O’Malley Praises Gavin Kirkman’s Appointment As New CEO PGA Of Australia
Former European Tour champion and now Chairman of the PGA of Australia Board of Directors Peter O’Malley has praised the appointment of Gavin Kirkman as the new Chief Executive Officer of the PGA of Australia.
Kirkman is a long serving PGA employee having been CEO of PGA Queensland from 2002 – 2007 and the PGA’s National Chief Membership Officer for the past six years.
O’Malley said: “Gavin is a long-term, dedicated and highly regarded PGA executive who understands all aspects ...
Power Brushes Pre-Valspar Uncertainty Aside Taking Sting Out Of Snake Pit.
Palm Harbor, FL …
Seamus Power put aside any early event uncertainty by taking the sting out of the ‘Snake Pit’ in posting a five under par 66 to be lying a superb fifth on day one of the Valspar Championship near Tampa in Florida.
Power capped his round using a new 3-wood he put in his bag by sending a laser-like 270-yard second shot to just six feet and sinking the eagle ‘3’ putt the par five 14th he was playing as his fifth on the Copperhead course at the Innisbrook Resort.
It left ...
Scottish Golf Domination Continues On Africa Continent With One-Two MENA Tour Q-School Finish.
Scottish golf domination continued on the Africa continent with Jack Doherty and Grant Forrest leading a one-two finish to secure full membership on the MENA (Middle East & Northern Africa) Tour.
Rowallan Castle’s Doherty now joins his younger brother Paul on the MENA Tour in coming from two strokes back at the start of the third and final round to win by two with a three under par 69 for a level par total on the Royal Golf El Jadida course in Morocco.
Forrest, and a winner twelve months ...
McDowell Happy To Head To Puerto Rico If He Doesn’t Qualify For Austin.
Palm Harbor, FL …
Graeme McDowell has an easy answer if he doesn’t qualify for next fortnight’s WGC – Dell Match Play Championship: “I’ll go and play in Puerto Rico!”.
McDowell is under increasing pressure heading into this week’s Valspar Championship to jump the 23 spots and get himself back inside the top-64 on the World Rankings if he’s to qualify for the March 22nd starting event in Austin, Texas.
Cut off point for the Match-Play is this Sunday night.
The current World ...
Stenson Confirms Return To Scottish Open & Renewing Rivalry With Mickelson
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Open Champion Henrik Stenson is relishing resuming his rivalry with Phil Mickelson by confirming he will contest this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
Stenson’s formal support of Scotland’s premier event comes shortly after former Masters Champion Adam Scott also indicated he would tee-up in July at Dundonald Links.
And joining the pair will be Mickelson who has again added the Scottish Open to his schedule, and a tournament he won in 2013 at Castle Stuart ...
Knox Insists He’s Not A Million Miles Away Despite Dropping Outside World’s Top-20.
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Top Scot Russell Knox insists he’s ‘not a million miles away’ after dropping outside the top-20 on the World Rankings for a first time in some six months following his efforts in last week’s WGC – Mexico Championship.
Knox had missed the cut in last fortnight’s Honda Classic but after being among dozens to contract a stomach bug early last week in Mexico City he struggled for all but one round before finishing well down in 70th place.
Knox tees-up ...
McDowell Applauds Propose Rule Changes Removing ‘Silly’ Penalties But What About ‘Mud Balls’.
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Graeme McDowell has applauded proposed changes to the Rules of Golf that if approved, will come into effect on 1st January, 2019.
‘G Mac’ was particularly pleased the ruling bodies are considering to do away with what he describes as ‘silly’ penalties such as the now infamous Dustin Johnson 2016 US Open fiasco and the ‘trial by TV’ scenario that saw Padraig Harrington kicked out of a Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship when unbeknown to him he was seen via ‘slow mo’ ...
