Warren Forced To Carry His Own Bag After Caddy Ruled Out & Shoots Austrian Open 66.

In a bizarre COVID-19 related scenario and Scot Marc Warren had to carry own his own golf bag on route to a round of six-under par 66 to be sharing second place on the opening day of the Austrian Open. Warren’s long-time caddy, Ken Herring was delayed in receiving the results of a mandatory pandemic test and with no other caddies available, the triple Tour winning Warren was left to carry his own clubs. The 39-year old Warren, who capped his round with a 15th hole eagle, said: “That’s about ...

Sandy Lyle Backs Move To Reschedule Ryder Cup – ‘Not My Cup Of Tea Playing Without Spectators’

Five-time Ryder Cup star Sandy Lyle has backed the decision to postpone this year’s Ryder Cup to 2021 declaring ‘it would not be my cup of tea to play without spectators’. The PGA of America and European Tour, as joint organisers of the Ryder Cup, confirmed the view of most including World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, to put back the 43rd staging of the Ryder Cup to September 2021. Lyle, and a member of the back-to-back victorious 1985 and 1987 European sides, said a first European success in ...

Scottish Golfers Last In & Now First Out In European Tour Return

It will be a day over four months since Scotland’s David Drysdale was denied victory in a play-off for the March 8th closing Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The Qatar event was the last to be staged on the European Tour since all competition was stopped as the world dealt with the Coronavirus pandemic. And to herald the return to competition in the Thursday July 9th restart to the Tour it will be 29-year old Scot Chris Robb to hit off first in the Austrian Open on the Diamond Resort course ...

The Hills Are Alive With Golfers – Austrian Open Ending Four-Month Tour Lockdown

The Irish trio of Gavin Moynihan, Niall Kearney and Robin Dawson will help herald the return to competition of the European Tour at today’s commencing Austrian Open. First it was F1 returning to racing last week in Austria and now the European Tour will get back to competition starting Thursday at the Diamond Resort course located around 35-kilometres from Vienna. It will mark four long months since Spain’s Jorge Campillo defeated Scotland’s David Drysdale on March 8th to capture the Qatar ...

Irish Trio Moynihan, Kearney & Dawson Help Herald European Tour Return In Austria

The Irish trio of Gavin Moynihan, Niall Kearney and Robin Dawson will help herald the return to competition of the European Tour at this week’s Austrian Open. First it was F1 returning to racing last week in Austria and now the European Tour will get back to competition starting Thursday at the Diamond Resort course located around 35-kilometres from Vienna. It will mark four long months since Spain’s Jorge Campillo defeated Scotland’s David Drysdale on March 8th to capture the Qatar Masters. The ...

Nothing What Rory Said But Molinari’s Selling-Up In Surrey & Moving To California.

When Rory McIlroy fired off a broadside at his fellow Europeans for not getting off their backsides to play in the States, he didn’t mean for fellow Open Champion Francesco Molinari to sell his Surrey mansion. That’s just what the champion Italian has done in announcing he and wife, Valentina and their two sons are selling-up and moving to California. The Molinari’s have lived on the exclusive Wisley course estate near Woking in Surrey for close to a dozen years, and where long-time coach Denis ...

Power Posts Lowest Opening Two-Round Tour Tally To Grab Early Rocket Mortgage Classic Lead

Seamus Power continues to find ‘Motor City’ to his liking as he rocketed his way to new PGA Tour frontier with opening 36-hole career low and an early share of the lead on day two of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Power, 33, ended his round as then clubhouse leader in a second straight bogey-free showing of a six-under par 66 following his opening score of 67 for an 11-under par tally on the Detroit GC course. He was then joined among the early leaders at 11-under par by the American ...