Storm Closes Augusta National Gates & Refund For Patrons – First Time Since 2003.
The 2014 fist official day of practice has been disrupted with Masters patrons informed to leave the golf course around 10am this morning ahead of severe weather set to hit the Augusta region.
Weather forecasters have been predicting a 100% chance of rain and with the poor weather to continue for the first few days of the year’s first Major.
American Gary Woodland was first out on the golf course this morning at 8am and followed by 2012 Masters Champion Bubba Watson 10 minutes behind.
Then ...
Stephen Gallacher Advised To Treat Maiden Masters Like A Scottish Open.
Super coach Dave Stockton has welcomed Stephen Gallacher to his first Masters with the advice to treat this week as though it were a Scottish Open.
Gallacher will be among some 10 players Stockton will work with ahead of the year’s first Major Championship starting Thursday at Augusta National.
And it will be a European theme for the former victorious 1991 USA Ryder Cup captain who will be working not only with Gallacher but Rory McIlroy, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Franscesco Molinari and newest ...
Adam Scott Surprises Most Except Tiger Woods With Champions Dinner Main Course – Moreton Bay Bugs.
Defending Masters Champion Adam Scott has surprised all but a few including the injured Tiger Woods with his main menu choice at next Tuesday’s Augusta Former Champions Dinner – ‘Moreton Bay Bugs’.
A Moreton Bay Bug is a flat-headed lobster and gets its name from the body of water along the east coast of Australia bordering the city of Brisbane and close to where Scott grew up.
The ‘Bugs’ bury themselves in sand or mud during the day and become active after dark.
The now annual Former ...
Rory McIlroy Crying Out For A Pair Of Sixties Over Shell Houston Open Weekend – Video.
Rory McIlroy ended the opening two rounds of the Shell Houston Open virtually crying out for two closing rounds in the sixties.
McIlroy struggled in the bright but windy conditions adding a 71 to his first day 70 and move to three-under par on the Houston Golf Club course in suburban Humble.
He trials eight shots behind Ryder Cup winning colleague Sergio Garcia who tamed the conditions with an impressive seven under par 65 and move four shots in front as the afternoon half of the field took to the ...
Shiners Brewery – Sampling A Taste Of Texas.
Our our visit from San Antonio to Houston we stopped a number of locations simply to ‘break the trip’.
Another of those was the Shiner or Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas.
I spent time looking at a video package of the history of the brewery along with inspecting the visitor’s center and best part of all, getting to sample a few of the various Shiner Beers including the company’s leading seller – Shiner Bock.
The brewery was founded in 1909, and is the oldest independent ...
Rory McIlroy Now To Lean On European Tour For Better Dates For Future Irish Open’s.
While being credited by the European Tour in the news the Irish Open will be staged in 2015 at Royal County Down and in 2017 at Loch Erne, Rory McIlroy now intends to continue to use his influence to meet with the Tour to secure a more favourable date for future Irish Open’s.
The staging of the 2015 Irish Open has been set as May 28th to 31st and a month prior to the US Open.
However with the location and date of next year’s Irish Open along with a date not yet set for the 2017 Loch Erne ...
Emirates 2014 Australian Open To Fly High At The Australian Club In Sydney.
The date for the 2014 Emirates Australian Open has been confirmed to be staged from 27-30 November at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney.
It will the first time the Jack Nicklaus redesigned course has hosted an Australian Open since 2007 when Craig Parry lifted the Stonehaven Cup, and with the championship to be the penultimate event on the 2014 PGA Tour of Australasia schedule.
A new-look Australian Golf Club was unveiled last year following Nicklaus’ extensive re-design of one Australia’s ...
