Harrington & Woods United In Looking To End 5-Year Majors Drought.
Padraig Harrington arrived at Oak Hill and venue for this week’s PGA Championship to find organisers had arranged to park his courtesy car besides that of Tiger Woods.
All 156 players competing in the year’s final Major have been given access for the week to a gleaming new Mercedes.
Harrington and Woods have parking spots in the row reserved for former champions.
And while the pair of side-by-side in the Players Car Park they’re virtually no splitting them when it comes to their last Major ...
McDowell … “Guy Who Hits Most Greens Will Win PGA”.
While Graeme McDowell was in awe of Niagara Falls he is feeling right at ease on Oak Hill and venue for this week’s PGA Championship in suburban Rochester.
McDowell along with his father, Kenny and fiancée Kristin travelled yesterday (TUES) the near hour’s drive to Niagara Falls where some 600,000 US gallons spectacularly pour over the 170-foot high Canadian or ‘Horseshoe’ Falls every second.
However the former US Open champ had his feet firmly on the ground in earlier playing a nine-hole ...
Gallacher In Awe Of Niagara Falls But Comfortable On Oak Hill.
While Stephen Gallacher was left in awe of Niagara Falls he already feels very comfortable after his first look at Oak Hill and venue for this week’s PGA Championship.
Having arrived mid-afternoon on Monday into Rochester, Gallacher went to the course to register and then packed his family into his Mercedes courtesy car for the hour long drive west to Niagara Falls.
The American and Bridal Veil falls measure 176-foot high and it’s estimated 156,000 US gallons flow over the falls each second whereas ...
95th PGA Championship – Day Two Of Practice At Oak Hill
The second day of official practice for the 95th PGA Championship was once again a bustling affair with record crowds flocking to the Oak Hill club in suburban Rochester in upper New York State.
Here is a selection of photographs from leading tour photographer, Eoin Clarke representing www.golffile.ie
Adam Scott …. “You’ve Got To Keep Pushing For Major’s Glory”.
A lot of golfers who’ve captured a Major would be happy to rest on their laurels – not Australia’s Adam Scott.
We saw how he bounced back from his meltdown last year at Royal Lytham and St. Annes to capture the Masters. And we witnessed Scott take the lead with six holes to play in this year’s Open Championship at Muirfield.
No, Australia’s first-ever winner at Augusta National is not prepared to rest on his Masters winning laurels.
“My confidence continues to ...
Tiger Woods … A 15th Major Is Proving The Toughest To Win”.
World No. 1 Tiger Woods openly admitted capturing a 15th Major Championship is now proving a tougher task than winning a 14 prior Majors.
It’s been more than five years since Woods defeated fellow American Rocco Mediate to capture the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines in California.
Of course, Woods captured his first Major in 1997 winning a first Masters by a remarkable 12 shots.
He then captured further Masters titles in 2001, 2002 and 2005. He won the US Open in 2000, 2002 and then in 2008. ...
Rory McIlroy Loses Some Hair But Declares He Will Add An Event Now Before Every Major.
Defending PGA champ Rory McIlroy arrived at Oak Hill looking firstly to get a hair cut and declaring in future he will add a tournament to his schedule in the week before every Major.
McIlroy’s getting his curly brown locks trimmed ahead of tonight’s (TUES) hosting of the annual Former Champion’s Dinner.
Among those past winners present will be four-time PGA champion, Tiger Woods along with the likes of fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington, Germany’s Martin Kaymer, new British Open ...
