Martin Laird Almost Assured Of PGA Championship Tee Time.
Despite some uncertainty over World No. 1 Rory McIlroy Scotland’s Martin Laird looks assured of contesting this week’s PGA Championship.
Laird has been on Whistling Straits stand-by for more than a week as first reserve into the season-ending Major on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin.
Organisers are holding two spots – one for the winner of both today’s (SUN) concluding WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Open in Nevada.
Laird has been biding his time ...
David Lingmerth Confirms He Will Join European Tour With Goal Of 2016 Ryder Cup.
Sweden’s PGA Tour based David Lingmerth confirmed he will join the European Tour and thereby make himself available for 2016 European Ryder Cup selection.
The reigning Memorial champion confirmed to www.golfbytourmiss.com he will take up membership at the close of the Race to Dubai in time for the commencement to 2015/16 PGA Tour wrap around season.
Lingmerth broke through earlier this year to defeat overwhelming favourite Justin Rose in a play-off for the Jack Nicklaus hosted event at Muirfield ...
Martin Kaymer – Five Years After Whistling Straits Not Only Older But Stronger & Showing A Maturity To Deal With Major Success.
Next week marks the fifth year anniversary of Martin Kaymer capturing the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Wisconsin.
It was Kaymer’s first Major Championship success and just the second by a German-born golfer.
The Dusseldorf-born Kaymer defeated American Bubba Watson in a play-off but only after the controversy that saw Dustin Johnson, who had led with a hole to play, penalised for grounding his club in a bunker despite the sand trap located ...
Danny Willett Out To Take Lead From Rory McIlroy In Race To Dubai.
Danny Willett is set to deliver absent World No. 1 Rory McIlroy another body blow in moving to top spot in the Race to Dubai.
Willett tees-up in only his second WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in suburban Akron, Ohio needing to finish top-four to go past the injured McIlroy on the money list.
The Sheffied-born Willett is only Euro 327, 206 adrift of McIlroy.
And the 27-year old double Tour winner is the best of form coming off his Alpine triumph last fortnight and his second success this season.
“I ...
Rory McIlroy Spotted At 2015 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy may be injured and not defending this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational but he’s been spotted about the Firestone Country Club course in Akron, Ohio.
Patrons attending this week’s $US 9.25m event will be greeted by a billboard size pic of McIlroy as the 2014 champion.
As well, McIlroy’s name appears on a plaque to the right of the first tee featuring all past winners of every event contested on the Firestone course.
McIlroy’s picture ...
Tiger Woods Pulls Off Spectacular Quicken Loans Last Day Shot – See The Video
If you had any doubts on the recovery prowess of 14-time Tiger Woods then take a look at the video below.
In the final round of the 2015 Quicken Loans National, Woods delivers a smashing 220-yard approach with the 5-wood landing onto the green rolling just past the cup to 18 feet on the par-4 12th hole then would go onto two putt for bogey.
‘The Flying Dutchman’ Visits Outer Hebrides.
As one ship sought to sail for the Scottish mainland another tied up at Lochmaddy in the Outer Hebrides.
The Flying Dutchman arrived the same day as we were planning to leave.
But while our ferry was struck down with mechanical troulbe there was no such concern for The Flying Dutchman that was making a two-day visit to the Outer Hebrides.
The former fishing boat was built in 1903 and was fully restored exactly a century later in 2003 and renamed The Flying Dutchman.
The Dutch tall ship has 10 ...
