Jose Maria Olazabal Has To Wash His Own Balls.
Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal returned to the Hilversumsche practice range today belting more balls in an effort to sharpen his game.
Olazabal, who will lead Europe into battle in 19 days time at Medinah, has spent more time on the Dutch range this week than any other player and that includes Germany’s Martin Kaymer.
Olazabal had missed the cut with scores of 71 and 76 to tumble to a share of 133rd place and in a tournament he won in 1989.
However with his Spanish-born ...
Richie Ramsay Read To Ram Home Winning Form In Centenary KLM Open.
Richie Ramsay is determined to intimidate his KLM Open rivals into submission and become only the second Scot to win back-to-back in the 40-year history of the European Tour.
Ramsay posted a third round eight under par 64 to move to nine under par to again be in contention just six days after capturing the Omega European Masters.
If successful in the Dutch event, Ramsay would become only the second Tartan player to win two Tour events in succession since Colin Montgomerie captured the 1994 German ...
Darren Clarke’s Dutch Delight Gets Tastier.
Darren Clarke seemed so pleased he needed just 15 minutes on the Hilversumsche practice range immediately after grabbing birdies at his closing two holes in a third round 67 to move to three under par in the KLM Open at Hilversum.
Four players, England’s Graeme Storm Scotland’s Scott Jamieson and the Spanish pair of Pablo Larrazabal and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano share first place on 12 under par.
Clarke has got better with each round in posting scores of 72, 68 and his three under par ...
Jose Maria Olazabal Still Striving For Sharpness Less Than Three Weeks To The Ryder Cup.
It is less than three weeks to the Ryder Cup but the European Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal is still focussed on finding his game.
Olazabal missed the cut in the KLM Open with scores of 71 and 76 and in an event he captured in 1999.
His Dutch delight was the sixth of 23 European Tour wins for the Spaniard.
And despite not playing all four rounds in Holland this year it has not stopped ultra-competitive Olazabal continuing to work on his game.
In fact, he headed straight to Hilversum range ...
Rory McIlroy Continues To Surprise Irish Rank-And-File.
It’s not only the golf world in general continuing to be amazed by the efforts of Rory McIlroy but also his Irish playing colleagues.
While McIlroy strides closer to a $10m FedEx Series victory delivery Damien McGrane and Peter Lawrie continue to parcel together a hopeful winning score in the centenary KLM Open.
England’s Graeme Storm (66) heads into the third round of the Dutch event leading by three shots on 11-under par.
McGrane, who aced the par three third hole during practice, birdied ...
Simon Thornton Swaps Putters For Equal Lowest Tour Score At KLM Open.
Ireland’s Simon Thornton produced his equal lowest Tour score of a 64 to move into contention at the halfway stage of the centenary KLM Open at Hilversum.
The Newcastle golfer grabbed an eagle and four birdies for a six under par tally in the premier Dutch event.
England’s Graeme Storm added a 67 to move to 11-under par and three clear of his rivals as he seeks to end a five-year winless drought since his only Tour win, the 2007 French Open.
Scotland’s Scott Jamieson (64) shares second ...
McIlroy & Woods Level Pegging At Crooked Stick.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are level pegging after two rounds of the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Indiana.
Fijian Vijay Singh, a three-time Major winner, added a 65 to his opening 66 to snatch the lead by one stroke on 13-under par.
But after McIlroy stormed to a first round eight under par 64, and one less than Woods, the 14-time Major winning Woods drew level in the second of the FedEx Cup Series tournaments in posting a 67 to McIlroy’s 68.
American and former U.S. ...
