Woods Confirms Returning To Full-Time Competition At Farmers Insurance.
Tiger Woods confirmed he will return to full-time competition at next fortnight’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines near San Diego.
Woods is no stranger to the event or the course having won the tournament on seven occasions while he captured his 14th Major Championship also at Torrey Pines in winning the 2008 U.S. Open.
News of Woods return clearly delighted Farmers Insurance Tournament Director, Peter Ripa.
“It’s awesome,” Ripa said. “There’s a feeling that this comeback is different, ...
Aphibarnrat Withdraws To Secure Masters Invitation As Kodaira Misses Augusta By .0031 Of A Ranking Point.
In a very simply and straightforward decision Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat has withdrawn from this week’s Boonchu Ruangkit Championship, and an Asian Tour Development Tour event, to be assured of contesting next April’s Masters at Augusta National.
As is customary, the leading top-50 world ranked players as at 31st December each year receive a formal invitation in the post to contest the Masters.
Aphibarnrat was ranked No. 51 in the world heading into this week’s event ...
Paddy Harrington Bitten By The Golf Bug After His Father-&-Son Debut.
Orlando, Florida …
Paddy Harrington’s clearly was now itching to play more golf after teaming with his father Padraig to make his ‘world stage’ debut in the Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando.
The Harrington’s combined recording eight birdies and just two bogeys in a ‘better ball’ six under par 66 second round for an 11-under total in the two-day event.
The effort handed them a share of 16th place and a shot behind legendary Jack Nicklaus and his grandson who posted a last day ...
Rose Crowns Season Capturing Third Success In Six Starts With Indonesian Masters Victory.
Justin Rose capped a sensational end to his season signing off with a final round 10-under-par 62 to win the Asian Tour’s season-ending Indonesian Masters by a very impressive eight shots at Royale Jakarta.
Rose, 37 was in a class of his own celebrating a third victory toast in his last six tournaments and also the 21st win of his pro career.
The World No. 6 travelled to Indonesia for a first time in his career to record scores of 62, 69, 66 and then post an eagle, nine birdies and just ...
Nicklaus Applauds Decision To Rule Out TV Lounge Room Phone-Ins.
Orlando, Florida ….
Golf’s greatest player, Jack Nicklaus has applauded the decision by the ruling bodies of the sport to rule out from January 1st people phoning-in or emailing alleged breaches of the rules from watching TV coverage of golf.
Of course, TV coverage of golf was in the infant stages when Nicklaus began dominating TV screens and even in his Nicklaus’ later stages of his career there was no such thing as ‘slow-mo’ TV coverage.
Nonetheless, the 77-year old ...
Padraig Urges Son Paddy To Be Aggressive, Cut Corners & Use Imagination During Father & Son.
Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington will make his PNC Father/Son Challenge debut this week with now 14-year old son, Paddy as his partner.
The two-day event again takes place on the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes course in Orlando.
Harrington and his son will rub shoulders with some of the greats of the game and none higher than 18-time Major winning Jack Nicklaus who will tee-up with his grandson as partner.
Lee Trevino is also competing with his son while double Masters winner Bernhard Langer ...
Lowry & McDowell Looking To End Long USA Winning Domination Of QBE Shootout.
Naples, Florida …
The all-Ireland pairing of Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell are set to end a long USA domination and become the first Irish-born winners and only the second non-USA born duo of the QBE Shootout at the Tiburon course in Naples, Florida.
Lowry and McDowell combined to come from five shots behind at the start of the second round and gel superbly in the modified alternate shot format in recording an eight-under par 64 and storm to an eventualy share of the lead in the overcast, ...
