Hend Laments Letting Slip Swiss Victory Visiting Same 18th Hole Bunker Four Of Five Times Last Day.
Scott Hend was left lamenting letting slip victory for a second year in succession at the European Masters in Switzerland.
Hend, who had led unchallenged for three days, was bumped off the Swiss summit by Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick who won with a par the third extra hole on the Crans-sur-Sierre course.
The Queenslander, and like he had done 12 months ago, went into the final day leading by a stroke only to again see his rival fitted with the traditional red winner’s jacket and handed the gleaming ...
Hend Produces Timely Birdie As Darkness Descends On Omega European Masters.
Scott Hend produced a timely birdie to regain his two-shot lead and moments after the siren sounded to halt play on day three of the rain-affected Omega European Masters.
Hend showed his delight in holing a two-metre birdie putt at the par three, 13th hole by throwing both arms into air and move back to 11-under par on the Crans-sur-Sierre high in the Swiss Alps.
Play had first been halted at 2.36pm due to fog and rain and did not resumt to 5pm local time.
The Queenslander, and with wife Leanne ...
Woods Avoids Hurricane Irma To See Nadal Destroy Del Porto.
Tiger Woods found a way to beat the onslaught of Hurricane Irma by taking his two children to witness Rafal Nadal win through to Sunday’s U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadow in New York.
Woods turned-up to Friday night’s semi-final showdown at Arthur Ashes Stadium wearing a beloved Oakland Raiders NFL jacket and seated in Nadal’s own supporters box.
The 14-time Major winner was accompanied by his two children, Samantha and Charlie, and with Charlie sporting a Batman T-shirt.
Woods’ palatial ...
North & West Coast Links Golf Ireland In Vital Talks With Norwegian Airlines.
While defending champion Rory McIlroy missed the cut in last week’s Dell Technologies Championship there were two representatives of Irish golf who were in attendance for the duration of the elite PGA Tour Play-Off event.
John McLaughlin, CEO of North and West Coast Links Golf Ireland, has attended a number of PGA Tour events proudly extolling the virtues of the nine-member courses.
Accompanying John for a first time at a PGA Tour host venue was John Farren, and a very proud and excited General ...
The Great Southern GC, Mississippi Reborn & Rebounds From Hurricane Katrina.
The destruction Hurricane Harvey caused to golf courses in Houston and now the onslaught of Hurricane Irma immediately rekindled memories of a visit earlier this year to a golf course in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Bizarrely, it is exactly 12 years ago Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc to the east of Texas slamming into the Gulf Coast submerging New Orleans and causing death and unbelievable destruction all the way to Florida.
While the clean-up and rebuilding after ‘Harvey’ continues ...
Darren Clarke Looks To End 13-Month Four-Round Dry Spell In Dubai Creek Open.
MENA Tour patron Darren Clarke will be looking to end a 13-month long dry spell of not having played four rounds when he tees up later today in the Dubai Creek Open.
Clarke will join defending champion and Dubai Creek prodigy Rayhan Thomas in a strong starting line-up, blazing with the ranks for 15 winners on the tour at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club where the popular Ulsterman jointly holds the course of a 63 with Lee Westwood and Australia’s Benjamin Eccles.
It maybe be Clarke’s second ...
Price Places His Presidents Cup Victory Trust In Scott, Day, Schwartzel & Oosthuizen.
In comes as no surprise Internationals President Cup Captain, Nick Price is placing his trust in this year’s Presidents Cup in the cornerstone foursome of the Australian pair of Adam Scott and Jason Day along with the Springbok golfing duo of Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen.
Price, who was a member of that 1998 Royal Melbourne winning side, spoke of the impace the four will hopefully have in today’s announcement of the two International Team and also the pair of USA Team ‘wildcard’ ...
