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 ...
Scott Hends Braves Typhoon To Capture Fourth Asian Title By Four Shots.
Australia’s big-hitting Scott Hend has braved a typhoon to capture his fourth Asian Tour title by four shots in winning the Mercuries Taiwan Masters.
Hend was the only player in the field to finish under par for the four days shooting a last day 74 for an eventual three under par tally.
The Queenslander gave his rivals a lesson on how to master the treacherous conditions to win the US$600,000 event at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club on Sunday.
Faced with the onslaught of Typhoon Fitow where ...
Sam Torrance Reveals Braveheart Speech Helps Turn Around GB & I Seve Trophy Fortunes.
Sam Torrance revealed his GB & I side turned around a near Seve Trophy whitewash to forge to within a point of their rivals thanks to watching The Empire Strikes Back and listening to the stirring sounds of the Braveheart speech.
Torrance could not contain his joy after his team fought back from being down two points at the start of day two to win the opening three matches and head to today’s (SAT) Foursomes trailing 4 ½ to 5 ½ points.
The only disappointment was the thumping handed out to ...
