Jason Dufner Confesses He Is Still Haunted By Ryder Cup Loss.
Rookie Jason Dufner confessed he continues to be haunted by the USA’s half-a-point loss to Europe at Medinah.
Dufner was among five rookies in the Davis Love 111 captained side.
Dufner’s Ryder Cup baptism of fire was teaming with Zach Johnson to face the European pair of England stalwart Lee Westwood and double Ryder Cup star, Francesco Molinari.
And Dufner performed well with he and Johnson handing out a 3 & 2 defeat to the Europeans.
He and Johnson then teamed a day later to ...
Rory McIlroy To Swap Golf Clubs For Ping Pong Bat.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will swap his golf clubs next Tuesday for a ping pong bag ahead of defending his BMW Masters title in Shanghai.
To kick off an exciting tournament week at Lak Malern, table tennis star Timo Boll will take on McIlroy in an exhibition match.
Former World No. 1 and European Ryder Cup team mater, Martin Kaymer will also put aside his clubs to tackle Boll on the 18th green of the Jack Nicklaus-designed championship course.
Boll is already looking forward to the match: “Martin ...
European Tour Not Out To Challenge FedEx Cup Series But To Be Successful Says Waters.
This week heralds the start of a new and final chapter in the 2012 Race to Dubai schedule.
After some seven months of tournaments throughout the length and breadth of the European continent, the European Tour has headed east for the remaining events of the season starting with the ISPS Handa Perth International in Western Australia.
The inaugural event is the first of some six tournaments leading to the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai starting on November 22nd.
So while the ...
Rory McIlroy Double Faults As Wozinacki Turns To Kafelnikov For Golf Lessons.
When www.golfbytourmiss.com walked a few holes with Caroline Wozinacki earlier this week in Turkey the tennis ace admitted her golf had not improved as much as her boyfriend, Rory McIlroy.
In the time since they first got together Wozinacki’s tennis game has gone from her being the highest ranked women’s tennis player in the world to her her current World No. 11 ranking heading into this week’s Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
In contrast, McIlroy has advance to win a second Major and ...
Ian Poulter Rightfully Awarded Golfer Of The Month For His Miracle Of Medinah Role
Ian Poulter has been rightfully named The Race to Dubai Golfer of the Month for September for his pivotal part in the Miracle at Medinah.
Poulter’s passion for the biannual event again came to the fore with the Englishman collecting four points from as many matches.
And it was Poulter’s match on Saturday afternoon when he birdied his closing five holes on the suburban Chicago course that helped turned the tide in Europe’s fabour.
The effort energised Jose Maria Olazabal’s ...
Shane Lowry Abandons PGA Tour School For Race To Dubai Victory Tape.
Double European Tour winner Shane Lowry has abandoned plans of trying to seek his PGA Tour card.
Lowry ended a more than three winless drought in winning the Portugal Masters and defeating management stable mate, Ross Fisher.
It’s the second time in his career Lowry has beaten an England-born golfer into the runner’s-up role.
But while Lowry toasted his success well into the late hours of Sunday night, he’s now made the sober decision to concentrate on the European Tour.
Lowry’s moved to ...
Paul Lawrie Reaps Further Ryder Cup Reward.
Scotland’s Ryder Cup winner hero, Paul Lawrie has reaped a reward for his part in the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ with the annoucement of a continuation of his sponsorship agreement with multinational transport company FirstGroup.
Lawrie will continue to serve as an ambassador for Aberdeen-headquartered FirstGroup for another year.
The company has sponsored 43-year-old Lawrie and his eponymous Junior Golf Foundation since 2007.
“I’m very grateful to FirstGroup for their ...
