Paul Lawrie Assured Of Augusta Return In Defeating Ishikawa.
Scotland’s Paul Lawrie is assured of returning to April’s U.S. Masters for a first time in eight years after defeating Japanese heart throb Ryo Ishikawa in the second round of the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship.
For a second day running Lawrie won his match 1up but on this occasion is was against a player 23 years his junior.
Lawrie travelled to Arizona on the back of a double Qatar Masters success that was the highpoint of an unpredented four top-10s in succession for ...
Ian Poulter Launches Stinging Attack On Bruce Critchley’s ‘Negative’ Remarks.
England’s Ian Poulter delivered SKY’s Bruce Critchley a stinging attack after his negative on-air remarks following Poulter’s shock first round exit from the WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship.
Poulter captured the Arizona event two years ago and he heads into May’s Volvo World Match-Play title in Spain as defending champion.
But it came as a big surprise when he was soundly bundled out 4&3 by Korean Sae Bang-moon on day one around the Dove Mountain course.
And ...
Ernie Els Shows Donald The Exit Gate.
Ernie Els delivered the first big shock of this year’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship in bundling World No. 1 and defending champion, Luke Donald out of the Arizona event.
Donald was not match for the four time Major winning Els who handed the Englishman a 5 & 4 drubbing on the Dove Mountain course
Els only managed to find his way into the event after both Phil Mickelson and Paul Casey withdrew.
But Els displayed all the worth of capturing
Donald was never giving a chance ...
Keegan Bradley – Spitting Is Winning The PGA Champion No Fans – PGA Tour Needs To Act.
Keegan Bradley needs to take a serious look at his pre-shot routine as his continual spitting is distasteful and winning him no new fans.
Bradley has joined an ever-increasing number of PGA Tour players who are becoming ‘serial spitters’ and the PGA Tour needs to step in and act.
Last year’s Atlanta Athletic Club champion was observed many times spitting during Sunday’s thrilling conclusion to the Northern Trust Open in suburban Los Angeles.
Bradley holed a superb 15-foot ...
Whiteford Denied Chance Of Victory After Disqualified In ‘Trial By Video’.
Yet again another Tour player has been disqualified after TV viewers spotted a breach of the rules.
This time it’s Scotland’s Peter Whiteford who was just one shot off the lead early on the final day when he was advised he was being cruelly disqualified from the Avantha Masters and in an event won by pint-sized South African Jbe Kruger.
The 31-year old Whiteford had been standing over his approach shot a day earlier on the par five 18th fairway of the DLF course. He can be ...
Harrington’s Cadillac Chances Take A Back Seat.
Padraig Harrington’s hope of qualifying for next month’s WGC – Cadillac Championship took a back seat on day three of the Northern Trust Open in suburban Los Angeles.
A week after finishing in a share of seventh at Pebble Beach, Harrington posted six bogeys and just one birdie in a third round 74 to crash down the board and into a share of 66th place at five over par on the Riviera Course.
Harrington will go into the final round a dozen shots behind the leading pair of Phil Mickelson ...
Robert Allenby Reveals He’s Still Receiving Post Presidents Cup ‘Hate Mail’.
Controversial Australian golfer, Robert Allenby has revealed he continues to receive ‘hate mail’ in the wake of his selection late last year in the Presidents Cup.
Allenby was one of Greg Norman’s two Royal Melbourne ‘wildcard’ picks but it didn’t go well for Allenby who failed to secure a single point.
That led in parts to a much-publicised spat with fellow Australian Geoff Ogilvy on the Sunday evening following the conclusion to the Australian PGA Championship and a week after the ...
