PGA Tour To Honour The Memory Of Slain George Floyd.
The PGA Tour will honour the memory of the late George Floyd in setting aside the 8.46am (Local US Time) both on day one of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas and the Korn Ferry Tour Challenge at Tour HQ in Ponte Vedre, Florida.
Floyd’s death on May 25th on a suburban street in Minneapolis has led to riots and protests not only in the USA but around the globe.
In releasing the opening two round draw for the Fort Worth event the Tour indicated the 8.46am tee time is a call to end systemic ...
McIlroy Heads 23 Major Winners Teeing-Up In Fort Worth.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will head 23 Major Champions teeing-up in Thursday’s starting Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
McIlroy will lead out onto the Ben Hogan famed venue the current top-5 on the World Rankings and with the Ulster golfer among 101 Tour winners including fellow Irish Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry.
More important, the golfing eyes of the world will be on Texas event given it is a first PGA Tour tournament in some four months since the ...
Pelley Admits McIroy’s Ryder Cup Comments ‘Not Unhelpful’.
When it comes to sport at its uppermost level it is quite clear World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and European Tour CEO Keith Pelley respect each other’s views.
The four-time Major-winning McIlroy has been outspoken this year’s Ryder Cup should not go ahead given the on-going COVID-19 uncertainty of the September 25th commencing encounter at Whistling Straits.
McIlroy had sent Pelley into damage-control a few years back with his comments at a DP World Tour Championship he was considering not regaining ...
MacIntyre Facing Emotional Return To Golf – Teeing-Up With Covid-19 Survivor.
It will be an emotional moment for Scotland’s top-ranked Robert MacIntyre when he tees-up tomorrow (FRD) morning at his belovev Glencruitten Golf Club in Oban.
Not only has it been near nine-weeks since golf was last played in Scotland but joining MacIntyre will be the COVID-19 survivor James Scott.
Scott, 63, and as reported by Bunkered magazine, will hit the first tee shot after spending 38 days fighting for his life in both Oban’s Lorn & Islands Hospital and in Glasgow’s ...
Irish Open ‘Absolutely Critical’ Says Tour CEO With Three To Four Options For Return Date
European Tour CEO Keith Pelley insisted that while the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open does not appear on the revamped 2020 schedule the hosting of the event is ‘absolutely critical’ in the Tour getting back to some normality.
Pelley confirmed plans, and as anticipated by www.goflbytourmiss.com for the resumption of the 2020 season with the launch of a new six-week ‘UK Swing’ as well as the confirmation of new dates for four Rolex Series events.
The six ‘full field’ events ...
Alfred Dunhill Links Unique As Only Event On Rescheduled European Tour Not To Move
The October 1st to 4th hosting of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship will be unique on this year’s European Tour schedule.
Since the Tour went into ‘lockdown’ mode following the March 8th ending to the Qatar Masters there was still 34 Tour sanctioned events to be played.
With the Tour now to restart on July 22nd with the Lee Westwood hosting of the Betfred British Masters will mean just 24 events to be hosted over the 20-odd weeks up to and including the now December rescheduled ...
European Tour Confirms July 22nd Return With Six UK ‘No Spectator’ Events In Succession.
As revealed by www.golfbytourmiss.com the European Tour has confirmed plans for the resumption of the 2020 season with the launch of a new six-week ‘UK Swing’ as well as the confirmation of new dates for four Rolex Series events.
The six ‘full field’ events off 144 players and with each offering Euro 1m in prize-money and being ‘no spectator’ will mark the first of 24 events from the third week of July through until 13th December.
The Tour indicated there will be no media ...
