‘G Mac’ Hits The Redstone Range Under Cowen’s Watchful Eyes
No sooner had Graeme McDowell arrived in Houston and he was on the Redstone practice range under the watchful eye of long-time coach, Peter Cowen.
McDowell flew in from Orlando and while making his way to the range, caddy Ken Comboy was getting his first ever look at the Shell Houston Open host venue.
But little did Comboy know that it’s an 11-kilometer walk from the first tee to the 18th green around the Tournament Course.
“We measured the course using one of those machines and including the ...
Westwood Gets Into Augusta Mode Putting In His Backyard
World No. 3 Lee Westwood has been warming up for next week’s Masters in his Worksop backyard.
Westwood has been putting the practice putting green out back at ‘Westwood Manor’ in readiness for next week’s opening Major Championship of the New Year.
And while the Worksop green is nowhere near the speed of the greens at Augusta National, Westwood is happy with his game with just nine days to the commencement of the Masters.
“I try to get my practice putting green as close as possible to ...
‘Murph’s’ Chauffeur Invites Him To Celebrate Birthday With Traditional Moroccan Meal.
Ireland’s bubbly Mark Murphy celebrated his 34th birthday in being treated to a traditional home cooked Moroccan meal.
Murphy ended his round in birding two of his three closing holes in near darkness for a level par 72 on day one of the Hassan II Trophy in Morocco.
Murphy was out in the very last group and ended his round in near darkness.
The Irishman earned a place in the Moroccan field and also a start in June’s Irish Open at Royal Portrush in winning last May the Ireland version of ...
Golf – Try This Ethical Examination Test.
One of www.golfbytourmiss.com supporters sent it an ‘Ethical Dilemna Test’ and we all got such a laugh here in the Media Centre of the Hassan II Trophy we thought we would share it with you.
Imgaine you were playing in your club championship final and the match was all square after 17 holes.
You had the honor on the final tee and and hit a modest 250-yard drive to the middle of the fairway, leaving a simple 6-iron into the green.
Your opponent then hits his ball, lofting it deep ...
Mark Murphy Looks To Stand Tall After Being Doubled Over In Back Pain.
After being laid-up in bed earlier this week with back spasms relatively unknown Irish golfer Mark Murphy is now boldly targeting success in this week’s Hassan II Trophy in Agadir.
Murphy celebrates his 34th birthday in teeing up in the last group on day one of the Euro 1.5m Hassan II Trophy.
And as a vote of confidence in his game Murphy has paid a £2,000 ‘Affiliate Membership’ joining fee that means any money the Waterville born player earns this week counts towards his European Tour ...
Chilean Felipe Aguilar Creates European Tour History.
Leading Chilean golfer Felipe Aguilar has created history in becoming the first non-European to be elected to the European Tour Tournament Players Committee.
The Committee, chaired by Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn is charged with representing the interests of all European competitors.
That task involves anything from recommending the selection new European Ryder Cup captains, agreeing on punishment for breaches of behaviour and more recently increasing to 13, the number of events a member of the Tour ...
Shane Lowry Agrees It’s Easier To Get A Game At Augusta Than Agadir.
Shane Lowry’s never played Augusta National but he agreed it would be easier to play a round of golf on next month’s Masters venue than to tee up outside of this week’s host Hassan 11 Trophy course at Agadir.
The Irish golfing ace was the second European Tour player this year to take to the ultra-exclusive Royal course that is for the sole use of one man, the late King of Morocco and now is for the exclusive use of his son, His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
The Royal Course is laid out in and ...
