Thomas Slams USGA As ‘Harsh’ & ‘Pretty Selfish’ Over Moves To Reel-Back The Golf Ball
The war of words continues to heat-up following yesterday’s joint USGA/R&A statement at intended measures to reel-back the golf ball.
First to voice their disapproval with the golf ball manufacturers, particularly Titleist and now it’s the professional golfers with double PGA Championship winning Justin Thomas has slammed the USGA declaring the New Jersey-based golf ruling body has a history of making some ‘pretty selfish’ decisions when asked his views
Thomas was attending a media conference ...
MacIntyre Spoils Hopeful Masters Invitation With No Magic In Final Kenyan Open Round
Scotland’s top-ranked Robert MacIntyre spoiled any hope of a third straight Masters invitation after a lifeless final round in the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi.
The Oban lefty was left lamenting, managing just two birdies in a closing score of 70 to eventually finish in a distant share of seventh at 13-under on the host Muthaiga course.
Spaniard Jorge Campillo grabbed a fourth Tour win, and his first since March 2019, when he denied Border’s David Drysdale over five extra play-off holes ...
Ormsby Climbs To Black Mountain Summit For Fourth Asian Tour Triumph
Aussie Wade Ormbsy triumphantly climbed to the summit of the host Black Mountain course to claim a stunning fourth Asian Tour victory, winning on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off at the International Series Thailand.
Ormsby, 42, holed a 12-foot birdie putt at the par-five 18th while rookie Chonlatit Chonlatit missed his birdie attempt from eight feet.
The Adelaide-born Ormsby had trailed Chonlatit, the clubhouse leader on 20-under, by one shot with three holes to play before moving into ...
MacIntyre’s Masters Invitation Quandary Should He Capture Magical Kenyan Open
Top Scot Robert MacIntyre could be staring at a Masters invitation quandary should he capture the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi.
MacIntyre muscled his way to within one shot of the lead with an equally impressive second straight round of 65, moving to 12-under and just one adrift of Jorge Campillo after the Spaniard birdied his closing four holes in an eight-under 63 for a 13-under tally on the host Muthaiga course.
It was three years ago last Thursday that the now 36-year-old Spaniard denied Eyemounth ...
Hill Getting Back To Near His Best With Sizzling Magical Kenyan Open Second Round 64.
Scot Calum Hill looks back to his best, producing a lowest round in nearly 18 months on day two of the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi.
Hill, 28, grabbed an eagle and six birdies in a sizzling seven-under 64 and heads to the weekend just three off the lead held by Spaniard Nacho Elvira who finished birdie, birdie and eagle in a round of 65 to snatch the lead at 10-under on the host Muthaiga course.
Elvira’s eagle at the last upstaged three players – Germany’s Nick Bachem (67), Japan’s Ryo ...
McGinley: It’s Time A Tired-Looking McIlroy Not Be Left To Take All LIV Golf Related Verbal Bullets.
Paul McGinley reckons enough is enough, going into bat for a tired-looking Rory McIlroy saying for too long he’s taken LIV Golf related verbal ‘bullets’ and that it’s time he got support from his PGA Tour colleagues.
McIlroy looked tired, the batteries near empty and with his focus poor, McGinley also said following the World No. 3s disappointing opening round of 76 that left him sharing a distant 118th place in the $25m event he won three years ago.
We’ve come to respect ...
Howie Magic In Near Darkness Over Closing Pair Of Kenya Open Holes
Scot Craig Howie lit-up his closing two holes with birdies in finishing close to darkness on the opening day of the Magical Kenyan Open in Nairobi.
Howie, 28, was the very last to tee-off on day one in the Kenyan capital and after his birdie on 17th his group rushed down the final hole to get finished and with the Scot stepping-up, and without any time to study his putt, holing a great six-footer for birdie in his three-under 68.
It handed the Peebles-attached player the leading Scottish honours ...
