Finchem Fondly Recalls O’Grady’s Ryder Cup Gesture & Speaks Of PGA’s Relations With All Tours.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … It is like the final bow for the last of the ‘Big Three’ in golf administration.
The golf world has seen George O’Grady step down after some 10 years as CEO at the European Tour and recently R & A CEO, Peter Dawson handed over the St. Andrews reins to Martin Slumbers.
This week we witnessed one of Tim Finchem’s final public addresses as Commissioner of the PGA Tour with word the 69-year old is stepping aside at the end of the year and ...
Jordan Is Going To Be Bubba’s Ryder Cup Papa Bear.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Jordan Spieth insists he’s playing the part of ‘Papa Bear’ in calling on Bubba Watson be left alone to concentrate on securing the final USA Ryder Cup team pick.
Davis Love 111 gathered eight of his USA team at Hazeltine on Sunday and Monday along with probable ‘wildcard’ picks Daniel Berger, Jim Furyk, Justin Thomas and Watson.
Watson’s hope of a fourth straight USA Team cap now hinges on an eye-catching effort in this week’s season-ending Tour Championship ...
Out-Going PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem Debuts In New ‘Commedian’ Role.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Tim Finchem is expected to retire at the end of the year as Commissioner of the PGA Tour.
He’s been at the helm of the most lucrative Tour in golf since taking over from Deane Beman on 1st June, 1994 – a period of more than 22 years.
In his time as Commissioner, Finchem has overseen a remarkable growth in the Tour ranging from a total purse of $56.4m in 1994 to $256.8m in 2006 while the Tour currently employs some 800 staff.
And while Finchem has always ...
Lee Corfield Corners Lead Heading To Final Day In Dubai.
Lee Corfield cornered the second round lead posting a sizzling bogey-free six-under 66 to break free from the chasing pack going into the final round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Golf Citizen Classic at the Els Club Dubai on Tuesday.
Starting the day a good four shots off the pace, Corfield strung together the tournament’s low score to reach seven-under for the tournament, a good two shots ahead of his fellow Englishman Luke Joy and Sweden’s Ber Barth.
Overnight joint leader Rayhan Thomas of ...
Francesco Molinari Creates History – First Italian To Win Italian Open Since Event Joined European Tour.
Francesco Molinari held his nerve in a final-day battle with Danny Willett to claim a historic victory at the Italian Open.
The home hero recorded a closing 65 to get to 22 under and beat Willett by one shot, becoming the first Italian to win his national Open twice since the event became part of the European Tour in 1972.
The 2006 champion also became the first Italian to win any European Tour event twice as he claimed his fourth win and his first since the 2012 Reale Seguros Open de España in ...
Jamie McLeary Starts Monza Round Brilliantly Winning Mercedes Coupe.
Scot Jamie McLeary pulled off a very rare first starting his Italian Open round with an ace to win a £50,000 Mercedes Nuova Classic C Cabrio coupe.
McLeary, 35 had nine holes of his second round to complete when he returned to the course at 8am in the rain-affected event laid out alongside the Monza F1 circuit.
And he could have wished for a better start for his first hole-in-one on the Tour.
He said: “I had 201-yards to the pin and I wasn’t sure if my 5-iron would get there given it was a ...
Dustin Johnson Victory Locomotive Seems Unstoppable Heading To Altanta.
Crooked Stick, Carmel, IN … The Dustin Johnson victory locomotive seems virtually unstoppable heading to Atlanta and the season finale Tour Championship.
Johnson was in a class all his own storming his way to a three shot victory in capturing the BMW Championship title at Crooked Stick and in the process becoming the second player this year behind World No. 1 Jason Day to win three PGA Tour titles in 2016.
As well, Johnson joined Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in capturing three FedEx Cup Play-Off ...
