Ernie Els Takes A Firm Grip On Fourth Dubai Desert Classic Title Using Centre-Shaft Putter.
Four-time Major winning Ernie Els kept alive hopes of a fourth Omega Dubai Desert Classic title using a centre-shaft putter on the greens of the Emirates Golf Club.
It’s not news Els has struggled in recent years and revealing he must have used 10 different putters and just as many different grips.
The 46-year old South African won a maiden Desert Classic and Tour title 22 years ago and now he’s targeting a fourth with a second round 67 and just 28 putts on the Emirates course.
Els shares ...
Jose Maria Olazabal – Happy 50th Birthday ‘Ollie’.
A happy 50th birthday to Jose Maria Olazabal.
The double Masters winning Spaniard, and victorious 2012 European Ryder Cup Captain, was born February 5th, 1966.
Olazabal shares his birthday with some very famous footballers including Christiano Ronaldo and Carlos Trevez.
However there will be tinge of sadness in Olazabal’s birthday celebration with the news a former caddy in Scotland’s Dave Renwick passed away on Wednesday, and with Renwick having caddied for him when he won the 1994 Masters.
Ernie Els Says He Can Compete With Golf’s Young Guns.
Ernie Els put himself in position for a fourth Omega Dubai Desert Classic title and then confessed he can still mix it with players half his age
It’s been more than two years since the now 46-year old Els, and four-time Major winner, last tasted victory.
But while Els has no concerns matching golf’s younger brigade off the tee, it’s the shortest club in the bag still causing the biggest concern.
And after posting an opening round 68 to be lying two shots off the Emirates Golf Club lead ...
Dave Renwick – Top Golfers & Caddies Lead Tributes For Scottish Caddying Legend.
Fellow Scots and some of the stars of the European Tour have paid tribute to renowned caddy Dave Renwick who has passed away.
Renwick, 62 stopped caddying a year ago when he began experiencing chest pains while caddying in the States for Korean K J Choi.
He was diagnosed with cancer and informed he had two to four months to live but then passed away just short of a year late on Wednesday evening at his East Calder residence.
Renwick began caddying when he was just 11 years of age and after a few ...
Royalty Rules Omega Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am … Video Also Of Prince’s Arrival.
Royalty rules with His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco making his maiden appearance in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic a memorable affair, winning the afternoon Pro-Am shot-gun in the company of Henrik Stenson at Emirates Golf Club.
Playing in the Chairman’s team, Prince Rachid, along with Karim Guessous and Omar Lahjormi, combined effectively with the world number six, carding an impressive score of 22-under to beat the Alvaro Quiros-led CNN team.
The foursome, who made the ...
Jack Nicklaus To Home Host U.S. Ryder Cup Captain, Vice-Captains, Possibles & Probables.
Legendary Jack Nicklaus will host USA Ryder Cup captain, Davis Love 111 along with his five vice-captains and some 20 other probable and possible Hazeltine members to his Plam Beach Gardens house during the Honda Classic later this month.
Nicklaus played in six Ryder Cups (1969-1981) and then was a winning captain in 1983 but lost out to Tony Jacklin’s side four years late.
Graeme McDowell had played three rounds alongside Love 111 at last month’s Tournament of Champions in Hawaii when the American ...
Henrik Stenson Says “It’s Swedish Genes, The Vikings & The North Wind”.
You can always be assured of a tale and some laughter in a Henrik Stenson press conference.
And today was no exception with the serious side of Stenson revealing his right knee is still not 100% after recent surgery, and the second of his two knees that have been operated on his career.
“The knee is still attached; it’s moving forward and I’m lifting the leg,” joked Stenson, who has finished outside the top 30 only once in his last ten visits to Emirates Golf Club.
“It’s ...
