Bad Weather Halts Play As Harrington Storms Into Indonesian Lead.
Double Major winning Padraig Harrington had stormed his way to a share of the lead when bad weather stopped by bad weather at the BANK BRI Indonesia Open on Friday.
Harrington negotiated his way in 12-under through 12 holes before the US$750,000 halfway stage was called off for the day due to inclement weather. The Irishman and 66 other players will resume play at 6.30am on Saturday.
However it was Thanyakon Khrongpha of Thailand who set the pace firing a superb eight-under-par 63 to seize the clubhouse ...
Spieth Storms To Hero Challenge Lead Four Days After Winning Australian Open.
Jordan Spieth has stormed to a one shot lead at the Hero World Challenge just four days after capturing the Australian Open in Sydney.
That’s a distance of 9,336 miles between the member’s only Australian Club and the gated community at Isleworth Estate in Windermere, Florida.
Spieth posted a six under par 66 in just his second appearance in the elite 18-man $3.5m tournament.
“It was a good Thursday. Really good start. Nice to put myself in position under par; get a feel for ...
New Australian Open Champ Jordan Spieth Wants To Become A World Player.
Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Jordan Spieth is determined to become more of a ‘world player’ following his success in recent weeks.
Spieth has been used to competing in Europe but on a first visit to Japan he finished runner-up in the Dunlop Phoenix Open and then on a first visit ‘Down Under’ he came out on top in capturing Australia’s premier event.
And now ahead of making his debut in the Tiger Woods hosted Hero World Challenge the 21-year old golfing sensation is looking to ...
Graeme McDowell Feels Right At Home On ‘Rival’ Isleworth Estate Course.
Graeme McDowell resides on the ‘rival’ Lake Nona Estate to the east of Orlando but he feels right at home competing in this week’s Hero World Challenge on the Ilseworth Estate on the west side of Orlando.
Aside from tournament host Tiger Woods, McDowell is the only multiple winner in the 14-year history of the World Challenge and being staged for a one and only occasion this year at Isleworth Estate before moving next year, and for three years, to the Albany Club in the Bahamas.
McDowell ...
Rory McIlroy … “Golf Is Better When Tiger Woods Is Around & Healthy”.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy was given a heroes reception when he visited Nike World HQ in Beaverton, Oregon on Tuesday.
It was McIlroy’s first visit to ‘The Innovation Kitchen’, as the Head Office of the sporting giant is more affectionately known.
One of Nike’s officials here in Orlando this week said that nearly a 1,000 Nike staff members, and that’s virtually the whole complex, welcomed the four-time Major winner to the company’s premises.
And McIlroy, who played a practice round ...
Is The New 2015 European Tour Final Four Series Points System Any Fairer?
The European Tour has introduced a new formula for the 2015 Race to Dubai Play Off Series but it is any fairer?
There was plenty of confusion ahead of this year’s 2014 Final Four Series when the Tour converted euros earned into points ahead of the Final Series, with each of the final four events of the season having 10 million points on offer in the Race as opposed to its prize money total.
There was the bizarre scenario of Germany’s Marcel Siem moving from around 43rd on the Race to ...
Tiger Woods Admits His Coaching Methods Are ‘New, But Old’.
Tiger Woods said working new swing coach Chris Como was like tackling new swing issues that are old.
Como, 36 is Woods fourth swing coach in his 18-year professional career is based in Plano, Texas, and teaches at Gleneagles Country Club. He is one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers and is about to receive a master’s degree in biomechanics and has worked with Trevor Immelman, Aaron Baddeley and Jamie Lovemark in the past.
Woods had commenced his professional career working with Butch ...
