Rory McIlroy Heads Back To Abu Dhabi Looking To Be 4th Time Lucky.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy returns to Abu Dhabi tomorrow (SUN) again looking to win in the UAE capital for a first time in his career.
A week after recording a fourth second place finish in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, McIlroy will tee-up in the Abu Dhabi Invitational on the Kyle Phillips designed Yas Island Links course.
The course is located literally across the road for the Yas Island Marina Formula One circuit and with McIlroy joining victorious Gleneagles winning team mate Stephen Gallacher ...
A Unique Year’s Golfing Opportunity In Qatar … Doha Golf Club.
There is something very unique in travelling to Doha each year for the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
It is the only country on the 2014/15 European Tour International schedule that boasts just one golf course. (NB: At the time of writing this article in 2015 the Jose Maria Olazabla designed course had not been built)
Fortunately the Doha Golf Club is a 27-hole complex with the 18-hole championship lay-out that has played host to the event since 1998, and there is a nine-hole Academy layout.
And ...
Log-Jam Atop Of Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 3rd Round Leader Board.
There is a four-way log jam atop of the leader board with a round to play in the 2015 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
South African Branden Grace produced the shot of the day to end the round tied on 13-under par after another day of ideal scoring conditions in Doha.
The four-time Tour winning Grace, who captured last month’s Alfred Dunhill Championship, was one over through four holes when he drove into trees down the right of the fifth.
With no obvious escape route, Grace snap-hooked a wedge ...
Marc Warren Pulls Off ‘Shot Of His Career’ To Be In Qatar Masters Contention.
Marc Warren pulled off what he described as the ‘Shot of his Career’ to move into fourth place but only one shot off the lead after two rounds of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Warren muscled his way towards a fourth Tour success and bouncing back after missing the cut last week in Abu Dhabi in posting a seven under par 65 in ideal scoring conditions on the Doha Golf Club course.
Austrian Bernd Wiesberger (66) and the South African pair of George Coetzee (67) and Branden Grace (68) share ...
Peter Lawrie Ends Four Month Run Of Outs To Move Inside Qatar Top-10.
There was no hiding Peter Lawrie’s delight after moving inside the top-10 on day two of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha.
Lawrie managed six birdies and dropped just two shots in a four under par 68 and to be sharing 10th place on six under par and only three strokes from the lead.
Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger (66) and the South African pair of Branden Grace (68) and George Coetzee (67) share the lead on nine under par with three others on eight under par.
Lawrie’s effort is the first ...
Damien McGrane Shrugs Off Injury Concern As Peter Lawrie Shines In Qatar.
Damien McGrane declared ‘Beware the Injured Golf’ after banking an impressive four under par 68 on the opening day of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha.
McGrane, and still battling an inflamed wrist, grabbed five birdies in his round to be trailing just three shots behind England’s Oliver Fisher who shot a seven under par 65.
Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello carded a 66 while six players, including the British Open winning pair of Ernie Els and former double Doha winning Paul Lawrie, are ...
Els Leads Chorus Disappointed With R & A Decision To Dump BBC In Favour SKY.
Double Open Champion Ernie Els has led a chorus of disappointment at an impending R& A decision to dump BBC TV in favour of SKY after this year’s Open Championship at St. Andrews.
The R & A, as organizers of golf’s oldest Major, are set to announce shortly the signing of a mega deal for SKY Sports to cover golf’s oldest Major from 2016.
The deal will see the end of any free-to-air terrestrial coverage of golf anywhere by BBC TV.
Els, winner of the 2002 and 2012 Open Championship, ...
