Tiger Woods ‘No’ To Joining European Tour But ‘Yes’ To Drug Testing.
Tiger Woods has admitted that despite confessing he had been close some years back to joining the European Tour he will not take up membership.
It has always been argued that if Woods were to become a European Tour member he would have easily finishing the leading money-earner on both sides of ‘The Pond’.
You only have to look at the dual PGA and European Race to Dubai counting events with Woods having earning $3,922,612 from eight counting events.
When converted to Euros it amounts ...
Thunderstorm Grounds Take-Off In Turkish Airlines Open.
A thunderstorm and resulted flooding has forced a three hour delay to the start of the play in the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open at Belek.
The storm struck the Montgomerie designed Maxx Royal course before any players in the elite 78-player field had managed to tee off.
But after an initial two hour delay an inspection of the course revealed a number of the greens had flooded.
Officials moved the first match tee time from the scheduled 9.05am local time start to an eventual 12.05pm local time ...
Marc Warren Hunting For A Tiger Woods Pairing.
Marc Warren is hunting this week for an on-course pairing with Tiger Woods to further prove he can cut it at the game’s highest level.
Warren is drawn to play alongside England’s Ross Fisher and former China No. 1 Liang Wen-chong for the first round of today’s (THUS) commencing Turkish Airlines Open at Belek.
The draw over the next three days of the inaugural $7m event is then determined on position on the leader board and Warren knows he’ll need a low scoring opener if he’s any chance ...
Harrington Hoping He’s Got His Race To Dubai Sums Correct.
One should have known not to ask a qualified accountant, as it the case with Padraig Harrington, if he has done his Race to Dubai sons.
Harrington tees up in today’s (THU) inaugural Turkish Airlines Open lying 67th on the Race to Dubai standings and Euro 78,673 shy of being top-60 and qualifying for next week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
After the adjustment in the standings following last week’s WGC – HSBC Champions event Harrington was correct in answering: “I ...
Chief Referee Andy McFee Breaks Ankle In Turkey.
European Tour Chief Referee, Andy McFee will be side-lined for some time after breaking his right ankle today when he slipped near the 18th green on this week’s host Maxx Royal course and venue for the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open in Belek.
People rushed to McFee’s aid including the girlfriend to Spanish golfer Pablo Larrazabal.
McFee was conveyed to a nearby hospital where it’s understood his leg has been placed in plaster.
It is unclear if McFee will remain in Turkey to officiate ...
Sitting In Istanbul Airport Watching Coverage Of 2013 Melbourne Cup.
It’s around 6am Tuesday 5th November, 2013 and I’m sitting here in Istanbul Airport waiting for a connection to Antalya and this week’s Turkish Airlines Open.
It is also the first Tuesday in November and that means it’s Melbourne Cup day when one horse stops an entire nation.
On the occasion of the 153rd running of the Melbourne Cup it was Irish horse Florente storming to victory at Flemington and with jockey Damien Oliver savouring his third Melbourne Cup success.
It ...
Adam Scott’s Four-Week, Four Event Masters Victory Celebration Starts This Week On Gold Coast.
Adam Scott this week begins a month long and four tournament Masters winning celebration in his native Australia and with countryman and fellow Major champion Geoff Ogilvy declaring it to be a boom time for ‘Down Under’ golf.
Scott will tee-up Thursday in the Australian PGA Championship at the Royal Pines course on the Golf Coast before heading to Melbourne to compete in the Australian Masters at Royal Melbourne.
The first Australian in the 77-year history of the Masters to be fitted with the ...
