Paul McGinley Names Sam Torrance & Des Smyth As Gleneagles Deputies.
European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley named Sam Torrance and Des Smyth as vice-captain’s for this September’s showdown at Gleneagles.
McGinley chose the Irish Government buildings in Dublin to make the announcement given he is guest-oh-honour later Thursday at the annual Irish Golf Writers dinner at nearby Portmarnock Golf Club.
However the Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, who was expected to join McGinley in the Irish capital, apologised for his absence and having rushed to travel ...
Gil Hanse Restores Bite & Muscle To The Blue Monster.
Gil Hanse’s reputation continues to grow with the acclaimed golf course designer being singled out for special praise ahead of this week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship.
Players, caddies and officials who have gathered in Miami for this week’s $US 9m are singing the praise of the once little known designer.
However those who have paid attention over the years will not be surprised Hanse finds himself being lauded this week.
His first project outside of his native America was ...
Big-Hitting Scott Hend’s Big Journey To Get A Cadillac Drive At Doral.
Australia’s big-hitting Scott Hend has spanned the globe to earn his place in this week’s World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. in Florida.
Hend, who now calls Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida home, reckons he’s played competitively in 18 countries on four continents in 2013.
The former No.1 longest driver on the PGA Tour earned his spot in this week’s $US 9m event on the back of winning three times on the Asian Tour and an effort that saw Hend finish a career best of ...
The Youngster Who Upstaged Tiger Woods – Sean Cooper Says I’m A Golfer, Too.
There has been many youngsters at many golf tournaments around the world who have impressed many of the world’s best players.
But in my many years being present at coaching clinics conducted during the course of tournaments I can honestly not recall the interest generated when a six-year old Dubai youngster genuinely upstaged back-to-back Masters champions Tiger Woods and Mark O’Meara.
Sean Cooper was in the very front of a grandstand erected on the practice range at the Emirates Golf ...
Tiger Woods Withdraws From Honda Classic Final Round – Back Complaint.
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the final round of the Honda Classic citing a back injury.
Woods withdrew after 13 holes and just a day after shooting a 65.
However the 14-time Major winning Woods was 5-over par for the final day that included a first hole double bogey and two bogeys in his first four holes.
According to www.pgatour.com it is the sixth occasion Woods has withdrawn in his 297 PGA TOUR starts.
The Honda Classic was just Woods’ third event this year. He was cut from the third ...
Paula Creamer Drains 75-Foot Monster Eagle Putt To Bank HSBC Champions Success – See The Video.
American sweetheart Paula Creamer drained a monster 75-foot eagle putt at the second extra play-off hole to claim a remarkable victory against Azahara Munoz in the HSBC Women’s Champions.
Creamer was singing in Singapore with her first success since capturing the 2010 US Women’s Open.
The newly-engaged Creamer’s putt curled right to left across the 18th green at Sentosa and kept rolling directly into the hole for the most unlikely of victory putts.
Creamer was dumbstruck running ...
Ross Fisher Makes Amends On Opposite Side Indian Ocean With First Success In Over 3 Years.
England’s Ross Fisher made amends for a play off lost four months ago on one side of the Indian Ocean with a three shot victory at the Tshwane Open.
Last October Fisher lost a play-off to Australian-based Jin Jeong in the Perth International in Australia.
However Fisher ended a more than three winless drought despite a final round fightback by Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey to capture a fifth European Tour success and a first since clinching the 2010 Irish Open at Killarney,
Having ...
