Turkey Withdraws 2022 Ryder Cup Bid Citing Environmental Issues.
Turkey has withdrawn its bid to host the 2022 Ryder Cup citing sensitive environmental issues as it would require cutting down between some 6,000 and 15,000 trees.
Turkey was among seven European Continental nations vying to host the biennial event and nominating the Montgomerie Maxx Royal course and venue for this week’s Turkish Airlines Open.
However Turkey has elected not to bid and will look to focus on building a new golf course, and without any environmental concerns, in a move that could ...
European Stars Take Center Stage At 2,000 Year Old Theatre Of Aspendos
Three stars of this week’s Turkish Airlines Open took to the stage of the near 2,000 Theatre of Aspendos, and located around a 20-minute drive from this week’s host Montgomerie Maxx Royal course.
The stars – Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia – then hit golf balls over the back wall of remarkable ancient Roman ruin.
The shots, off a raised artificial mat, needed to carry around 80-yard high wall that was no trouble for the trio of European Ryder Cup stars.
However ...
Garcia Believes Jimenez’s Poor English Will Rule Him Out Of 2016 Ryder Cup Captaincy.
In a surprise twist Spain’s Sergio Garcia believes compatriot Miguel Angel Jimenez’s lack of English will rule him out of captaincy contention.
Unlike the mess the USA Team finds itself, the vote for the 2016 European Team captaincy at Hazeltine now seems a clear cut choice between Darren Clarke and Jimenez, the Tour’s oldest champion.
However Garcia, and a veteran of seven Ryder Cups along with being a vice-captain in 2010, believes the five-man committee to choose a successor to Paul ...
Adam Scott Calls On Australian Open Organizers To Group Him With Rory McIlroy.
Adam Scott is looking for revenge and calling on Australian Open organisers to pair him against defending champion Rory McIlroy for the opening two rounds at the Australian Club in Sydney.
It was nearly a year ago Scott, as the reigning Masters Champion, let slip becoming only the second player in Australasian Tour history to capture the ‘Triple Crown’ in winning the Australian PGA Championship, Australian Masters and the Australian Open.
Australian Open fans were near fever pitch when the first ...
Bubba Watson Banks First Victory Outside USA With WGC – HSBC Champions Win.
Reigning double Masters champion Bubba Watson has captured his first victory outside of the States in holing a 20-foot birdie putt at the first extra play-off hole to win the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
Watson was two shots clear with three holes to play, only to bogey the 16th and run up a double bogey on the 17th after failing to escape a greenside bunker at the first attempt.
That dropped the American one shot behind playing partners Clark and Rickie Fowler, as well as the final ...
Marc Leishman To Miss Australian Open To Be Present At Caddies Wedding.
Marc Leishman is reluctantly again skipping the Emirates Australian Open later this month to be present at the wedding of his caddy.
Matt Kelly, who also hails from Warranbool in Victoria, has been caddying for Leishman for seven years during which time Leishman has enjoyed some of the best golf of his career.
In fact, Kelly was on the bag when the soon-to-be 31 year Leishman captured a maiden PGA Tour title in winning the 2012 Travellers Championship.
However it was a year later when Leishman burst ...
From Secretary Of A Social Golf Club To A Politicians Private Secretary & Now AGW Secretary.
It’s been a long way from long-time Secretary of the Willoughby Laurels Social Golf Club to new Secretary of the Association of Golf Writers (AGW).
I am very honored to become the first non-British born Secretary of the AGW.
The Association was founded in 1938 to help protect and assist the interests of golf writers attending golf tournaments. While my new position is yet to be ratified I will become only the seventh Secretary and following in the footsteps of good friend Peter Dixon who ...
