Harrington Set To Be Named Next Tuesday A Versailles Vice-Captain
Padraig Harrington will take another step towards the 2022 Ryder Cup Team captaincy in surely being named early next week as another of Thomas Bjorn’s Versailles vice-captains.
Bjorn is hosting a Ryder Cup press conference on Tuesday at Wentworth where the Dane is sure to confirm Harrington into his French back-room team and nearly a year after Bjorn announced Swede Robert Karlsson as his first vice-captain.
The move will just add to Harrington’s credentials in being eventually handed the ...
Tiger On His Left, Vijay To His Right & The Day Marc Warren Was World No. 1 1/2
Scotland’s Marc Warren still recalls vividly the time he was jokingly referred to World No. 1 ½ while sandwiched between World No. 1 Tiger Woods and then World No. 2 Vijay Singh..
It was late 2006 and Warren was making his debut in the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai and teeing-up as the then reigning Scandinavian Masters champion.
The then 25-year old Warren was on the Sheshan Club practice range when triple Major winning Singh arrived beside him to begin hitting balls.
The Fijian ...
Lowry Teeing-Up In Ohio Seeking A Shinnecock Hills Tee Time.
Shane Lowry has entered a U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Ohio with the goal of winning through to next month’s Shinnecock Hills championship on New York’s Long Island.
Lowry is set to contest the PGA Tour’s Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial starting on May 31st in Columbus, Ohio.
Then on Monday June 4th Lowry will compete over 36-holes also in suburban Columbus at both the Brookside Golf and Country Club course and the Lakes Golf and Country Club layout.
It will be one of 10 sectional qualifiers ...
‘DJ’ Among Six In Players Leading Log-Jam As Woods Shoots 72 & Mickelson Shock 79.
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson heads a log-jam of six players tied for the lead at six-under par but also on a day Tiger Woods shot 72 and Phil Mickelson a horror 79 in round one of the Players Championship at Ponte Vedre, Florida.
Joining Johnson atop of the TPC Sawgrass leader board with scoress of 66 is fellow U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson along with compatriots Chesson Hadley, Matt Kuchar, Patrick Cantlay and in-form Swede Alex Noren.
Of note, five of the leading six, and with the exception of ...
McIlroy Produces Frustrating Players Putting Display Posting Sawgrass 71.
Ponte Vedre, Florida …
Rory McIlroy produced a frustrating putting display on the opening day of the Players Championship in Florida.
McIlroy missed a bunch of birdie putts and clearly mis-reading his ‘lines’ in a one-under par 71 in glorious conditions on the TPC Sawgrass course.
In fact, McIlroy recorded a respectable 30 putts that included four one-putts, 10 two-putts, one three-putt and chipping-in from off the green at the 13th hole of his round.
The effort left McIlroy already trailing ...
McIlroy Warms To Sir Alex Ferguson’s Good News.
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
Rory McIlroy has echoed the thoughts of so many sports fans with news Sir Alex Ferguson has been released from recent intensive surgery.
Ferguson, 76 underwent emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage and will continue his rehabilitation as an inpatient at Salford Royal Hospital.
The famed Scottish-born Ferguson retired as Manchester United manager in May 2013 after winning 38 trophies during 26 years in charge.
McIlroy has long been a Manchester United ...
Five Into One – World’s Top-Five Vying To End Players Week As World No. 1
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson finds himself under threat from as many as four rivals who could later this week could move to the top of the World Rankings.
Johnson has been atop of the rankings for a period of 64 weeks since early last year in capturing the Genesis Open in suburban Los Angeles.
‘DJ’, as he is affectionately known, extended his top ranking with victory in his next two events and then went further ahead defeating Jordan Spieth in last August’s Northern ...
