Olazabal Considers Him ‘A Fortunate Guy’ Ahead Of Making Champions Tour Debut.
Double Masters winning Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal finally makes his debut on the PGA TOUR Champions Friday, and one year and five days after celebrating his 50th birthday.
But he’s not approaching his debut at the Allianz Championship thinking he has to make up for lost time.
“I consider myself a very fortunate guy,” Olazabal said Thursday to good friend Vartan Kupelin covering the event for www.pgatour.com
“I’ve dedicated my life to what I love. I’ve actually managed to do ...
Two Walkers, Two Dogs & A Lone Surfer On Wild & Woolly Carmel Beach, California.
Pebble Beach, CA …
In a first visit to the region for many a year it’s been a bleary return to the Monterey Peninsula.
Apart from some respite on the eve of this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am it has been winds and rain spoiling what is a wonderful region of California.
I was first here in ‘inspecting’ the Pebble Beach Links course, and one of three host venues this week, in November 1989 and in what was a first visit to the States.
But I worked out it was 1988 ...
Harrington Believes Furyk Correct USA 20-Years Behind European Ryder Cup Committee Work.
Pebble Beach, CA …
Future European Team captain Padraig Harrington believes 2018 USA Captain Jim Furyk is correct in admitting the Americans are 20 years behind Europe when it comes to the committee business of the Ryder Cup.
In a first major initiative since his appointment a month ago, Furyk yesterday announced changes to USA Team qualifying and with more emphasis on increasing qualifying points awarded in winning the Majors.
Among the changes is doubling the points awarded to two points ...
Tiger Woods … “Despair In That I Could Not Get Out Of Bed”.
Peter Dawson is the former long-time CEO of the R and A but after announcing Tiger Woods as ‘The Championship Golfer of the Year’ for 2000, 2005 and 2006 Dawson has turned his hand at a TV journalist.
And Dawson’s first task to interview 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods.
Dawson, who has contested last week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am in the company of Woods, got to sit down that week with Woods.
Here is the Dawson’s first attempt at TV journalism.
TW: The Dubai ...
Knox Reassures Bjorn Of Commitment To European Tour & Ryder Cup Cause.
Pebble Beach, CA …
Russell Knox has assured Ryder Cup Captain, Thomas Bjorn not to be concerned with the Scot satisfying European Tour membership.
Knox rejoined the European Tour well before Bjorn delivered last week’s ‘ultimatum’ to every European-born competing on the PGA Tour to become a member of the European Tour ’so we can get the best possible team’.
The Florida-based Scot had won twice in the 2016 European Ryder Cup qualifying period and while he fell short of automatically ...
Reed Waiting For McIlroy To Twist His Arm For Hazeltine Rematch At Portstewart.
Pebble Beach, CA …
Ryder Cup winning hero Patrick Reed has thrown down the gauntlet to Rory McIlroy seeking a repeat of their Hazeltine showdown possibly at this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
Reed has never contested an Irish Open but the current World No. 10 is reaching out to McIlroy to try and get square from July 6th to 9th at Portstewart.
The very affable Texan is considering adding the Dubai Duty Free sponsored event to his schedule if McIlroy, as tournament host, will have him.
”Rory ...
MENA Tour 2017 Schedule Announced.
The addition of a new event to the Thailand swing, a new Qualifying School venue in Morocco and continuation of the co-sanctioned events with the Sunshine Big Easy Tour highlight the 2017 MENA Golf Tour schedule as it takes a significant step forward in enhancing the careers of its members.
The schedule, unveiled on Sunday on the sidelines of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, will see the golfing odyssey leave its footprints on six countries, logging thousands of miles in a reflection of its growing ...
