McGinley Withdraws From U.S. Open Qualifier
Ireland’s Paul McGinley has reluctantly withdrawn from Monday’s 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath.
McGinley has contested only four U.S. Open’s in his career and the last in 2006.
The triple Ryder Cup winning star cited he is focusing his attention on qualifying for July’s British Open.
“I really want to qualify for the British Open and unfortunately it’s the worst week of the year for me, as it’s the week of the Irish Open,” said McGinley during this week’s BMW ...
European Tour Pours Cold Water On Els’ Scathing Course Criticism
The European Tour virtually poured cold water on Ernie Els’ scathing critisism of the dry state of the Wentworth West course.
The three-time Major winning Els slammed both the European Tour and the greens staff at Wentworth for the lack of watering about the famed ‘Burma Road’ layout, knowing the expected hot weather and strong easterly winds.
SEE EARLIER STORY FOR ELS’ FULL REMARKS
However the European Tour later released a statement with Tournament Director, David Garland ...
Ernie Els Launches Four Letter Tirade Slamming European Tour & Wentworth Greens Staff.
Ernie Els has launched a scathing four-letter attack slamming the European Tour and greens staff for the condition of the Wentworth course on day three of the BMW PGA Championship.
The triple Major Champion was as furious as anyone can remember after carding a third round 70 for a five under par tally in the Tour’s flagship tournament.
Els’ temper had been simmering since the seventh hole but boiled over when his approach shot into the 18th cannoned off the green and into a back bunker, ...
Rory McIlroy Has Left The Premises – What The Papers Say Following His Wentworth Flop.
Rory McIlroy spent close to two hours this morning working hard on his game after the embarrassment of missing the halfway cut in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
The current World No. 1 posted shock scores 74 and 79 to miss the halfway cut for a second week in succession.
Included in McIlroy’s second round was an errant shot that hit spectator, John Clark on the head.
As expected, the UK and Irish newspapers were not that kind to McIlroy, who will lose his No. 1 crown should Luke Donald ...
U.S. Open Qualifier – Down To 92 – Hansen, Hoey & Horsey Withdraw
Monday’s U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath is officially 92 players with the close of entries at noon today.
Ryder Cup captain’s Jose Maria Olazabal and Colin Montgomerie still head the field teeing up in the 36-hole qualifier on the famed Surrey course.
The field had been initially 106 but that has been cut by 14 with a number of notable withdrawals including Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey, former Ryder Cup star, Soren Hansen and past BMW International Open winner, David Horsey.
Hoey ...
Golf’s Black Friday – McIlroy Leads Major Champion’s Exodus From Wentworth
It is golf’s ‘Black Friday’ with four of Europe’s biggest stars, headed by World No. 1 Rory McIlroy crashing out of the flagship BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
McIlroy is just 19 days away from defending his U.S. Open title but looked more akin a weekend amateur fighting his way around the famed West Course, and also hitting one spectator on the head, with scores of 74 and 79 for a shock nine over par tally.
His second round effort included four birdies but also ...
Rory McIlroy Misses Back-To-Back Cuts For First Time In Two Years.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy crashed off the famed ‘Burma Road’ course missing the BMW PGA Championship halfway cut.
It’s the first time in over two years McIlroy has missed back-to-back cuts after last week sitting out the weekend rounds of the Players Championship.
The last occasion McIlroy was in the similar situation of having two weekends off in succession was 2010 when he missed the cut in the Shell Houston Open and the following week’s Masters.
It’s the first time ...
