McDowell & Fowler Grouped Together At Barlcays But With One Goal – Ryder Cup ‘Wildcard’ Picks.
Graeme McDowell and Rickie Fowler are grouped together for the opening two rounds of the Barclays Championship with one thing in common – they each want a Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ pick.
McDowell did his hopes of getting Darren Clarke’s nod next Tuesday no harm after a hard-fought one over par 72 in hot and humid conditions on the Bethpage Park Black course on New York’s Long Island.
McDowell, who ended qualifying nine places outside of a fifth straight European Team cap, saved the best to near ...
McIlroy, Stenson, Day & Also Dustin Johnson Lead Push For Knox To Be Handed Hazeltine ‘Wildcard’ Pick.
Bethpage Park, NY ... Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy along with World No. 1 Jason Day plus the duo of reigning Open Champion, Henrik Stenson and the US Open winner, Dustin Johnson declared Russell Knox is deserving of a European Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ pick.
Not for a long time has some of game’s greatest players thrown their collective weight behind a player.
And their combined voices surely places European Team Captain, Darren Clarke in a difficult position not to go ahead ...
Jason Day Looks Back On His 2016 Majors Efforts With Disappointment.
Bethpage Park, NY … A year ago, Jason Day was basking in the limelight after capturing a first Major Championship – the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
However after the completion of the four 2016 Majors the game’s top-ranked player looked back on his efforts in the Majors somewhat disappointed.
Day was placed 10th behind England’s Danny Willett in the Masters and then went to TPC Sawgrass to stand head and shoulders above everyone and in the process become the fourth ...
Rory McIlroy’s Father Like Kid In A Candy Store Receiving So Many Golf Clubs For Ex-Nike Backed Star.
Bethpage Park, NY … Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy revealed his father is revelling in Nike’s decision to abandon its golf equipment business given poor worldwide domestic sales.
McIlroy, who switched to using Nike clubs at the start of 2013, said he only learnt about the Nike Golf move two hours before the news went public, and with Nike Golf citing poor domestic sales of its clubs.
But then McIlroy, who tees-up in today’s (THU) commencing Barclays Championship at Bethpage Park ...
Rory McIlroy Reckons Euro Ryder Cup Rookies Staring At Hazeltine ‘Rude Awakening’.
Rory McIlroy reckons the five confirmed European Team rookies and possibly a sixth will be in for a ‘rude awakening’ when they get to Hazeltine later next month for the Ryder Cup.
It’s not that McIlroy says the rookies will have anything to fear in tackling the Ryder Cup host course.
The big concern will be dealing and coping with the overwhelming partisan American crowds each day of the three-day biennial showdown.
And while Darren Clarke hailed his Hazeltine top-9 automatic qualifiers ...
Knox Is Not About To ‘Sulk In The Corner’ If Clarke Denies Him Hazeltine Pick.
Russell Knox insists he’s not about to go and sulk in the corner if he doesn’t earn a Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ pick next Tuesday.
The Scot is returning to competition at this week’s Barclays Championship New York’s Long Island for a first time since capturing the Travelers Championship.
However, with the cut-off for automatic European Team selection for those PGA Tour-based Europeans ending at last week’s Wyndham Championship Knox has finished one place outside of automatically qualifying ...
Darren Clarkes Hails His Hazeltine Top-9 As ‘Fantastic Blend Of Youth & Experience’.
Darren Clarke has hailed his Hazeltine top-9 automatic qualifiers as a ‘fantastic blend of youth and experience’ ahead of choosing his three wildcard picks next Tuesday.
For a third time in succession four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy qualified top of the Team points list.
And included in his team is two current Major winners in Masters champion Danny Willett and Royal Troon winning hero, Henrik Stenson.
However Clarke’s side does boast five rookies who qualified including Willett ...
