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 ...
Rory McIlroy’s Holy Grail – Holywood Golf Club & A Shrine To The Four-Time Major Champion.
When walking into any golf club you’re confronted by a honour roll of past Club Captains, Club Champions and other achievements.
There’s also the quintessential trophy cabinet full of gleaming silverware and stunning crystal.
However in walking upstairs to the trophy room at the Holywood Club on the outskirts of Belfast the area is very much a shrine to one person – Rory McIlroy.
On show is a collection of remarkable photographs taken from the time McIlroy was just two years of age, ...
Golf – A Study In Focus & Concentration Despite A Blazing House Fire.
The game of golf has long been described as an 18-hole exercise in focus and concentration.
However the fellow in the photograph has taken that description to another level and looking very far from flustered as a house behind him is totally engulfed in flames.
We’re not sure whether he saved par but unfortunately there was no saving the house.
Padraig Harrington – The Taxi Driver, The Claret Jug & A Reddish Liquid.
Padraig Harrington has never been one short of keeping the golf media amused with tales.
Take the very first night as the 2007 Open Championship winner. Harrington was in bed with wife, Caroline and with the famed Claret Jug sitting on a small table at the end of the bed.
Earlier in the day, Harrington had toasted his Carnoustie success by filling the Claret Jug with John Smith’s Smooth Bitter and admitting it was all to do with a bet with IMG manager, Adrian Mitchell.
Padraig Harrington ...
Padraig Harrington – ‘I Don’t Need To Win To Know What I’m Doing Is Right’.
In a frank interview ahead of next fortnight’s Open Championship, Padraig Harrington confessed he does not need to win for the assurance that changes he has brought into his game are correct.
Harrington has not won on either the European Tour or PGA Tour since capturing the 2008 PGA Championship.
He split with long-time coach, Bob Torrance and more recently has been working with renowned Peter Cowen.
But despite a win on the Asian Tour in late 2010, Harrington is still looking that first ...
