Knox Calls For Changes To European Ryder Cup Selection Process
Philadelphia, PA …
Top Scot Russell Knox has called for changes to the European Ryder Cup team selection process.
For a second Ryder Cup in succession, Knox has fallen just short of qualifying for a first European Tour and after also having won a tournament, or two events in the case of the 2016 selection process, and not been affored a ‘wildcard’ pick.
European Team captain, Thomas Bjorn over-looked in-form players, such as Rafael Cabrera-Bello, triple Tour winning Matt Wallace ...
Woods Backs Nike’s Kaepernick ‘Face Of Nike’ Publicity Campaign … “It’s A Beautiful Spot”.
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Tiger Woods has joined fellow Nike-sponsored sports stars in defending the ‘Face of Nike’ advertisement featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarter-back, Colin Kaepernick.
The $35billion sporting giant chose Kaepernick, the first NFL player to kneel during the playing of the USA national anthem as a protest against racism, as one of the faces for advertisements commemorating the 30th anniversary of its ‘Just Do It’ slogan.
However, videos of Nike shoes being ...
McIlroy Struggles With The Putter Posting A 69 In Philly.
Philadelphia …
Rory McIlroy again struggled with the putter to slip from a first day share of the lead and be trailing four shots behind heading to the weekend rounds of the BMW Championship in Philadelphia.
McIlroy managed just three birdies, and seven less than a day earlier, in a round of a one-under par 69 to drop back into a share of seventh place at nine-under on the Aronimink course.
Xander Schauffele boosted hopes not only of defending next fortnight’s Tour Championship crown but ...
Cabrera-Bello Says He Has To Swallow Ryder Cup Omisson.
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Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello admits it has been hard to swallow not being picked for the European Ryder Cup team.
European Team captain, Thomas Bjorn said he ‘felt sick’ after having phoned Cabrera-Bello on Tuesday morning US time to advise the 34-year old he was being overlooked for a ‘wildcard’ pick in favour of his compatriot, Sergio Garcia.
Cabrera-Bello had finished 10th on the European Team points table and two places from automatically qualifying for Bjorn’s ...
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.
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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
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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 ...
