Halted At A Texas Red Light By A Truckload Of Australia’s Finest.

Here we were on the Monday after Jimmy Walker captured the Valero Texas Open and happily driving down Texas route 290 on route from Austin to Houston when I was brought to a screeching halt at a red light by a truck load of Australia’s finest. We had traveled north from San Antonio to visit Austin and the capital of Texas before pointing the rent-a-car east, so I am not sure where this photograph was taken. All I know is that I could have got out of the car and got down on my knees bowing to ...

Star-Gazing Jimmy Walker Dreaming Of Scottish Open Success.

Star-gazing new Valero Texas Open winner Jimmy Walker revealed he’s already dreaming of victory in this year’s Aberdeen Assert Management Scottish Open at Gullane.   Walker, 34 confirmed he will return to Scotland after claiming a second PGA Tour title this season in winning by four shots the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.   In January the quietly-spoken Texan, who was a member of last year’s losing USA Ryder Cup side, captured the Sony Open in Hawaii and is the first player ...

Jordan Spieth To Defend 2015 Australian Open In Sydney.

New world number four, Jordan Spieth, confirmed he will defend his Emirates Australian Open title later this year in Sydney. The 21-year-old Spieth indicated plans were already well advanced to head back ‘Down Under’ after finishing runner-up to fellow Texan Jimmy Walker in the Valero Texas Open. Last December, Spieth became the first American since Brad Faxon in 1993 to handed the the famed Stonehaven Trophy. “Yes, it may be March but I am already looking forward to heading back to Sydney to ...

Walker Wins The Valero Texas Open But Bernie Left Holding The Trophy.

It has to be the heaviest trophy I have ever picked up – the Valero Texas Open trophy. The trophy followed new champion Jimmy Walker into the media center but somehow I ended up getting a photograph with it. And thankfully I was not asked to hold it up over my head and it weighs a ton!  

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, ...