Harrington’s Flight Held Accountable For Abu Dhabi Disruption.
It’s now been established it was the Etihad Airlines flight carrying triple Major winning Padraig Harrington that was responsible for Abu Dhabi Airport shutting down early on Monday morning.
The flights of many competitors, including new Abu Dhabi HSBC Champion Robert Rock, were thrown into chaos due to Harrington’s flight damaging landing nights in thick fog.
Many of those European Tour members travelling to Doha and this week’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters complained on arrival it had taken upwards ...
Royal Portrush Moves Another Step Closer To Hosting The Open.
Royal Portrush has moved another step closer to hosting golf’s oldest Major with news from the R & A the Northern Ireland links gem will host the 2014 British Amateur championship.
The announcement comes just weeks after it was confirmed this year’s Race to Dubai Irish Open will be played on the famed Dunluce course in County Antrim.
The Open Championship was last played at Royal Portrush in 1951, and the only occasion the championship has ever been staged outside of either Scotland ...
Peter Lawrie Opts Out Of The Belly Putter Brigade.
So much for the joy of joining the ‘Belly Putter Brigade’.
Just four rounds after packing a belly putter into his bag and Ireland’s Peter Lawrie’s gone back to a conventional putter.
“Let’s just say I’ve retired the belly putter for the time being,” said Lawrie.
The Dubliner missed the cut in his first event of 2012, the Joburg Open and then sat out the weekend rounds last week in Abu Dhabi after scores of 78 and 72.
And a check of Lawrie’s putting stats reveals the former ...
Shaun Micheel Now Fourth U.S. Born Major Winner To Join Race To Dubai.
Affable American Shaun Micheel has followed fellow Major winners and compatriots Ben Curtis, Todd Hamilton and John Daly in taking out 2012 European Tour membership.
All four will contest this week’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
However Micheel, who turned 43 on January 5th, is no stranger to playing full time in Europe as he also was a full member in 2010 even though circumstances led to him not playing a complete schedule.
And after finishing 179th on the PGA Tour money list in 2011 and ...
McGinley Under Doctor’s Orders Not To Go ‘Hell For Leather’.
Paul McGinley in under doctor’s orders not to go ‘hell for leather’ at the start of his new season before hopefully getting back into full time Race to Dubai competition around March or April.
McGinley is returning to competition for the first time since withdrawing from last November’s co-sanctioned Iskander Johor Open in Malaysia.
Instead of undergoing keyhole surgery on his left knee, McGinley had less minor work on the knee.
However instead of playing the next three weeks, as McGinley ...
Paul McGinley Wears His Heart On His Hat
In a promotion to launch the new TaylorMade R-11 driver all sponsored TaylorMade players competing on either the European or PGA Tour’s the next three weeks will wear a specially designed cap.
Prominent on the cap is a red heart.
TaylorMade reps present at this week’s Commerical Bank Qatar Masters indicated the promotion is being labelled ‘Love Your Driver’.
McGinley’s wasted no time putting the new driver into his bag along with the RocketBallz 3-wood.
And the Dubliner ...
McIlroy Expecting This Year To See More Of The Eyes of Tiger.
Prior to last week Rory McIlroy had played just twice in the company of Tiger Woods.
But that figure has now trebled following the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with the U.S. Open winning duo playing a practice round together and then the opening two rounds and third day in each other’s company.
And at the end of the tournament won by England’s Robert Rock, just a stroke separated McIlroy and Woods with the curly-haired Northern Irishman finishing runner-up for a second year running and Woods ...
