‘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 ...
Faycal Serghini – Looking To Make His Mark In 2012 Hassan II Trophy.
Morocco takes centre stage on the 2012 European Tour ‘Race to Dubai’ this week and there is one player looking to impress and it’s Morocco’s top-ranked professional, Faycal Serghini.
Serghini is no stranger to the Hassan II Trophy as he’s competed many times in the event and long before it became a full European Tour event in 2010.
The 36-year old Serghini finished a superb sixth in the 2007 event in the capital Rabat and three years before it became linked with the ...
Simon Thornton’s Mixed Day Of Emotions – Birthday, Child Ill & Good Friend Commits Suicide
Simon Thornton could not have endured a more contrasting day of emotions on the final day of the Andalucian Open at Marbella.
Frenchman Julien Quesne captured a first European Tour win by two strokes with a course record-equalling 64 and a 17-under par tally.
Italian teenager Matteo Manassero (68) kept alive his hope of making his pro debut at next month’s Masters in finishing on 15-under par.
Thornton celebrated his 35th birthday carding a final round 68 for a share of 33rd place at five under ...
