Mickelson Starts New Season With ‘Definitive Goal’ To Compete In 2018 Ryder Cup.
La Quinta Resort, CA …
Phil Mickelson returned to competition following a double hernia operation declaring his ‘definitive goal’ to qualify automatically for the 2018 USA Ryder Cup team.
Mickelson kick-started his new season with a respectable four under par 68 on the opening day of the PGA Tour’s Career Builder Challenge being staged over three courses at the La Quinta resort some three hour’s drive to the east of Los Angeles.
The five-time Major winner had been in doubt for the ...
Martin Laird Starts New Year Soaring After Holing 105-Yard Eagle Shot.
La Quinta Resort, CA …
Martin Laird ended a two-month competition lay-off sensationally holing his second shot for an eagle ‘2’ on the opening day of the PGA Tour’s Career Builder Challenge at La Quinta in California.
Laird was level par after two birdies and two bogeys through nine holes when standing over his second shot on the 10th fairway and 105-yard from the flag stick before choosing a sand wedge and then watched in delight as his ball took one bounce to disappear ...
Stenson Reveals Lack Of Sleep & Lack Of Practice Key To Abu Dhabi 64.
Henrik Stenson joked a lack of sleep and a lack of practice was the key storming his way to a two shot lead courtesy of an eight under par 64 on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The Swede kick-started the first event of his 16th full European Tour season looking to follow up on a brilliant 2016 that saw him named ‘AGW Golfer of the Year’ and on Monday also named ‘2016 Swedish Male Sports Star of the Year’.
Stenson ended the round clear of 17 players, including ...
Gallacher Declares ‘There’s Still Life In The Old Dog’ In Joining Tour’s ‘500 Club.
Stephen Gallacher insists there is ‘still life left in the old dog’ in celebrating his 500th European Tour appearance.
Gallacher was presented with custom-made video book which featured montages of still and moving images from the highlights of his career by Keith Waters, Chief Operating Officer of the European Tour.
Gallacher becomes the 32nd player to play 500 European Tour events and also the fifth Scot in history to reach the milestone, following Sam Torrance (706), Colin Montgomerie ...
Stenson Warns McIlroy He Risks Long-Term Injury Going ‘Too Hard’ After The Ball.
Open Champion has warned Rory McIlroy he runs the risk of long-term injury hitting the golf ball too hard off the tee.
McIlroy could be sidelined for up to six weeks as he recovers from a cracked rib and the result of what the four-time Major winner said was ‘excessive’ practice ahead of teeing-up last week in the BMW South African Open.
The Northern Irishman underwent daily treatment and was constantly taking pain-killers but then still managed to play 72 holes and three extra play-off ...
European Tour Delivers Unprecedented Ryder Cup ‘Ultimatum’ To Non-Members.
The European Tour has delivered an unprecedented ultimatum to those European born players who choose not to take out European Tour membership.
The changes, and detailed below, sends out a clear message to the like of England’s Paul Casey who chose not to join the European Tour at the start of last year.
Casey declared his decision was based purely on wishing to concentrate more on the PGA Tour and also spend more time with his young Arizona-based family.
However after Casey performed so well ...
Ryder Cup Winning Hero Patrick Reed Sets His Sights On 2017 Majors.
La Quinta Resort, Palm Springs, CA
Patrick Reed was the standout star among the victorious Americans at last year’s Ryder Cup.
And while he will target a second straight appearance later this year in the Presidents Cup, the New Year for the Texan is all about victory in the four Majors.
Reed tees-up in this week’s Career Builder Challenge as one of the favourites in the $US 6.1m field having won the event last year while it was just over four years ago, and with his wife on the bag, ...
