Harrington On Ryder Cup Rookie MacIntyre: “The Great Thing About Bob He’s A Tough Nut”.
Immediate past captain Padraig Harrington has handed Robert MacIntyre a glowing confidence lift just weeks away from the Ryder Cup in Rome.
MacIntyre, along with England’s Tommy Fleetwood, earned the final two automatic qualifying spots into Luke Donald’s European side and with MacIntyre a first Scot since Stevie Gallacher in 2014 to be pulling on the European team colours.
Harrington, and a playing veteran of six European Teams, led Europe two years into battle along the shores of Lake Michigan ...
McIlroy Hints Golf’s Oldest Major Could Be Heading In Historic Move To Portmarnock In Dublin
If Rory McIlroy’s revelation is correct golf’s oldest major could be heading to the Republic of Ireland for a first time in history.
Portmarnock is located right on the front doorstep of Dublin and has been the venue for many R & A sponsored championships including the Walker Cup in 1991 and more-recently the Amateur Championship in 2021.
Portmarnock played host in 1923 to the inaugural Irish Open and is set to host the championship, taking place this week at the K. Club, next year ...
Meronk Expresses Shock, Sadness & Anger In Being Overlooked For Rome Selection
There’s many who share Adrian Mernonk’s ‘shock, sadness and anger’ in being overlooked for the European Ryder Cup team.
Meronk looked almost certain to earn a Luke Donald ‘wildcard’ pick had Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg not sensationally muscled his way to victory in last week’s Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
The 23-year-0ld Aberg clearly forced Donald into selecting him and become the quickest player in European Ryder Cup history to earn a European ...
Donald’s 25 Phone Calls – Eight Good News But 17 ‘Sorry, I Can’t Take You To Rome’.
Earlier this year the DP World Tour debuted the Hero Cup featuring a 10-man GB & I team going up against a similar number of Europe players competing over three days in Abu Dhabi.
The Hero Cup was a mirror of the long-running Seve Trophy that brought European Tour players together in a Ryder Cup like atomsphere and help prepare them for possible Ryder Cup-like competition should they qualify or be picked to represent Europe in a Ryder Cup.
Of the 20 players who teed-up January in the UAE capital ...
Harrington ‘Very Bullish’ On Europe’s Ryder Cup Chances
Two years ago Padraig Harrington led a European Ryder Cup side that faced the might of a red-hot USA team along with shores of Lake Michigan.
Now with just a few weeks to the hosting of the 2023 Ryder Cup it could be Luke Donald’s Europeans who become the victorious Roman golfing gladiators.
That’s the view of Harington as now Donald attempts to continue Europe’s unbeaten Ryder Cup 26-year long home record in not having lost a Ryder Cup on home soil since 1997.
“I think we’re ...
Double Blow For Seamus Power – Misses Out On Ryder Cup Selection & Withdraws From Irish Open
It’s been a double blow for affable Irish gofler Seamus Power with injury forcing him out of this week’s Horizon Irish Open at the K Club with injury.
Power, who represents the host K. Club on tour, has been struggling with the injury since the Genesis Scottish Open – which he pulled out of after nine holes, an injury that clearly derailed his Ryder Cup selection aspiratons.
The two-time PGA Tour winner last teed-up in contesting the 151st Open Championship in Royal Liverpool after ...
Donald Goes For Four European Rookies Including Swede Superstar Aberg
European captain Luke Donald has surprised many in handing young Swedish superstar-in-the-making Ludvig Aberg as one of his six ‘wildcard’ picks to take to Rome later this.
Aberg, 23, brilliantly captured last Sunday’s Omega European Masters and in only his ninth event as a professional, and a fifth on the DP World since making his debut as an amateur at the 2018 Nordic Masters.
Fleetwood’s other picks were Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry and Nicolai ...
