Ernie Els Coughs Up Outstanding Bet & With Interest.
Four-time Major winning Ernie Els finally paid up on a bet we had earlier this year when Australia defeated South Africa in the cricket.
The bet was $50 but while your trulys was delighted to enjoy bragging rights let me say Ernie’s still well ahead in the ‘money taken off me’ department.
However the only problem was getting reimbursed my $50. I had hinted many times throughout the season to Ernie ‘where the hell is my money’ but each time the lovable South African ...
McDowell … ‘Golf’s A 4-Letter Word But Players Must Be Cautious’.
Grame McDowell singled out the dangers in sport’s four-letter game after Patrick Reed’s ‘Trial by TV’ verbal outburst during the WGC – HSBC Champions.
McDowell was competing in the same group as his Gleneagles Ryder Cup rival and admitted after moving three shots clear of the field on day two of the Shanghai event he never heard Reed launch a four-letter tirade of abuse at himself in three-putting the first green on day one of the $US 8.5m event.
Reed was so upset by reaction to the incident, ...
Bubba Watson Absolves Patrick Reed But Will The PGA Tour?
Double Augusta National winner Bubba Watson absolved Patrick Reed from his Shanghai sins but it seems unlikely Reed will escape a hefty PGA Tour fine.
Reed was in damage control mode after ultra-sensitive TV microphones picked-up a four-letter tirade addressed only to himself after three-putted the first green during the opening round of the WGC – HSBC Champions event.
Interest in the $US 8.5m event switched from the efforts of the leaders to Reed, and with TV giant CNN running coverage of the ...
Brody Ninyette D’Qued Adding To Aussies Shanghai Pains.
Australian Brody Ninyette was not only not feeling very unwell but the Perth golfer then had more illness when he was disqualified from the WGC – HSBC Champions event after posting a horror 18-over par 90 in the elite 78-player field in Shanghai.
The Perth golfer was in good spirits travelling to China after qualifying by sharing third place in the Perth International but a bout of food poisoning a day prior to the flight from Australia to Shanghai not only ruined his practice schedule but ...
Shane Lowry Rebounds On Day Two HSBC Champions.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry rebouned from a first round 78 with a 69 that included a mid-round run of birdie, birdie and then an 11th hole eagle where he drilled a 5-iron from 213-yards to just eight feet.
The Carton House attached pro arrived at the Sheshan Golf Club lying 51st on the World Rankings knowing a top-20 finish will see him break into the elite of world golf and that’s a first ever top-50 ranking.
“It was a good bounce back from yesterday after a very disappointing round and ...
Patrick Reed Apologises After His Shanghai Verbal Outburst.
Patrick Reed has apologised following his verbal outburst on the first hole during Thursday’s opening round in the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
In this latest example of ‘Trial by Video’ Reed faces the likelihood of a heft but undisclosed PGA Tour fine in bringing the game into disrepute despite Graeme McDowell, who leads after two rounds of the event and who played alongside Reed, not hearing the American’s outburst after he three-putted the first hole.
However ...
Ian Poulter Angry He’s Slipping Down World Rankings.
Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter is staring at the likelihood of ending the year not being exempt into next year’s Masters.
Poulter is currently ranked 44th in the world and that’s just six spots from being exempt into the four Majors, the four WGCs and other benefits that come with being a top-50 world ranked player.
Poulter has remained inside the top-50 on the rankings since capturing the 2006 Madrid Masters and the eighth of a dozen European Tour titles for the Lake Nona based Brit.
He peaked ...
