Warren Misses Maiden Masters By .0094 World Ranking Points.
Marc Warren was taking his young family north of San Antonio for a flight from Austin and back to the U.K. unaware he had missed out on contesting a maiden Masters by just .0094 World Ranking points.
That’s all the points that separated Warren from England’s Luke Donald who could consider himself fortunate to be competing in the year’s first Major and his 11th straight Masters.
Donald, who sat out today’s concluding Valero Texas Open, dropped two places from No. 48 in the ...
Love 111 To Miss Ryder Cup Houston Meeting With Clarke Due To Toe Surgery.
USA Ryder Cup captain Davis Love 111 will forgo playing a practice round this week in Houston with European Team rival Darren Clarke to undergo much-needed toe surgery.
Love 111 was set to meet up with Clarke for a first time since both were appointed respective 2016 Captains.
However Love 111 will now advise Shell Houston Open officials he will be withdrawing from the $US 6.6m starting Thursday in Houston.
“I was looking forward so much to catching-up with Darren in Houston as we’d organised ...
Richie Ramsay Ends 30-Month Drought To Capture Hassan 11 Trophy.
Scotland’s Richie Ramsay ended a 30-month winless drought to capture the Hassan 11 Trophy in Agadir, Morocco.
Ramsay emerged from a heavy Atlantic Ocean mist to post a closing round of a three under par 69 for a 10-under par and a one shot victory over Frenchman Romain Wattel on the King of Morocco’s exclusive Golf du Palais Royal course.
The Scot superbly set up victory with four birdies in succession from the third hole and despite dropping three shots in two holes from the seventh, ...
McDowell’s Ankle Gets Green Lights All The Way To Augusta.
Graeme McDowell has been given the green light all-clear to take his place in next fortnight’s Masters field.
McDowell was forced to withdraw after just nine holes of this week’s Valero Texas Open after straining tendons in his lower left ankle while practicing ahead of Wednesday’s Pro-Am on the TPC San Antonio course.
In fact, McDowell was in so much pain a doctor was called onto the course on Wednesday and on the 10th tee injected a pain-killer into the ankle of the former US ...
Tiger Woods To Drop Outside World’s Top-100 First Time In Over 18 Years.
Tiger Woods will drop outside the top-100 on the World Rankings for the very first time in more than 18 years and since capturing the first of his 79 PGA Tour wins.
Woods is currently ranked 96th in the world and with a World Ranking official predicting the 14-time Major winner will drop to 104th when the rankings are adjusted tomorrow night (Sun).
Just last January Woods posted an 82 in the Phoenix Open, and his worst round as a professional, that saw him drop outside the top 50 in the world ...
Marc Warren Fighting A 5,000 Mile Maiden Masters Invitation Battle Front.
Marc Warren is fighting a 5,000 mile maiden Masters invitation battle front heading to the weekend rounds of the Valero Texas Open.
Not only is Warren fighting those also competing in the famed Alamo City but he’s keeping an eye on events in far off Agadir in Morocco and venue for the Hassan 11 Trophy.
Warren needs to finish top-18 in his first his first PGA Tour event but then there is still as many as four colleagues competing in Morocco who could go past him on the World Rankings.
The current ...
McDowell Now In Doubt For Masters Ruling Out Shell Houston Open.
Graeme McDowell is now in real doubt for the Masters after ruling out contesting next week’s Shell Houston Open.
McDowell indicated he would add the Houston event to his schedule as much needed Masters practice after withdrawing through injury after nine holes of this week’s Valero Texas Open.
But in returning to his Orlando residence on Thursday advice from his doctor is that McDowell would be better resting his injured left ankle after tearing tendons while on the TPC San Antonio ...
