Sandy Lyle To Celebrate 100th Masters Round.
Scotland’s affable Sandy Lyle will celebrate his 100th Masters round when he steps onto the first tee Sunday morning at Augusta National.
The 1988 Masters champion made his Augusta debut in April 1980 finishing in 40th position.
He will head into his 100th round sharing 46th place at six over par and trailing a dozen shots behind the leading American-born pair of rookie Jordan Spieth and 2012 Masters winner Bubba Watson.
“I didn’t realise tomorrow is my 100th Masters round,” said ...
Darren Clarke Defends Controversy Over McIlroy’s Caddy.
Former Open Champion Darren Clarke has defended criticism over Rory McIlroy’s caddy – J.P Fitzgerald.
SKY Sports had the knives out for Fitzgerald in the aftermath of McIlroy’s second round 77, and that’s whether McIlroy will continue with his fellow Irish-born caddy.
There was one shot in particular when McIlroy horribly flew the fourth green on Friday using a 5-wood and took a penalty and returned to the tee to hit an iron on route to a double bogey.
However Clarke would not ...
Move Over Jack, Jimenez Looks To Become Oldest-Ever Masters Winner.
Miguel Angel Jimenez has always likened himself to a bottle of Rioja – the older it gets, the better he gets.
And the Rioja will be overflowing and the cigars will be handed around if the 50-year old Spaniard wins the 2014 Masters.
At 50 years of age, the Malaga-born golfer is now just one round away from becoming the oldest-ever Masters champion after his first round 66 that left him just two shots behind Augusta rookie Jordan Spieth who shot a 70 to move to five under par.
“If you ...
Ian Poulter’s Verbal Outburst …”I’m Pissed, I’m Really Pissed”.
There was no hiding Ian Poutler’s disgust on day three of the Masters with the Englishman leaving a number of green jacket Augusta officials very red-faced with his verbal and physical outburst following his round of 70.
Poulter got off to a great start with three birdies in five holes but after birdies at nine and 10 he dropped shots at 12 and 14.
He got to the scorer’s hut and started banging a water bottle on his golf bag but it was when he emerged the full fury of Poulter’s ...
Oliver Goss Becomes First Australian To Win Low Amateur Masters Award.
A gleaming Masters Sterling Silver Cup now awaits Australian amateur with a round to play in the 2o14 Masters.
Of course, Goss assured himself of the ‘Low Amateur’ prize after making the four-over par halfway cut with his amateur rivals Korean Chang-woo Lee, the Americans Michael McCoy and Jordan Niebrugge along with England duo of Matthew Fitzpatrick and Garrick Porteous sitting out the weekend rounds.
However it had been incorrectly reported in Australian newspapers and news agency ...
Big-Hitting Gary Woodland Equals Masters Lowest Nine.
Big-hitting Gary Woodland set Augusta National’s front nine alight when he equaled the Masters outward nine record in shooting a 6-under 30.
It is only the fifth occasion in the history of the Masters the feat has been achieved.
Those others were:- Johnny Miller (1975, third round); Greg Norman (1988, fourth round); K.J. Choi (2004, second round) and Phil Mickelson (2009, fourth round).
Woodland opened with birdie on the first hole, and then made eagle on the par-5 second. He then birdied Nos. ...
Rory McIlroy Left Red-Faced Losing 71 – 70 To Augusta Marker.
Double Major winner Rory McIlroy was unconcerned despite being left a little red-faced in shooting a third round 71 that was one shot more than his official marker, Jeff Knox.
McIlroy had been four shots down on the Augusta Club champion with two holes to play but managed to pull one back when he birdied the uphill par four 17th.
However Knox, who holds the Augusta Club course record of 61, then found a greenside bunker an taking a bogey after the 24-year old McIlroy had virtually ‘stiffed’ ...
