Power Heading To Maiden Masters Not Just To Make-Up Augusta Numbers
Seamus Power will arrive at the front gates of Augusta National tomorrow morning (Sunday US time) determined he will not just be making -up the numbers in his maiden appearance at the 86th hosting of the Masters.
Power, 35, will become the 16th Irishman to compete in the Masters when introduced ‘Fore, please! Seamus Power now driving’ on the first tee next Thursday at the famed Georgia golfing gem.
For the very in-form Touraneena-born golfer, it will be a career milestone and much-anticipated ...
Scott, Smith & Leishman Full Of Masters Praise For Aussie Compatriots Davis, Herbert & Lee
The Aussie trio of former champ Adam Scott along with Cam Smith and Marc Leishman are delighted compatriot trio of Cameron Davis, Lucas Herbert, and Min Woo Lee will be making their Masters debut next week at Augusta National
Davis, 27, brilliantly celebrated a maiden PGA Tour success on the 4th of July last year with his playoff victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, so the Sydneysider had just over nine months with the knowledge he would be in the field for the 83rd hosting of the Masters.
The ...
Knox Headed For A Dip In The Pool After A Sizzling 65 On Day 100th Valero Texas Open
Scotland’s Russell Knox was headed for a dip in the pool after boosting hopes of earming the last invitation into the Masters with a sizzling 65 on day one at the 100th anniversary of the Valero Texas Open.
Knox, 36, had plenty of the sponsor’s product in the tank with a bogey-free display of seven birdies and a share of the lead in the £stg 6.54m event on the TPC San Antonio course.
Danish 21-year-old sensation Rasmus Hojgaard tied Knox with a birdie at his 10th and then went one clear ...
McIlroy Declares It Would Be ‘Phenomenal’ Should Tee-Up In The Masters.
… Fatiha Betscher
Rory McIlroy, and like everybody, is excited at thoughts Tiger Woods could be returning to golf at next week’s Masters.
The sight of Woods’s private jet, registered N517TW, touching down yesterday at Augusta Regional Airport, has got not only the golf world excited but sports fans around the globe and excited Woods may be returning to competition, and not just any tournament but the Masters.
It was last December Woods returning to a formal tournament riding about ...
Laird & Knox Staring At A Masters ‘Last Chance Saloon’ Teeing-Up In Texas
For Martin Laird and Russell Knox, this week’s Valero Texas Open is a Masters ‘Last Chance’ Saloon’ for the Scottish pair.
Laird and Knox, along with fellow Scot Robert MacIntrye, are contesting today’s (THURS) starting £stg 6.54m event where the winner is not only fitted with a stylish pair of cowboy boots but earns the last invitation, if not exempt, into next week’s Masters.
Laird did just that nine years ago, denying Rory McIlroy when the now Denver-based Scot birdied his closing ...
McIlroy No Fan Of Norman, But Clearly Enjoys A Fondness For Norman-Designed Courses
… Fatiha Betscher
Rory McIlroy is certainly no fan of Greg Norman and The Shark’s Saudi connection, but there’s no question that McIlroy does find favour in playing Greg Norman-designed golf courses.
Two of McIlroy’s biggest wins on the now named DP World Tour have come on the Earth Course at the Jumeirah Estates in Dubai, and that should have been three if not for the shirt-ripping exercise that followed his implosion last November up the last in Dubai.
A strong feature, as most TV ...
McIlroy Firstly Seeks Being Fitted With A Pair Cowboy Boots & Then A Green Jacket
Rory McIlroy will jet into San Antonio tomorrow morning US local time for a first visit to ‘The Alamo’ city in nine years.
It will be the first of two weeks where a victory prize is also an item of much sought-after clothing, with the Valero Texas Open winner being fitted with a stylish pair of cowboy boots and I don’t need to remind you what the winner a week later in Augusta also slips into.
We’ve known since early last month that McIlroy will tee up on the Greg Norman-designed The ...
