Augusta Rival Trio Expect McIlroy To Deal With Masters Media Spotlight.

Three players looking to deny Rory McIlroy Grand Slam glory at Augusta National believe the World No.1 will revel in next week’s Masters media spotlight. The trio are reigning US Open champion Martin Kaymer, past Irish Open winner Paul Casey and McIlroy’s good friend Rickie Fowler as Mclroy strives to become only the sixth golfer in the history of the game to win all four Majors. And unless Tiger Woods confirms he will compete it will be te World No.1 ranked McIlroy the world’s ...

Legendary Oaks GC, Texas – A Course Blessed For That Miracle Round.

In another golfing first this week we visited a Texas golf club, the Legendary Oaks GC, where you will find a chapel lying to side of the practice range. Of course, it triggered immediate thoughts whether the chapel is there in calling on divine intervention before a round of golf or to possibly later give thanks for a miracle 18 holes or maybe to seek forgiveness for any miss-givings on the course at Hempstead and located to the north of Houston.

Royal & Awesome Teams With Sparks For ‘Longest Golf Day Challenge’ At Fulwell GC.

Scotland’s funkiest clothing brand, Royal & Awesome, has teamed up with Sparks for the second successive year to add a dash of colour to the charity’s awesome golf challenges. Last year’s events saw a number of dazzlingly dressed golfers raise more than £20,000 for the children’s medical research charity and the buzz has carried over into 2015. For its Longest Golf Day Challenge at Fulwell GC in Twickenham – on Monday, June 22 – Sparks invites 60 golfers to ...

Mark O’Meara Hoping Tiger Woods Tees Up At Augusta.

Fellow Masters champion Mark O’Meara is hopeful his long-time good friend Tiger Woods will tee-up in next week’s Masters.   O’Meara was one of the first Tour players Woods befriended when he turned pro late in 1996.   It was Woods, as defending Masters champion, who in 1998 fitted an Augusta National green jacket to O’Meara.   And while O’Meara may not have seen much of Woods given he is now competing on the Champions Tour the now 58-year old still understands the ...

Danny Willett Pleased To Have Tasted Augusta’s ‘Woh!’ Factor.

Masters rookie Danny Willett has played it smart getting the excitement of driving down Magnolia Lane for a first time out of the way ahead of his Augusta National debut. Willett played a practice round last Sunday on the Georgia golfing gem ahead of joining 19 others competing for a first time in the new season’s first Major. The 27-year Sheffield-born Willett qualified for the Masters by ending 2014 inside the top-50 as the then 47th world ranked player. In fact, the Callaway-attached Willett ...

Darren Clarke Confesses The Masters Needs Tiger Woods Teeing Up.

Darren Clarke believes next week’s Masters would not be the same without four-time Augusta National champion Tiger Woods.   After his private jet was spotted at Augusta Regional Airport Woods management confirmed he played a full practice round on the Georgia golfing gem Tuesday    And Clarke, who is contesting this week’s Shell Houston Open, is confident Woods will be among those competing next week at Augusta. “It’s wonderful that Tiger is back playing again as the ...

Will Tiger Woods Be Present At Blue Jack National Media Preview?

Mark O’Meara has been asked to deputize when the media attending this week’s Shell Houston Open will be present at the ‘media opening’ of the Tiger Woods designed Blue Jack National course located about an hour’s drive north of this week’s PGA host venue. However the big question is after his aircraft was spotted at Augusta Regional Airport will Woods make an appearance to the course at Montgomery to the north of Houston, Texas? Watch this space! As the first ...