Coetzee Moves To First Class Making Most Of ‘Lucky’ Turkish Airlines Open Start.
South African George Coetzee moved straight into First Class to record his lowest score in nearly three years on day one of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek.
The 30-year old Pretoria-born golfer recorded a seven under par 64 for a one stroke lead in superb scoring conditions on the Regnum Carya Resort course.
It is Coetzee’s lowest European Tour score since a similar 64 in the opening round of the 2014 Qatar Masters in Doha.
Coetzee was actually eight under through 16 hole with the current World ...
The Road To 2017 Royal Birkdale Open Championship Leads Through 10 Countries.
The road to The 146th Open next year at Royal Birkdale will now travel through 10 different countries.
The first qualifying event will begin at the Emirates Australian Open and with two new events have been added to the schedule for 2017: the SMBC Singapore Open being played from 19-22 January at Sentosa Golf Club and the Ho Tram Players Championship at The Bluffs in Vietnam from 13-16 April.
A total of 44 places in The Open are available through the Series, which provides golfers with opportunities ...
Patrick Reed To Be Stripped Of European Tour Membership That Clearly Delights Graeme Storm.
USA Ryder Cup winning hero Patrick Reed is in danger of being stripped of European Tour membership and that will indeed please England’s Graeme Storm.
The 26-year old Texan-born Reed joined the European Tour at the start of last season and contested the then mandatory 13 events to retain membership.
However, the Tour changed the eligibility criteria for the 2016 season so much so players needed to play just five ‘regular’ events outside of the four Majors and four WGC events.
Reed has contested ...
Harrington Brushes Aside Turkish Fears Citing Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’
Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington has brushed aside any security fears competing in Turkey this week citing having to deal many times playing amateur golf during the ‘troubles’ in Northern Ireland.
Thirteen of the current top-18 on the Race to Dubai, headed by Henrik Stenson who leads the money list along the third ranked Rory McIlroy have withdrawn from the $US 7m event over fears for safety in the Belek/Antalya region.
Joining Stenson and McIlroy is another five of their Hazeltine team-mates ...
Tyler Hogarty Wins Tour Championship, Craig Hinton Crowned MENA Tour No. 1
Tyler Hogarty held his nerve when it mattered most to win the season-ending Tour Championship as England’s Craig Hinton walked away with the coveted MENA Golf Tour Order of Merit title on Tuesday.
The 24-year- old South African closed with a five-under 67 to reach 12-under for the tournament, sealing his maiden win on the tour a good two shots over England’s Luke Joy, who staged a compelling fight-back with a blistering back nine 30 en route to a course-record equaling 66.
Sweden’s Per ...
McIlroy New World No. 2, ‘DJ’ No. 3, Stenson Bumps Spieth To No. 4 & Matsuyama Up To No. 6 In World Rankings.
After a seven-month itch Rory McIlroy has moved back to No. 2 on the World Rankings.
This is on the back of McIlroy’s share of fourth place in Sunday’s concluding WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
The effort has seen McIlroy also move to within 1.644 ranking points behind Australia’s Jason Day, who has now been golf’s highest-ranked player since capturing the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in March this year.
The last time McIlroy was World No. 2 was ...
Max Williams Grabs One Shot Lead Heading To Final Day 2016 MENA Tour Championship.
Max Williams put himself within striking distance of ensuring a perfect birthday present when he shot back-to- back 68s to open up a one-shot lead going into final round of the MENA Tour Championship at Muscat Hills Golf and Country Club on Monday.
England’s Williams, who celebrates his 26th birthday on Tuesday, rattled off five birdies against a lone bogey to reach eight-under for the tournament as the chasing pack included his compatriots Daniel Owen and Joe Heraty and South Africa’s ...
