Russell Knox Ignoring Oakmont Horror Stories …. “I Love It When It’s Super-Hard”.
Thoughts of Oakmont’s U.S. Open ‘horror chamber’ is sending shivers into the greats of the game but not lone Scot Russell Knox.
Defending champion, Jordan Spieth describes Oakmont as ‘scary’ while Phil Mickelson, and who’s been runner-up no less than six-times, says the course to the toughest he’ll ever face.
It’s not that Oakmont is the only U.S. Open venue not to have any water hazards that will please Knox after his Sawgrass water ‘torture’ or the fact that it is one ...
Darren Clarke & Competition Drain Of Being Ryder Cup Captain Pulls Out Of U.S. Open.
The pressure of dealing with all that goes with accepting the European Ryder Cup captaincy has led to Darren Clarke ruling himself out of next week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont.
Clarke, 47 will lead Europe into competition on September 30th at Hazeltine.
But the former Open Champion, who has not tasted victory since being handed the Claret Jug in 2011, has clearly struggled with his game.
And he best finish since being appointed European Team captain in February, 2015, and in his two dozen European ...
Peter ‘POM’ O’Malley Makes Career Move To New Chairman, PGA Of Australia Board Of Directors.
Crail, Scotland … Aussie golfer Peter O’Malley, and affectionately known as ‘POM’, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the PGA of Australia.
Effective immediately, O’Malley replaces renowned PGA Professional and businessman Mark Gibson, who stepped down after successfully serving two full terms as the Chairman of the PGA over the past six years.
O’Malley has been a much-respected member of the PGA Tour of Australasia since 1987 ...
Despite Irish Push, Scottish Open Staying In Place & Week Prior To The Open.
The partners behind the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open have moved to reassure Scottish golf fans over the future date of the tournament the week prior to The Open.
The European Tour, Aberdeen Asset Management and the Scottish Government (represented by VisitScotland) have confirmed that there is no prospect of the dates of the Scottish Open changing on the European Tour schedule.
The unique tri-partite relationship with the three main partners has seen the tournament go from strength ...
Graeme McDowell Looking To Walk Tall ‘The Land Of The Delta Blues’.
In the words of song writer Marc Cohn Graeme McDowell tees-up in this week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic looking to walk tall in the ‘Land of the Delta Blues’.
McDowell was seemingly intent on taking a fortnight’s break from competition following his top-30 finish at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
That would have meant spending a fortnight on the range at Lake Nona but instead McDowell has elected to return to the sauna-like conditions set to greet competitors teeing-up on ...
Russell Knox To Use ’15th Club’ To Duplicate In Scotland What Rory McIlroy Did Winning In Ireland.
Scotland’s top world ranked Russell Knox intends drawing on golf’s 15th club when it comes to teeing-up in next month’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.
Last month, Knox went within a whisker of denying Rory McIlroy the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open trophy.
Indeed, McIlroy drew on the overwhelming home crowd support he enjoyed over the four rounds to pull off two of the greatest shots in his career and deny Knox the gleaming Irish Open trophy,
Now Knox will ...
McCullen & Roelofsz Show The Way With 65s In MENA South To East Challenge.
Rising English star Haydn McCullen and South Africa’s Bryandrew Roelofsz shot matching six-under 65s to share the lead heading into the second round of the South to East Challenge at Zwartkop Golf Club in Centurion, Pretoria, on Tuesday.
McCullen, who won the prestigious McEvoy Trophy in 2014 before turning pro last year, and Roelofsz both reeled off seven birdies against a lone bogey to surge one clear of South Africa’s Siphiwe Siphayi in this MENA Golf Tour event, which is co-sanctioned by ...
