Abhishek Jha Sizzles With Seven Birdies In 65 At MENA Golf Citizen Classic.
MENA Tour rookie Abhishek Jha fired a flawless seven-under 65 to seize the early momentum in the Golf Citizen Classic at the Els Club, Dubai, on Monday.
In sparking form off the tee, the 30-year-old from the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, Jha reeled off seven birdies, including four on the bounce from the third to move atop the leaderboard, a good two shots clear of Pakistan’s Hamza Amin and South Africa’s MG Keyser, the winner of last week’s Dubai Creek Open.
South Africa’s Teagan Moore, ...
Rose Not Only Sees Leishman Win BMW But Aussie Sons Grab Bragging Rights Over Brits Kids.
Justin Rose not only had to watch first-hand good friend Marc Leishman win the BMW Championship but the Englishman also conceded Leishman’s two sons easily won bragging rights over Rose’s own two children.
Rose found himself in the penultimate group behind Leishman at Conway Farms and as much as the Olympic Gold medal winner tried Leishman fought off everything his English rival threw at him.
Rose did get to within two strokes of the bearded Aussie when Leishman bogeyed the 13th but the dropped ...
McIlroy Ends Frustrating PGA Tour Year With Poorest Stateside Season.
A closing hole birdie was of little comfort to Rory McIlroy who ended a poorest PGA Tour season in failing to qualify for the defence of Thursday’s starting Tour Championship.
McIlroy went to Chicago needing to break into the top-30 on the FedEx Cup standings to be assured of teeing-up in Atlanta.
But after shaking hands with playing partner and fellow Open Champion, Zach Johnson, McIlroy was projected after a round of 71 to end an injured-plagued season 59th on the FedEx Cup standings.
It is his ...
Leishman & Day Set Off Australia Day-Like Golfing Fireworks At BMW Championship.
Marc Leishman and Jason Day combined to launch Australia Day-like fireworks celebrations within the space of some 20-minutes on day two of the BMW Championship in suburban Chicago.
Day was first with the golfing pyrotechnics when he holed a 28-foot chip shot from rough to the right of the flag for an eagle ‘3’ at the par five 14th hole.
Minutes later Leishman, and who had led his fellow Australian by two shots at the start of the round, then brilliantly holed a 152-yard wedge shot for a birdie ...
Struggling Rory McIlroy Reveals ‘Outside Expectations’ As Part Reason For Contesting Play-Off Series.
Rory McIlroy revealed ‘outside expectations’ as part of a decision to contest the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series rather the likelihood of shutting down his season following the PGA Championship.
Again, there was hardly any spark as McIlroy sought to keep alive very slim hopes of defending next week’s Tour Championship with a second round 69 at the BMW Championship in suburban Chicago.
McIlroy’s 36-hole one-under tally left him in a then share of 48th place in the 70-only field but with Tour officials ...
Crane Slapped With 8-Penalty Shots & Then Later D-Qued From Boise Open.
American Ben Crane was left totally bemused after first being slapped with 8 strokes worth of penalties during Thursday’s first round of the Web.com Tour final event in Idaho for packing two non-conforming clubs in his bag ahead of being disqualified from teeing-up in the event on day two.
Crane, 41 was thrown out of the Boise Open for carrying a driver and a 6-iron that had “shot-sticker” decals on the clubs that he uses to collect data during practice.
The American had not used ...
Spieth Confident McIlroy Will A Force For Decades To Come
Grand Slam golf rival Jordan Spieth is confident struggling Rory McIlroy will return in the New Year fitter and stronger to again be a dominant force in world golf.
McIlroy tees-up in this week’s 70-player only BMW Championship in suburban Chicago staring at the possibility of not defending next week’s season-ending Tour Championship should he not move inside the top-30 on the FedEx Cup standings.
McIlroy will tee-up at 11.17am (local Chicago time/5.17pm UK), and alongside Scot Martin Laird, ...
