Shane Lowry Happy To End First Swiss Four-Rounder With A Top-20.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry has set himself a top-20 finish heading to the final round of the Omega European Masters.
Lowry was on the seventh tee when clouds rolled-in to completely engulf the course.
It was some time before Tour officials called a halt to play at 11.45am local time but it was to 1.30pm when play resumed.
And when it did, Lowry superbly drove the green at the shortened par four, seventh hole landing a 214 metre 5-wood to two feet and holing the eagle putt.
“The seventh was a great ...
The Day I Played Golf In Thomas Bjorn’s Shoes.
For 20 years now organisers of the Omega European Masters have been arranging a golf outing for media attending the event.
We play on the Jack Nicklaus-designed 9-hole course across the road from the main championship layout.
The event is a highly contested affair given the wonderful prizes on offer including an Omega wrist watch as top prize along with clothing, balls, gloves, umbrellas and so on.
However on this occasion I arrived to play without golf shoes and not looking forward to walking a ...
Key To Omega European Masters Win Will Be Getting Yardages Correct On Rain Saturated Swiss Course.
The key to victory this week will be the player who gets the yardages right around the rain-saturated Crans-sur-Sierre course.
Heavy rain contined to fall on day two of the event as temperatures also tumbled and resulting in snow falling on the lower Alps.
Frenchman Julien Quesne, and winner of this year’s Andalucian Open, has found the shortest route after two rounds posting a second day 65 to move to nine under par and one clear on England’s Danny Willett (67).
Scotland’s Paul ...
Shane Lowry Labels Break-In Thieves As Scumbags.
Shane Lowry has gone to Twitter to rightfully lable as ‘scumbags’ thieves that broke into his parents house in County Offaly in Ireland.
The thieves stole a number of trophies won by Lowry at his beloved Esker Hills Golf Club while the thieves stole his father’s repliace of the 1982 Sam Maguire Cup.
Burglars entered the Lowry home in Kilcoursey between 8:30pm and 10pm Thursday night.
Brendan Lowry, Shane’s father, was member of the famous team that stopped Kerry winning ...
Shane Lowry Determined Not To Be Intimidated By Alpine Course.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry was very determined not to let the Alpine course overshadow him paid dividends with the Esker Hills star producing his equal-best round in four appearance in the Omega European Masters.
On each of the past three years Lowry has travelled up the mountainous road to the Crans-sur-Sierre course and on three occasions he’s tumbled off the course having missed the halfway cut.
But after an opening round of two under par 69 in wet and miserable conditions Lowry’s determined ...
McIlroy Ready To Step Forward & Take The Lead Ryder Cup Reins
Rory McIlroy has played in just one Ryder Cup but already the double Major winning Northern Irishman is ready to take over the on course Ryder Cup reins at Medinah.
McIlroy, 23 was a raw rookie two years ago in the extreme heat of battle at Celtic Manor but he’s ready to step forward later next month at Medinah and tackle the Americans head on at the Medinah Country Club outside Chicago from September 28-30.
“I know there are a lot of older guys than me that are going to ...
Greg Norman Vents Disgust Over Gleneagles Ryder Cup Annoucement Snub.
Former double Open Champion, Greg Norman declared he’s never been so insulted in his life than being turned away from being present to hear long-time friend and colleague, Jose Maria Olazabal announce his two European Team ‘wildcard’ picks.
Norman was on hand at Gleneagles last Monday to host a Johnnie Walker sponsored clinic prior to making his way to Switzerland and this week’s Omega European Masters.
However with heavy rain keeping everyone inside, Norman found himself inside ...
