Irish Olympian Padraig Harrington Confesses More Nervous Teeing Up In Rio Than Playing First Major
Perhaps it explains why Irish-born Olympian Padraig Harrington bogeyed the first hole on day one of the 2016 Olympic Games Men’s Golf Competition in Rio de Janeiro.
“I was more nervous on the first tee than at any‑‑ as much as I would have been when I played my first major,” he admitted.
“It was very exciting. I said it to the guys walking off, now we are Olympians and nobody can take that away from us. When you think about it, most weeks, you have 156 guys playing, 155 ...
Gil Hanse Golf Course Design Wins Right To Redesign Royal Sydney.
The good news for Gil Hanse Golf Course Design continues could not have been more timely with confirmation, and with the Olympic Games well under way, that the company has won the right to redesign the famed Royal Sydney Club along the foreshore of Sydney Harbour.
And if you want to see a sample of his work, well, it was Hanse that designed the course where the Olympic golf will be played in Rio.
Now Royal Sydney Golf Club, which will host this year’s Australian Open, has signed Hanse to give the ...
Aussie Marcus Fraser Lights Up Olympic Games With Rio Course Record 63.
Aussie Marcus Fraser showed his fondness for the Melbourne ‘Sandbelt’ like Gil Hanse designed Rio de Janeiro course to shoot a blistering course record of an eight under par 63 in the opening round of the 2016 Olympic Games Men’s competition.
Fraser, 38 grabbed nine birdies, including four in succession from his third hole and then two of his closing three holes, to sprint to a three shot lead in golf’s return to the Summer Olympics for a first occasion in 112-years.
The European ...
Russell Knox Facing Ryder Cup Decision Whether Or Not To Play Wyndham Championship
Scotland’s top-ranked Russell Knox faces the agonising decision whether or not to contest next week’s Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.
Knox is currently one place outside of qualifying automatically for the European Ryder Cup team but is saying he was not due to compete in Charlotte.
However with qualifying off the European Ryder Cup ‘World’ points list to conclude on Sunday August 21st then Knox may elect to enter the event being defended by USA Captain, Davis Love ...
Harrington Believes Likes of Day, Spieth, Johnson & McIlroy Clearly Missing Out On Olympic Experience.
Irish Olympian Padraig Harrington believes the game’s current crop of high-profile players who elected to skip the Rio Games will rue their decision to miss out on the Olympic experience.
“The players who are here couldn’t be more positive and couldn’t be enjoying it more,” said Harrington in an interview with good friend and respected ESPN golf reporter, Bob Harig.
“I sense, as well, the players at home are pretty quiet on social media. You sense that maybe some ...
Ricky Fowler’s Seen A Couple Of Brazil Mosquitoes But ‘Nothing Crazy’.
American Olympic star Rickie Fowler has played down any threat of the Zika virus on the eve of teeing-up in Rio de Janeiro.
And Fowler, who has spoken also of his joy at being present to participate in the Olympics, has seen a clear message to those who cited fears of the Zika virus.
“I’ve been down here in Rio the longest so I guess some of the most interaction, being at the opening ceremonies and people asking about guys not being here,” he said.
“Probably asked the most ...
Russell Knox Reckons He’s Put Darren Clarke In A ‘Difficult Position’ Not To Pick The Scot For Hazeltine.
Double PGA Tour winning Russell Knox has not only reignited his dream of making the European Ryder Cup dream but he’s delivered Darren Clarke a ‘wildcard’ ultimatum.
Victory in the Travelers Championship has seen the Scot jump 10 places to just 6.60 points behind England’s Matt Fitzpatrick who is currently the fifth ranked played among the top-five European qualifiers on the ‘World’ points list.
And after his WGC – HSBC Champions victory where Knox had not ...
