Rory McIlroy Can Expect To Play All Five Matches Says Olazabal.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy now has the chance to become the first-ever European player to record five points from five games with European Team captain, Jose Maria Olazabal confirming he is prepared to play McIlroy in five matches.
Only three people in the history of the Ryder Cup have scored five points from five matches and they are all American born.
Not one European has managed the feat though Colin Montgomerie went within 1/2 point of that goal in the 2002 Ryder Cup at The Belfry.
Now McIlroy ...
Love 111 & Olazabal Play Down Rory McIlroy Versus Tiger Woods Sunday Singles Showdown.
USA Team captain, Davis Love 111 and his European Team rival, Jose Maria Olazabal have played down any part he could have in arranging for 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods in facing World No.1 Rory McIlroy in Sunday’s concluding Ryder Cup Singles.
Woods and McIlroy have suddenly found themselves inseperable during the FedEx Cup Playoff Series with organisers drawing enormous interest to the four events in pairing the straight talking American with the curly-haired Northern Irishman.
Lovee ...
Olazabal Hints Of European Team Pairings.
Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal gave a strong indication of his likely team pairings for this week’s Ryder Cup with those he sent out together in practice rounds on the Medinah course.
The England four of Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood teed off first to be followed by the Northern Irish duo Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy in the second group along with Scot Paul Lawrie and Spaniard Sergio Garcia.
Next off was Germany’s Martin Kaymer, Belgian Ryder Cup ...
European Team To Honour Seve Wearing Same Coloured Clothing In Medinah Singles.
The European Team will honour the memory of the late, great Seve Ballesteros by wearing a navy blue pullover and coloured trousers for Sunday’s Singles showdown against the Americans.
While European Team officials would not confirm the choice of colours it was Scotland’s Paul Lawrie who revealed the choice by Jose Maria Olazabal.
“I don’t know for sure but the word is that we’re wearing navy trousers, navy sweaters and white shirts like Seve always wore in the final ...
Tour Miss Holds The Ryder Cup As Europe & The States Prepare To Do Battle.
Tour Miss proudly holds the gleaming Ryder Cup as Europe and the States prepare to do battle later this week for the gleaming gold trophy.
Luke Donald Looking To Draw On Home Ground Medinah Advantage.
England’s Luke Donald will tee-up in this week’s 39th Ryder Cup and the only player among the two dozen contestants enjoying ‘home ground’ advantage.
Donald has made his home in Chicago where he resides with his American-born wife, Diane and young family.
But the England golfer enjoyed connections with the Windy City long before that.
Donald had spent four years at Northwestern, winning an NCAA title and graduating with a degree in art.
His wife was living in Chicago when ...
McIlroy Set To Share Florida House With Wozinacki.
Rory McIlroy has sparked rumours that he is about to set up home in Florida with his superstar tennis girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki after he put his £2m mansion in Northern Ireland on the market.
The double Major Champion bought the five-bedroom Irish house three years ago to share with his former girlfriend Holly Sweeney but they broke up last year ending their six-year relationship, the Daily Express reported.
The house, which is set in 14 acres in Moneyreagh, south-east of Belfast, has a golf ...
