Four Ryder Cup Stars & Six Former Champions Tee Up In Maderia Islands Open
Four former Ryder Cup players and six former champions head the field in this week’s Madeira Islands Open.
The four Ryder Cup players are Welshman Phil Price and Sweden’s Niclas Fasth who were members of the victorious 2002 European Team.
Making up the foursome is England’s Oliver Wilson, who was a member of haplessly led Nick Faldo 2010 team while Sweden’s Jarmo Sandelin was controversially afforded just a Singles match in the Mark James captained losing 1999 team at Brookline.
The six former ...
Tiger Woods ‘Free Drop’. Is It In The Spirit Of The Game?
Tiger Woods added another ‘rules incident’ chapter to his golfing career last week in Charolette that once again has drawn debate if the ruling was in the ‘spirit’ of the game.
Woods hit an errant approach shot into the fifth hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.
Spectators rushed to the location that PGA rules officials said was ‘basically bare ground’ but no golf ball was found.
The official quizzed spectators before ruling an ‘outside agency’ ...
Manassero Now Faces Anxious Fortnight U.S. Open Wait.
Italy’s Matteo Manassero now faces an anxious fortnight long wait for confirmation he has qualified for next month’s US Open.
The 19-year old needed to finish seventh in the Spanish Open to move from 64th on the World Rankings and into the leading 60.
Manassero achieved that feat by finishing in a share of seventh in Sunday’s concluding event in Seville.
The Verona-born golfer then moved to equal 60th and alongside Korean Y E Yang when the World Rankings were updated this morning.
Cut ...
Olazabal Again Puts Pressure On Harrington To Qualify For Ryder Cup.
European captain, Jose Maria Olazabal has again put pressure on Padraig Harrington to lift his game if he is to qualify for the Ryder Cup.
Next fortnight the leading 30 players on the European Team table will have their measurements taken by Glenmuir clothing reps for suits, shirts, trousers and rain gear.
Olazabal will be on hand at the uniform and rain gear measuring session but it’s unsure if Harrington and fellow British Open champion, Darren Clarke have been asked to attend.
Harrington is ...
Dashing Dyson Targeting A Ninth National Open Success In Seville
Despite a last hole double bogey England’s Simon Dyson is still targeting a ninth national Open success of his career with victory in the Reale Serguros Open de Espania in Seville.
Dyson let slip a three stroke lead in posting a 71 for five under par tally and now just one clear of overwhelming home crowd favourite Pablo Larrazabal (69) and Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen (71) who share second place on four under par.
The 34-year old flaxen-haired Dyson flew the green with his approach shot ...
Antonio Garrido’s Special Place In The History Of The European Tour.
Antonio Garrido reminded everyone of the special place he enjoys in the history of the European Tour.
Garrido, and the father of current Tour member Ignacio, captured the 1972 Spanish Open at the Pals course in north-east Spain near Girona.
He became the European Tour’s official first-ever winner and still remembers the emotion in winning in a play-off.
“It is so long ago since I won the Spanish Open and my memory is not all that good but I do remember the play-off as I beat Valentin Barrios ...
McIlroy Celebrates Birthday Joining Rich List.
Rory McIlroy celebrated his 23rd birthday with news he is now the 12th richest GB & I golfer.
McIlroy’s personal fortune is now Euro 13m for the reigning U.S. Open champion to be lying joint 23rd in the overall top-100 highest money-earners in the UK and Ireland.
Former F1 World Champion heads the UK’s wealthiest with earnings of nearly Euro 60m.
Six-time Major winner, Nick Faldo is the richest golfer with a net worth of Euro 41m, and with Faldo having added Euro 2m after tax to his fortune ...
