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 ...
First Shorts & Now Rory McIlroy Suggests Night Time Floodlit Tournaments & Introducing A Shot Clock.
It was only a fortnight ago the European Tour sanctioned the wearing of shorts during practice and Pro-Am rounds.
Now four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has suggested Tour organisers consider staging tournaments at night on floodlit courses.
McIlroy’s spoke of the notion of floodlit golf earlier this week at a function here in Dubai at the local BOSE retail outlet and with local radio station Dubai Eye getting some good answers form the defending Omega Dubai Desert Classic champion.
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Rory McIlroy Admits … “I’m A Huge Tiger (Woods) Geek & He Gives Off An Intimidating Persona.”
Rory McIlroy admits he’s a huge Tiger Woods geek and jokes it’s not a ‘bag thing’ the currently injured 18-time Major winner is not competing at present.
McIlroy can list all of Woods golfing achievement and the superstar American set the benchmark for the likes of McIlroy to follow.
“This generation coming through, we grew up watching Tiger Woods and he was really the benchmark for us,”said McIlroy in an interview with local Dubai radio station ‘Dubai Eye’.
“To see ...
Double Winning Stephen Gallacher Looking To End 12-Month Dry Spell In Dubai Desert Classic.
Double Dubai winning Stephen Gallacher is looking to end an indifferent 12 months dry spell teeing up in this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Since finishing third a year ago in the second straight defence of his Dubai title the Scot has savoured just one top-10 finish in 22 European Tour events.
A year ago Gallacher was ranked the country’s Top-Scot and a career high of No. 31 in the world along with the assurance of contesting all four Majors.
Gallacher tees up on Thursday as the World No. ...
Rory McIlroy Inspired By Novak Jokovic In Capturing 2016 Olympic Games Gold.
Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy can’t beat Novak Jokovich at his own game but he can share Olympic gold medal victory honours with the Serbian tennis ace later this year in Rio de Janiero.
This would be McIlroy’s Brazil dream when golf returns to the Summer Olympics in August later this year.
McIlroy had been in awe last week firstly watching TV coverage Jokovich’s clinical four sets Australian Open semi-final defeat of Roger Federer and then gleaned further inspiration from the World ...
