Clarke & Couples, Likely 2016 Hazeltine Rivals, Named As Captains Of Inaugural Icons Cup.
Darren Clarke and Fred Couples, in a hotly tipped prelude to their appointment as 2016 rival Ryder Cup captains, have been named as captaians for inaugural ICONS Cup Golf Tournament
The ICONS Cup – a first-of-its-kind, two-day, team competition featuring iconic global sports stars – announces major champions Couples and Clarke will serve as captains for the inaugural event, April 22-24 at Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Earth Course.
The 1992 Masters champion, former world No. 1 and 2013 World Golf ...
Rory McIlroy/Horizon Dispute Settled Out Of Court – Common Sense Prevails.
Common sense has prevailed with the Dublin High Court showdown between World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and his former management company, Horizon Sports settled out of court.
A statement was issued at 11.05am local time Dublin today (Wed) saying simply:-
“The legal dispute between Rory McIlroy and Horizon Sports Management has been settled to the satisfaction of both parties who wish each other well for the future.
“The parties will be making no further comment.”
The out-of-court decision ...
Richard Green’s Totally Bizarre Hole-In-One At A Par 4 ….. Video.
Just a couple of days after competing in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and Australia’s Richard Green has pulled off one of the most bizarre hole-in-one shots you will ever see.
Green aced the shortened par four 15th hole at Thirteenth Beach Golf Links that is located to the south-east of his home town of Melbourne, Australia.
Playing in the Pro-Am ahead of Thursday’s starting Victorian Open, the 43-year old Green hit a drive that was heading for the bunker but it’s hit something ...
Golfing At The Emirates Club The Day After Rory Wins Desert Classic
It was a superb morning the day after World No. 1 Rory McIlroy captured a second Omega Dubai Desert Classic title.
While workmen began pulling down and packing up infrastructure for another year four of us found our way to the opening tee of the Faldo Course, and the second course at the Emirates Club.
The four – Stuart Adams, Belgian-bomber Frank, local Dubai radio host and myself – teed off at 11.45am.
And to make the day interested Stuart and myself took on Frank and PJ – 1o ...
R & A Ditch BBC For SKY Coverage Of Golf’s Oldest Major.
As widely expected the R & A has ditched BBC TV in favour of SKY sports covering golf’s oldest Major.
Sky will broadcast the Open Championship from 2017 after winning exclusive live rights.
This is despite calls from some of Britain’s best golfers including reigning Open Champion Rory McIlroy along with his Ryder Cup team-mates the The Open be allowed to be watched on free-to-air TV.
The broadcaster has signed a five-year deal to show the oldest of golf’s major championships, ...
Tiger Woods Drops Outside Top-50 For Only Second Time Since 1996.
Tiger Woods shock showing in last week’s Phoenix Open has seen him drop outside the world’s top-50 for only a second time in his career to be now ranked 56th in the world.
Woods first moved into top 50 in his sixth pro event in finishing third in the 1996 La Cantera Texas Open.
The effort some 19 years ago saw Woods jump from 61st to 37th on the rankings.
However in November 2011 he dropped out of the 50 to be ranked 52nd for just week after finishing T30th in the frys.com Open but ...
McDowell Now Likely To Make Dubai His 2016 Starting Event.
After a five year absence Graeme McDowell now intends making Dubai the start to his 2016 season after sharing ninth place with a final round 70 for a 14-under par tally.
It was McDowell’s highest finish in either the Dubai Desert Classic or his six straight appearances in the season-ending DP World Championship at nearby Jumeriah Estates.
“Given this is my first week out I am very pleased to play the way I did especially the first two rounds, and it’s just that the weekend was disappointing ...
