eve of his defence of the UBS Hong Kong Open title, Rory McIlroy won the ‘Urban Golf Challenge’ against his Ryder Cup team-mate Paul Lawrie, their inspirational Captain José María Olazábal, the World Number 17 Matt Kuchar and amateur starlet Steven Lam.
Surrounded by Hong Kong’s iconic skyline, the quintet took turns to try their luck at achieving a hole in one at the specially-designed Urban Golf Challenge par three, set in Chater Garden, in the heart of the city’s Central District.
And ...
Callaway In Slick Marketing Tweet To Unleash New RFX Driver.
Callaway has unveiled its new Razr FX Driver in a slick and innovative marketing campaign.
Called “Tweet to Unleash,” a concealed image of the “unnamed” driver has appeared on callawaygolf.com/tweettounleash since last Monday and ever since it has been dynamically unveiled based on the amount of Twitter conversation surrounding the hashtag #LongestDriverInGolf. (check out the Twitter posts!!)
Along with gradually revealing the driver image, each tweet has also ...
Old Palm New Home For Westwood, Clarke, Oosthuizen & Schwartzel.
The Old Palm Golf Club will be the new American home for European golfers Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke, along with South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.
In a deal with ISM, the players will use the Old Palm’s 7,400-yard, Raymond Floyd-designed golf course and the club’s 33-acre practice facility to work on their game in between events on the PGA Tour.
Schwartzel, Oosthuizen and Westwood have purchased homes at Old Palm in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida each citing ...
Ricardo Santos – Deserving Of 2012 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie Of The Year.
Portugal’s Ricardo Santos is looking to end his superb Race to Dubai winning season by being named – 2012 Sir Henry Cotton ‘Rookie of the Year’.
The 30-year old Oceanico Victoria Club at Villamoura attached Santos pulled off one of the best victories of the Race to Dubai season in capturing the Maderia Islands Open.
It is never easy for any player to win in their own country and if anything it can be lot more difficult given the weight of expectation a player carries into ...
McIlroy Stands Tall As Harrington & Kuchar Look On In Awe
As World No. 1 Rory McIlroy stood atop of Hong Kong’s smog shrouded highest peak former European and PGA No.1s Padraig Harrington and Matt Kuchar looked on in awe.
McIlroy, as UBS Hong Kong Open defending champion, was joined by 2006 European No. 1 Harrington and 2010 PGA Tour No.1 Kuchar along with Scotland’s Paul Lawrie and Y. E. Yang in a promo for the event at the Pearl of the Peak restaurant at Victoria Peak.
Organisers of this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open had set-up an artificial tee and ...
Rory McIlroy Climbs Hong Kong’s Highest Peak With Golf World At His Feet.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy climbed to Hong Kong’s highest peak ahead of this week’s defence of his UBS Hong Kong Open title with the golf world clearly at his young feet.
McIlroy joined fellow Major champions Paul Lawrie of Scotland, Padraig Harrington of Ireland along with Korean Y E Yang and American Matt Kuchar in a pre-tournament promotion at Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak.
The 23-year old McIlroy last Sunday became the youngest European No. 1 in nearly three decades after finishing third ...
Rory McIlroy Hot Favourite For Player Of The Year Award On Both Sides Of The Pond.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is now hot favourite to win the ‘Player of the Year’ awards on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
After the disappointment of not being named PGA Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’ two years ago, McIlroy cannot not be denied this year after having moved to No.1 in the World, captured a second Major and then finished atop of the money list in both the States and now the Race to Dubai.
McIlroy and Tiger Woods are among five players for the PGA Tour ‘Player ...
