Shane Lowry Shows His True Colours & Putting Patriotism Ahead Of Price.
Shane Lowry is showing his true Irish colours.
With Euro 2016 well under way, Lowry will tee-up in this week’s U.S. Open sporting the FAI logo on his golf bag is a visible sign of his support for the Republic of Ireland soccer team in the Euro 2016 finals in France.
Good friend and Irish Independent colleague, Liam Kelly reports that while advertising space on a top professional golfer’s bag coming at a hefty price Lowry has put patriotism ahead of price.
“I was talking ...
Rory McIlroy Proud If He Won At Oakmont.
Rory McIlroy may have won four Major Championships and three Race to Dubai titles in his career so far – but the former World Number One believes a win this week at Oakmont Country Club could take him to the next level.
The Northern Irishman claimed his first Major win in record-breaking fashion at this event in 2011 as he posted a 16 under par total to lift the trophy at Congressional Country Club.
Oakmont, however, provides a very different challenge with narrow fairways, thick rough and ...
Jason Day’s Blunt Oakmont Message …. ‘If You Don’t Like The Course, Then Don’t Bother Teeing Up’.
World No. 1 Jason Day had a simple message for his fellow competitors worried about the toughness they will face in this week’s 116th U.S. Open at Oakmont.
Day’s message was very much to the point and that’s if you don’t like the golf course, then don’t bother teeing-up.
“I’ve always said it ever since I started playing major golf, is that you have to come in to Major Championships and your attitude has to be on point,” he said.
“You have to have ...
Adam Scott Calls On USGA Not To Go ‘Crazy’ With Oakmont.
Adam Scott reckons Oakmont, and venue for this week’s U.S. Open, is already so hard he’s called on the USGA not to go ‘crazy’ with the course set-up.
This year marks Scott’s 15th straight U.S. Open title since 2002 but after an indifferent showing for the first 13 years, is it only been in the past two years he’s been able to make any impression finishing T9th in 2014 and T4th a year ago at Chambers Bay.
Also among those past U.S. Open efforts was round of 76 ...
Jordan Spieth Doesn’t Feel Like He’s The Defending U.S. Open Champion.
Jordan Spieth, for a second straight Major Championship in 2016, finds himself the defending champion.
It was the scenario in April when Spieth teed-up at Augusta National and now ahead of the American teeing-up on Thursday at Oakmont.
“I haven’t felt like a defending champion,” he said.
“Honestly, it’s felt very — there’s been no festivities, like you’re saying. There’s none of that. It just honestly feels like a normal week that I got here ...
Springbok Bryn Flanagan Jumps Two Clear In MENA Jo’Burg Masters
Springbok-born Bryn Flanagan jumped two clear of his rivals with a five-under par 67 on day one of the MENA Golf Tour’s Jo’burg City Masters which is co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Big Easy Tour.
On a day when cold, wet and windy conditions made things difficult, Flanagan remained unruffled, reeling off one eagle, four birdies and one bogey to seize the early initiative.
England’s Billy Spooner joined the South African duo of Kevin Rundle and Jaco Prinsloo in a tie for second on three-under ...
R & A Sounds Further Slow Play Warning To Any Royal Portcawl Tortoises.
The R&A has introduced two new measures to its Pace of Play Condition ahead of The Amateur Championship being played at Royal Porthcawl and Pyle & Kenfig in Wales this week.
The measures will address two particular situations that can arise during championship play: groups being considered to be out of position even if they are playing within the time allowed, and the timing of individual players who are playing at an unduly slow pace and are only being kept in position by other members of ...
