R & A CEO Suggests ‘Huge Impediments’ To Portmarnock Hosting Open Championship
R & A CEO Martin Slumbers has stated there is huge impediments to the chances of famed Irish club Portmarnock Golf Club in becoming a second Irish course to host the Open Championship.
It was Rory McIlroy who earlier this month sung the praise of Portmarnock joining Royal Portrush as a venue to stage golf’s oldest major saying it would be a “fantastic” venue for The Open, while double Open winner Padraig Harrington remarked that Portmarnock “would seem the logical first step” to ...
Jamieson Declares He’s Got Nothing To Lose Sharing The Lead In Storm-Affected Qatar Masters.
Scott Jamieson declared he’s got ‘nothing to lose’ after grabbing seven birdies in a bogey-free seven-under 65 to share the lead in the thunder, lightning and rain affected Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha.
Jamieson, 39, capped his round with a pair of closing birdies, including landing a 40-yard greenside bunker shot at the last to just four-feet on the host Doha Golf Club course.
The Scot was then joined in the lead by Kiwi Daniel Hillier and with three other Scots – Stevie Gallacher, ...
Qatar Masters Remains A Winless Desert Location For The Irish
This week is the 26th hosting of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters being played in the capital of Doha.
The event was added to the DP World Tour schedule in 1998 and to be held on the only green golf course in the Qatar capital, located as it was at the time, on the outskirts of the city and prone the Shamals – the northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states often strong during the day, but decreasing at night.
Scotland’s Andrew Coltart was among those teeing-up in the ...
Ishikawa’s Strong ZoZo Showing Reminds Golf World Of His Enormous Talent
As an avid follower of any sport you often find yourself searching web pages looking to try and keep abreast of what is happening around the globe in your sporting love.
Golf is no different as I am forever looking at the results of the various tour’s, studying not only who is leading and/or winning a tournament but also looking to see who produced a good last rounds or someone of note who just played well
Following this past week’s edition of the ZoZo Championship what was really pleasing ...
Minjee Lee Shares With Brother Min Woo A Golfing Historical First
What is the odds of a brother winning one week in professional golf and a week later his sister also is triumphant?
That’s what happened with Australian-born brother and sister Min Woo Lee and Mingjee Lee.
Just seven days after 25-year-old baby brother Min Woo captured the Macau Open, and his first win on the Asian Tour, and big sister Mingjee won the LPGA’s BMW Ladies Championshipo in South Korea.
It’s believed such a scenario has never happened before in men’s and women’s ...
Ferguson Heading To Qatar Masters Defence Buoyed By Strong Spanish Showing
Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson was heading to the Middle East and this week’s defence of his CB Qatar Masters title buoyed by his strong showing at the Estrella Damm Andalucian Masters in Spain.
Ferguson, 27, muscled his way to a share of 13th place thanks to four closing nine birdies in succession in posting a three-under 69 for a share of 13th place in wet and windy last day conditions on the host Sotogrande course at San Roque.
Poland’s Adrian Meronk made it four career DP World Tour titles ...
Spain Estrella Damm NA Andalucia Masters Spectators Told To Leave Course As Strong Winds Force Officials To Adopt ‘Closed Door’ Policy.
In a rare decision, strong winds forced Estrella Damm NA Andalucia Masters officials mid-afternoon to advise spectators to leave the course while the later hours of the opening day of the Spanish event were played under a ‘closed door’ policy – players, caddies, officials and media only.
The winds picked-up as the morning half of the draw were completing their rounds on the famed Sotogrande course at San Roque laidout very close to Spain’s Costa del Sol shoreline.
However, as ...
