Nick Faldo & Sandy Lyle Become Honorary Members Of R & A.
Fellow Open and Masters champions Nick Faldo and Sandy Lyle have accepted invitations to become honorary members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
Two of Britain’s finest ever golfers, Faldo and Lyle inspired a generation of players with their wins in The Open Championship and the Masters Tournament and were at the forefront of a new wave of European golfers who rose to prominence in the 1980’s.
They join fellow Open Champions Peter Thomson CBE, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Jack ...
What Rivalry As Rory McIlroy Storms Six Clear Of Jordan Spieth.
A day after talk of a new world golf rivalry between Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth and the current World No. 1 stormed six shots clear of the Masters champion with a three under par 69 on the opening day of the Players Championship.
McIlroy capped his round in holing a seven-foot putt for eagle at the par five, 16th that he was playing as his eighth on the TPC Sawgrass course.
It left the four-time Major winner just two shots behind Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama who enjoyed the clubhouse lead on ...
Danny Willett & Anirban Lahiri Have The Cuff Links Now Want The Trophy.
In what is becoming a unique first in golf those competing in the Players Championship the PGA Tour gathered together all first-timers under the shadow of the impressive TPC Sawgrass clubhouse.
Among those present was England’s Danny Willett, who secured third place in last week’s WGC – Cadillac Match-Play Championship, and ultra-talented Indian born Anirban Lahiri, who captured two events earlier this year on the European Tour.
And as the players sat in a semi-circle around the ...
Jordan Spieth …. “I Would Love To Hit It As Far As Rory Does”.
The world’s top-two ranked golfers have been grouped together for the opening two rounds of this week’s Players Championship.
It will be the first time Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth will come face-to-face since Spieth went to No. 2 in the world in capturing last month’s Masters at Augusta National.
Joining the duo over the Pete Dye designed Stadium Course will be Australia’s Jason Day.
However on the eve of the $US10m Spieth was asked if there was one aspect of McIlroy’s ...
Danny Willett Standing Tall After Being Laid Low With Nagging Back Complaints.
Callaway star Danny Willett is finally standing tall after nagging back complaints hampered the career of the Englishman.
Willett arrived at a first Players Championship brimming with confidence after his third place finish in last week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship in San Francisco.
The effort earned Willett ‘Special Temporary’ PGA Tour membership but then the Sheffield golfer will not take up membership of the Tour until next year.
However with much focus this week on the ...
Rory McIlroy Confirms He Will Contest 2015 Wells Fargo Championship.
World No.1 Rory McIlroy has quickly ruled out any uncertainty by confirming to www.golfbytourmiss.com he will contest next week’s Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow at Charlotte, North Carolina.
There has been much uncertainty if the four-time Major winner will return to the scene of his maiden PGA Tour win given his victory last week at the WGC – Cadillac Match-Play Championship.
As well, if McIlroy did commit to the Wells Fargo it would mean five events in succession given he ...
Darren Clarke’s Red Carpet 100 Putt Pre-Players Championship Practice Routine.
Darren Clarke didn’t spend time getting familiar with the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course this Tuesday.
Instead the former Open Champion could be found on one of the many practice putting greens working tirelessly with the shortest club in the bag and that continues to deliver the biggest heartache.
In fact, Clarke was sticking with a strict putting routine that involved laying out a red cloth and putting 10 balls at a time from a short distance.
And Clarke didn’t quit until he had rolled ...
