McGinley & McDowell Drawn Into Haotong Rules Controversy – The Rule Is Unfair.
The Irish duo of Paul McGinley and Graeme McDowell have been drawn into the rules controversy that has erupted following an incident on the final green of last Sunday’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
China’s and defending champion, Haotong Li was slapped with two-stroke penalty after it was deemed his caddy to have helped in lining-up his birdie putt.
A European Tour rules official advised the actions were illegal and with the bogey that Li had to place on his card, and this after he had ...
Jackie Burke Jr – Golf’s Oldest-Living Major Winner Turns 96 Years.
A very special 96th birthday to golf’s oldest-living Major Champion – Jackie Burke Jnr and a person I had the great pleasure of meeting and sitting in his office at his beloved Champions GC in Houston, Texas in March of last year (2018).
Burke Jnr was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1923.
Thirty-three years later n 1956 he wrote his name into the golfing history books in capturing the 1956 Masters and also that same year, the PGA Championship at the Blue Hill CC in Canton, Massachusetts.
In ...
Haotong Li Falls Foul Of New Rules Costing Him Dubai Share Of Third & Euro 100,000
China’s Haotong Li fell foul of the new Rules of Golf and with his subsequent two-stroke penalty on the final hole in the last round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic costing the China golfer a share of third place and some Euro 100,000 in prize-money.
Li was preparing for his birdie putt on the 18th green at the Emirates Club when his caddie was seen standing behind him as he was taking his stance.
The World No. 43 holed the putt, but European Tour officials decided that he had violated the ...
Lowry Returns Home To Celebrate Ahead Of Joy In Returning To PGA Tour.
Shane Lowry returns home Monday morning (Irish time) triumphant and looking to celebrate his Abu Dhabi success ahead of the joy of returning to the States.
Lowry also continues to head the Race to Dubai money list after storming his way to a share of 12th place in the Omega Desert Classic after posting a closing day 67 for a 14-under par total.
The Offlay golfer was a brilliant 11-under par in playing the closing three holes of the famed Emirates course over the four rounds, including birding the ...
Laird Left Short-Changed With Farmers Final Hole Bogey
Torrey Pines, California ….
Martin Laird produced one of the longest drives on day three down his last hole only to walk off with a bogey in a round of 69 on day three of the Farmers Insurance Open producing a three-under par 69 on the South Course at Torrey Pines,
The Scot made his score over his opening seven holes thanks to five birdies and a bogey.
Laird then played the nine holes at level par untill he stood in the middle of the ninth fairway or the 18th hole of his round. Laird’s ...
Knox Digs Deep To Go Bogey-Free & Inside Top-20 Day Two Farmers Insurance Open.
Torrey Pines, California ….
Top-ranked Scot Russell Knox dug deep on a ‘tougher’ South Course to not lose sight of the leaders on day two of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
Knox bravely didn’t drop a shot in posting a two-under par 70 to be inside the leading 20 in the $US 7.4m event at seven under par.
The current World No. 66 trails eight shots behind World No. 1 Justin Rose, who opened-up a three-shot leading cushion with scores of 63 and a second round 66.
Rory McIlroy, ...
Lowry’s New Season Good News Continues – Skipping Saudi To Play Pebble
Torrey Pines, California …
Shane Lowry’s good news start to his new season continues with confirmation he will contest next fortnight’s AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
The reigning Abu Dhabi HSBC champion will tee-up in the event starting February 7th and on the famed Pacific Ocean washed course that in June will also host the U.S. Open.
It will be Lowry’s first full PGA Tour event since the bitter disappointment of losing his Tour after a pair of 69s to be cut from last August’s Wyndham ...
