Arnold Palmer’s Favourite Toughest 18 Holes – Revealed In A 1966 Qantas Ad.
Arnold Palmer’s favourite ’round the world’ 18 and toughest holes of all time has been revealed in of all places – a 1966 Qantas Airlines advertisement.
The Qantas advertisement appears among 11 long-forgotten airline, private plane and a helicopter ‘The King’ promoted, and appearing in the Spring 2014 edition of Kingdom magazine.
The ads appear in a special section of the near 200-page magazine under the chapter – Life in Adverts – and highlighting ...
McIlroy Gives Us Hope Says McElroy.
It has to be confusing when two Irish surnames are pronounced the same but spelt differently.
However the message is clear when Irish amateur Dermot McElroy was asked what inspiration he drew from fellow Irishman and double Major winning Rory McIlroy.
“Rory has given us the belief that we can do well in professional golf too,” said McElroy in a preview article for India’s Hindu newspaper ahead of this week’s Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy.
McElroy, who was named ‘Player of ...
McDowell Jumps Some 40 Spots Hitting 14 Of 14 Fairways On Bay Hill Moving Day.
Local Lake Nona resident Graeme McDowell posted his lowest round of the week, a superb five-under par 67, to jump close to 40 places on day three of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Unlike his second round, the two-time Bay Hill runner-up didn’t drop a shot in posting five birdies including picking off birdies on four of his closing seven holes in very hot conditions in the $US 6.2m event.
It was a superb turnaround from Friday’s indifferent driving display in a score of 77 and the second ...
Meeting ‘The King’ Taking Mulligan For A Walk.
It was around 8pm last night (Frid) when Fran Caffrey and myself were leaving the Media Centre here at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
There was an elderly gentleman walking a Golden Labrador dog along the roadway leading past the Media Centre and to the main car park at Bay Hill.
I mentioned to Fran: “He looks like Arnold Palmer”.
Arnold Palmer it was and taking his beloved dog, Mulligan for a walk.
We spoke to the eight-time Major Champion, and the golfer long known as ‘The King’, for ...
Jack Fleck – 1955 US Open Winner – Passes Away Aged 92.
American-born Jack Fleck, a former municipal course pro from Iowa who was engaged in the D. Day invasion at Normandy but who went from virtual obscurity to fame in stunning golf fans by defeating the great Ben Hogan to win a play-off for the 1955 U.S. Open title, passed away today (Friday) at age 92 years and four months old.
Fleck was the oldest-living US Open winner and nine months younger than Australia’s revered Kel Nagle, winner of the 1960 Open Championship, who remains golf’s ...
Harrington Confesses He’s Not Looking Forward To Watching Masters On TV.
Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington confessed he’s not looking forward to watching next month’s Masters from the couch of his Dublin living room.
Harrington will end an unbroken 14-year Augusta appearance unless he can capture one of the three events he’s contesting ahead of the April 10th starting Masters.
And not having won a main tour event since capturing the 2008 PGA Championship, as well dropping to 152nd on the World Rankings, means Harrington’s now used up all his exemptions to ...
Adam Scott Storms To Seven Shot Lead As Bay Hill Records Continue To Fall.
Adam Scott stormed to a seven shot record lead on his rivals by adding a second round 68 to his course record equaling first day 62 to move to 14-under par after two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
The World No. 2 ranked Aussie, despite battling a sore throat, equaling the opening 36-hole Bay Hill low of 130 while he smashed the existing leading opening two days margin by three shots that was previously shared by Paul Azinger (1988) and Tiger Woods (2002).
Scott’s ...
