Graeme McDowell’s French Open Triumph Huge Lift For McGinley’s European Team.

Graeme McDowell’s second straight French Open success has delivered European Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley yet another huge Gleneagles boost. McDowell came from eight shots back at the start of the final day to win by a shot when American Kevin Stadler three-putted the final green for bogey and virtually ‘gift wrap’ a 13th win worldwide for the Northern Irishman. His success on the 2018 Ryder Cup host course is not only a huge boost for the soon-to-be new father heading to Royal ...

Double Major Winning Angel Cabrera Captures First Regular PGA Tour Success.

Double Major winning Angel Cabrera is celebrating capturing his first regular PGA Tour event in brilliantly winning the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia. Cabrera, and still brimming ear-to-ear after his beloved Argentina won through to the Wednesday’s semi-final of the World Cup, posted weekend rounds of a pair of 64s to win by two shots. It is Cabrera’s 27th win worldwide but his maiden regular triumph on the PGA Tour despite his last big two victories being the 2007 U.S. Open championship ...

Graeme McDowell Handed Second Straight French Open Success On A Plate.

Graeme McDowell created a career first and heads into next week’s British Open in the best possible manner after virtually being handed on plate a successful defence of the French Open in Versailles. It is McDowell’s 13th pro career success around the globe but also the first occasion in McDowell’s professional career he’s retained a title McDowell was eight shots behind American Kevin Stadler heading to the final round on the 2018 Ryder Cup host venue before ending-up carding ...

Lenotre – One Of The Wonderful Delights In Visiting France.

Gaston Lenotre (20 May 1920 – 8 January 2009) was a renowned French pastry chef and caterer. And his wonderful legacy lives on with shops all over Paris and one we visited in Versailles. The shop had on display a wonderful and truly mouth-watering selection of flan’s, meringe tartes, concerto’s, milefeuille’s and macarons. And standout was this superb eclair tree sprinkled with macaron’s. Anyway here is a selection of photographs taken on our visit during this week’s ...

Blairgowrie Welcomes Queen’s Baton Ahead Of Junior Ryder Cup Showdown.

The Queen’s Baton Relay paid a visit to Blairgowrie Golf Club today, just 80 days before the venue is set to host the historic 2014 Junior Ryder Cup in September. The Perthshire club will provide the setting on 22 and 23 September as the best young players, boys and girls, from Europe and the United States go head to head in the prelude to The 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles – the first time the junior version has ever been played in the same host country when on European soil. But today the focus ...

Tiger Woods 20/1 To Win Second Open Championship At Hoylake.

Australia’s Adam Scott and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy are 12/1 favorites to win next fortnight’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Recent U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer plus reigning PGA Tour and European Tour No. 1 Henrik Stenson have opened 15/1 in odds released by the Las Vegas based GolfOdds.com. Tiger Woods, and who will be competing in only his second event since back surgery, had opened at 20/1. “I am still not expecting much from Tiger here, although he ...

Graeme McDowell – Nine European Tour Wins In Nine Different Countries & Now Targeting Second French Open Title.

Graeme McDowell has arrived in Versailles for the defence of his French Open title looking to achieve something he’s yet to sample in his illustrious career and that is to successfully defend a title. McDowell has won nine European Tour titles in nine different countries including Sweden, Italy, South Korea, Scotland, Wales, USA, Spain, Bulgaria and France. If the soon-to-be new father were to win this week on the Le National course, and host venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup, he will join just ...