Olazabal Now Joins Ballesteros As Double Ryder Cup & Seve Trophy Winning Captain.
Jose Maria Olazabal has now joined his late, great friend Seve Ballesteros as a double winning Ryder Cup and Seve Trophy captain.
Ballesteros created and won the very first Seve Trophy at Sunningdale in 2000 and three years after captaining Europe’s Ryder Cup team to success at Valerrama.
Now a year after leading the ‘Miracle at Medinah’, Olazabal has steered his Europe Seve Trophy team to a two point triumph at St. Nom-la-Breteche.
“I am very pleased and very proud as the boys were determined ...
Harrington Believes Woods Will Break Nicklaus Record Of 18 Majors
Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington believes that Tiger Woods will break the longstanding record of 18 Major wins held by Jack Nicklaus, but fears that the US star will never regain the dominance of his early days.
Speaking during a brief visit to Almouj Golf Club arranged by banking giant HSBC and his management company IMG, Harrington said, “I believe that Tiger will become the greatest player. However, I also accept that records are meant to be broken and maybe, we may have an even greater ...
Paul MGinley … “20 Seve Trophy Players Now Better Prepared For Ryder Cup”.
Paul McGinley declared he now has 20 players better prepared for Ryder Cup selection following the dramatic conclusion to the Seve Trophy at St. Nom-la-Breteche.
Italy’s Francesco Molinari was a European Team hero for the second time in twelve months when he birdied the 16th hole to defeat GB & I’s Chris Wood and deliver Jose Maria Olazabal’s side a two point win for a 15 – 13 victory.
A year ago, Tiger Woods conceded the overall Medinah winning putt to Molinari .
Frenchman Gregory Bourdy, ...
Tiger Woods For A Third Straight Occasion Delivers USA Victory In Presidents Cup.
World No. 1 Tiger Woods for a third consecutive time has won the match to clinch the Presidents Cup for his USA Team.
Woods won a tight match against South African born Richard Sterne of the International Team, 1 up, to clinch the 18th point for the U.S.
The final score was USA 18 1/2 to the Internationals 15 1/2 to make it the closest since the Internationals had come to beating the U.S. since 2005 when they lost by the same score.
The win moves the U.S. record to 8-1-1 in the Presidents Cup.
“It ...
A MENA Tour First With Pre-Qualifying As Growth Trajectory Announced.
Organisers of the MENA Golf Tour believe the initiative has hit the right notes in putting the region’s golf on a trajectory for growth as manifested by the overwhelming response to the tour this season.
“Our primary aim was to provide emerging players, especially from the region, a platform to play against a competent international field. We needed a start and the MENA Golf Tour has provided just that,” Mohamed Juma Buamaim, chairman of the tour, told newsmen on the eve of the Shaikh Maktoum ...
Europe End 13-Year Winless Wait To Regain Seve Trophy.
Europe have ended a 13-year winning wait to capture the Seve Trophy.
Italy’s Francesco Molinari, who had been conceded the winning putt by Tiger Woods at last year’s Ryder Cup, was again the hero in his match against England’s Chris Wood to ensure a 15 – 13 success over the GB & I team at St. Nom-la-Breteche.
The last time Europe reigned supreme was in the inaugural event at Sunningdale in 2000 when a Seve Ballesteros led side came from 8 1/2 points each heading to the ...
Des Smyth Defends Seve Trophy Absentees As He Also Throws His Hat Into Gleneagles Vice-Captaincy Ring.
Irishman Des Smyth has defended the absent of Europe’s leading golfers from this week’s Seve Trophy in France.
The six leading GB & I qualifiers, including the US Open winning trio of Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose, along with Europe’s Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer turned their backs on teeing up at St. Nom-la-Breteche.
Fellow Medinah miracle worker, Paul Lawrie was very outspoken over the absence of his 2012 Ryder Cup winning colleagues vowing ‘he would ...
