MENA Tour Stars Await Birdie-Fest At Al Ain Open
The MENA Tour by Arena players were getting ready for a birdie-fest as the Tour returns to Al Ain Equestrian Shooting and Golf Club for the Al Ain Open by Arena.
The $75,000 tournament tees-off Monday at the par-70 course, and with no wind protecting the wide, manicured fairways and receptive greens the first two days of ProAm and practice , low scores were being predicted.
The professional course record at the 6,764-yard course is a 63 by Alex Wrigley in the Mercedes-Benz International ProAm in ...
Colsearts Brilliantly Birdies Last For A Three-Shot French Open Advantage
Belgium’s big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts dropped his only shot of the round at the 17th but sounded an ominous warning to his rivals in brilliantly holing an 18-foot birdie at the 18th in a score of 67 for a 13-under par tally and three strokes clear ahead of the final round of the Amundi Open de France in Versailles.
Colsaerts, 36 is looking not only to end a seven-year winless run in capturing just a third Tour title but the former Ryder Cup star is lying 114th on the Race to -Dubai and only ...
Every Admits Taking Cannabis But Brings Into Question Tour’s Drugs Policy.
No sooner had American golfer Matt Every been suspended for 12 weeks for violating the PGA Tour’s Conduct Policy for drugs of abuse and the two-time Arnold Palmer Invitational winner admit he has been legally taking cannabis.
The Tour indicated in Friday’s statment Every will be eligible to compete again on January 7th, 2020 but in their statement it did not specify the drug of abuse but did say that there would be no further comment on the suspension at this time.
This has long ...
Koepka Delivers McIlroy A ‘He’s Won No Majors Since I Joined PGA Tour’ Slap In The Face.
Brooks Koepka has delivered Rory McIlroy a subtle slap in the face sounding off at this rival in declaring the major victories have dried-up for McIlroy since the American emerged onto the PGA Tour.
And while taking a swipe at McIlroy, Koerpka’s stated ‘I love Rory’ and also suggesting there’s no rivalry between the game’s leading pair of world-ranked stars.
World No. 1 ranked Koepka has travelled to South Korea to defend this week’s PGA Tour sanctioned CJ Cup but with the American ...
MENA TOUR – 2020 Tour Schedule Released.
The MENA Tour by Arena announced a new-look schedule for 2020, condensing the calendar to first four months of the year and unveiling a number of exciting new events.
The season will kick off with the two stages of Qualifying School (starting January 20-23 and January 26-29) at Ayla Golf Club in Aqaba, Jordan, which remains the Destination Partner of the Tour and hosts a further three full-field events. This includes the season ending Arena Championship (April 19-23), which will become the first ...
James Bond-Like Pulkkanen Shoots 64 Leaving Italian Open ‘Shaken But Not Stirred’
Looking very much like James Bond in his distinctive cap, Finland’s Tapio Pulkkanen posted a very impressive bogey-free seven under par 64 and seize a one shot lead on day one of the 61st Italian Open in Rome.
Pulkkanen, 29 is currently in 102nd position on the Race to Dubai with only one top ten finish so far this season – eighth place in the Trophée Hassan II – but he posted the lowest opening round of his European Tour career to head a strong leaderboard at Olgiata Golf Club.
The ...
Molinari Returns To Rome 17-Years After Making A First Tour Cut In 2002 Italian Open
For Francesco Molinari it is somewhat an emotional return to this week’s Italian Open host venue at the Olgiata Golf Club in Rome.
The champion Italian golfer had made his European Tour debut, and as an amateur, in the 2000 Italian Open only to miss the halfway cut.
Francesco contested the 2001 Italian Open’s still as an amateur only to again miss out on the weekend rounds.
It was finally in 2002 and at this week’s host vene Francesco made the cut while still an amateur and in ...
