Leonard Rules Out Carnoustie Return Bringing Down Curtain On Open C’ship Career.
Former Open Champion, Justin Leonard has officially brought down the curtain on his Open Championship career confirming he will return next year to Carnoustie BUT not to tee-up in the 147th Open Championship reports Fatiha Betscher.
It will be 19-years next July since Leonard fought his way into a three-man play-off with hapless Frenchman Jean Van de Velde and eventual champion, Paul Lawrie.
Leonard, and now aged 45, made his Open Championship debut in 1993 at Royal St. Georges as the then U.S. ...
Harrington Ends Stop-Start 2017 Looking At Some Uncertainty Heading Into 2018.
After a frustrating stop-start 2017 season Padraig Harrington will head into the New Year with some further uncertainty.
Harrington ended a 21st year in the pro ranks with his arm over the shoulder of 13-year old son Paddy after the duo had combined to compete in the Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando.
It was a clearly a very proud moment for three-time Major winning Harrington before being greeted by his wife of 20-years Caroline and their youngest son, 10-year old Ciaran.
It also brought down ...
Harrington’s Have Hurdle To Climb Heading To Final Round Father-&-Son Challenge
Orlando, Florida ….
Padraig Harrington and 14-year old son, Paddy have their work cut out after posting a combined five-under par 67 on day one of the two-day PNC Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando.
The Harrington’s ended their debut in the ‘better-ball’ event sharing 15th place in the 20 two-man team field.
Double Major winning Angel Cabrera and son Angel Cabrera Jr, and contesting the event for a first occasion, posted a combined 13-under par 59 to lead by a shot in the ideal warm ...
Greg Norman Jnr Swaps His Waveboard For His Soft Spikes.
Orlando, Florida ….
Greg Norman Jnr was just 13-years of age when I was on hand to witness him make his ‘world stage’ golfing debut teeing-up in the 1998 Junior Open Championship at the Hillside course in England.
He returned nine years later to that stage as a then 22-year old to team with his father, Greg Norman in the 2007 Father-and-Son Challenge sharing sixth place before a year later when they got back together to split the $US 290,000 first prize in capturing the ADT ...
Harrington More Interest Than Most In Banning TV Lounge Room Dismissals
Orlando, Florida ….
Padraig Harrington has more interest than most in backing New Year changes to the Rules of Golf that will ban ‘TV lounge chair’ dismissals.
The triple Major winner knows first-hand what it’s like to be thrown out of an event having been disqualified from the 2011 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after being judged to have illegally moved his ball on day one of the UAE event.
A TV viewer, and having access to ‘slow-mo’ footage, emailed the European Tour to say Harrington ...
Golf’s Golden Bear Not Getting Too Excited On Tiger’s Return To Competition.
Orlando, Florida …
The golf world may be excited at the prospect of Tiger Woods soon returning to ful-time competition but not Jack Nicklaus.
In fact, Nicklaus admitted he was not about to sit down for four days and watch TV coverage of Woods impressing at the recent Hero World Challenge.
Woods ended 10 months on the sidelines with a share of ninth place on the Albany course in the Bahamas.
But while the 18-time Major winning Nicklaus indicated the TV was on in his Florida house, golf’s ...
Paddy Harrington Puts The Pressure Right On Padraig Heading Into Father-&-Son.
Padraig Harrington’s 14-year old son Paddy has put real pressure on his illustrious triple Major winning father heading into Saturday’s opening day of the Father-and-Son event in Orlando.
“If we win, I’ll be saying I carried him and if we lose, it will be all his fault,” declared a smiling Paddy Harrington.
The Harrington’s are making their debut in the ‘Major Champion Only’ team event being staged on the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes course just minutes from the front gates of Disney ...
