Scott Hend’s ‘Hat Trick’ Has Him Again Knocking On European Victory Door.
There’s an old saying in golf that the more you keep banging on the door the hinges will eventually fall off allowing victory.
Scott Hend continues to bang heavily on that door by once again putting his name high on the leader board and again in one of the more prestigious European Tour events – Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
It’s been 21-years since fellow Aussie won the 1995 Scottish Open at Carnoustie, 24-years since Peter O’Malley won the same event at Gleneagles and 25-years ...
G Mac Returns To Royal Troon Dozen Years On Getting A ‘Good Workout’.
Graeme McDowell would have rather played all four rounds of the French Open but as that didn’t workout he did the next best thing and that was to play two rounds of Royal Troon and venue for next week’s Open Championship.
In fact, Royal Troon was where McDowell made his Majors debut and while he could hardly remember much of the course, he liked what he saw and he then headed on to Castle Stuart delighted with his time spent in readiness for golf’s oldest Major.
“I made my Majors ...
Chile Olympian Felipe Aguilar More Scared Of His Wife Than Any Mosquito.
Chilean Felipe Aguilar joked he was more scared of his wife than any virus-carrying mosquito.
Aguilar shared the clubhouse lead on day one of the Scottish Open with Aussie Scott Hend, and with both reaffirming a commitment to compete in next month’s Olympic Games.
The pair recorded three under par 69s in bright but very windy conditions on the Castle Stuart course to the east of Inverness in northern Scotland.
Their efforts come after Zimbabwean Brandon de Jonge and Columbia’s Camillo Villegas ...
Monty Expresses Shame Leading Stars Not Competing In Rio.
No one was prouder than Colin Montgomerie when he joined a delegation that travelled to Lausanne and were rewarded with golf returning to the Olympic Games.
However, Montgomerie has added his disappointment and also expressed shame at the number of withdrawals from the men’s Olympic Golf competition.
Thirteen of the world’s leading golfers, headed by four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy, have thrown the future post 2022 of golf continuing in the Olympics by withdrawing from the sports return ...
New World No. 2 Dustin Johnson Banks $US1.6m Thanks To Jason Day’s Firestone Final Round Flop.
New World No. 2 Dustin Johnson has made it back-to-back victories capturing the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational thanks to a final round flop from World No. 1 Jason Day.
Johnson, and the reigning US Open champion, posted a weekend pair of 66s that handed him victory on the tough tree-lined Firestone CC course in suburban Akron, Ohio.
And unlike the scenario that unfolded over the closing eight holes at Oakmont, Johnson was fully aware of his score.
Victory has now put Johnson into clear favouritism ...
Greg ‘Snake’ Chalmers 18 Holes Shy In Ending A 385 PGA Victory Drought.
Sydney-born Greg Chalmers is just one round away from ending a 385 PGA Tour victory drought after he birdied five of his closing six holes and move a commanding six points clear of the field on day three of the Barracuda Championship.
Chalmers, and affectionately known as ‘snake’, posted a third day 15-point total to move to 39 points and just hours after fellow Aussie Jason Day retained a share of the lead in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitaitonal.
If both were succeslsful, it would ...
G Mac Returning To Create His Own Castle Stuart Victory ‘Landslide’.
Graeme McDowell won a first Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open along the shores of Loch Lomond and now he’s primed to win a second along the Moray Firth.
Victory in the 2008 Scottish Open also propelled McDowell also into a first European Ryder Cup team and he’s naturally looking for a first win this season could help see him earn a fifth straight Team cap.
It will be McDowell’s first visit to Castle Stuart since 2011 when he shot a second round 64 to share with lead with Fifer Peter Whiteford ...
