Seven Spots Into St. Andrews Open Championship Up For Grabs In Ireland & Japan.
A total of seven spots are available into The Open with three via this week’s Dubai Duty Fre Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation and four places available at the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open in Japan.
A strong international field will take to the links at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland for the Irish Open where three players who finish in the top ten and ties, who are not otherwise exempt, will qualify for The Open which will be played at the home of golf from 16-19 July.
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Rory McIlroy Makes An Impression Even Before Tee Off In Irish Open.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has made a massive impression a good two days before the start of this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
Parked in the closest parking place to the Royal County Down clubhouse is a sleek-looking £105,000 BMW i8 roadster.
And it’s parked in the place designated for McIlroy.
And already it seems there’s been more pictures taken of the vehicle than this week’s stunning host venue.
Miguel Angel Jimenez, Europe’s Oldest-Ever Winner, Now Sets Tour ‘Hole-In-One’ New Records … See The Video.
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez has created another first in European Tour history.
Not only is Jimenez the Tour’s oldest-ever winner but he has not broken the record for the most holes-in-one after he aced the par three second hole on day two of the BMW PGA Championship.
And the pony-tailed Spaniard equaled the record for the most aces in a single season securing his third hole-in-one this year after last week having a hole-in-one that earned him 288 bottles of beer during the course of ...
Fantastic Francesco Molinari Finds Shortest Route Around The Burma Road.
Italy’s Francesco Molinari’s excellent recent form showed no sign of abating as the Italian found the shortest route aroudn the famed ‘Burma Road’ course in carding a seven under par 65 to lead after the opening round of the BMW PGA Championship.
Molinari, whose brother Edoardo retired with a wrist injury, was joint second in the Open de España last week and has an excellent record at Wentworth Club, having finished seventh, ninth and seventh the last three years.
“I think ...
Supercaddy John ‘Ronnie’ Roberts Features On Back Page Of Wall Street Journal
Supercaddy John ‘Ronnie’ Roberts has turned up in the most unlikeliest of places.
Ronnie has been absent from the European Tour for some months as he helped deliver his beloved Bournemouth Football Club team the rich reward of promotion to the England Premier Division.
But while the affable bagman was on assignment with Bournemouth he bizarrely turned up last week with his picture, well a rear view of Ronnie, featuring on the back page of the famed Wall Street Journal.
Ronnie had been ...
Nicolas Colsearts Added Firepower With A Callaway Mini Driver ‘On Steroids’.
Belgium’s big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts put himself back in contention to again win on the European Tour with a new Callaway mini-driver.
Colsaerts posted seven birdies in a three under par 69 to end the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship sharing eighth place.
The double Tour winner has finished no higher 24th at Tour HQ but with a new club in the bag Colsaerts has given himself a superb chance also in ending a three-year winless drought.
“This new Callaway mini driver is like a ...
Team McIlroy Proudly Enjoy Second Wells Fargo Championship Triumph.
Team McIlroy proudly enjoyed a second Wells Fargo Championship victory success as clearly evident in our exclusive photograph below.
Two of McIlroy’s best mates in Mitchell Tweedie and Ricky McCormick have been out in the States since the weekend prior the Players.
And McIlroy’s warmed to their presence today in capturing an 18th pro career victory.
PS – If you’re wondering why Ricky (second from left) is holding his hand over the right pocket of his trousers it’s because ...
