Padraig Harrington – ‘I Would Do Damage Staying At Home’.
Padraig Harrington confessed he would do ‘damage’ if here to have stayed at home and not contested this week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.
The Triple Major winner heads into the second round on three under par and a topsy turvy first round on the Gil Hanse designed course to the east of Inverness.
He was three under par after just seven holes in holing a 20-foot putt at the 12th or this third hole, a 14-foot birdie at his fifth and then a five-footer ...
Fortrose & Rosemarkie – Members -v- Media Challenge.
Once again, our very special thanks to members and staff of the Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club for hosting the media on Wednesday afternoon.
Despite it raining over the first handfull of holes for a second year running, it turned into a very enjoyable evening.
Mike McDonald, Club Secretary at Fortrose and Rosemarkie, organised for the Club Captain, eight fellow members and himself to tee-up alongside 10 members of the media covering the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
And while the ...
Ernie Els First – ‘The Big Easy’ Takes To Flying Easyjet.
Triple Major winning Ernie ‘Big Easy’ Els startled fellow passengers and players flying to Inverness and this week’s Scottish Open with budget airline ‘Easyjet’.
Els, a former double Scottish Open winner was forced to fly with Easyjet for a first time as he’s in between purchasing a new private jet.
Els, who is reputed to enjoy a wealth of some £75, paid £150 for the short flight from Luton to the northern Scottish city.
“It was a nice change from flying around in charter flights ...
Rory McIlroy Invited To Inspect Belfast Mural.
Rory McIlroy has been invited to inspect a stunning mural of himself painted on the side of a Belfast house.
There has been enormous interest in the two storey high mural located in Damascus Street in suburban Holyland’s in the Northern Ireland capital.
Declan Boyle from www.rentourproperty.com commissioned the mural and arranged for local artist Danny Devenny to paint the mural, and to send a message to the mainly university population living in the area.
“It was the intention of the ...
Phil Mickelson Receives Invitation To Contest Scottish Open.
After missing the cut in Greenbrier Classic, Phil Mickelson has had a change of mind and asked to be given an invitation to contest this week’s Scottish Open at Inverness.
Mickelson, who has slipped to No. 16 in the world, was not among those entered in the £2.5m event when entries closed on Friday 29th June.
However his management company approached Scottish Open organisers who happily agreed to have Mickelson compete in the tournament.
Mickelson had been a regular guest to the Scottish ...
Marcel Siem Ends Eight-Year Winless Drought To Land French Open Title.
Germany’s Marcel Siem finally broke through after some recent good results to capture the French Open title in Versailles.
Despite a final hole bogey, the pony-tailed Siem won by a stroke with a final round 67 to win by a strok with an eight under par tally.
It is only the Mettmann-born Siem’s second European Tour success after capturing the 2004 Dunhill Championship in South Africa.
Italy’s Francesco Molinari (64) was in second place at seven under par and with French crowds roaring ...
Michael Campbell Secures Best Result In Four Years With 11th In French Open.
One swallow does not make for a summer but Michael Campbell had every good reason to smile after securing his best finish in four years with a share of 11th in the French Open in Versailles.
The former 2005 U.S. Open champion birdied four of five holes from the 11th in a closing round 67 for an eventual two under par tally.
It left Campbell trailing just six strokes behing Germany’s Marcel Siem who ended an eight-year winless drought in winning by a stroke on eight under par.
Campbell’s ...
