Tiger Woods Opens With Wild Tee Shot Into Spectators – Monty Critical Of Taking Driver.
Tiger Woods began his seventh Ryder Cup appearance with a wild drive down Medinah’s first hole that left 2010 victorious European Team captain Colin Montgomerie very critical of a decision to use the driver.
The tee shot from the 14-time Major Champion was the poorest of all 12 players competing on day one of the 39th Ryder Cup.
Woods, rugged up on a chilly Chicago morning, had spectators running for cover on the occasion of his 13th Foursomes encounter with his erratic 316-yard drive down ...
USA Draw First Blood In 2012 Ryder Cup As Snedeker Birdies Medinah’s Second.
The USA Team pairing of Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker drew first blood for the home team when they went 1up in winning the second hole in their opening match against the all-Ireland pairing of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell.
McDowell got the Ryder Cup underway hitting the opening tee shot, albeit a wild shot left of the fairway before before fellow U.S. Open champion, Rory McIlroy found the fairway with a 3-wood.
“It was a very bizarre experience,” said McDowell.
“I was actually ...
Leading Sponsor Slams Greedy Management Companies.
Giles Morgan is one of more influencial individuals in the world acting as he does as Head of Global Sponsorship for HSBC.
Morgan has worked tirelessly in recent years attracting the world’s best golfers to compete under the HSBC sponsorship umbrella.
However Morgan has used the annual KPMG Golf Business Forum to express his frustration at unregulated players’ agents demanding ‘unsustainable’ fees for their clients.
Morgan says management companies are demanding unrealistic fees, ...
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell To Face Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker In First Match Of 2012
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and fellow U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell will lead Europe in the opening Foursomes match of the 2012 Ryder Cup.
The All-Northern Ireland pair will face the Americans Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker.
“We like the way both of them have been playing of late and even though I don’t know where Jim is from I trust him a lot out there on the golf course, ” said Love after introducing Furyk at the Opening Ceremony as coming from Sea Island, Georgia when in ...
Jose Maria Olazabal Declares ‘Seve We Miss You’.
It was always going to be an emotional occasion for European Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal when he singled out his late, great friend Seve Ballesteros at the Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony declaring: “Seve, we miss you!”
“I cannot forget a great friend in the name of Seve Ballesteros,” said Olazabal.
“He was a special man. I believe Seve repected the core of Ryder Cup values.
“Seve we miss you!”
And before annoucing the make-up of his opening Foursome ...
European & USA Team Join Wives & Partners At Ryder Cup Gala Dinner.
The European Ryder Cup team along with their wives and partners were guests of honour at a gala dinner held at the Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, Illinois.
After a three-course dinner nearby, the players, Captains and guests of the PGA of America made the short journey to the Akoo for the second portion of the evening’s entertainment as American film and television personality Justin Timberlake, who himself played in the inaugural Ex-Captains and Celebrity Scramble on Tuesday afternoon at Medinah, compered ...
Olazabal Confuses European Pairings On Final Day Of Medinah Practice.
European Team captain, Jose Maria Olazabal has confused observers with his expected pairings for Friday’s opening Foursomes.
Olazabal and USA rival Davis Love 111 will announce the opening pairings during the Opening Ceremony later today.
While everyone expected to again see the U.S. Open winning duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell out during Thursday’s final official practice it was a surprise when McIlroy teed off in the company of Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer.
McDowell ...
