Gallacher’s Battle Of The Banks – Turning Down $US 5.8m PGA Event For $US 1.04m Malaysian Open.
Stephen Gallacher has turned down contesting a near $6m PGA Tour event later next month to tee-up in the co-sanctioned Maybank Malaysian Open sporting less than half the prize-money.
Being top-50 in the world, Gallacher was considering competing in the $US 5.8m RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head in South Carolina, and being staged the week following his maiden Masters appearance.
However the Scot is turning down the likelihood of the $US 1.04M first prize cheque on the alligator infested Harbour ...
Bjorn Backs Torrance & Smyth Gleneagles Vice-Captaincy Appointments.
Certain future Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn has fully backed the appointment by Paul McGinley of Sam Torrance and Des Smyth as the initial two European Vice-Captains for this year’s showdown at Gleneagles.
McGinley announced the appointment of Torrance and Smyth last Thursday in Dublin and indicating he will wait to September 2nd, and two days after European Team qualifying ends at the Italian Open, before the double announcement at Tour HQ at Wentworth of firstly, his three ‘wildcard’ ...
Hideki Matsuyama Apologises For His Actions But Despite Twitter Ian Poulter Says …. ‘It Had Nothing To Do With Me!’.
Japanese golfing ace Hideki Matsuyama has apologised for his actions in slamming his putter into the 13th green during Friday’s second round of the WGC – Cadillac Championship.
Matsuyama incurred the wrath of England’s Ian Poulter who was playing in the group behind Matsuyama.
Poulter then took to Twitter and labeled the 22-year-old Matsuyma an “idiot”, saying he had “left a crater in the green for others to putt over.”
Strangely, Poulter found himself ...
Padraig Harrington Suggests Continued Closeness Of Ryder Cup Could Lead To ‘Neutral Venue’. See The Video.
Padraig Harrington used last Thursday night’s annual Irish Golf Writers Awards dinner to suggest the possibility of a Ryder Cup ‘neutral venue’ if the biannual encounters between the USA and European Team’s continue to be as close as they have been in recent years.
Harrington was among a who’s who of Irish golf attending the dinner at the famed Portmarnock Golf Club.
The dinner is actually held each year in December but was put on this occasion to accommodate European ...
McDowell & McGinley Honoured At Irish Golf Writers Awards Dinner.
Major champion Graeme McDowell and European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley were among those honoured last night at the annual Irish Golf Writers Awards dinner.
A virtual ‘who’s who’ in Irish golf, including also triple Major winning Padraig Harrington, were present at the famed Portmarnock Golf Club for a wonderful evening.
The 2013 awards presentation is usually held at the end of the year but was held over to last night to accommodate McGinley.
McDowell took out the prestigious ...
Sam Torrance – ‘Keeping Vice Captaincy Role A Big A Secret As Queen’s Honours’.
Sam Torrance admitted keeping the secret of his 2014 European Ryder Cup vice-captaincy appointment was akin to veil of secrecy he had to keep when honoured by the Queen.
Torrance could finally reveal he had known for some 13 months of the announcement made Dublin yesterday (THU) that both he and Ireland’s Des Smyth are the first two of vice-captaincy choices made by Team captain, Paul McGinley.
McGinley was expected to make the announcement of his first two deputies during May’s flagship BMW ...
Torrance Celebrates Ryder Cup Vice-Captaincy Selection With Pint Of Guinness.
Sam Torrance celebrated his appointment as one of two 2014 European Ryder Cup captains with a pint of Guinness.
It came as no surprise European Team captain Paul McGinley chose Torrance and fellow Irishman Des Smyth in making the announcement within the Irish Government buildings here in Dublin.
McGinley singled out his close relationship with Torrance since he played under Torrance’s victorious captaincy in the 2002 Ryder Cup at The Belfry.
“Sam and I bonded very much in 2002 when Sam ...
