Darren Clarke’s Taking Five Rookies To Hazeltine But Does He Pick A European Team Record Equalling Sixth?
Darren Clarke’s nine leading Ryder Cup qualifiers have been confirmed at the close of the Czech Masters.
The nine, and in order of qualifying, are – Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett, Henrik Stenson, Chris Wood, Sergio Garcia, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Andy Sullivan and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Of the nine, five will be Ryder Cup first-timers namely: Willett, Wood, Cabrera-Bello, Sullivan and Fitzpatrick.
It will be the largest number of European Team rookies since six first-timers competed in the 2010 ...
McDowell Birdies Wyndham Closing Four Holes To Brilliantly Reignite Hazeltine Dream.
Greensboro, North Carolina … Graeme McDowell birdied the closing four holes in a round of a six-under par 64 to brilliantly reignite his dream of competing in next month’s Ryder Cup.
McDowell brought the crowd around the 18th green to their feet when his approach shot was long but then trickled down to just tap-in birdie distance in continuing hot and humid conditions on the Sedgefield Country Club course in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The effort, and coming a day after McDowell was ...
Curtis Luck Looking To Become Only Third Aussie-Born U.S. Amateur Champion.
Perth-born Curtis Luck is looking to become only the third Australian to capture the prestigious U.S. Amateur championship.
Luck, who only turned 20 on August 9th, will face American Brad Dalke in Sunday’s 36-hole final match of the 116th U.S. Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club.
The reigning Western Australian Open on the Australasian Tour, defeated home-state hero Nick Carlson, 19, of Hamilton, over 21 holes, in the first semifinal match on the South Course, which has hosted ...
McDowell Admits He’s Going To Get Back Into Massaging His Ego More Often.
Graeme McDowell stormed his way to a sizzling round of 66 all thanks to a rousing three hole stretch near the end of his round and then insisted he needs to get back into massaging his ego more often.
McDowell, competing in the Wyndham Championship for a first time, eagled the 15th and then birdied both the 16th and 17th holes, to end the second day sharing 11th place on six under par.
The Northern Irishman posted his score in between Si Woo Kim’s round of a 10-under par 60 that left him leading ...
Shane Lowry Turning Down Chance $US 1.4m Prize Cheque For Ryder Cup ‘Wildcard’ Pick.
Greensboro, North Carolina …. Shane Lowry confirmed he will turn down the chance of a $US 1.4m first prize cheque if it means competing in next month’s Ryder Cup.
That’s what Lowry will do by electing not to contest next week’s PGA Tour’s Barclays Championship, and the opening event of the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series, and instead tee-up in the European Tour’s Made in Denmark event in Stockholm.
The Made in Denmark is the very last qualifying event for the 2016 Ryder Cup and Lowry ...
Clarke Will Be Hard Pressed Not To Choose Knox As Hazeltine ‘Wildcard’ Insists Rival Love 111.
Greensboro, NC …. Rival USA Captain Davis Love 111 insists Darren Clarke is going to be hard-pressed not to choose Russell Knox as a Hazeltine ‘wildcard’ pick.
Love 111 had to withdraw from the recent PGA Championship as well this week’s defence of his Wyndham Championship title as recovers from hip surgery.
But his time away from the game has allowed Love 111 to concentrate more on his Ryder Cup duties and that’s also meant time spent studying the make-up of a likely European Team.
“Russell’s ...
Martin Laird Brushes Aside Nagging Knuckle Concern Signing For Wyndham 67.
Scotland’s Martin Laird put aside a nagging knuckle concern on his left-hand to post a three under par 67.
Laird, who is on anti-biotics for a knuckle injury, kick-started his round by holing an 18-foot putt for eagle at the par five fifth hole and added three birdies to be sharing 19th place but only four shots behind the leading duo of Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello and American Kevin Na.
Laird, who lives only a short distance from Sedgefield, is contesting the event for a sixth occasion ...
