Proud Lowry Returning Home After Seven Months Stateside
A proud yet worn out Shane Lowry arrives back to Ireland tomorrow (MON) going straight into the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open ‘bubble’ at Galgorm Castle in Ballymena
It will be Lowry’s first steps back on the Emerald Isle in seven months since he and his young family moved to rented premises last February at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida.
And after a good day’s rest, the reigning Open Champion will be looking for playing conditions to be a little less severe teeing-up on Thursday than the ...
MacIntyre Proudly Returning Home ‘Crushed, Battered & Bruised’ But Donating $35,000 To Hurricane Laura Appeal.
Top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre has withdrawn from this week’s Irish Open admitting he’s ‘crushed, battered and bruised’ a brutal U.S. Open mauling at Winged Foot.
MacIntyre, 24, will arrive back to Scotland Monday having posted a final round nine-over par 79 for a 21-over tally to share 56th place among the remaining 61 in the field.
The Scot ended his round some 30-minutes before the final group teed-up ahead of packing-up his belongings, and along with his mother Carol, coach Davy Burns, ...
Manassero At Long Last Returns To The Winners Circle Capturing Toscana Open
Former Italian teenage sensation Matteo Manassero has ended a seven-year winless drought to capture the Toscana Alps Open on the Alps Tour.
Manassero holed a birdie putt on the last to win for a first time since capturing 2013 since capturing the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship.
The now 27-year old posted rounds of 63, 65 and 66 for a 19-under par 54-hole total on the Golf Club Toscana at Grooseto.
The Italian created history in 2009, and at age 16, in becoming the youngest winner ...
Lowry Muscles His Way Into Winged Foot Weekend Rounds
Shane Lowry superbly birdied his closing two holes to muscle his way into the weekend rounds of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
Lowry posted a gutsy level par 70 to remain at five-over par and head to the clubhouse then sharing 84th place and then right on the halfway cut line.
Moments later, and just as fellow Irishman Rory McIlroy teed-off, Lowry found himself up into a share of 78th and with the cut-off mark six-over eventually being confirmed just after 7pm local US time.
And while the Clara golfer ...
Sugrue Returning Home Still Uncertain When To Turn Pro
James Sugrue returns home to Mallow still undecided when he will turn professional in posting rounds of 78 and 79 for a 17-over par tally at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
Sugrue, 23 failed to record a birdie on day one but then grabbed three of day two including landing a 141-yard second shot into just four-feet and then rolled in the birdie ‘3’ putt at his final hole.
Unfortunately, it was an eventful outward nine of two birdies, at the seventh and ninth holes, but also included a pair of bogeys ...
Syme Departs Winged Foot Battered & Bruised But Already Looking At Many More US Open’s
Connor Syme proudly heads home from Winged Foot a little battered and bruised but already eagerly looking forward to many more U.S. Open appearances in his career.
Syme was headed south to New York City and a return flight to the UK after posting a pair of five-over par 75s for a 10-over par total and falling shy by some three shots in playing all four rounds in a maiden US major.
The 25-year Drumoig golfer ended Thursday’s opener at five-over par with still a hole to play when USGA officials called ...
McDowell Shoots Six-Over But Does Not Blame Winged Foot ‘In Any Shape Or Form’.
Graeme McDowell found himself introduced on the first tee as the 2010 U.S. Open winner but then 14 years on it proved a real roller-coaster return to Winged Foot for the Irishman in posting a six-over par 76.
McDowell, and among some 15 to have teed-up in the 2006 U.S. Open, produced a round that was five shots more than his 71 on day one of the 14-years ago at Winged Foot.
He was virtually playing catch-up in doubling the fourth hole and while he got back to one-over at the turn, McDowell then dropped ...
