Japan TV Ratings Set To Plummet If Ishikawa Doesn’t Qualify For Masters.
Japan TV ratings will surely plummet further if golfing heart throb Ryo Ishikawa does not qualify for next week’s Masters.
News of 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods withdrawing from his first Masters since 1995 will surely hurt worldwide coverage of the season’s first Major and viewing audience in golf-mad Japan will dip lower if the 22-year old Ishikawa doesn’t win this week’s Shell Houston Open and the final automatic invitation into the Masters.
At this stage there is just ...
Steve Stricker – Woods Out Of Masters Is An April Fools Day Joke, Isn’t It?
Steve Stricker and one of Tiger Woods closest friends first thought it was a cruel April Fool’s Day joke, when informed the 14-time Major winner has withdrawn from next week’s Masters due to injury.
Woods advised Augusta National officials he has undergone surgery for a pinched nerve.
“After attempting to get ready for the Masters, and failing to make the necessary progress, I decided, in consultation with my doctors, to have this procedure done,” Woods said in a statement.
“I’d like ...
Tiger Woods Withdraws From Masters – 1st Absence Since 1995.
Three-time Augusta National champion Tiger Woods will miss his first Masters since 1995 after announcing he recently underwent surgery for a pinched nerve.
The withdrawal of the World No. 1 and favourite for the season’s first Major Championship is a huge blow for golf fans around the globe along with Masters officials and the host CBS TV network.
“After attempting to get ready for the Masters, and failing to make the necessary progress, I decided, in consultation with my doctors, ...
McDowell Prepares For Masters On Little Known Mountain View Course.
Graeme McDowell’s returned to Orlando from Malaysia to begin his Masters preparations at a golf private golf course that has remained relatively unknown for 100 years.
McDowell intends spending much of this coming week at the Mountain Lake resort course located about an hour’s drive south of his palatial Lake Nona abode.
It means McDowell skipping this week’s Shell Houston Open where organisers have for the past few years enticed the likes of McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson by setting ...
Russell Knox Looking To Take His New Wife To Scottish Open At Royal Aberdeen.
US-born Scot Russell Knox is hoping organisers will grant him an invitation so that he can bring his new bride to the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen.
Knox will marry long-time girlfriend and former tennis pro, Andrea Hernandez in a low-key ceremony on April 12th in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 28-year old PGA Tour based Knox is six years younger than his future Mexican-born wife and while she’s travelled twice before to Scotland if he’s afforded an invitation to contest ...
2019 Open Championship Possibly Heading To Royal Portrush In Northern Ireland.
There is a very strong possibility the 2019 Open Championship could be heading to the Royal Portrush course in Northern Ireland in what would be a first occasion in 68 years.
Royal Portrush previously hosted the 1951 Open and sadly still the only occasion golf’s oldest Major has been held outside of Scotland and England.
However the troubles in Northern Ireland along with the shortage of accommodation put paid to taking the Championship back across the Irish Sea.
But ...
Steven Bowditch … “I’ve Only Ever Played Augusta On Play Station”.
The PGA Tour’s newest winner and Masters invitee Steve Bowditch revealed he has only ever played Augusta National on Play Station.
Bowditch became the sixth Australian to qualify for the season’s first Major Championship capturing the Valero Texas Open despite a final round 76 and win by a shot on the Greg Norman designed TPC San Antonio course.
It was the highest winning final round score on the PGA Tour since Fiji’s Vijay Singh posted the same score to capture the 2004 PGA Championship ...
