Moving & Emotional Return Visit To Passchendaele.
It was my second visit to Passchendaele and it was no less emotional.
The first visit to the region had been in the early 2000s escorting my parents first to Normandy and the WW2 D-Day region of Northern France and then onto the WW1 sites in and around the Somme region of France and also into neighbouring and Belguim.
The second visit in September, 2013 was much the same and this time in the company of my brother, Steve and his wife, Sally (Sal to her friends).
To any Australian, towns such ...
Lyle Sticking With Handyman DIY Braces Look On His 40th Masters Anniversary
Sandy Lyle insists he will stick with the ‘Handyman DIY’ look in sporting braces after posting a disappointing six-over 78 on the storm interrupted 40th anniversary of his maiden Masters at Augusta National.
Lyle, 62 was the first off the 10th tee and posted a double-bogey and four bogeys on a very rain-softened course that saw plenty of players having ‘mud ball’s after drenching rain had flooded the famed Georgia course early on.
Lyle had been due to tee-up at 7am local time and ...
‘Keep Up!’ … Faldo Comments On Sabitini’s ‘Bedroom Problems’.
Many will not recall the events of the 2006 Players Championship.
Just to refresh, Stephen Ames stormed his way to a six-shot success and on the occasion of the final event before the PGA Tour’s flagship event moved to May though, of course, back to a March date.
However, the 2006 Players Championship is remembered for a black t-shirt worn by the then wife of Rory Sabatini.
Sabitini was grouped or two rounds with Nick Faldo along with Columbian Camilo Villegas.
There was no issue with Villegas ...
Lowry’s Thrill In Partnering Tiger Slightly Spoiled By A Masters 74
Shane Lowry was thrilled to partner Tiger Woods for a first time in a Major but was left disappointed in not matching the defending champion’s effort in posting a two-over par 74 on the opening day of the 84th Masters.
Lowry’s effort of two bogeys and 16 pars left him trailing well down the board and nine shot adrift of early first round leader Paul Casey and with the former Irish Open winner posting a blistering seven-under par 65.
Lowry’s two-over tally was a 10th occasion in 11 rounds of ...
Teary-Eyed Woods Forced To Pull Over On Route To Champions Dinner
Tiger Woods emotional return to the Masters continues to redefine the 15-time Major winner and learning he had to pull-over on the side of an Augusta road to ‘collect’ himself on route to Tuesday night’s former ‘Champions Dinner’.
Woods hosted the annual Tuesday night dinner for a fifth occasion and after also being emotional in speaking of last year’s triumph at his pre-Masters press conference earlier on Tuesday.
And then in speaking to his fellow Masters ...
Sugrue Like The Kid In The Augusta National Candy Store
To suggest James Sugrue is like a kid in a candy store getting about Augusta National is an understatement.
From driving along Magnolia Lane to the nervousness of defending Masters champ, Tiger Woods looking on as Sugrue teed it up in a practice round.
Last year’s Amateur Champion had probably waited longer than anyone, including Open Champion and fellow Irishman, Shane Lowry to take his place in this week’s 84th Masters.
Sugrue, and now aged 23, reigned supreme in June 2019 to capture the Amateur ...
McIlroy Insists He’ll Be Right At Home In ‘DJs’ & Cantlay’s Masters Company
With a mountain of Masters pressure again on Rory McIlroy’s now 31-year old shoulders he insists he’s going to feel right at home at least for the opening two rounds this week at Augusta National.
McIlroy will play the first two days of a first autumn Masters in the company of World No. 1 Dustin Johnson and Patrick Cantlay.
‘DJ’ and Cantlay are two of McIlroy’s good friends and also fellow members at ultra-exclusive Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Florida.
“It’s a good draw for me as I see ...
