He’s Back! Tiger Woods Confirms Return To PGA Tour At Next Week’s Safeway Open.
St. Andrews, Scotland …
He’s back! Never before will the Safeway Open be as popular with the 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods confirming he will end a 14-month absence on the sidelines by contesting next week’s opening event on the 2016/17 PGA Tour wraparound schedule.
Woods has been out of action since sharing 10th place in last year’s Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Woods officially committed earlier today ahead of the 5pm (US time) cut-off time to ...
Alex Noren Again Shows Fondness For Scottish Links Golf.
Carnoustie, Scotland …
Alex Noren continued his fondness for Scottish links golf in equalling the Carnoustie course record on the opening day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The 34-year old Swede joined nine other players in the past 22-years to have recorded an eight-under par 64 at Carnoustie, and also one of the host courses on the Open Championship rota.
It handed Noren a one stroke lead in the bright but windy conditions, and on one of three host venues this week.
The reigning ...
Europe’s Ryder Cup Stars Enjoy Comforts Of Home Support.
Carnoustie, Scotland …
Six of Europe’s defeated Ryder Cup stars at least found no complaints with crowd behaviour in their return to the European Tour.
In fact, the likes of Masters Champion, Danny Willett and record-breaking rookie, Thomas Pieters singled out the Scottish spectators for praise on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Willett and Pieters were competing at Carnoustie and one of three venues hosting the $US 5m championship.
Willett was off to a poor start with two ...
Road To The Masters – Singapore’s Sentosa Club To Host 2018 Asia-Pacific Amateur.
Carnoustie, Scotland …
Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore has been selected as the host venue for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) in 2018.
It will be the eight staging of the flagship amateur event where the winner receives an invitation to compete in the Masters at Augusta National and, along with the runner-up (s), a spot in The Open Qualifying Series for the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale.
The AAC is currently underway at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club and being conducted in partnership by ...
Thomas Pieters Singles Out Rory McIlroy ‘Like A Machine!’
St, Andrews, Scotland …
Ryder Cup rookie sensation Thomas Pieters singled out Rory McIlroy for special praise ahead of confirmation he will join the four-time Major winner Stateside next season.
Callaway attached Pieters created European Ryder Cup history in securing four of a possible five points last week at Hazeltine and the most by a Euro rookie.
Three of those points were achieved in teaming with McIlroy before the Belgium humbled J B Holmes in the Sunday Singles.
But then being on a ...
Back To Business As Usual For Hazeltine Six.
St. Andrews, Scotland …
For six members of the defeated European Ryder Cup side it is back to ‘business as usual’ this week in the Home of Golf.
Masters Champion Danny Willett joins double Major winning Martin Kaymer along with Hazeltine rookie sensation, Thomas Pieters plus Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello and the England pair of Lee Westwood and Matthew Fitzpatrick teeing up in Thursday’s starting Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
This year marks the 16th anniversary of the pro-amateur ...
Thomas Pieters Taking His Hazeltine Form To PGA Tour.
St. Andrews, Scotland …
Ryder Cup rookie sensation Thomas Pieters is taking his impressive Hazeltine showing Stateside early next year in the first step in securing full PGA Tour membership.
Pieters will contest four events, two regular PGA Tour events and two WGC-sanctioned tournaments, ahead of making his Masters debut in April.
The 24-old Callaway attached Pieters will tee-up in the February 16th starting Genisis Open (formerly the Northern Trust Open but now being hosted by Tiger Woods) ...
