A Surprisingly Thick Centimeter Of Eggshell Coloured Head Blankets G Mac’s Beer.
You’re read the Christmas and Birthday card greetings but how is the following for wonderful prose: “A surprisingly thick centimeter or so of eggshell colored head blankets the beer”.
That’s part of the text in describing Graeme McDowell’s new line of boutique beer.
And with thanks to the author here is the full-flavoured description, and all that is left to say is: ‘Here’s cheers to G Mac and to his G Mac line of the amber nectar (hint!)’.
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Final Round For Jigger Inn Hostess.
St Andrews Jigger Inn has welcomed many an Open champion over the decades, and witnessed some amazing celebrations. This week, it held an unrivalled party.
‘The Jigger’ recognised its longest standing member of staff with a very fond farewell to landlady, Antoinette Leask, as she called ‘last orders’ for the final time in the world of golf’s most famous 19th hole.
Antoinette arrived at the Jigger in the summer of 1992 and became landlady five years later. For almost ...
Tiger Woods … “Even I Didn’t Know There Was A Hazard That Far Right At The 8th’.
Tiger Woods earned a unique but unwanted distinction on the opening day of the Players Championship at Ponte Vedre, Florida.
Woods was the only player to find water so far right at the par three eighth hole on route to a one over par 73 in the $US 10m event.
In contrast, there was 21 players including Scot Stephen Gallacher who made a splash at the famed island green par three 17th, and with Gallacher taking a double bogey before signing off for a level par 72.
It left the Scot trailing only five ...
Padraig Harrington Has ‘Shocker’ On Sawgrass Greens.
Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell are grouped together for a first time that neither could remember and with Harrington bouncing back from dropping three shots in two holes mid-round to post a one under par 71.
However Harrington, who says he needs a top-six finish to qualify for next month’s U.S. Open, was left ruing a poor day on the green in taking 33 putts.
“I had a shocking day on the greens with a couple of three-putts and while the greens were much quicker, I just missed a few short ...
Rory McIlroy Tips Cold Water On Suggestions Of 5-Event Burn Out … Video Of McIlroy’s Eagle.
Rory McIlroy kick-started his Players Championship victory quest with only his second sub-70 TPC Sawgrass start and then downplayed any threat of burn-out up to and including the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
The World No. 1 muscled his way to a clubhouse share of fifth place with a three under par 69 that was highlighted in driving the green at the par five, 16th hole and then holing a seven foot eagle putt on the TPC Sawgrass course.
It left McIlroy lying just two strokes adrift of clubhouse leading ...
Jason Day …”I’m Just Thinking What Roger Federer Would Do”.
Aussie Jason Day posted a superb three under par 69 on the opening day of the Players Championship to be just a couple of shots off the lead in the $US 10m event at TPC Sawgrass.
It is Day’s equal best opening round in five appearances on the Pete Dye designed course and matching a 69 he shot on day one in 2011 and last year.
However the Queensland-born Day’s best finish is T6th in 2011.
Day is playing the first two rounds in the company of the World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and World No. 2 ...
Rory McIlroy & Repairs To ‘A Bunch Of Grapes’ Atop The Rodman Wanamaker Trophy.
Double PGA Championship winning Rory McIlroy revealed he had to get the famed Rodman Wanamaker trophy repaired after someone dropped the gleaming symbol of PGA Championship success.
It was after McIlroy had broken through to win a second Major Championship by eight strokes in capturing the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
“We had to get the guys from the PGA of America to come out after the Wanamaker Trophy was dropped,” said McIlroy.
“There was like this little bunch of ...
