McIlroy & Lowry Lead Irish Chorus Singing Tiger’s 82 PGA Tour Victory Praise
Fellow Open Champions, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry lead the Irish chorus singing the praise of now 82-time PGA Tour winning, Tiger Woods.
Woods, 43 won by three shots in capturing the rain-affected ZoZo Championship in Japan and in the process equalled the record set back in 1965 by ‘Slamming’ Sam Snead.
McIlroy bounced back again from a diappointing one-over par opening score to finish a superb third in his first event of the new PGA Tour season.
And knowing Woods as well as he does, McIlroy ...
Calum Hill Has Extra Special Cause To Celebrate His 25th Birthday.
Scot Calum Hill has an extra special reason in celebrating his 25th birthday this Sunday after brilliantly wrapping-up his European Tour card for next season.
The Kirkcaldy golfer superbly birdied his closing five holes to grab third place in Sunday’s concluding secondary Challenge Tour’s Fosham Open just to the north-west of Macau in China.
The effort, and after two earlier victories this year, not only saw Hill jump 14 spots to 110th on the World Rankings, but he’s now top of the ...
Ricardo Santos Superbly Primed For China Victory Take-Out.
In an ideal golfing world, Ricardo Santos should be teeing-up in this week’s Portugal Masters.
The very affable Portuguese-born Santos resides in Vilamoura with his wife, Rita and family but he finds himself in China competing on the secondary Challenge Tour.
And the now 37-year old Santos is doing his best in a goal to return to the main European Tour in 2020, including finding his way to a share of the lead with China’s Zheng-kai Bai heading to the final round of the Foshan Open.
Bai ...
Stone Happy To Collect A Fourth Tour Win But He’s More Concerned For His Beloved Springboks
After an indifferent season, Portugal Masters front-runner Brandon Stone would dearly love to capture a fourth European Tour victory but the 26-year old is more-focussed ahead of the last round in cheering his beloved Springboks onto victory in the second semi-final of the World Cup in far off Japan.
Stone, and winner of last year’s Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open, added a third straight score of 66 to move two shots clear of the field on 15-under par on the Dom Pedro Victoria course ...
Twelve Months On & Ollie ‘Mr. 59’ Fisher Again Lights-Up Portugal Masters
For a second year in succesion, Ollie ‘Mr. 59’ Fisher has again lit-up the Portugal Masters.
A year ago, Fisher became the first player in the history of the European Tour to break the sub-60 mark in producing a second round 59 on the Dom Pedro course at Vilamoura.
Now twelve months on, Fisher has captured the headlines in signing for a second strraight round of 65 to move a shot clear of the field at 12-under par, and as the affabel Englishman seeks to only capture a second Tour title ...
McLeod Primed To Raise A Portugal Masters Toast At Tour’s ‘Last Chance Saloon’
Aussie golfer Jack McLeod could be raising a toast at the European Tour’s ‘Last Chance Saloon’ after his blistering start to the Portugal Masters at Vilmoura.
It has not been the maiden European Tour season for the Queenslander had wished but then the 25-year old could still be celebrating holding onto his Tour card thanks to a very impressive bogey-free 65 on the sun-splahed Portuguese Algarve.
McLeod teed-up in the Euro 1.5m event, and the last for those looking to retain full ...
Wiesberger Out To Make It Tough For The Likes Of Rahm & Lowry Entering Nedbank Challenge.
The decision by current European Tour No. 1 Bernd Wiesberger to commit to next month’s Nedbank Challenge is clear the Austrian is very serious in wishing to capture the 2019 Race to Dubai title.
Wiesberger, who had to miss last year’s Gary Player-hosted event through injury, will tee-up at Sun City in the absence of Jon Rahm and Ireland’s-own Shane Lowry, and presently ranked a respective two and three on the Race to Dubai.
Before heading to South Africa Wiesberger and Lowry, and ...
