Shane Lowry Slumps To Equal Worst Tour Score As Monty, Lawrie & Ollie Also Struggle.
Former Irish Open winner, Shane Lowry has slumped to his equal worst lowest score on Tour in carding an 81 on the first day of the Wales Open.
Lowry, who commenced his round from the 10th at Celtic Manor, was six over par after just holes in taking a double at par four 12th hole and then at the par three, 13th.
The Esker Hills golfer then dropped four shots over the remainder of his round.
It is Lowry’s worst European Tour round since a similar 81 on the opening day of the 2011 Hassan 11 ...
McGinley Takes To The Pool But Not With London Olympics In Mind.
It’s less than 60 days to the start of the London Olympics and Paul McGinley’s in the pool.
However the triple Ryder Cup winning star, who is contesting this week’s Wales Open, is not out to make a last dash bid to join the Ireland swim team.
McGinley’s taken to swimming 40 laps a day of the 25 metre pool at Wentworth to help improve his troublesome knee.
And the many laps of backstroke and crawl are beginning to work wonders for the near certain 2014 European Ryder Cup captain.
“I don’t ...
Paul Lawrie To Play Through The Pain Barrier At Wales Open.
Paul Lawrie will continue playing through the pain barrier at this week’s ISBS Handa Wales Open in the goal of further cementing place in the European Ryder Cup team.
It’s a year ago at Celtic Manor when Lawrie first complained of a ganglion cyst on the top of his left foot.
And while the Aberdonian has been advised to go under the knife, Lawrie has played through the pain barrier since then, and in the process produced some of the best golf of his career.
He’s a career-best of 29th in the ...
Rory McIlroy Will Be Fined By Tour For Club Throwing.
The European Tour has confirmed Rory McIlroy will be fined for a club throwing incident during last week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
McIlroy frustratingly tossed his club in the direction of the green after playing a poor shot into a bunker at the 15th hole at Wentworth and on route to missing the halfway cut at the flagship event.
David Garland, Director of Tour Operations indicated while he is yet to look at video evidence of the incident, he is certain from hearing about the incident ...
Divine Intervention – Archbiship Dr. Barry Morgan Tees Up In Wales Open Pro-Am
In what has to be a first for some time but the current Archbishop of Wales, Dr. Barry Morgan is today competing in the ISPS Handa Wales Open.
The Archbishop took his place in the Pro-Am alongside top Spanish golfer, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
The Archbishop of Wales, Dr. Barry Morgan tees off the first at Celtic Manor. (Photo – www.golfbytourmiss.com)
According to Wikipedia, Morgan was ordained in 1973 and became a parish priest and later a lecturer in theology. In 1993 he became ...
McIlroy & Donald To Go Head-To-Head At Memorial.
Just four days after Luke Donald returned to World No. 1 and Memorial tournament organisers have added enormous spice to their event by grouping Donald with Rory McIloy, and the player relegated into the World No. 2 position.
However what BMW PGA Championship organisers resisted, officials in Columbus, Ohio have grabbed in grouping Donald and McIlroy, along with PGA Champion, Keegan Bradley, for the opening two rounds of the $US 6.2m event at Murfield Village.
Donald successfully defended his ...
Double Delight For Peter Lawrie – First U.S. Major & Top Of Open Championship ‘Mini’ Money List.
There is double delight for Ireland’s Peter Lawrie heading into this week’s Wales Open.
Not only did the Dubliner qualify for his first U.S. major in winning through to the June 14th Championship but he currently heads an Open Championship ‘mini money list’ following his fourth place finish in Sunday’s concluding BMW PGA Championship.
The Open Championship ‘mini’ money list commenced with the flagship at Wentworth and will conclude with the presentation ceremony on July 1st at the ...
