Paul Casey Stakes Claim For Return To Ryder Cup.
Reigning Irish Open Paul Casey continues to stake his claims in a return to next year’s Ryder Cup after another impressive display on day two of the Seve Trophy in France.
The Englishman played in three Ryder Cups from 2004 before being controversially overlooked by Colin Montgomerie as a ‘wildcard’ pick in favour of Padraig Harrington for the 2010 Celtic Manor encounter.
Casey had been a star of the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K. Club when he aced the 14th and teaming with David Howell to thrash ...
Memphis Lift Graeme McDowell Shoal Creek Invitational Trophy.
Memphis University lifted the Graeme McDowell Shoal Creek Invitational Trophy with a six stroke success over hosts University of Alabama and McDowell’s former University.
Memphis won the intercollegiate event with a 22-under par score of 842 after a combined final round of 276 on the Shoal Creek course that has played host to a number of Major Championships including the 1984 and and 1990 US PGA Championship.
Individually, Mississippi University’s Blake Morris and Memphis’ Lars ...
‘Sammy’ The Squirrel Steals Tiger Woods Thunder At Presidents Cup.
‘Sammy’ the squirrel stole the show on the opening day of the Presidents Cup including finding a place to rest on the shoulder of 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods.
Woods and Matt Kuchar easily accounted for Argentina’s Angel Cabrera and Australian Marc Leishman 5 & 4 for the USA team to lead 5 1/2 to 3 1/2 on the first day of competition at Muirfield Village.
However it was a young squirrel that stole the show.
Woods was introduced to ‘Sammy’ by his girlfriend, ...
Sam Torrance Reacts To Poor Seve Trophy Start Sacking Scottish Duo.
GB & I captain Sam Torrance reacted to his team’s poor showing on the opening day of the Seve Trophy with just one change and that was to split the losing Scottish pair of close friends Marc Warren and Scott Jamieson.
The Glaswegian duo were handed the biggest drubbing losing convincingly 5 & 3 to Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts and Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
Torrance’s team heads into today’s (FRD) Fourballs trailing 3 ½ to 1 ½ and with the team’s other all-Scotland duo ...
First Seve Trophy Blood To GB & I – Lawrie & Gallacher Win 3 & 2
It is first Seve Trophy blood to GB & I with the Scottish pair of Stephen Gallacher and Paul Lawrie accounting for the top-ranked European duo of Thomas Bjorn and Miguel Angel Jimenez 3 & 2 to give GB & I the first point in the 2013 event.
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McGinley Expresses Seve Trophy Disappointment For Lowry.
Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley expressed his disappointment Shane Lowry is not in France for today’s (THUR) commencing Seve Trophy in France.
With six of the leading GB & I qualifiers opting not to tee up this week at St. Nom-la-Breteche it still left Lowry one spot shy of making the Sam Torrance led team.
McGinley is present overseeing competition and last night hosted Torrance and side to dinner at the stunning Trianon Palace in Versailles.
“I played with Shane at Gleneagles and Holland ...
Golden Bear To Perform Ceremonial Columbus Blue Jackets Puck Drop.
Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus will perform the ceremonial puck drop tomorrow (Frid) prior to the opening season match for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The game against the Calgary Flames marks the start of the Blue Jackets 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Nicklaus will travel to the Ohio capital after being on hand to watch the action unfold on day two of the Presidents Cup at his own Muirfield Village course in Dublin, Ohio.
And golf’s greatest champion, ambassador and philanthropist ...
