Syme Immediately Sets About Making Celtic Manor Ammends – Shares Lead In Wales Open
Connor Syme superbly set about making amends for last week’s Celtic Manor near first Tour win in posting a stunning 66 and muscle his way into a share of the lead on the same course on day one of the ISPS Handa Wales Open.
Syme’s effort was five shots fewer than Sunday’s disappointment in having to settle for third place at the Celtic Classic.
It left Syme tied at the top with England’s Jordan Smith who grabbed six birdies in a five-under par 66.
Syme, 25 birdied three of his opening seven ...
McIlroy Rules Out Irish Open, BMW PGA, DP World & All International Travel To 2021
Rory McIlroy has officially ruled out all thoughts of contesting next month’s Dubai Duty Free Open and any other ‘overseas’ event until well into 2021.
McIlroy declared he intends staying Stateside right up to and including the New Year that will now see him not play any regular European Tour event in this terrible COVID-19 hit year.
McIlroy confirmed his ‘staying at home’ intentions ahead of teeing-up in Thursday’s the Northern Trust, and the opening event of the ...
Lowry Delivers Irish Open A Lift Hinting He Will Tee-Up At Galgorm
Shane Lowry has boosted interest in next month’s rescheduled Dubai Duty Free Irish Open with the real likelihood of teeing-up at the Galgorm Resort in Ballymena.
Lowry intends to remain in Stateside up to and including the September 17th to 20th U.S. Open and then return home to Ireland for the following week’s Irish Open.
Lowry spoke of his plans to return home, and in what will be a first visit since early February, soon after securing a place in this week’s Northern Trust on the southern ...
Lowry Assured Of PGA Play-Offs But Only After Stressful Wyndham Final Round.
Shane Lowry could breathe a big sigh of relief in booking a place in this week’s PGA Tour opening ‘Play-off Series’ event after a ‘stressful’ final round 67 at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.
Lowry grabbed five birdies but also dropped two shots and with the bogey at the par-3 16th presenting the reigning Open Champion with concern in his eventual 12-under tally.
For an 11th Tour event since the mid-June return to competition, it was a ‘no spectator’ event and thus ruling ...
McIlroy Sets Fine Example For All Golfers After A ‘Searcher’ Treads On His Golf Ball
Four-time major winning Rory McIlroy set a fine example for golfers around the world when his golf ball was located during the second round of the PGA Championship in San Francisco.
McIlroy sent his tee shot at the par-3 third hole well right of the hole landing in rough less than 20-yards from the green.
While there were no spectators allowed onto the TPC Harding Park course, a large number of ‘approved’ personnel began helping McIlroy look for his ball.
It was located but only after one of ...
Li Singing The Praise Of Irish-Born Early Career Coach
China’s Haotong Li was singing the praise of Ireland-born Paul McLoughlin in superbly seizing the PGA Championship lead in adding a 65 to his opening 67 for a two shot lead at eight-under par in San Francisco.
Li was out in the second group on Friday morning and at the end of a long day he was clear of six players in second place at six-under par.
They included England’s Tommy Fleetwood (64), Aussie Jason Day (69), Americans Daniel Berger (67), Brooks Koepka (67), Justin Rose (68) and ...
Ramsay Ready To Jump Into The Hanbury Manor Overtaking Lane.
Scot Richie Ramsay knows he need a low ‘moving day’ third round if he to get himself into contention at the English Championship north of London.
Ramsay finds himself the joint-leading Scot after two Tartan golfing colleagues in Connor Syme and David Drysdale failed to build on their super opening rounds on the host Hanbury Manor course.
The triple Tour winning Ramsay posted a bogey-free three-under par 68 to move to eight under par and tied with Syne and with the pair six adrift of England’s ...
