Royal Liverpool To Host 2022 Open Championship
St. Andrews, Scotland …
The R & A has confirmed the staging of the 2022 Open (British) Championship will be held at the Royal Liverpool course and for a first occasion since 2014 when Rory McIlroy capturing a first Open title.
It will be the 13th occasion Royal Liverpool with host golf’s oldest major.
The future Open’s now are:-
2019 – Royal Portrush
2020 – Royal St. Georges
2021 – St. Andrews
2022 – Royal Liverpool
2023 – Now possibly Muirfield.
R & A Concerned For Royal Portrush Open With Continued Brexit Uncertainty.
St. Andrews ….
Organisers of this year’s historic Open (British) Championship in Northern Ireland fear chaos over continued Brexit uncertainty and the Irish border issue.
Golf’s oldest major is returning to the Royal Portrush course this July for a first occasion since 1951 and with the championship long ago a sell-out.
It also will be just the second occasion The (British) Open is being hosted outside of England and Scotland since the inaugural tournament in 1860.
The announcement Royal Portrush ...
Eight Weeks In & 10 Controversial Headlines – Golf Needing Rules Issues Respite
A meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) hosted annually by R & A CEO Martin Slumbers with leading members of the European Tour media would seem now very timely.
Less than eight weeks into a new season and the proud ‘self-calling penalty’ game of golf is being dogged by all the wrong headlines.
There’s been no fewer than 10 different scenarios to controversially tug at the ancient club-and-ball game’s heart strings.
All but one of the 10 relate to the Rules of Golf.
Three of controversies come from ...
McGinley Warmly Praises McIlroy For Stance Over Mexican Ruling (See Video)
Rory McIlroy did not secure a winning Mexican take-out but he’s been warmly praised by Dubai Duty Free Irish Open host, Paul McGinley for his actions early in the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship in Mexico City.
Dustin Johnson shut the victory door on McIlroy posting a final round 66 to win by five shots with a 21-under par tally and become the first to win twice this season.
McIlroy, who saw his chance for a first win in 50-weeks die at the sixth hole, eventually signed for a 67 ...
McIlroy Up For A Mexican Takeout Victory Challenge
Here’s a stat that might play into Rory McIlroy’s hand but only if he gets off to the final round start he desperately desires on day four of the WGC – Mexico Championship in Mexico City.
Six of the golfers this season who have led by two shots after 54-holes of a PGA Tour event did not win the title.
The most recent included England’s Paul Casey leading the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by three strokes and American Justin Thomas, who last week led Genesis Open by four strokes through ...
Harrington Returns This Week To Competition From Injury At The Bear Trap.
Padraig Harrington will return to competition at the very familiar winning location of this week’s Honda Classic at PGA National and home of the famed ‘Bear Trap’ in Florida.
Harrington, and much like fellow Irishman Graeme McDowell, has been side-lined since injuring his wrist during the off-season.
The three-time Major winner initially thought he had sprained his wrist after an innocent fall while walking down stairs at his residence in December.
At the time Harrington announced: ...
G Mac Teeing-Up In Puerto Rico With Injured Wrist 95% Fit.
It is funny how golfing fortunes unfold.
Here is the sight of neighbours and Ryder Cup team-mates Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson checking-in at Orlando International Airport.
Instead McDowell was heading to Puerto Rico and Stenson to Mexico City.
Having lost his PGA Tour card at the end of last season McDowell has somewhat been forced in teeing-up in this week’s $3m Puerto Rico Open while Stenson, and enjoying the benefits of a 10-year exemption in capturing the 2016 Open, was bound for ...
