Lee Slattery Not Deserving Of Little Known Brandel Chamblee’s Criticism.
Once again a failed Tour pro, turned TV pundit, is stirring the controversy pot.
This time it’s the Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee.
Brandel who?
Brandel Chamblee, a 50-year old American who contested 370 events and won just one, the 1998 Greater Vancouver Open and hardly one of the PGA Tour’s blue-ribbon events.
England’s Lee Slattery enjoying his time at Firestone despite Brandel Chamblee’s criticism. (Photo – www.golfbytourmiss.com)
Like so many washed-up ...
‘G Mac’ Finds Firestone Playing Tricky & Short.
Ireland’s Graeme McDowell has now played 17 rounds of competition in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational but he’s never seen the host Firestone course as tricky and playing short as it did on day one of the 2012 event.
American Jim Furyk heads the event by two strokes in signing for a seven under par 63 with England’s Lee Slattery celebrating his 34thbirthday a day earlier with a 65.
McDowell raced to three under par after seven holes but then dropped shots at eight and nine and ...
‘Slatt’s Upstages Best In The Game To Move To Second In Bridgestone.
Southport’s Lee Slattery brilliantly upstaged the best in the game, including 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods, to be just two shots from the lead on day one of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Slattery, who celebrates his 34th birthday tomorrow (FRID), reeled off six birdies in a seven hole stretch mid-round, including four in succession from his 10th hole, in a five under par 65.
The Englishman trails 43-year old American Jim Furyk who posted a seven under par 63 in heat ...
Michael Hoey Left ‘Deflated’ After Bridgestone Debut.
Michael Hoey admitted he felt ‘deflated’ after posting a shock eight over par 78 on his debut in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational.
Hoey and Portuguese Masters winning partner, Tom Lewis find themselves at the bottom of the 78-player leader board heading to day two after dismal rounds in very hot conditions on the Firestone course.
Hoey, who is competing in the event for a first occasion, failed to manage a single birdie in dropping four shots over each nine.
He was then observed ...
Golf In 2016 Olympics – Groundswell For Change Of Competition Format.
There is a growing groundswell of opinion to abandon the concept of stroke-play when golf returns to the Olympics in 2016 and 2020.
Sixty players, both men and women, will tee-up over 72 holes on the Gil Hanse designed course in Rio de Janeiro as golf ends a 112-year wait in again beoming an Olympic sport.
However there is criticism with the intended format of the event and with many of the game’s top players calling for a format other than what takes place for all but one event each year ...
Paul Lawrie – ‘I’m Not In The Ryder Cup Until The Last Qualifying Putt Drops’.
Paul Lawrie refuses to allow himself the luxury of knowing he will automatically qualify for the Ryder Cup until the final putt drops later this month at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
Lawrie’s currently lying fourth overall and a certainly in the eyes of many observers to end a 13-year wait in returning to the European Team.
The Aberdonian is contesting the three final European qualifying events starting with this week’s $US 8.5m WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Lawrie ...
Hoey Using Fortnight Stateside As ‘Yardstick’ To Possible 2013 PGA Tour Move.
Northern Ireland’s Michael will use his two weeks in the States as a ‘yardstick’ become committing to attending the PGA Tour School at the end of the year, and in the goal of joining the U.S. Open winning duo full time in the States in 2013.
Hoey is making his WGC – Bridgestone Invitational debut this week in Akron, Ohio while earlier this week he was afforded an invitation to join fellow Ulsterman Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell in next week’s PGA Championship where he will ...
