Darren Clarke To Contest A First Regular PGA Tour Event In Over Two Years.
Former Open Champion, Darren Clarke will contest his first regular PGA Tour event in over two years after accepting an invitation to contest next month’s 50th anniversary RBC Heritage.
Clarke is among five players, including double event winner Boo Weekley, who will contest the $6.7m event commencing on April 12th on the Harbour Tour course at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
It will be Clarke’s first appearance in a regular PGA Tour event since teeing-up in in the 2016 Valspar Championship ...
Smith Driven By Zurich Classic Winning Injustice To Qualify Automatically For Masters.
Austin, Texas …
Cameron Smith confessed he was driven by the ‘injustice’ of he and Jonas Blixt winning last April’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans and not being made exempt into the Masters to finally qualify automatically for next fortnight’s opening Major of the year at Augusta National.
For reasons unknown, those at Augusta National elected not to afford exemption to both Smith and Sweden’s Jonas Blixt in capturing last year’s inaugual team-format Zurich ...
Poulter Not Happy Being Advised He’s Into The Masters & Then Learns He’s Not.
Austin, TX ….
Ian Poulter was doublly displeased first in being advised he had qualified for next fortnight’s Masters ahead of being bundled out of the semi-final of the WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play.
Poulter had defeated former Open Champion, Louis Oosthuizen in a Saturday morning fourth round encounter and then had just over an hour before heading out to tackle American Kevin Kisner in a semi-final showdown on the Austin Country Club course.
During his short turnaround time, ...
Bubba Now Forced To Postpone ‘Spring Break’ Overseas Flight For Dell Match-Play Semi-Final.
Austin, TX …
Double Masters winner Bubba Watson was so confident of not winning through to the semi-finals of the WGC -Dell Match-Play Championship he and his family booked a Sunday departing ‘overseas’ family holiday.
Watson, 39 has advanced to Sunday morning’s semi-final after a convincing 5 & 3 victory over Thailand No. 1 Kiradech Aphibarnrat on the Austin Country Club course in the Texas capital.
Watson was never behind and despite Aphibarnrat managing to get their ...
McIlroy Insists Grand Slam Goal In Tact Despite Texas Toppling.
Austin, Texas ….
Rory McIlroy insists his Grand Slam winning goal remains in tact despite for a second-year running being bundled out of the WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play in Austin, Texas.
McIlroy was never in front in a ‘must win’ third and final round robin match against American Brian Harman and being left somewhat red-faced in losing 5 & 3 to Georgia-born golfer.
It was McIlroy’s second biggest loss in 39 matches in the event after being thumped 8 & 7 by Ben Crane in ...
Johnson Out As Poulter, Thanks To Twitter Tip, Edges Closer To Masters Invitation.
Austin, Texas …
World No. 1 and defending champion, Dustin Johnson will be looking to restore his dented pride when he tees-up in a ‘dead rubber’ and last of the three round robin matches at the WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas.
Johnson was never in front in losing his second round match to Canadian Adam Hadwin 4 & 3 and a day after Johnson was beaten 3 & 1 by Austrian giant, Bernd Wiesberger.
‘DJ’ now faces fellow American ...
Tour Boss Agrees With McIlroy But Stops Short Of Curbing Alcohol Sales At Tour Stops.
Austin, TX …
PGA Tour boss, Joel Monahan agrees with Rory McIlroy there should be a limit on sale of alcohol at PGA Tour stops but stopped short of limiting the sale of alcohol at Tour stops.
As recently reported by www.golfbytourmiss there has been increasing booze-related incidents on the Tour and with McIlroy the subject of a drunken spectator’s attention during the third round of last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
This came on top to the ugly incident in the ...
