Tom Watson Declares The Majors Are Being Diluted By Too Much Golf.
Legendary Tom Watson might be fighting a head cold and hoarse voice but he was clearly vocal in dissatisfaction of the major tour’s of the world declaring too many tournaments now on the schedule is diluting the importance of the four Majors.
Watson in Sydney for this week’s Emirates Australian Open being staged at The Lakes Course.
The 63-year old eight-time Major Champion made his first visit to Australia in 1976 when he contested the Champion of Champions event at the Victoria Club ...
Peter Senior Furious After Labelled Cheat By Former Competitor In Using Long-Handled Putter.
Champion Australian golfer Peter Senior is furious with a former tour player after being labelled a ‘cheat’ in his use of the long-handled putter and this following the recent ‘anchoring’ ban by golf’s ruling bodies.
Senior has been legally using the long-handled putter since the early days of his career and since being handed one of then controversial putters by long-time good friend, Sam Torrance to use in the British Masters at Woburn.
However after the USGA and R & ...
G Mac Promises Free Beers, Better Christmas Gifts & All Thanks To McIlroy
Graeme McDowell promises free beers to PGA Tour media, better Christmas gifts and all thanks to the inspiration he continues to glean from World No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
McDowell became the fifth member of the victorious Ryder Cup team to win since the Miracle of Medinah in ending a two-year winless drought to capture the Tiger Woods hosted World Challenge in suburban L.A.
The new World No. 14 joins Peter Hanson (BMW Masters), Ian Poulter (WGC – HSBC Champions), Rory McIlroy (DP World Tour Championship, ...
World Parachuting Championship, Dubai.
World Parachuting Championship I hear you saying?
Yes, this is a dedicated golf website but often in the course of reporting on the European and PGA Tour we come across items of interest.
Already this year we’ve brought you pics of Janis Joplin’s childhood home, the gravesite of the Big Boppa and, what we feel, is other interesting scenarios we come in contact with during the course of a season.
Such was the case in the days following the DP World Tour Championship because no sooner had ...
Bulgaria Bursting With Big Bucks For 50th Volvo World Match-Play Championship
The 50th anniversary of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship will be celebrated in style with officials announcing a Euro 3m purse when the event heads to Bulgaria next May.
Volvo, IMG and The European Tour along with Bulgaria’s Minister of Physical Education and Sport, Mr Svilen Neykov, and the Bulgarian Golf Association gathered Monday in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to make the annoucement
At the press conference it was revealed prize money for 2013 Championship increases to €3,000,000 ...
Full Moon Over Dubai.
It was good to be spend a few days winding down following the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
We remained in Dubai for a few days and while heading out to dinner one night caught the sight of a full moon lighting up the Jumeriah Beach area skyline.
Once again, I hope you like to see the photographs that can be enlarged by clicking on the snaps.
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G Mac Promises Free Beer For Media At His Nona Blue Tavern After Second Sherwood Success.
Graeme McDowell has promised to throw open the bar to PGA Tour media representatives at his newly-opened tavern at Lake Nona following his three stroke success in the World Challenge.
McDowell ended a two-year winless drought with a final round of 68 for a 17-under par tally on the Sherwood Country Club course and scene also of his last victory in 2010.
Usually when McDowell wins he telephones the Rathmore Club at Royal Portrush and throws open the bar.
But in celebrating his $US 1.2m windfall ...
