Mike Weir Looking To Elbow His Way Back To PGA Tour
While former Masters champion Mike Weir is happy to compete on the European Tour the Canadian is determined to elbow his way back to playing full time on the PGA Tour.
Weir, 41 joins a number of fellow Major winners and former PGA Tour players to have joined the European Tour this season including Todd Hamilton, Shaun Micheel and Rich Beem.
Beem has joined Weir in Spain for this week’s Andalucian Open being staged on the Aloha course near Marbella.
It’s Weir’s first visit back to Spain ...
Harrington Now Just 10 Spots Shy Of 100th In The World.
Padraig Harrington is now just 10 places shy of being ranked 100th in the world.
The release of the rankings following the conclusion of events on Sunday around the world has seen Harrington drop a further place to 90th in the world.
It was this month three years ago the affable Dubliner was ranked a career best of No. 3 in the world.
However hurting the triple Major winner was the fact he did not qualify for the WGC – Cadillac Championship won by Justin Rose and will not compete again to ...
Woods Limps Off The Blue Monster & Now Doubtful For Augusta Greens.
Tiger Woods is now in serious doubt for next month’s Masters after being forced out with injury after just 11 holes on the final day of the WGC – Cadillac Championship.
Woods later cited an injury to his left Achilles tendon in limping off the TPC Blue Monster course.
“I felt tightness in my left Achilles when warming up this morning. It felt progressively worse throughout the day,” Woods said in a statement on his website.
“After hitting my tee shot at 12, I decided it ...
Paul Lawie Has ‘The Bottle’ For A Return To The Ryder Cup Says Monty.
Thirteen years after making his only Ryder Cup appearance and Colin Montgomerie is predicting Paul Lawrie will return to the European side later this year at Medinah.
Lawrie could not have faced a tougher introduction to the Ryder Cup than to be called upon by then captain, Mark James to hit the opening tee shot at Brookline.
The then reigning Open Champion teamed with then five-time capped Colin Montgomerie eventually winning their match 3 & 2 against then Open Champion David Duval and PGA ...
Frozen French Golf Courses To Warm Your Golfing Heart.
After covering the European Tour’s ‘2012 Desert Swing’ it was back to base in Crail, Scotland for a few weeks rest.
However the thought of three weeks rugging up during the last remnants of the Scottish winter was little too much to bear.
So given we had some business matters to attend to in France we jumped aboard an Easyjet flight to Lyon for what turned out to be 10 days in France.
However there was one of the strangest sights on arrival at Lyon when four items of oversize luggage ...
McIlroy In Need Of Roadside Service After Two Cadillac Rounds.
It would seem Rory McIlroy is desperately in need of roadside service after two rounds of the WGC – Cadillac Championship in Miami
Golf’s newest and second youngest-ever World No. 1 three-putted the final green that left McIlroy trailing 10 strokes behind American Ryder Cup rival, Bubba Watson heading to the final two days of the $US 8.5m event.
Watson tamed the Blue Monster with an eagle and nine birdies in a blistering 10-under par 62 to head the event by one stroke from England’s ...
Mike Weir Heading To Spain To Make His European Tour Membership Debut.
The number of struggling former long-time PGA Tour players heading to Europe is on the increase with former Augusta National winning hero Mike Weir set to make his debt as a full European Tour member at next week’s Andalucian Open in Spain.
Weir, 41 has not played a European Tour since contesting the 2007 Hong Kong Open as part of the 2008 schedule.
Of course, Weir travelled to Spain in 2000 to capture the WGC – American Express Championship at Valderrama.
Howevere it’s been ...
