Els Accepts He Has A Larger On-Course Role At Royal Mebourne.
Ernie Els accepts he has to play a larger on course role at this year’s Presidents Cup in helping the International Team with the biennial event for only a second occasion.
Els was a member of Peter Thomson’s 1998 International winning team that remains the only International team to have won in the eight event history of the tournament.
After Els and Vijay Singh lost their opening Foursomes match at Royal Melbourne, Els proceed to pick up 3 ½ points for the International’s in their ...
Harrington Still Going Through The Gears Of A New Swing.
Padraig Harrington confessed he’s still working his way through all the gears of a new swing declaring his work with new coach, Peter Cowen has not yet moved into ‘automatic’ mode.
The triple Major Champion is competing in his second event since switching full-time to work with Cowen.
Harrington took the swing into action at last week’s Austrian Open and despite some anxious moments the Dubliner managed to squeeze through to the weekend rounds.
However there was better signs on the opening ...
Dustin Johnson Finds There’s No Avoiding Talk Of Losing His Caddy To Tiger Woods
On a rare summer like day but deep into September, Dustin Johnson found there was no avoiding being asked to comment on his caddy, Joe LaCava jumping ship and moving to caddy for Tiger Woods.
Johnson had avoided the media in the lead-up to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship advising European Tour staff he would not be attending an official pre-tournament press conference ahead of the $US 5m event in Scotland.
But after recording a one under par 71 in glorious conditions on the Kingsbarns course, ...
After Repairing The Claret Jug, Darren Clarke Looks To Repair His Golf Game.
FeAfter having to repair the famed Claret Jug, Darren Clarke’s hoping a return to links golf will do the same for his flagging British Open winning game.
Clark will again join his manager ‘Chubby’ Chandler for this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
However Clarke confessed he had to give golf’s oldest Major’s trophy a ‘twist’ to straighten it after it was dropped by friends celebrating his victory.
“I’ve not managed to drop it, but a few other people ...
Zane Scotland In Historic Middle East First.
England’s Zane Scotland wrote his name into the record books in becoming the first-ever winner on the new MENA Tour.
The former European Tour player posted a third and final round, and also new course record of a 67 to capture the Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club on Wednesday.
Starting the day two shots off the pace, Scotland won with an eight-under par tally and win the $50,000 event by a stroke from hot favouite Yasin Ali.
Yasin, who carded a final-round 70, ...
Graeme McDowell & Ross Fisher Make Dream Come True For Emirates Youngster.
A 12-year old Emirates youngster will have a tale to tell his classmates after playing a practice round on the Old Course at St. Andrews in the company of Ryder Cup winning stars, Graeme McDowell and Ross Fisher.
In a bizarre tale, Dhruv Nair found his way from the United Arab Emirates to the Home of Golf after being gifted an all expenses paid trip to Scotland.
Earlier this year a charity auction was conducted in connection with the Emirates Airline Invitational at the Yas Golf Links in Abu ...
It’s Father & Son Week At The Dunhill Links Championship.
This year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is more like ‘Father and Son’ week with many of the world’s leading golfers enticing their fathers to compete in the $US 5m event.
Heading the ‘Father and Son’ combination is defending champion, Martin Kaymer who has his father, Horst as his amateur team mate.
Horst Kaymer caddied for his eldest son, Michael last year but this year the Mettman Golf Club member is the one teeing-up over four days on the Old Course, ...
