Martin Kaymer Looks To ‘Wee Man’ For Castle Stuart Local Knowledge.
Martin Kaymer will be looking to draw on ‘local knowledge’ with Glaswegian caddy Craig Connelly on the bag for the pair’s first teaming at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
The last time Connelly caddied at Castle Stuart ‘Wee Man’, as he is more affectionately known, was caddying for England’s Paul Casey.
In fact, Casey and Kaymer were drawn together for the opening two rounds of the 2012 event along the shores of the Moray Firth.
It was also the last time the now double Major ...
Jason Day Struggles Not Knowing Where The Ball Was Going On WGC – Bridgestone Day Three.
World No.1 Jason Day reckons he had no idea where the ball was going as he struggled in finding just three fairways around the tight tree-lined Firestone CC course as he strives to capture a third success this season in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Day posted a one-under par 69 to move to five under par but found himself joined on day three of the $US 9.5m event atop of the board with American Scott Piercy.
Piercy, who was runner-up last fortnight in the U.S. Open, signed ...
Rory McIlroy Serves-Up A Bizarre 40-30 Third Round In 100th French Open.
Versailles, France … Rory McIlroy served-up a 40-30 bizarre third round in the 100th French Open in Versailles.
Little wonder McIlroy likened his day’s effort akin to a Wimbledon scoreline and in contrast what you would expect from the World No. 4 ranked golfer.
Over his outward third round nine holes McIlroy looked like he’d be lucky to win the monthly medal starting out with a first hole double bogey and then dropping three shots and with just one birdie in a four-over par 40.
But ...
Padraig Harrington Confirms With Dunne Missing French Cut His Rio Partner Is Seamus Power.
Padraig Harrington agrees Web.com Tour-based Seamus Power will now be his Olympic Games team-mate.
The Ireland men’s team will not be confirmed officially to July 11th but after Greystone’s Paul Dunne missed the French Open halfway cut Harrington and Power are assured of representing Ireland.
As well, Dunne is not contesting next week’s Scottish Open and thus denying the 24-year a last ditch effort at Castle Stuart near Inverness to go ahead of Power.
“I would say with Paul unfortunately ...
McDowell Says Missing 100th French Open Cut Could Be Kick In The Arse He Needed.
Double French Open winner Graeme McDowell intends spending this weekend at Royal Troon after missing the cut with rounds of 80 and 73 for an 11-over par tally and suggesting sitting out the weekend rounds in France could be a kick in the arse he needed.
McDowell’s opening round was totally out of character and with the Northern Irishman suggesting what was at the heart of a round that included one birdie but six bogeys and two double bogeys.
“I had some stuff on my mind on Thursday that I ...
Tiger Woods Out & Aussie Marcus Fraser Into 145th Open Championship.
Tiger Woods has advised officials that he will not contest next fortnight’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.
The 14-time Major winning Woods place has been taken by Aussie Marcus Fraser who was on the reserve list into golf’s oldest Major.
News that Wood will not tee up at Royal Troon comes as no surprise given the 40-year old Woods has not competed in almost 11 months since finishing 10th in the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship.
Also Woods has offered no timetable on a possible ...
McIlroy’s Work In Progress Swing Sends Him To Share 100th French Open Second Day Lead.
Rory McIlroy sounded a clear warning to his rivals drawing on a ‘work in progress’ swing and muscle his way to a share of the lead on day two of the 100th French Open near Versailles.
The four-time Major winner was in a class of his own, and despite finding water down the 18th for a second day in succession, posted a five under par 66 for a similar 36-hole tally on the National course.
The World No. 4 and reigning Irish Open winner shares the lead with four others including Korean ...
