Thieves Have No Chance Of Hocking Stolen U.S. Amateur Trophy
Thieves who broke into the United States Golf Association (USGA) museum will have little chance of hocking the stolen U.S. Amateur trophy.
US Amateur trophy
The USGA issued the following statement regarding an overnight burglary, in which two historical artifacts were stolen.
The artifacts include the U.S. Amateur trophy, which was created in 1926 and retired in 1992, and a replica of Ben Hogan’s 1953 Hickok Belt award, which the USGA acquired from the Hogan estate in 1998 and has displayed ...
Clarke Rules Out Ryder Cup Return
Newly-married Darren Clarke has had little to celebrate so much so the current Open Champion has all but ruled out returning later this year to the Ryder Cup.
Clarke is one of eight ‘seeds’ in today’s commencing Volvo World Match-Play Championship but won’t play a first match to tomorrow (FRI) when he faces Robert Rock.
Time looks to be running out for Darren Clarke to qualify for the Ryder Cup. (Photo – Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)
Rock rolled more-fancied rival Tiger Woods earlier ...
Future Of Czech Open Doubtful Says Tour.
The European Tour fears losing a third event from this year’s schedule when it meets with the Czech Open course owner today in London.
Keith Waters, Director of International Policy with the European Tour, are meeting with Stanislav Pros, owner of the Prosper Golf Resort at Celadna.
The Czech Open was set to be contested from August 16 – 19 but is on the 2012 Race to Dubai schedule as ‘TBC’.
Already this year, the Iberdrola Open in Majorca has been cancelled while the Castellon Masters, ...
Manchester City Winning Duo Celebrate England Call-Up Playing Golf Alongside Robert Rock
Fresh from their dramatic title victory in the English Premier League with Manchester City, footballers Gareth Barry and James Milner were celebrating again after finding out about their call-ups to the England squad during the Pro-Am at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.
The pair were playing with compatriot Robert Rock, a two-time European Tour champion, at Finca Cortesin when they received a text from the English FA informing them of their selection by Roy Hodgson in England’s ...
John Senden – ‘I Can Collect Poulter’s Scalp!’
Australia’s John Senden is quietly confident of causing the biggest upset on the opening day of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship and that is the scalp of defending champion, Ian Poulter.
Senden is making his first appearance in the elite event being played for a last time on the Finca Cortesin course on Spain’s Costa del Sol.
In contrast, Poulter last year bundled out Francesco Molinari, squared his match against Paul Lawrie and then defeated Lee Westwood. He then beat Molinari ...
Robert Karlsson Fears Graeme McDowell Ahead Of Volvo World Match-Play.
If there is one player Robert Karlsson fears in this week’s Volvo World Match-Play Championship it’s GraemeMcDowell.
Karlsson will face the 2012 Ryder Cup winning in tomorrow’s(THUR) opener on the immaculately prepared Finca Cortesin course on Spain’sCosta del Sol.
The Swede was a late entry into the 24-man field and taking theplace of injured former champion, Paul Casey.
Karlsson was a team mate of McDowell’s in the 2008 Valhalla losingside but failed to qualify for the Wales ...
‘An Open Book’ – Paul Lawrie’s Autobiography Set For Launch At St. Andrews In October
Paul Lawrie has hinted he would like the launch of his autobiography ‘Paul Lawrie – An Open Book’ – to take place in October and at the Home of Golf.
It would coincide with the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship where 11 years ago Lawrie became the first winner of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and on a Monday when poor weather forced the event into a fifth day.
“We’ve finished off the book just recently so it’s ready to go to print,” said Lawrie ...
