Paul Dunne ‘Inspired’ By Ireland’s Euro 2016 Winning Drive.
Pulheim, Germany … Rookie Irish pro Paul Dunne says watching TV coverage of Ireland’s brilliant Euro 2016 victory over the more-fancied Italian side was just the inspiration he needed on day one of the BMW International Open at Gut Larcenhof.
Dunne birdied three of his closing six hols in a three under par 69 to be inside the top-10 on day one of the Euro 2m event.
Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin shot a seven under par 65 to lead the event by a shot from England’s Ollie Fisher who ...
Sergio Garcia Now Not 100% Certain Of Teeing-Up In Rio Games.
Pulheim, Germany … No sooner had four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy reveal he will not compete in this year’s Olympic Games and Spain’s Sergio Garcia says he’s not 100% sure of travelling to Brazil
Garcia, as the No. 1 Olympic Games ranked Spanish golfer, has also expressed uncertainty if he will tee-up in Rio given the withdrawal of four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy.
“It did not come as a surprise to me Rory has withdrawn as everyone has their own agenda and priorities ...
Marc Warren Shares ‘First-Hand’ Ruling Sympathy With Dustin Johnson.
Scotland’s Marc Warren reckons he can sympathise with new U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson following the bizarre rules scenario that unfolded last week at Oakmont.
Warren, who is contesting this week’s BMW International near Colonge in Germany, joined Sunday’s heavyweight chorus describing the USGAs handling of the matter as ‘farcial’.
And Warren recalled an incident at last year’s WGC – Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral when he was wrongly accused by a rules official, and ...
Leitmannstetter Roars Shooting 66 To Be One Off The Pace At ‘The Roar’.
MENA Golf Tour regular Aaron Leitmannstetter fired a sizzling six-under 66 to lie just one shot off the pace after the opening round of The Roar at Waterkloof Golf Club on Wednesday.
Starting from the 10th tee, Leitmannstetter of Germany flew off the gate in style, picking up four shots in his first five holes, but a double-bogey (on the par-3, 15th) prevented him from joining South Africa’s Riekus Nortje atop the leaderboard.
Nortje kept it clean, going bogey-free en route to a 65 as his compatriot ...
Rory McIlroy Bitten By Uncertainty Of Zika Virus & Withdraws From Rio Olympics.
Pulheim, Germany … Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has dealt the Olympic Golf movement another blow by withdrawing from the Ireland team to compete in this year’s Rio Olympics.
The current World No. 4 has made a u-turn after recently deciding to represent Ireland but not he’s officially declared he will not be teeing-up on the Gil Hanse designed course in Brazil.
Of course, McIlroy is again engaged to be married and therein lies his main fear.
“After much thought ...
Rory McIlroy In Paris For A Euro 2016/European Tour Victory Double.
New World No. 4 Rory McIlroy is in France looking for a victory double.
McIlroy jetted out of Belfast this morning for tonight’s (TUES) Northern Ireland crunch match against Germany t the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.
Northern Ireland are in a good position to win through to the last-16 in their first ever European Championship appearance.
And McIlroy posted a picture on Twitter wearing an appropriate George Best t-shirt before boarding a private jet at George Best Airport in Belfast ...
Shane Lowry Learns You Sometimes Have To Lose A Major Before Winning One.
There is an old adage not only in golf but in sport in general, and that’s you may first have to lose a Major before you first win one.
Ask new U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson who ‘lost’ the 2010 U.S. Open and then was dealt a cruel blow in ‘losing’ later that year the PGA Championship while the U.S. Open was firmly within reach a year ago at Chambers Bay.
Despite a super-brave showing Shane Lowry now knows the hurt of losing a Major despite a thoroughly gallant display ...
