Sandy Lyle Rules Out Any Chance Of Gleneagles Ryder Cup Role.
Sandy Lyle seems to be finally resigned to having no part in this year’s European Ryder Cup despite living less than an hour from the Gleneagles host course.
Before taking the some two-hour drive west on I-20 to the PGA Champions event in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, Lyle was asked if he had bumped into European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley.
McGinley has been in Augusta all week working with Sky Sports, and whether he felt McGinley may find a role for the double Major winner in his back-room ...
Gallacher & Lyle Head In Opposite Directions After Contrasting Masters.
Stephen Gallacher and Sandy Lyle were heading in opposite directions after contrasting experiences in the Masters at Augusta National.
Gallacher saved the best for last in carding a two under par 70 for a six-over par tally while Lyle celebrated his 100th Augusta in his 33rd Masters to be three shots higher in a round of 73.
Gallacher has accepted an invitation to contest Thursday’s starting RBC Heritage Classic and the first of two regular PGA Tour events before returning for June’s US Open ...
Double Masters Champion Bubba Watson … “I Won’t Stop Crying”.
An emotional double Masters champion Bubba Watson says he won’t stop crying after winning his second green jacket in three years.
Once again, Watson broke down in tears and with eyes welling up first in seeing his young adopted son, Caleb walk onto the 18th green to greet his father and then all through the green-jacket presentation ceremony.
Watson was still very much emotional through a TV media session and then in the main press room where he was asked if he will continue to cry when winning ...
Rory McIlroy Loses Big US Fan Base To Jordan Spieth Despite Best Masters Finish.
Rory McIlroy is set to lose plenty of his Stateside fan base to Jordan Spieth with US fans finding a new golfing idol despite his best-ever finish in a Masters.
The 20-year Spieth has set heart beats racing for four days in the maiden Masters while McIlroy has again been found wanting on the Georgia golfing gem.
McIlroy did post a face-saving final round 69 that put him into a share of 8th place at level par and a best Augusta result since finishing T15th in 2011.
It is the second week in succession ...
2014 Masters – Final Round – All The Achievements, Stats & Figures
2014 Masters Tournament
(The 22nd of 41 events in the PGA TOUR Season)
Augusta, Ga. April 10-13, 2014; FedExCup Points: 600; Purse: $9,000,000;
Augusta National Golf Club, Par/Yards: 72/7,435;
Final-Round Notes – Sunday, April 13, 2014
Weather: Sunny with a high of 82 degrees. Winds S 5-10 mph.
Final Leaderboard
Bubba Watson 69-68-74-69—280 (-8)
Jordan Spieth 71-70-70-72—283 (-5)
Jonas Blixt ...
“A Small Town Guy Named Bubba Has Two Green Jackets” – Watson In Tears.
“A small town guy named Bubba has two green jacket” is how Bubba Watson described his second Masters success in three years.
Watson joins an elite group of Augusta National champions to now own two green jackets posting a final round 69 to win by three shots at five under par.
Watson’s second Masters success in three years is a far cry from his Augusta efforts last year when he finished well down in 38th spot after a final round 78 that including a ’10’ at the par three ...
Bubba Watson Fitted For Second Green Jacket In Three Years.
Bubba Watson has claimed his second green jacket in three years with an emphatic victory at Augusta National.
Watson again broke down in tears in winning by three shots with a final round for a 69 and an eight under par tally.
And what made the victory more special was Watson was able to share the win with his wife, Angie and adopted son Caleb, who were not present to see him win a first green jacket in 2012.
Watson as well becomes the sixth left-hander to have won the last 11 Masters (Bubba ...
