Graeme McDowell To ‘Referee’ Kaymer & Dubuisson Ahead Of World Cup Showdown.
Reigning French Open champ Graeme McDowell will be officiating as on-course referee ahead of tomorrow’s (FRID) Word Cup Germany v France showdown.
Organisers of the Euro 3m event have grouped McDowell with 2009 winner Martin Kaymer and French golfing ace Victor Dubuisson for the first two days of the Euro 3m event.
And the Tour has done all three a favour with an early second round tee time ahead of the Germany –v- France crunch match in Brazil.
So with no Northern Ireland interest in Brazil ...
Martin Kaymer Says Aunt Ekky Wanted To Put A Bunch Of Flowers In His Players C’ship Trophy.
Open Championship favourite Martin Kaymer will be keeping the famed Claret Jug away from his Aunt Ekky after the German golfing ace wanted to stick a bunch of flowers in his gleaming crystal Players Championship trophy.
After missing the cut in last week’s BMW International Open Kaymer revealed he attended a family function at the residence of his 65-year old aunt who lives also in the Dusseldorf region.
The German arrived with both the gleaming U.S. Open trophy and his Players Championship reward ...
Stephen Gallacher’s Career-Defining Five Tournament Run In Six Weeks.
Stephen Gallacher confessed he’s never experienced a more important six week stretch in his career than the period commencing with today’s (THUR) starting French Open in Versailles.
The French Open heralds the start of a five tournament run for Gallacher including next week’s Scottish Open along with the following week’s Open Championship and then his last two events in the U.S. this season, the back-to-back WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and the August 7th starting PGA Championship at ...
Graeme McDowell Admits He’s Behind The Ryder Cup Qualifying 8-Ball.
With less than 100 days to the Ryder Cup and Graeme McDowell admits he’s behind the European Ryder Cup qualifying 8-ball.
The soon-to-be new father is currently 16th overall on the points table and seven spots outside of qualifying automatically for Paul McGinley’s side.
However McDowell should need no reminding of his talent and only having to look back a year ago when he arrived in Versailles in the midst of an eight week run when he missed five cuts but won three times.
“That ...
Paul McGinley Believes Tiger Woods Key To Gleneagles Ryder Cup Staging Success.
While the first of many grandstands is now starting to be erected at Gleneagles, European captain Paul McGinley stressed the success of the Ryder Cup could hinge on Tiger Woods competing in Scotland.
Workmen took to the Jack Nicklaus designed PGA Centenary course last week ahead of play getting underway on September 26th.
However with Woods currently well outside qualifying automatically the USA Team, the seven-time Ryder Cup star is going to need a Tom Watson ‘wildcard’ pick.
And as McGinley ...
Jason Day In Doubt For Open Championship With Renewed Thumb Concerns.
Australia’s Jason Day is in doubt for next fortnight’s Open Championship after being forced to withdraw from this week’s PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic.
The World No. 6 with renewed concerns for his thumb that he re-injured in playing a shot beside ‘Mickelson’s Tree’ at the 13th hole during this year’s Masters at Augusta National.
The reigning WGC – Accenture Match-Play Champion did not compete again to the first week of June when he teed-up in the Jack ...
Victor Dubuisson Struggling To Embrace Ryder Cup Debut.
Guaranteed Ryder Cup rookie Victor Dubuisson is struggling to embrace becoming a member of the European Team.
The softly-spoken Frenchman has been atop of the European points table since capturing last October’s Turkish Airlines Open.
Dubuisson then cemented his place in Paul McGinley’s team finishing runner-up in February’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship while he strengthened his grip on the top qualifying spot being joint second in the recent Nordea Masters.
In fact, the 24-year ...
