Tiger Woods – ‘I’ve Got 10 Years & 41 Majors To Go Past Jack Nicklaus’.
The sound of lightning and heavy rain practically drowned out Tiger Woods pre-PGA Championship press conference today at Kiawah Island.
However there was one answer that was loud and clear and with Woods speaking up above the sound of thunder to declare he still has 10 years and 41 Major Championships to win the five Majors that would take him past the great Jack Nicklaus.
“I figure it’s going to take a career, and it’s going to take a long time,” said Woods.
“Jack didn’t finish his until ...
Tiger Woods – One Win In 24 On Pete Dye Designed Courses.
Tiger Woods heads to this week’s PGA Championship with a one win in 24 record on Pete Dye designed golf courses.
Since a visit to Scotland in 1963 Dye has design or redesigned so many golf courses not even the now 86-year old knows.
But one thing’s certain this week’s Kiawah Island at 7,676 yards will be one of the longest, and probably the windiest, in recent Major’s history.
Kiawah’s Ocean Course is 200 yards longer than Augusta National, 450 yards longer than Olympic where Webb Simpson ...
Drama In Cleveland – Massive Trucking Company Fire.
There was high drama for my www.golfile.ie colleague, Eoin Clarke and myself ahead of departing Cleveland Airport and bound for this week’s PGA Championship.
No sooner had we awoke to get ready to leave our hotel and we could hear the sounds of helicopters hovering over our hotel around 6am.
On stepping out onto the balcony a huge ball of black smoke was coming from the direction of the airport.
First thoughts that a plane may have crashed but as it turned out a fire at the end of the road ...
Fred Couples Latest ‘Bridgestone’ TV Commercial Sends Out Wrong Message.
A new TV add featuring victorious British Seniors Open winner, Fred Couples for Bridgestone tyres incredibly sends out a wrong message to regular car users.
In the commercial that featured heavily during this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational, Couples is seen getting behind the wheel of a car and placing a Bridgestone golf ball on the dash.
Couples drives off but is quickly distracted from the responsibility of driving by the golf ball as it rolls along the door window frame and ...
Rory McIlroy Bound For Kiawah Island With ‘Anticipation’ Of PGA Success.
Rory McIlroy heads to this week’s PGA Championship in South Carolina with an ‘anticipation’ of a second Major success after sharing fifth place in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
The result is McIlroy’s third straight top-10 finish in the $US 8.5m event won in dramatic fashion by American Keegan Bradley.
Bradley will now travel to Kiawah Island and his defence of this week’s Major in the best form possible form in coming from four shots behind at the start ...
Lee Slattery Tied Eighth With Donald & Woods To Leave Brandel Chamblee Choking On His Words.
Not for a first time in his TV career, Brandel Chamblee has been left choking on his words after England’s Lee Slattery shared eighth place in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Slattery, competing in the $US 8.5m for a first time, birdied three of his opening four holes, on route to a final round 68 for a four under par tally.
Chamblee had singled out Slattery for criticism following his opening round 65 suggesting at 230th in the world, Slattery did not deserve a place ...
Keegan Bradley Gifted Bridgestone Invitational Victory After Jim Furyk Doubles Last.
Keegan Bradley heads into his defence of this week’s PGA Championship in the best form possible but only after fellow American Jim Furyk horribly double bogeyed the last to hand victory to his rival.
Bradley came from four shots behind at the start of the final day to post a final day six under par 64 and defeat fellow Americans Jim Furyk (69) and Steve Steve Stricker (64) by a stroke with a 13 under par tally.
Furyk, who was looking for his first wire-to-wire success in his 18th PGA Tour victory, ...
