Pettersson Declares He’ll Instigate Legal Action If Authorities Ban Belly Putters.
Carl Pettersson has fuelled the ‘Belly Putter Ban’ debate declaring he would instigate legal action, if necessary, to continue using the controversial club in competition.
Pettersson, who posted a two under par 70 on day one of the WGC – HSBC Champions, has joined American Keegan Bradley and four-time Major winning Ernie Els in calling on golf governing authorities to change their mind with talk of banning the belly putter from 2016.
“I’ve used the belly putter for 16 years since I was ...
Justin Rose Calls For Change For Apparent Committee Bias Against 2014 Captain Candidate Paul McGinley.
Medinah winning hero, Justin Rose has called on the European Tour to take the Ryder Cup captaincy vote out of the hands of the Players Committee given an apparent bias against 2014 candidate, Paul McGinley.
McGinley will walk into the committee room next January in Abu Dhabi with at least four fellow members, in the 15-man committee, against him replacing Jose Maria Olazabal for Gleneagles.
They include 2014 captaincy rival Darren along with fellow ISM clients Richard Finch and David Howell along ...
Els & Bradley Promise Legal Fight With Ruling Authorities If Belly Putter Banned
PGA Champion and Ryder Cup star, Keegan Bradley plus double winning Open Champion Ernie Els have promised a fight with golf’s ruling bodies to stop the ban of the controversial belly putter.
Bradley and Els will use the belly putter in this week’s $US 7m WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shenzhen.
However golf’s ruling bodies, the St. Andrews-based R & A and the USGA, will ban the use of the club from 2016.
Els vehemently slammed the putter that’s anchored to the stomach in putting but ...
Rory McIlroy Free To Sign $250m Deal With Nike – First Big Sponsonship Deal For Horizon Sports.
Rory McIlroy is officially a free agent and can sign on the dotted line for a $250m deal with equipment giant, Nike.
MIlroy and Acushnet Co., which has supplied the 23-year-old Northern Ireland star with Titleist and FootJoy gear respectively, since he turned pro in September 2007, has released the World No. 1 from their relationship after this year.
The announcement allows McIlroy to pursue a lucrative endorsement contract, with strong indications that he will sign with Nike in a deal that one ...
Rory McIlroy Closer To Signing With Nike As Titleist Confirm Not Renewing Contract
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy now looks almost certain to be switching to Nike after rivals Titleist confirmed they would not be renewing their contract with the double Major Champion.
But then you only had to be in Zhenghou on Monday to fathom that.
McIlroy was not only hitting golf shots with a Nike club belonginng to Woods but he was also using Nike golf balls on the range and was seen wearing a pair of Nike trainers while present for the ‘Duel at Jinsha Lake’.
There was the appearance ...
Ian Poulter Asked To Name The Most Muscular, Handsome & Fashionable Among European Ryder Cup Team.
It was one of those ‘out of left field’ bizarre questions you only get in China when Ian Poulter was asked to name the most muscular, handsome and fashionable of the European Ryder Cup team.
Last week in Shanghai for the BMW Masters, Rory McIlroy had been asked who he thought among himself, Martin Kaymer and Poulter who could play the part of James ‘007’ Bond.
This week it was Poutler’s turn and here’s ‘Poults’ nominations:-
Muscular – Lee Westwood
Handsome ...
Tiger Woods & Rory McIlroy Go Head-To-Head On A Crazy Day In China – Photos From A Mad Monday In Zhengzhou..
If you wondered what it would be like if China ever produced a World No. 1 ranked golfer than you only had to be in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Monday for the ‘Duel at Jinsah Lake’.
In all my years of reporting golf I’ve never seen a day or scenes like it.
McIlroy and Woods arrived at the course in a fleet of Bentleys to be greeted by the sight of a double line of Chinese military personnel standing to attention.
Inside the gates of the Jinsah Lake Golf Club complex was more ...
