Westwood Admits His Disappointment In Letting Down Clarke & The European Team.
The Grove, Watford …
Lee Westwood has returned competition admitting his Hazeltine disappointment in letting down long-time good friend Darren Clarke after the Englishman’s worst-ever Ryder Cup showing.
What should have been a joyful 10th straight European Team cap turned into a Hazetline horror show for Westwood who failed to score a point in three matches.
Westwood had played so poorly in being handed a second worst defeat in the opening Foursomes he had Clarke side-line him for the afternoon ...
Tiger Woods Not Only Missed At Safeway Open But Also British Masters.
The Grove, Watford …
Tiger Woods absence will not be missed in California but at The Grove club and venue for this week’s British Masters to the north of London.
The course, located close to Watford, last hosted a major tournament in staging the 2006 WGC – American Express Championship.
Woods teed-up as the then World No. 1 and also as the reigning Open Champion, WGC – Bridgestone Invitational winner and PGA Championship title holder.
The American, then at the peak of his profession, ...
Olazabal Ends 18-Month Injury Absence Declaring USA Team Simply Played Better Than Europe.
The Grove, Watford, England.
Champion Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal has returned to the European Tour from an 18-month injury absence declaring Darren Clarke’s European Team were always unlikely to bring home the Ryder Cup.
Olazabal, who was the winning 2014 Captain at Medinah, is contesting this week’s British Masters north of London.
Since captaining Europe to victory in the 2014 Ryder Cup the now 50-year old Olazabal has contested just six events as the Spaniard struggled with continuing inflammation ...
Luke Donald Sympathises With Woods Deciding Not To Contest Safeway Open.
The Grove, Watford, England …
This week’s British Masters host Luke Donald can sympathise first-hand with Tiger Woods late decision to withdraw from this week’s new PGA Tour season opener in California.
Donald was born and went to school not far from this week’s venue at The Grove near Watford to the north of London, and also is teeing-up on the course that hosted the 2006 WGC – American Express Championship.
Woods won the event a decade ago and with Donald finished sixth.
However, ...
Chris Wood Confesses He’s Too Much Of A ‘Home Boy’ To Compete Full-Time On PGA Tour.
The Grove, Watford, England …
European Ryder Cup star Chris Wood admits he’s too much of a ‘home boy’ in stating he will resist the urge to compete full-time on the PGA Tour.
Wood is returning to competition at this week’s British Masters at The Grove course north of London and for a first time since the Ryder Cup.
Wood played in two Hazeltine matches teaming with Justin Rose on Saturday morning to win their Foursomes encounter and then taking World No. 1 Dustin Johnson ...
No Surprise In ‘D J’ Being Named ‘2016 PGA Tour Player Of The Year’.
The Grove, Watford, England …
No surprise with the PGA TOUR announcing Dustin Johnson has been named the 2016 PGA TOUR Player of the Year as voted on by the TOUR’s membership for the 2015-16 season.
PGA TOUR members who played in at least 15 official money events this past season were eligible to vote. The balloting process ended on October 7.
“On behalf of the PGA TOUR, my congratulations to Dustin Johnson for his outstanding play on big stages during the 2015-16 season,” said PGA TOUR ...
Tyrrell Hatton Eyes Maiden Masters Appearance After Maiden European Tour Triumph
St. Andrews, Scotland …
England’s Tyrrell Hatton celebrated a maiden European Tour victory and the likelihood now also of a first Masters appearance next year with a comfortable four strokes success in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews.
Hatton, who turns 25 later this week, posted a final round 66 for a tournament four round equalling low of 23-under par in calm conditions on the famed Old Course.
It was Hatton’s 83rd European Tour event and he becomes the 15th different ...
