Mickelson & Bones Trump Harrington & Flood.
Phil Mickelson arrived for his Scottish Open defence smarting after he and long-time caddy Jim ‘Bones’ MacKay defeated Harrington and his long-standing caddy, Ronan Flood in a long awaited nine-hole showdown played earlier this week at the nearly Trump International Scotland course.
“It was a really big day for us, a player caddy match and it’s been years in the work with snap talk all the time between Padraig and Ronan, and me and Bones,” said Mickelson.
“So it came to a head Tuesday ...
Mickelson Sings Praise Of Trump International Golf Links Scotland.
Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson was singing the praise of the two-year old Trump International Golf Links Scotland course ahead of his Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open defence.
Mickelson, along with many of the leading competitors in this week’s event, is staying at lodges on the stunning Martin Hawtree designed course just north of Royal Aberdeen.
Joining Mickelson in staying on site is fellow Americans Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler and Ryan Palmer along with leading Europeans in Rory ...
McIlroy & Harrington Adamant – Don’t Write Off Tiger Woods Capturing Second Hoylake Open.
Rory McIlroy and Padraig Harrington are adamant it would foolish to right off chances of Tiger Woods capturing a 15th Major Championship at next week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.
The Irish players were responding to recent comments, particularly those of double US Open winner Curtis Strange, who suggested Woods ‘would be lying to himself’ if he went into next week’s championship saying he could win.
Woods has contested just one event since undergoing back surgery and that was missing ...
Phil Mickelson Sad To Be Handing Back Claret Jug.
Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson admits it will be a sad occasion when he returns the Claret Jug next week at Royal Liverpool and venue for his Open Championship defence.
Mickelson is defending this week’s Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland before handing back the Claret Jug to R & A CEO, Peter Dawson next Tuesday Royal Liverpool in north-west England.
Since being handed golf’s most recognised trophy nearly a year ago Mickelson has enjoyed more than anything ...
Jimmy Walker Arrives In Aberdeen For Only A Third-Ever Links Experience.
Visiting American Jimmy Walker has arrived in Aberdeen and this week’s Scottish Open admitting this will be only the third occasion in his career he’s tasted links golf.
Walker has won three times on this year’s PGA Tour to guarantee his place in the USA Ryder Cup team.
And while representing his country will be new to him so too is the challenge of playing links golf.
Walker’s only other links experience was at last year’s Open Championship at Muirfield where he missed ...
Paul Lawrie … “If I Win The Open It Will Tough For McGinley To Leave Me Out”.
Paul Lawrie is smart enough to know that to be contesting next September’s Ryder Cup he is going to have to perform very well over the next two weeks.
The Scot is currently outside the top-30 on both European Team qualifying points table as he seeks to contest a third Ryder Cup.
And he realises if he doesn’t win either this week’s Scottish Open or next week’s Open Championship then he has no chance of playing at Gleneagles.
“Well, my feelings are getting in, it’ll ...
Rory McIlroy Dismisses Feud With Graeme McDowell Saying ‘There’s No Ill Feeling’.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy has dismissed as “complete nonsense” the potential of any Gleneagles disharmony in suggestions he orchestrated the timing of a lawsuit to clash with the wedding of Graeme McDowell.
This is the story in appearing in today’s edition of the Scotsman.
Of course, it has been widely known court papers have been submitted to a commercial court in Dublin last month by Horizon Sports Management, and McIlroy’s former sports agency, who he is suing in ...
