Bubba Goes Back To White Ball & Back Into The Lead Day One Shenzhen International.
What has not been mentioned in any report following the first round of the rain delayed Shenzhen International is that Bubba Watson contested the round using a white golf ball.
Where was the pink golf balls he has been using this season after having signed a deal with Korean based ball manufacturer, Vovik
Of course, Watson is also looking for a first victory since February last season and in capturing the Northern Trust Open.
The double Masters winner posted a six under par 66 before just under ...
McDowell Turns Down McIlroy Wedding Invitation For A Hopeful Masters Invitation.
Graeme McDowell reluctantly turned down one invitation this week in the goal of earning a Master’s invitation with victory at this week’s Valero Texas Open.
McDowell and his wife, Kristin had been invited to be guests this Saturday at the wedding in Ireland of Rory McIlroy and his new wife, Erica.
However, the McDowell’s had been forced to politely decline given McDowell needs to regain best man winning form at this week’s $US 6.2m event at TPC San Antonio.
McDowell is the lone Irishman in ...
Faldo & McDowell Suggest Newly Married McIlroy’s Big Test Will Come When He Has Children.
Fort Lauderdale, FL …
Close friend Graeme McDowell and six-time Major winning Nick Faldo believe newly married Rory McIlroy’s golfing career big test will come when he and his new wife elect to have children.
McIlroy will marry American-born Erica Stroll this weekend in a glittering ceremony at Ashford Castle in Co. Mayo, Ireland
Among the golfer’s certain to be present will be Ryder Cup captains, Paul McGinley and Darren Clarke along with Padraig Harrington, Shane Lowry and McIlroy’s caddy ...
Kingsbarns Ready To Bare Its Teeth For Ricoh Women’s British Open.
While Kingsbarns Links has produced many low scores for the men during the annual Alfred Dunhill Links Championship the course is ready to bare its teeth for the games best women contesting the Ricoh Women’s British Open in August.
The club was formed in 1793 but with the links ploughed up in 1850 before being refounded in 1922 thanks to legendary Willie Auchterlonie, and with Kingsbarns Links resurrected at the very turn of the 21st century.
A year later in 2001 the club witnessed Scotland’s ...
Knox Rues Later Bogey From Middle Of Fairway At RBC Heritage
Hilton Head, SC …
Russell Knox was left ruing taking a bogey from less than 100-yards out late in his round of a 68 on the final day of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina.
Knox was just inside the top 10 when just 93-yards out at the par five, 15th but put his third shot, a 64-degree wedge, into a greenside bunker but then failed to get out before landing his fifth to 11-foot for a bogey ’6’.
The top-ranked Scot then parred his remaining three holes, including brilliantly ...
Graeme McDowell Burns The Hole All Week At The Heritage.
Hilton Head, SC …
Graeme McDowell burned the hole that many times all week, including a final round 70, he could have done with a fire extinguisher at the RBC Heritage.
As such, McDowell managed just three birdies all day but also two bogeys to be in the clubhouse among the top-30.
But when you look at McDowell’s putting stats for the week he could have very well been in the top-10 needing 29 putts on day one, just 26 on day two, 30 on day three and then leaving his ball right in the jaws ...
Knox Buries Masters Demons Admiring Vijay’s Swing.
Hitlon Head, SC ..,
Russell Knox continues to bury the demons of a second Augusta flop and picking up a few tips from past Masters Champion, Vijay Singh during this week’s RBC Heritage in South Carolina.
Scotland’s top-ranked golfer bowed out of the year’s first Major with horror rounds of a pair of 76s.
But Knox put that aside to be well in contention at Hilton Head and where he went within a shot of victory a year ago.
He said “I spent last weekend of the house that we rented watching ...
