Padraig Harrington …’I’m Trying To Care Less’ As He Tames Burma Road With Just 25 Putts.
Padraig Harrington said he’s trying to care less after taming the famed Burma Road West Course with just 25 putts in shooting a 69 on the first day of the 2014 BMW PGA Championship.
Harrington’s score is only the 13th occasion in 47 rounds of the course he’s managed to break 70.
“It would be decent round only for Thomas to shoot 10-under,” said Harrington smiling.
“The rain made it play a little easier with soft greens, some easy pins, a couple of tees forward, and it was, ...
Craig Lee Continues To Focus On Cementing European Tour Card Rather Than US Open.
Craig Lee will again ignore Monday’s 36-hole US Open qualifier and concentrate on cementing his place on the European Tour.
Lee, 37 fought back from bogeying two of his opening three holes to then hole a 25-yard bunker shot for eagle at the fourth on route to a 70 in a stop-start first day to the BMW PGA Championship.
The Bridge of Allan golfer is contesting the event for just a fourth occasion since qualifying in 2007 as minor tour pro.
He said: “The eagle was quite crucial as I didn’t get ...
Players Honour Memory Of Iain ‘Mac’ McGregor With ‘Black For Mac’ At BMW PGA.
Despite the inclement the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship was marked as a day of tribute to the late Zimbabwean-born caddy, Iain McGregor.
‘Mac’ passed away last fortnight while caddying for Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth on the final hole of the Maderia Islands Open.
And congratulations to the European Tour Caddies Association in arranging a ‘Black for Mac’ theme first day with the great majority of players wearing all-black in memory of Mac.
Hereunder is a collection ...
Sergio Garcia In Doubt For U.S. Open With Knee Injury.
Spain’s Sergio Garcia is in serious doubt for next month’s U.S. Open after withdrawing injured following his first round in the BMW PGA Championship.
Garcia struggled over his closing few holes in shooting a one over par 73 on the West Course at Wentworth and then advising officials he was unable to continue due to an injured knee.
The current World No. 7 first felt pain in his left knee during the final round of last week’s Spanish Open where he battled his way to score of 76 and a share ...
Bookies Backing Rory McIlroy To Get Back With Holly Sweeney.
Paddy Power, an Irish bookmaker have laid odds on who will be Rory McIlroy’s next girlfriend after he recently called off his engagement to tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki.
The bookies have placed their best bet at McIlroy’s former lover Holly Sweeney with 3/1 to fill in as his next girl.
Bizarrely, Elin Nordegren and the former wife to Tiger Woods, is a 275/1 odds bet.
The 25-year-old McIlroy ended his relationship with the Danish-born tennis ace only days after they had already sent out ...
Thomas Bjorn Describes Wentworth 62 His ‘Best-Ever’ Career Round.
Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn set a course record shooting a 10 under par 62 on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in England.
Bjorn, 43 grabbed an eagle and seven birdies on the West Course to end the day two shots clear of Ireland’s Shane Lowry (64) and on a day play was halted on two occasions of a total of an hour and 45 minutes in the European Tour’s flagship event during to the threat of lightning.
It is the third occasion also in Bjorn’s 21-year European Tour career ...
Caroline Wozniacki Drops ‘Fiancée’From Twitter Page & Has Dig At Rory McIlroy.
Caroline Wozniacki has not surprisingly dropped the word ‘Fiancée’ from her Twitter page and also had a dig at her now former boyfriend, Rory McIlroy.
Up until last night, the Danish tennis ace had the the ‘fiancée’ on her main page but that’s since been removed as you notice below.
Caroline Wozniacki Verified account
@CaroWozniacki
Daughter, sister, tennisplayer. Mother to our dog Bruno.
Everywhere · carolinewozniacki.dk
And the former World No. ...
