Rory McIlroy Gets Back On Track For Next Week’s Open Championship.
Rory McIlroy got his Open Championship preparations back on track with a three under par 68 on day three of the Scottish Open at Aberdeen.
The double Major winner emerged from light mist that engulfed the Royal Aberdeen course to move back inside the top-20 as the leaders were heading out in the £STG 3m event.
Despite a first hole bogey McIlroy bounced back to pick up three birdies in a four-hole stretch from the third before then completing the next dozen holes in one under that included a 16th hole ...
Bernie Jumps Aboard Donald Trump’s Chopper For Bird’s Eye View Of Trump International Scotland Course.
It was a very special occasion yesterday afternoon when I was invited to jump aboard one of Donald Trump’s private helicopters for a stunning flight over the equally spectacular Trump International Links Course Scotland.
It is two years today (July 12th) the course was officially opened by Trump.
Despite a bizarre half hour wait for flight approval from Aberdeen Airport and in clearly aircraft free skies, myself and leading European Tour photographers Fran Caffrey and Paul ‘Lucky’ ...
Paul McGinley Staring At Possible Two To Three Months On Sideline With Bursitis.
European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley is staring at two to three months on the side line as he overcomes a nagging shoulder injury.
McGinley will lead Europe into the defence of the Ryder Cup against a Tom Watson captained USA Team in late September at Gleneagles in Scotland.
However the Dublin-born golfer is struggling with a bout of Bursitis in his left shoulder that has seen him withdraw before teeing-up in last week’s French Open near Versailles and then miss the cut after two rounds of ...
Andrew McArthur Shows Scottish Open Organisers His Worth Leading In Slovakia.
After failing to secure an invitation into the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Andrew McArthur has done the next best thing and that is to lead after two rounds in the D + D Real Slovakia Challenge Tour event.
McArthur cruised to a second consecutive bogey-free round of a six under 66 earned the Scotsman a one-shot lead heading into the weekend at Penati Golf Resort.
Before heading to Slovakia the former Scottish Amateur champion spoke of desire in competing this week at Royal Aberdeen and ...
Paul McGinley Signs 12-Page Gleneagles Ryder Cup Agreement.
Paul McGinley has penned his signature to the 12-page Ryder Cup agreement setting out virtually everything from A to Z in the staging of the Gleneagles encounter including competition format, wildcards, team behaviour and it’s believed even down to a time limit on when a captain or team player can publish a book post the event in Scotland.
And while it has been in McGinley’s possession for some time it was not to he got the green light from leading Tour officials he signed the paper.
“I’ve ...
Phil Mickelson Smelling Like Roses After Taking Relief From Portable Loo.
Phil Mickelson played one of the most bizarre shots on the opening day of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen.
The five-time Major winner hit a wild drive left down the par four 14th hole that came to rest within inches of a privacy screen surrounding a portable toilet for use by the competitors.
However when the visiting American took relief his golf ball came to rest on a bitumen path.
With a rules official looking on Mickelson asked if he had to play his ball from the ...
Rory McIlroy Sets New Royal Aberdeen Course Record 64.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy has put himself into the Royal Aberdeen record books with a new course record of a seven-under 64 on the opening day of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
McIlroy grabbed eight birdies including four in succession from the eighth hole to end the day one shot clear of Sweden’s Kristoffer Broberg and Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez.
Officially it had Broberg who ended his round some two hours before McIlroy to break the record before McIlroy while ...
