Purcell Excited Teeing-Up 104th Australian Open
… Sydney, Australia
For Irish rookie pro Conor Purcell it could have been ‘now is not the time to shank it’ moments ahead of tee-off in this week’s 104th Australian Open in Sydney.
Purcell, 22 turned pro the week prior and distinguished himself well in grabbing a top-30 finish at the New South Wales Open to the west of Australia’s first city.
The now rookie Portmarnock pro was afforded an invitation to contest the event by virtue of his brilliant Australian Amateur success at the ...
Garcia Looks Back Proudly On Two Decades In The Pro Ranks.
.… Sydney, Australia
It is an understatement in remarking much has happened over the past two decades in the professional career of Sergio Garcia.
His first appearance in this week’s Australian Open in Sydney will bring down the curtain on two decades as a professional.
At age just 15-years and a few days, he made his European Tour debut as an amateur at the 1995 Turespana Open Mediterrania.
After an acclaimed amateur career that was highlighted in capturing the 1998 Amateur and a victory ...
Leishman Ready To Toast Leishman Lager ‘Down Under’ Launch Later This Month
….. Sydney, Australia
Look out G Mac you have a competitor in the beer production business.
Aussie Marc Leishman likes a beer or two but living in the States he never took the American main stream beers. Here we’re talking beers such as Bud, Coors, Miller and the like.
Of course, top golfers and wine has long been a norm with the likes of Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus and Ernie Els putting their names to bottles of vino.
McDowell has his own range of craft beer produced by the GolfBeer ...
Garcia Plays Down Any Injury Concern Despite Both Legs ‘Taped’.
… Sydney, Australia
Masters champion Sergio Garcia has played down any injury concern despite arriving Tuesday at the 104th Australian Open venue with the back of both his legs sporting red ‘medical’ tape.
Garcia is making a first visit to Sydney for this week’s staging of Australia’s premier event.
The Spaniard arrived from Dubai where he had finished his 20th European Tour season sharing sixth place in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
The 2017 Augusta National ...
Lowry Should Be At Ease As Golf Is On His RTE ‘Sportsperson Of The Year’ Voting Side
Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy are the only golfers among 26 on a ‘longlist’ of nominees for the annual RTE ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ award to be presented on December 14th.
McIlroy is a previous winner of the award and so too is boxer Katie Taylor and with the duo along with Lowry favourites to be presented with the award.
Also, and a strong favourite is Dublin’s Stephen Cluxton and the most-capped Gaelic footballer in history who also led his team to an historic five-in-row victories.
Just ...
Casey Ends 16-Year Absence To Tee-Up In Sydney
…… Sydney, Australia
Paul Casey will end a 16-year Sydney absence when he tees-up later this week in this week’s Emirates Australian Open.
Casey, 42 was last in Sydney in 2003 when he captured the European Tour sanctioned ANZ Championship on the Alister MacKenzie designed New South Wales club and not that far from this week’s host venue at The Australian club.
The Englishman’s victory at the entrance to famed Botany Bay was the then 26-year old’s second of now ...
Konig Secures Omega Dubai Classic Start After Super Finish In Capturing Journey To Jordan Tour C’ship.
Exactly three years to the date after turning professional, England’s Harry Konig won his first title in dramatic fashion at the $100,000 Journey to Jordan Tour Championship, the season-ending event on the MENA Tour by Arena, on Thursday.
At the Greg Norman-designed Ayla Golf Club, the 24-year-old from Devon seemed out of the reckoning when he was three-over through eight holes. But he first holed his wedge third shot for an eagle on the par-5 ninth, and then played the last five holes to four-under ...
