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One can only imagine Colin Montgomerie’s reaction had this been the sight four years ago when he led Europe to victory in the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales. There is certainly no chance of getting a round of golf on the Welsh course this week and not with Celtic Manor playing host to a NATO conference. As you can see from the photos below blocking the path of any golf shots was a collection of military aircraft and equipment. The aircraft is a F-35 Lighting 11 while there was a scout ...

The Irish quartet of Gareth Maybin, Michael Hoey, Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry combined to produce an avalanche of eagles and birdies on the opening day of the European Masters in Switzerland. Ballyclare-born Maybin is the best of the four posting a six under par 64 on the now Par 70 Crans-sur-Sierre course to be trailing just two shots behind in-form Scot Richie Ramsay and Italy’s Edoardo Molinari Ramsay, who went into last Sunday’s Italian Open final round in second place, posted ...

Three-time Major winning Padraig Harrington accepts his appointment as a Gleneagles vice-captain will eventually lead to him being appointed a future European Ryder Cup captain. As reported earlier in the week by www.golfbytourmiss.com Harrington is staring at the possibility of leading Europe in just four years time when the 2018 Ryder Cup is staged in France. If so, don’t be surprised to see Harrington appointed captain of either the GB & I Seve Trophy side, if of course the event goes ...

Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington has taken the first step towards one day being appointed a European Ryder Cup captain after accepting a vice-captaincy role for the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Harrington, who has not been a part of the Ryder Cup since losing to Zach Johnson in the final days Singles in 2010 at Celtic Manor, will join victorious 2012 Medinah winning captain, Jose Maria Olazabal along with fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez as now five vice-captains in Paul McGinley’s ...

With the PGA Tour Play-Off Series being staged in Denver this week for the BMW Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club, the Denver Broncos are planning on hosting three of golf’s biggest stars — Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson — for their NFL season-opening game Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts. The Broncos’ opener will be played at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, where McIlroy and Mickelson will have passes waiting. And with no second cut at Cherry Hills all ...

European Ryder Cup Paul McGinley is facing not only a possible Scottish spectator backlash but also being at odds with the world’s top ranked player should he not select Stephen Gallacher as a ‘wildcard’ pick. The mood here in the Home of Golf is that Scottish fans will be ready to lynch McGinley should he not hand Gallacher his first team cap. This is after Gallo made the effort to travel from Prague to Turin but then go within one stroke of qualifying automatically at Sunday’s Italian Open ...

Luke Donald will be hoping his record of being in  four winning Ryder Cup teams will help after he crashed out of the FedExCup Playoffs with a round of 67 to finish even par at the Deutsche Bank Championship — and outside the top 70 in the points standings who qualify to travel now to Denver. Now he’ll head home to Jupiter, Fla., and wait for a phone call from Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley to see if he is one of three Captain’s Picks. Most observers believe McGinley will use ...