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 ...
Knox Cuts A Mid-Round Swath Over Opening Farmers Insurance Open Round
Torrey Pines, California ….
Russell Knox brilliantly cut a mid-round swath through the field thanks to an eagle and six birdies in a score of 67 on day one of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
Knox, and contesting a third event of the new season, was two-over early in his round following bogeys at one and four before the top-ranked Scot landed a 3-wood to 10-feet at the par-5 fifth hole for his first eagle of 2019 and with the best of the half-a-dozen birdies from the sixth to the ...
After Years Of Frostiness, Garcia Full Of Praise For Harrington As Ryder Cup Captain.
Torrey Pines, California ….
New European Ryder Cup captain, Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia have never really enjoyed a ‘best mates’ relationship.
Twice in their careers, Harrington denied the feisty Spaniard Majors glory, first in 2007 at Carnoustie and then a year later in the 2008 PGA Championship.
Then as a reminder of their uneasiness Harrington, and commentating at the 2017 Masters for SKY Sports,was asked ahead of the final round about the heart wanting Garcia ...
