Jordan Spieth Insists He’s Not Slow Play Tortoise & Rory McIlroy Agrees.
World No. 1 Jordan Spieth was not impressed in being singled out as a tortoise and slow-play on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Spieth, competing for a first time in the UAE, was singled out by Chief Referee John Paramour as the Texan made his way to the final tee and on route an eventual four under par 68.
Paramour issued last year’s double Major Champion a very first ‘Monitoring’ bad time and less than a day then new ‘Monitoring’ laws were brought into effect by the ...
McIlroy Insists He’s Not Interested In Laying Marker Down At Spieth’s Feet.
Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy insists he’s not concerned laying down any ‘marker’ at the feet of rival Jordan Spieth in being drawn with the World No. 1 along with Rickie Fowler, but the four-time major winner certainly made an impression with an opening 66.
“It was a masterclass, the Rory that I have seen win major championships,” Spieth said after a birdie on the last ensured he finished just two shots behind his playing partner and three behind clubhouse leader ...
Russell Knox Uncertain If He Can Play A Schedule Both Sides Of The Pond.
One of the European Tour’s newest members in Scotland’s Russell Knox is uncertain if he can balance a schedule playing both on the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
The Scot earned a five-year exemption in capturing last year’s WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
Unfortunately his Chinese success did not count towards the Ryder Cup but then Knox did earn points a week later in finishing runner-up in the Myakoba Championship in Mexico.
And ahead of teeing up in this week’s ...
Anyone For A Cupper? Tea The Theme At Colombo Airport.
The first tournament of the New Year provided a few firsts.
A first flight on Sri Lankan Airways and very pleasantly surprised and a first visit to Sri Lankan, and albeit 2 1/2 hour stop-over at Colombo Airport.
And one of the first sights within the Colombo Airport terminal is the number of tea shops.
Of course, tea production is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon), and accounts for 2% of GDP, contributing US $1,527 million in 2013 to the economy of ...
Jordan Spieth Wants To Chat With NBA Legend ‘Step’ Curry At 2016 Olympic Games.
World No. 1 Jordan Spieth not only wants to win an Olympic Games gold medal but wants to meet NBA Legend ‘Step’ Curry who’ll be on the USA Olympic Basketball side.
Curry plays for the Golden State Warriors and is considered by some to be the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry won the 2015 NBA Most Valuable Player(MVP) award and is a two-time NBA All-Star.
“There’s many who I would love to talk to but to name one would be hard then I’d like to sit down ...
Rory McIlroy Sets 2016 Starting Season Sights Dethroning World No. 1 Jordan Spieth.
It’s been eight months since Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth have gone head-to-head and that was at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
Organisers have this week stuck McIlroy in the same group as current World No. 1 Jordan Spieth at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
And while a victory in the UAE capital would lift McIlroy up from World No. 3 to World No. 2 it is the position Spieth enjoys that McIlroy is targeting.
On the eve of the first event of his Race to Dubai defence at ...
Paul Lawrie Targets Seat As Vice-Captain On Hazeltine Bound Flight.
Whether a role inside or outside the ropes, Paul Lawrie is looking to celebrate a 25th European Tour season being on the flight later this to Hazeltine.
Lawrie got his New Year underway last week with a mid-field finish in the Joburg Open ahead of contesting this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and the first the now traditional three event ‘Desert Swing’.
Three weeks into a new season and the Abu Dhabi event is the first showdown of 2016 with World No. 1 Jordan Spieth making his UAE debut ...
