Turkey Back In The Bidding For 2022 Ryder Cup.
Turkey is back in the bidding for the 2022 Ryder Cup.
Despite correspondence to the Tour it was withdrawing as a 2022 contender the Turkish Minister for Youth and Sports Akif Çagatay Kiliç has confirmed Turkey has reinstated its bid for the 2022 Ryder Cup and is now among six countries vying to stage the event.
Denmark had been mentioned a bidder but sources from within Denmark indicated all that Denmark sought was the ‘eligibility papers’ and never once advised the Tour of a formal ...
Marc Warren Joins Final Four Series Chorus Concern.
Scotland’s Marc Warren has joined a chorus of concern in slamming the new point’s distribution of the European Tour’s Final Four Series declaring the new system is ‘ridiculous’.
Warren teed up on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Open flying high at 23rd on the Race to Dubai money list and the assurance of his best-ever season in nine years competing on the Tour.
However heading into the second round at four shots off the lead Warren’s annoyed all his hard work in 26 prior events ...
John Days Declares Phil Mickelson Or Tiger Woods Should Captain 2016 USA Side.
Double Major winning John Daly has poured cold water on the setting up of a USA Ryder Cup task force and declaring either Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods should lead the American team in 2016 at Hazeltine.
Daly, who posted an opening round of 69 in the Turkish Airlines Open, captured the 1991 PGA Championship and 1995 British Open but remains the only American-born major winner not to compete in a Ryder Cup.
However Daly has been around long enough he says the answer to the USA Team ending a run of ...
Shane Lowry Feeling Short-Changed By Tour’s New Points System.
Shane Lowry has joined a number of Europe’s top players feeling short changed by the effectiveness of the European Tour’s Final Four Series points system.
Lowry teed up on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Open flying high at 15th on the Race to Dubai money list and the assurance of his best-ever season in five years competing on the Tour.
However after posting an opening round 70 to be lying seven shots behind near 51-year Miguel Angel Jimenez, the Carton House pro has questioned if all ...
Monty Miffed By USA Ryder Cup Task Force Move.
On the eve of his 600th Tour event at the Turkish Airlines Open and Colin Montgomerie declared his disbelief the PGA of America has set-up a task force in order to help turnaround having lost eight of the past 10 Ryder Cups.
The PGA of America has reacted to the USA Team’s recent five point loss in announcing the setting up of a 15-man task force that will include the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
Of course, there has been much debate already on the need of a task force when the ...
Garcia & Westwood Bow To McIlroy’s Brilliance.
Race to Dubai rival Sergio Garcia has waved a virtual white flag declaring Rory McIlroy’s brilliant season is deserving of a second Race to Dubai victory crown in three years.
In the absence of McIlroy this week in Turkey, Garcia can still unseat the four-time Major winner by capturing the Turkish Airlines Open but the Spaniard, who is currently ranked third on the money list, would also need to succeed in next week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
It is the same scenario for the second ...
The Many, Many Moods Of Monty At Turkish Airlines Open.
The move by Colin Montgomerie to the Champions Tour is certainly a gain for the over-50 year golfing brigade.
But it is also a big loss to the golf writers working the European Tour.
That was no more prevalent when Monty visited the Media Center on the eve of this week’s Turkish Airlines Open.
Not only is it again a special week for Monty as the event is being played on the Maxx Royal course he designed but also it is the occasion of his 600th European Tour event.
Only one player, who is still ...
