Isle of Skye Golf Club – The Challenge Not Being Distracted By The Setting.
While the world’s best golfers will be fighting fiercely to manoeuvre themselves into position to capture the Open Championship, a championship of different sorts will take place on Saturday, July 20th, 2013.
Those golfers not at Muirfield will be making their way to the picture postcard island of Skye for the annual – Isle of Skye Open.
The Isle of Skyle Golf Club is one of just two golf courses on Skye and what wonderful nine-hole experience.
The club with next year celebrate its 50-year anniversary ...
Marc Warren Defends Castle Stuart Declaring The Opposite To Graeme McDowell.
Marc Warren has defended criticism the host Castle Stuart course is a poor test for Scottish Open competitors.
Former champion, Graeme McDowell labelled the Gill Hanse-designed links gem laid out along the Moray Firth as lacking ‘prestige’.
McDowell won in the event in 2008 at Loch Lomond and a success that led to the Northern Irishman gaining a first-ever Ryder Cup cap.
However his remarks went over like a lead balloon among Northern golf fans who are again sure to come out in their thousands ...
Joost Luiten Smiling As He Targets Second Win This Month At Irish Open.
Dutchman Joost Luiten will take a one shot lead into the final round as he seeks to win for a second time in three events this month in the Irish Open at Carton House.
Luiten, 27 moved to 13 under par and one clear of Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal and with both players carding bogey-free six under par 66s.
The Bleiswijk-based Luiten captured a second Tour title in a seven-year pro career in capturing the Lyoness Open in Austria and now stands to win a third just two events later.
“I have been playing ...
Jose Maria Olazabal …’I Have Not Given Up Winning’.
It’s been eight years since Jose Maria Olazabal last tasted individual success but Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup captain has not given up on winning a second Irish Open 23 years after his first.
Olazabal added a 69 to his opening 68 to move to seven under par in windy and overcast conditions on the Carton House course on the outskirts of Dublin.
It left the 47-year old, and oldest player in the field, trailing just two shots behind the leading pair of England’s Robert Rock (66) and former US ...
Yet Another New Nike Driver Not Working For Rory McIlroy As He Apologises To Fans.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has yet another session next week with Nike technical staff after being let down yet again this year by the Nike Covert driver.
In a huge void for organisers, McIlroy crashed out of the Irish Open by two shots with scores of 74 and 72 for a two over tally on the Carton House course on the outskirts of Dublin.
McIlroy will meet with Nike reps in a continuing effort to straighten out his continuing errant ways off the tee.
“I am spending more time with Nike’s technical ...
Irish Open Black Friday – All Top Five Irish Set To Miss Carton House Cut.
The second round of the 2013 Irish Open is turning into a ‘Black Friday’ for event organisers with five of the countries top players set to miss the Carton House halfway cut.
There’s billboards about the course featuring six of the top Irish but missing over the weekend will be five including the four Major Champions in Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIroy and Darren Clarke.
Also missing over the weekend will be 2014 European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley.
McIlroy ...
Monty & Mark James Head Open Championship Local Qualifying Field.
Former Ryder Cup captains, Colin Montgomerie and Mark James next Tuesday head a field of 288 players seeking just one of a dozen spots into next month’s (British) Open Championship at Muirfield.
The duo will tee-up in Tuesday’s 36-hole Local Final Qualifier at the Gullane course and one of four venues hosting qualifying in and around the Muirfield region to the east of Edinburgh.
Montgomerie, and the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup captain, is returning to Local Final Qualifying for a first ...
