McIlroy Reverts To ‘Conventional’ Putting Grip In Memorial No Frills 71.
Reigning Irish Open champion Rory McIlroy singled out a change back to a ‘conventional’ putting grip as pivotal to six birdies in a round of 71 on the opening day of the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio.
McIlroy looked very ‘rusty’ for 16 holes despite having a week’s break from competition following his dramatic and sensational success just 11 days ago at the K. Club.
In fact, was one over par standing on the 17th before holing birdies of near 12 feet and then eight feet at the last on ...
Scott Henry Rekindles Seve Ballesteros ‘Car Park’ Open Championship Victory Shot.
Scott Henry rekindled memories of Seve Ballesteros’ ‘Car Park’ Open victory shot as he stormed into a share of the lead in heatwave conditions on day one of the Nordea Masters in Sweden.
Henry sent an errant tee shot way left at the last of the Bro Hot Slott Golf Club in Stockholm that flew a grandstand and large electronic scoreboard before coming to rest close to a 1957 MG MGA ‘Roadster’.
The historic open-wheeler is valued around £25,000 and with the owner no doubt thinking it would ...
Trump Turnberry – Three Videos Of Ailsa Course ‘Rebirth’.
It has to be one of the most wonderful settings for a ‘rebirth’.
The Ailsa course at Trump Turnberry has undergone a stunning change and thanks to Trump Turnberry I was afforded the opportunity to play the course a day (May 31st) before it was opened to the public.
My videoing skills are not up there with the great Cecil B. DeMille but you will get a small taste of what now lays ahead for any lover of golf.
And if you thought Trump Turnberry was already a stunning location then think ...
Davis Love 111 Says Tiger Woods Running Out Of Time To Qualify For Hazeltine.
Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love 111 says Tiger Woods is fast running out of time if he’s to qualify for the USA Team.
It’s now 130 days till the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine but the golf world is no closer to knowing when Woods will return to competition.
In fact, Woods has not teed up since last August in finishing T10th on debut in the Wyndham Championship.
Love 111 will meet again with many of those likely to qualify for his team during the course of this week’s Jack Nicklaus hosted Memorial in Ohio.
However, ...
Donald Trump Slams PGA Tour Over Decision To Move From Miami To Mexico City.
US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has slammed the PGA Tour over a decision to dump Trump Doral as venue for the annual WGC – Cadillac Championship.
Instead, the $10m event, and where Rory McIlroy hurled a club into the water last year, is headed to Mexico City.
Trump released a statement saying:-
“It is a sad day for Miami, the United States and the game of golf, to have the PGA Tour consider moving the World Golf Championships, which has been hosted in Miami for the last 55 years, to ...
Trump Turnberry Unveils New ‘Ailsa Course’ Changes – Trump Saves Open Championship Venue.
Turnberry has reassured the golf world it is still very much on the Open Championship rota to host golf’s oldest major with the unveiling of stunning new changes to the Ailsa course.
Since the staging of the 2009 Open, and won by American Stewart Cink, Turnberry has been taken over by the Trump organisation and now has been renamed as Trump Turnberry.
It immediately prompted criticism in some quarters, and given Donald Trump’s very controversial stance of some matters, Turnberry should be stripped ...
Trump Turnberry – Stunning Changes To Open Championship Venue. (Photos)
It’s been just over 12 months since Turnberry was closed for major changes to the course that has played host to five Open Championship.
However in the intervening period there has been an incredible amount of work undertaken at what is now Trump Turnberry.
The biggest change is the 9th hole and now a stunning par 3 over water.
See the photos below
