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 ...
G Mac Harbouring Three Big Positives Heading Into FedEx Cup Play-Offs.
Graeme McDowell is assured of one celebration later this month and would dearly love to make it a triple delight.
His wife, Kristin is due to give birth to the couple’s second child on August 29th and a day before fellow Irishman Darren Clarke will announce his three Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ picks.
McDowell is currently 20th on the European Team points standing and needing a top of the board finish in this week’s Wyndham Championship, and in theory the final PGA Tour qualifying event for European-born ...
Love 111 Looking Not Only To End Europe’s Dominance But Concerned Tiger Woods Could Be Hazeltine Distraction.
USA Captain, Davis Love 111 not only has the worry later next month of striving to end Europe’s Ryder Cup dominance but he’s concerned Tiger Woods could be a major Hazeltine distraction.
The seven-time Ryder Cup-capped Woods is one of five USA vice-captains appointed by Love 111.
But then Love 111 believes he will need to advise Woods, who has not competed on the PGA Tour since the Wyndham Championship a year ago, to be wary of his movements about the Ryder Cup host venue.
“Tiger’s already ...
