Bjorn ‘Felt Sick’ Having To Phone Cabrera-Bello Saying He Was Not Going To France
It is not surprising to learn Thomas Bjorn said he “felt sick” when omitting the in-form Rafa Cabrera Bello from his European Ryder Cup squad in favour of selecting an out-of-form Sergio Garcia.
Bjorn named Garcia, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson as his four wild cards on Wednesday, completing his 12-strong Europe squad for the Paris showdown between September 28-30.
Bjorn hailed Garcia as the man to deliver the Churchillian motivational speeches that can bind the team together ...
The Woods Factor – Leishman Now Finds It Hard To Go Unnoticed When Shopping.
Philadelphia, PA …
Call it the ‘Playing Alongside Tiger Woods Factor’.
Aussie golfer Marc Leishman, and this week’s defending BMW Championship champion, revealed he is now finding it difficult not to go anywhere without being noticed.
And this, he says, is all down to having played lot of golf this year alongside Woods.
Indeed, Leishman responded to a Tweet put out by @tourmiss at the start of last week’s Dell Technologies Championship confirming the number of occasions ...
McIlroy Ready To Partner Any Of 11 His European Team-Mates
Philadelphia, PA ….
Rory McIlroy insists he is prepared to partner any of his 11 colleagues if it means returning the Ryder Cup to European hands.
McIlroy remarked also there was no surprises in Captain Thomas Bjorn’s four Versailles ‘wildcard’ picks and despite Bjron overlooking the in-form Rafa Cabrera-Bello for the out-of-form but easily more experienced Sergio Garcia.
McIlroy received a phone call from Bjorn on Tuesday morning (US time) advising of his four picks but was competing ...
Woods Opts Out Of BMW Pro-Am As Matsuyama Plays Just 9-Holes In Philly Furnace.
Newton Square, PA ….
A heat-exhausted Tiger Woods opted out of a first Pro-Am event this season while Japan No. 1 Hideki Maysuama withdrew after nine holes due to heat exhaustion in the near 100-degree Philadelphia heat.
Woods was perspiring profusely during a nine-hole practice round Tuesday alongside Rory McIlroy and had remarked after signing autographs:“This heat is brutal”.
The 14-time Major winner also declined a PGA Tour request to attend the Aronimink GC media centre ahead of ...
Bjorn’s Spainish Selection Dilemna – Pick In-Form Cabrera-Bello Or Out-Of-Form Garcia.
Philadelphia, PA …
Three of Thomas Bjorn’s three ‘wildcard’ picks to be confirmed at 2pm Wednesday (UK time) for the Ryder Cup later this month seem crystal clear – Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and Henrik Stenson.
The fourth is clearly not!
Bjorn is staring at a selection pool for a fourth ‘wildcard’ pick of some four players. Two of them are Spaniards in Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Sergio Garcia and there is Belgium’s Thomas Pieters who distinguished himself ...
Fowler Confident, If Asked, Of Playing All Five France Ryder Cup Sessions.
Newtown Square, PA ….
Rickie Fowler returns to competition at this week’s BMW Championship following a three-week injury absence confident to play all five sessions later this month in the Ryder Cup.
Fowler has been side-lined since the PGA Championship with a partial tear in this right oblique and with the injury forcing him out of the Northern Trust and last week’s Dell Technologies Championship in Boston.
The current World No. 9 posted a video last Wednesday hitting iron shots for ...
Double Play-Off Winning DeChambeau Bumps McIlroy From His World No. 7 Ranking
TPC Boston, MA …
Rory McIlroy arrived into Philadelphia early Monday evening local time and for this week’s BMW Championship having being bumped from No. 7 in the world by the rampaging Bryson DeChambeau.
The back-to-back Northern Trust and Dell Technologies winner jumped five places on the Rankings following his comfortable two-shot success at TPC Boston.
McIlroy is now the new World No. 8 with the next four players – Rickie Fowler (new No.9), Jordan Spieth (10), Jason Day (11) ...
