Harrington Disagrees With Jimenez – ‘Give The Chinese Kid A Chance’.
Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington is at odds with Miguel Angel Jimenez in a controversy that’s engulfed a 13-year old Chinese amateur competing in this week’s Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
Jimenez posted a first round 65 to be sharing second place on day one but declared on the eve of the Alpine event Wo-cheng Ye should ‘be back home in China playing golf with other 13-year olds.”
Ye, who became the youngest-ever competitor on the European Tour when he teed-up still aged 12 ...
Michael Hoey – From Lamborghini To Cattle Class In A Week.
Michael Hoey is the best of the Irish after the first day of the Omega European Masters swapping last week’s Lamborghini for economy class travel and a four under par 67.
It left the Belfast golfer and current Russian Open champion trailing just four shots behind India’s Anirban Lahiri who shot an eight under par 63 to lead by two shots.
Hoey elected to skip last week’s Wales Open and instead support the Challenge’s Tour’s Northern Ireland Open.
And Hoey gave the event ...
Paul Casey In ‘Heaven’ After Climbing High In The Alps With A 65.
Reigning Irish Open winner, Paul Casey said he was ‘in heaven’ after grabbing an eagle in his round of 65 to be sharing second place on six under par after the first day of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
Casey shares second countryman and last fortnight’s Johnnie Walker Championship winner, Tommy Fleetwood along with former Alpine winner, Miguel Angel Jimenez.
“To start with a 65 has beautiful ring to it,” said Casey.
“I’ve never played up here when it has ...
Lahiri Not About To Again Come Undone By ‘Mismanagement Of Apparel’.
India’s Anirban Lahiri is not about to again come undone by a mismanagement of apparel after grabbing two eagles and race to a two shot lead on day one of the Omega European Masters at Crans Montana in Switzerland.
Lahiri, 26 posted an eight under par 63 in superb scoring conditions on the Alpine Crans-sur-Sierre course.
It put the Bangalore-born player in the clubhouse and two ahead of former Swiss champion, Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain and the England pair of recent Johnnie Walker Championship ...
Harrington Ends 13-Year Swiss Absence Climbing Alps With 66 In Pro-Am.
Padraig Harrington ended a 13-year Alpine absence in style shooting a 66 in yesterday’s Omega European Masters Pro-Am in Switzerland.
Harrington is contesting the Swiss event for a first time since 2000 and while delighted to have a bogey free five under par score he is competing back on the European Tour out of necessity given the now 42-year failed to qualify for the lucrative PGA Tour FedEx Cup Series.
In his last journey into The Alps Harrington missed the cut while he posted results of 30th ...
Ramsay Declares 2016 Ryder Cup To Be His ‘Optimum’ Debut Appearance.
Despite the Gleneagles Ryder Cup qualifying process now into its second week Richie Ramsay believes his ‘optimum’ opportunity to represent Europe in 2016.
Ramsay tees up today (THU) in the defence of his Omega European Master title on a revamped Crans-sur-Sierre where half of a proposed SF 6m (£4.1m) redevelopment has taken place over the inward half of the Alpine course.
The Scot missed last week’s Ryder Cup qualifying opener in Wales and warmed up for his Swiss title defence playing yesterday’s ...
Jimenez Slams Sponsor Inviting 13-Year Old Chinese Amateur Declaring He Should Be At Home Playing With Other 13-Year Olds.
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez and Europe’s oldest-ever champion has criticized the appearance of the Tour’s youngest-ever competitor in this week’s Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
China’s Wo-cheng Ye was aged just 12 year and 242 days when he contested May’s Volvo China Open at Tianjin.
Three weeks earlier, 14-year old countryman Guan Tianlang became the youngest to compete at the Masters at Augusta National.
However Jimenez, who was aged 48 years and 318 days in capturing ...
