Darren Clarke Joining Harrington & Lowry In Valero Texas Open.
Former Open Champion Darren Clarke will join Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry in next week’s Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, and the last qualifying event for the Masters.
While Clarke and Harrington qualify through PGA Tour exemptions Lowry has been afforded invitations to contest the $6.2m event.
The three Irish have never contested the event and with Clarke and Harrington using the event as a warm-up before heading to Augusta National the week after.
For Lowry it will be his Augusta ‘Last ...
D.A. Points Digs Mom’s Old Putter Out Of Garage To Take The Shell Houston Open Lead.
American D. A. Points confessed to ‘pinching’ his mother’s putter and then go out and shoot an eight under par 64 to take the opening round lead in the Shell Houston Open.
Points needed just 23 putts using an old Ping Anser putter that he had taken from his mother’s bag when he was around 12-years old.
“I pulled out a putter out of my mom’s bag when I was probably 11 or 12 years old,” he said.
“It’s not a Scottsdale like the famous, real expensive ...
Paul McGinley To Greet Top UK Golfers In Quinta Do Lago.
The chance to meet with newlyt-appointed Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley is an incentive for some of the UK’s top young golfers who will head to Quinta do Lago in Portugal later this year to compete in the final of the world’s largest junior golf event.
McGinley will greet the 21 finalists who will gather at the prestigious resort for the climax to the Telegraph BMW Junior Golf Championship from October 9-11.
Quinta do Lago’s iconic South Course, which has staged the Portuguese Open eight ...
Kennedy Space Centre – Visit To The Home Of American Space Exporation.
Ahead of attending last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational we decided on paying a visit to the Kennedy Space Centre located directly east of Orlando at Cape Canaveral.
The Kennedy Space Centre is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Florida.
The Centre has been the launch site for every NASA human space flight since 1968, and although such flights have been put on hold, the Centre still conducts unmanned rocket launches.
The Kennedy Space Center was created and has evolved to meet ...
Rory McIlroy Gets Augusta Green Lights From His Closest Two Confidents.
Rory McIlroy’s closest confidents, long-time coach Michael Bannon and Dave Stockton who helped steer McIlroy to success in last year’s PGA Championship, have given the 23-year old green lights heading to next month’s Masters.
Bannon and Stockton walked with McIlroy during today’s 9-hole shortened Shell Houston Open Pro-Am and offering advice and guidance to McIlroy whenever they felt the need.
As well, Bannon and Stockton were spotted often just communicating with each other ...
Martin Laird Slams Golf’s Ruling Bodies Over Potential Anchoring Ban.
Scotland’s Martin Laird has joined the chorus of colleagues slamming any proposal to ban the anchoring of the belly or long-handled putter.
Laird has been using the belly putter for seven years but there was hardly an issue especially two years ago when he captured the Arnold Palmer Invitational and end a run of two wins in succession by Tiger Woods.
And Laird is the only Home of Golf born player competing in the States who has yet spoken out about a proposed anchoring ban.
“I understand ...
Paul Casey Admits ‘A Light Comes On’ As He Realises What Has Been Holding Back The Brit.
England’s Paul Casey admitted it was like a light bulb had been turned on when he realised what has been the cause of his errant driving in recent weeks.
And after fully recovering from a shoulder injury caused by a snowboarding mishap his poor driving led Casey to question why he was also still playing with clubs that had been adjusted specially as a result of his shoulder injury.
“The thing that I discovered was that from my shoulder injury, I backed a lot of the shafts, especially ...
