Danny Willett Earns Special PGA Tour ‘Special Membership’.
For a second year running England’s Danny Willett has attained ‘Special Temporary’ membership of the PGA Tour following his share of 22nd place in the Valspar Championship.
Willett had posted a final round one over par 72 for an eventual similar four-day tally in his first showing, and to be tied with fellow Brit Luke Donald (70).
Willett, whose wife is due to give birth to the couple’s first child on the Sunday of next month’s final round at the Masters, collected some $40,000 for ...
Dunedin Golf Club, Florida Steeped In History Of Golf In America.
It seems wherever you travel to play golf in the States you are going to come across a Donald Ross designed golf course.
The Scottish-born Ross, who honed his game and course design skills at Dornoch, has long been credited with laying the foundations for American golf.
He designed around 400 golf courses in the United States, Canada and Cuba.
In fact, three weeks ago we spent each day driving to and fro along Donald Ross Blvd on our way to the Honda Classic, and reflects how revered was Ross who ...
Darren Clarke To Kick-Start Ryder Cup Trophy 2016 Tour At Royal Portrush On April 12th.
European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke will kick-start the Ryder Cup Trophy Tour at Royal Portrush Golf Club on Tuesday, April 12, with the legendary trophy arriving by helicopter from Gleneagles – the site of Europe’s triumph in 2014.
I hope that European golf fans will take the opportunity to come and see the Trophy when it’s on display and get behind Team Europe – Darren Clarke
The following day, Wednesday, April 13, Ulster golf fans will have the opportunity to get up close and ...
Brett Rumford Pulls Off European Tour ‘Shot Of The Month – February 2016’.
His name has been mentioned in consecutive weeks in the winner’s press conference by double Tour winning and fellow Australian Adam Scott.
Now Brett Rumford is headline news having won the European Tour’s ‘Shot of the Month – February 2016’.
The reigning Western Australian PGA champion has missed three months of action last year due to a bizarre injury caused simply by eating an apple but the Royal Perth attached golfer has made that included his magnificent bunker ...
Padraig Harrington Embarked On 14,000 Klm & 19-Hour Indian Open Flight Buoyed By Tasty Valspar C’ship Takeout.
Padraig Harrington walked down the wooden steps of the Valspar Championship scorer’s cabin to embark on a near 14,000 klm trek, including a 19-hour flight, to India buoyed by a tasty final two days take out on the Copperhead course in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Harrington lipped out at the last for what would have been just two birdies and post 17 pars in a one under par 70 for a two over par total in the event won by South African Charl Schwartzel.
“I was picking it out of the hole with six ...
Aussie Men Rule The Golf World – 31 Wins Worldwide In 12 Countries On Six Continents In 13 Months.
It has to be an Australian golfing milestone!
No other country, including the mighty U.S. and it’s ultra-lucrative PGA Tour, has enjoyed as much success in such a short time frame on golf’s global stage than Australian born male professionals have achieved the past 13 months.
In this time, and up to an including Scott Hend’s victory in the True Thailand Classic and hours after Matthew Griffin birdied the last to capture the prize New Zealand Open title, Australian male golfers ...
Charl Schwartzel Wins For Third Time In Six Events In Capturing First Regular PGA Tour Title At Valspar.
South African Charl Schwartzel made it three wins in his past six events this season and in the process capturing a first regular PGA Tour title with a play-off victory in the Valspar Championship at Palm Harbor.
The 31-year old, whose only other victory in the U.S. was in capturing the 2011 Masters, posted the best round of the day of a four under par 67 to join American Bill Haas on seven under par.
The duo headed to the first extra play-off but with Haas, who held the 54-hole lead for a seventh ...
