Volvo World Match-Play Turns Into Northern Ireland Match-Play Championship
With the cheeky suggestion Rory McIlroy lost his second round match on purpose the all-Ireland duo of McIlroy and Graeme McDowell face each other for the first time in the professional career.
McDowell’s labelled Saturday’s showdown with his good friend as the ‘Northern Ireland Match-Play Championship’.
The tantalising McDowell and McIlroy encounter was brought forward after McIlroy’s shock loss to Belgium’s in-form Nicolas Colsaerts on day two of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship ...
Barclays Scottish Open To Boast Top-6 In The World
It is a list of stars sponsor’s would kill for!
The Barclays Scottish Open is going to boast one of the best fields ever with the world’s leading six players to tee up at Castle Stuart overlooking the Moray Firth to the east of Inverness.
World No. 1 Lee Westwood, winner of the event in 1998, will head those intending to test their game on the stunning Gil Hanse designed course.
As well, new World No. 2 Luke Donald said he’s adding the event to his schedule for a first time in four ...
McDowell Reveals Disquite In U.S. Over Inferior European Ryder Cup Host Venues
It should not come as a surprise but Graeme McDowell had revealed the disquiet among a number of leading American players at the inferior quality of European golf courses in recent years to have hosted the Ryder Cup.
The announcement on Tuesday the Le National course in France will host the 2018 Ryder Cup has been overwhelmingly praised and will ensure the biannual event gets back to a ‘trusted’ golf course for a first occasion in Europe for 27-years.
Since the wonderful Walton Heath ...
Clarke Draws On Winston Churchill Wartime Speech To End Three-Year Victory Drought
Darren Clarke drew on the inspirational words of British wartime hero Sir Winston Churchill to end a three-year winless drought and capture the Iberdrola Open in Majorca.
Clarke withstood the very blustery conditions along with an 11th hole double bogey to capture his 13th European Tour success but a first since the 2008 KLM Open.
The 42-year old Northern Irishman carded a final round 69 to win by three shots and also be one of just two players to break par on the final day on the tight and testing ...
Wood On Target For First Tour Success But Has To Be Wary Of Emotion-Charged Olazabal.
England’s Chris Wood remains on target to capture a first Tour victory in taking a four shot lead into the final round of Iberdrola Open in Majorca.
The 23-year old Bristol-born Wood posted a third round 69 on the Pula course to finish on nine-under par and clear of the Irish duo of Darren Clarke (70) and Shane Lowry (63).
Wood has close to winning before including being just one stroke away from the 2009 British Open play off and more recently when he lost the Africa Open play-off to reigning ...
Levet Declares It Not Right to Honour Seve By Awarding Spain 2018 Ryder Cup.
Leading French golfer Thomas Levet disagrees with the brother of the late Seve Ballesteros who’s called on the European Tour to honour Ballesteros’ memory in handing Spain the 2018 Ryder Cup.
The European Tour will announce next Tuesday at Tour HQ in Surrey the winning candidate nation to host the Ryder Cup in six years time.
Five nations – France, Germany, Holland, Portugal and Spain – are vying for the rights to stage one of sport’s greatest showpieces.
Most agree, France presents the ...
Finchem Denies Pressurising Woods
PGA Tour Commissioner, Tim Finchem has found himself having to defend whether or not he pressured Woods to contest the Players Championship.
Finchem’s long been renowned for having trouble playing a straight bat when it comes to issues affecting the Tour but he found himself right on the back foot and having to defend himself after Tour’s ‘cash cow’ hobbled off after nine holes.
“It’s always important for Tiger to be a part of the Tour, because he’s Tiger Woods, ...
