Lee Westwood Ends 18-Year Absence To Contest Australian Open.
It is 18 years since a then relatively unknown Englishman pulled the Australian Open victory rug out from under the feet of Australia’s greatest-ever golfer and the then World No. 1 ranked Greg Norman.
Lee Westwood was just 24 years of age when he went head-to-head with Norman over four extra play-off holes to win the coveted Stonehaven Trophy in his second appearance in Australia’s premier event.
There was first stunned silence before genuine applause for the Worksop-born Westwood whose victory ...
Jordan Speith Compares Olympic Games Gold Medal To Winning A Major.
Jordan Speith, unlike fellow Masters and Australian Open champion Adam Scott, is already warming at the thought of walking onto among the USA Team at next August’s Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Scott has been very out-spoken and not at all interested in competing in the Olympic Games.
In contrast Speith, who is Sydney for this week’s 100th Australian Open, seemingly is counting the days to the Summer Games and golf’s return to the Olympic arena since 1924.
”Just ...
Jordan Speith Admits Difficult Going Into 2016 Expecting To Duplicate Phenomenal Success Of 2015.
World No. 1 Jordan Speith admits it will be difficult to repeat the success in 2016 he’s enjoyed in the past twelve months.
Speith has returned to Sydney to defend Thursday’s starting Australian Open at The Australian Club.
It was his victory on the same golf course a year ago, and capped by a blistering final round course record setting 63, that kick-stated a run of remarkable success for the quietly-spoken Texan.
The Dallas-born Speith then went onto to win the following week’s Tiger Woods ...
Shane Lowry Sees EurAsia Cup Selection Big Step To Ryder Cup Cap.
Shane Lowry knows all too well a good showing in the EurAsia Cup could lead to him also representing Europe in the Ryder Cup.
Lowry will be confirmed this morning UK time (TUES) by the European Tour as a member of Darren Clarke’s EurAsia European Team to tackle a Jeev Milkha Singh led Asian team next January in Malaysia.
The 10-man European Team has been chosen among the leading place-getters after Sunday’s conclusion to the Race to Dubai.
However making themselves unavailable is the likes of ...
Peter Senior Captures Third Australian Masters Gold Jacket 24-Years After A First & 20-Years After The Last.
Peter Senior has shown that age is no barrier winning the UNIQLO Masters at Huntingdale Golf Club.
Twenty-four years after he first won the Gold Jacket and 20 years after he last slipped on the iconic blazer, Peter Senior has once again emerged victorious winning by two shots with a tournament total 8-under 276.
Playing solid golf all week, Senior entered the final day tied third alongside Michael Sim, John Senden and Matthew Guyatt.
Right from his first tee shot Senior looked the man to beat, opening ...
Rory McIlroy Starts Out ‘Firing’ But Ends DP World Third Round Fuming.
Rory McIlroy started out firing on all eight cylinders but was left fuming missing a short closing hole birdie he’s now hoping will not cost him a double DP World Tour Championship and Race to Dubai victory toast.
McIlroy hurled his putter into his bag after horribly missing the four-footer and despite posting a score of 65, and his lowest in 27 rounds of the Jumeirah Estates course.
It was McIlroy’s second lowest score of his injury interrupted season after signing for a 64 earlier in the year, ...
Tiger Woods Appointed Hazeltine Vice-Captain – Player Reaction.
The appointment of Tiger Woods as one of Davis Love 111’s vice-captains next year at Hazeltine has surprised a few Ryder Cup stars while for the most part it’s been heralded as a ‘smart move’ by Love.
Here is player reaction, both from a number of European Team capped players and also from American Patrick Reed who is competing also in this week’s DP World Tour Championship.
RORY MCILROY – Winning Ryder Cup team 2010, 2012 & 2014.
“You mean, he’s not playing?
“So ...
