Bethpage Park Black Course – Not For The Feint Of Heart.
Bethpage Park, NY … There is a famous sign staring you right in the face when you walk down from the Bethpage Park clubhouse and make your way onto the first tee of the Black Course.
There also is probably no other sign like it in the world of golf.
The sign is akin to being on a ski run and advising you are about to tackle a black run, and what is usually the more-difficult in skiing.
So it is with the Black Course at Bethpage Park that the pros contesting the Barclays Championship will ...
Rory McIlroy Confirms He’s Switched Back To Scotty Cameron Putter.
Bethpage Park, New York … Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy confirmed he has switched back to using a Scotty Cameron putting starting with this week’s Barclays Championship.
It would seem logical given Nike Golf announced it is getting out of the golf equipment business.
McIlroy had been gifted a Scotty Cameron putter, and the same brand of putter he used to capture the 2011 US Open, during the course of the recent PGA Championship at Baltusrol.
However this was before Nike made their ...
Henrik Stenson Calmly Pulls Out His Rio Silver Medal From His Pocket.
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson delighted those present in the media centre when after the formal part of his interview he dug deep into his pocket.
In his hand was a small protective linen bag and inside was a 2016 Olympic Games Silver medal.
The Swede, who had gone so close to winning gold from England’s Justin Rose, had brought his Rio medal to this week’s Barclays Championship to show to putting coach, Phil Kenyon.
Stenson and Kenyon were on the practice putting green at Bethpage Park ...
Luke Donald Determined To Remind Darren Clarke His Imposing Ryder Cup Record.
Greensboro, North Carolina … England’s Luke Donald is determined to remind European Ryder Cup captain, Darren Clarke of his imposing Team record heading to the final round of the Wyndham Championship.
For nearly four years, Donald has been like the forgotten man of European Ryder competition given he failed to qualify automatically for the 2014 European Team.
In fact, Donald boasts a record bettered by no other European Team member and that is proudly having played in four European Teams ...
Inbee Park Buries ‘Retirement’ Rumours Being Crowned Olympic Games Gold Medal Champion
Greensboro, North Carolina … Five days ago, there was speculation Inbee Park could be retiring from professional golf given a nagging thumb injury had seen her arrive in Rio having played just 10 LPGA events this year.
In fact, the South Korean hadn’t competed since missing the cut in the KPMG Women’s LPGA Championship that ended June 9.
However any talk of retiring has vanished with Park being crowned an Olympic Champion capturing the women’s gold medal in convincing style
The ...
Si Woo Kim Becomes 29th Member PGA Tour’s ‘Mr. 60 Club’.
Greensboro, North Carolina … South Korean Si Woo Kim became the newest member of the PGA Tour’s ‘Mr. 60 Club’ in shooting a 10-under par 60 to set a new course record at the Sedgefield CC and home to this week’s Wyndham Championship.
And it looked as though there would be a first with two rounds of 60 on the same day and with American Lucas Glover needing to hole a 1 foot 7 inch putt on the last to join Kim.
Glover, like Kim, had the chance of shooting 59 but left ...
Martin Laird Shakes Off Knuckle Injury To Be Four Under After Two Wyndham Rounds.
Greensboro, North Carolina …. Scotland’s Martin Laird shrugged off a nagging early-week knuckle injury to be well up the board heading to the weekend rounds of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Laird was doubtful of taking his place in the $US 5.6m (£4.3m) event right up to tee-off on Thursday but a prescribed course of anti-inflammatories has seen the Scot post rounds of 67 and 69 for a four-under par tally.
It had Laird lying inside the top-20 as the afternoon ...
