Tiger Looking To Turn Tables On Rory In ‘The Match At Mission Hills’ On Hainan Island.
Tiger Woods will be looking to turn the tables on rival Rory McIlroy when the pair tee-up tomorrow (Monday) in ‘The Match at Mission Hills’.
Woods and McIlroy will take to the Blackstone Course and venue for the 2011 World Cup of Golf won by Woods’ management stablemates, Gary Woodland and Matt Kuchar.
The par-73 Blackstone course is laid out in a spectacular black volcanic lava rock at Mission Hills Haikou Resort on China’s southernmost island.
Last year, McIlroy edged Woods ...
McIlroy Exhibits Frustration – Slamming Putter Into Corporate Staircase.
Rory McIlroy could probably be forgiven for his display of frustration at the final hole on day three of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.
After finding a deep greenside bunker, the current World No. 6 left his third shot well short of the flag and then needed three putts to find the bottom of the cup in a round of 71 for a share of 14th place on two under par.
It left the double Major winning Irishman trailing six shots behind the leading duo of Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello and American Luke ‘T ...
Lee Chang-woo One Round Shy Of Masters Invitation.
LONGKOU CITY, China – Korea’s Lee Chang-woo is a step closer to realizing his dream of playing in the Masters Tournament after establishing a slender one-shot lead on the third round of the Asia- Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC).
With a tightly bunched leader board – the top 10 players, representing six different nations, are separated by only seven shots – the stage is set for a thrilling final-round showdown.
Lee, 19, who shared the overnight lead with Japan’s Shohei Hasegawa, compiled ...
Rafa Cabrera-Bello Draws Level With Snail-Like Luke Guthrie
Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello has drawn level with snail-like American Luke Guthrie on day three of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.
‘Rafa’ carded a flawless five under par 67 to join Guthrie atop of the leader board on eight-under par in sunnier but still windy conditions on the Lake Malaren course.
The two-time European Tour winning Spaniard birdied the first two holes of his third round and kept that momentum going with birdies at the seventh, 11th and 17th holes before a superb sand-save ...
Simon Dyson D-Qued From BMW Masters In Historic First-Ever ‘Social Media’ Trial.
England’s Simon Dyson is unfortunately now a part of golfing history and the first-ever golfer to be disqualified via social media after being thrown out of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.
Dyson was among six players tied in second place on four under par after day two of the $7m event.
However a number of overnight emails and tweets resulted in European Tour Chief Referee, John Paramor calling for video footage of Dyson tapping down what looked like a spike mark with his golf ball on the 8th ...
Ian Poulter Expecting Second Twitter Storm In Criticism Final Series Criteria.
Ian Poulter’s expecting another Twitter storm after declaring the inaugural European Tour Final Series to be ‘unfair’.
The four tournaments, starting with this week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai and ending with the DP World Tour Championship, command a total purse of Euro 30.5m plus there’s an additional bonus pool of Euro 3.75m to be divided among the top-10 players at year’s end.
However what’s got Poults hot under the collar is a Tour rule you must play two of the first three ...
Padraig Harrington … “Not A Big Deal Dropping Outside Top-100”.
Padraig Harrington boosted hopes of qualifying for the season-ending DP – World Tour Championship with 72nd Race to Dubai ranked Dubliner adding a second straight 72 to remain at level par on day two of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.
The triple Major winning Harrington also arrived in Shanghai a lowly 105th on the World Rankings and unconcerned by all the media fuss in dropping outside the top-100 for a first time in some 14 years.
“It’s not a big deal dropping out of the top-100 and besides ...
