Miguel Angel Jimenez Boosts Ryder Cup Selection With Historic Spanish Open Success.
Miguel Angel Jiménez has virtually wrapped-up his place in this year’s European Ryder Cup team winning a first Spanish Open title at his 27th attempt.
The 50-year old Malaga golfer also extended his record as the oldest winner in European Tour history with his play-off victory.
Jimenez also became the first player aged 50 or more to win on the European Tour.
The pony-tailed Spaniard had slip an early two shot lead before defeating Australia’s Richard Green and Belgium’s Thomas ...
Martin Kaymer Survives Lightning & 16th Hole Double To Win Players Championship.
Germany’s Martin survived a 90-minute delay due to lightning and then a horror double bogey to capture the 2014 Players Championship.
The Dusseldorf-born Kaymer was well clear at the time of the stoppage leading by three after 14 holes.
On the resumption to play he doubled the par four 15th after a poor drive and then also survived the scare of nearly finding the water at the par three, island green 17 where Kaymer’s ball spun back and had it not been for a small fringe of grass it would ...
Rory McIlroy London-Bound After Equal Best TPC Sawgrass Score.
Rory McIlroy was rushing to nearby Jacksonville Airport and a London connecting flight delighted despite yet another ‘back door’ top-10 and on this occasion in the Players Championship.
After again only just managing the make the halfway cut, McIlroy produced his equal lowest-ever TPC Sawgrass round of a blistering six under par 66.
McIlroy birdied his closing three holes, including the last for a fifth day in succession if you include Wednesday’s practice round, to leave the course with ...
First Golf Introduced ‘Harrington’s Rule’ & Now There Is ‘Rose’s Rule’
Three years ago golf’s ruling bodies introduced ‘Harrington’s Rule’ and now there will be ‘Rose’s Rule’.
This will in honour of reigning U.S. Open champion Justin Rose after PGA Tour officials overturned a two-stroke penalty imposed on the Englishman after ‘highly sophisticated’ TV equipment was used to establish Rose had caused his ball to move at the last hole on day three of the event.
Rose was totally unaware of the incident, and there was the sight of he and playing partner ...
Continuing Fog Delays Forces Officials To Reduce Madeira Islands Open To 36 Holes.
Continuing fog delays has forced officials to reduce the Madeira Islands Open to 36 holes.
Fog had resulted in a complete abandonment to play on Thursday as well as disrupting Friday and with half of the field of 77 managing to complete their first round in the Tour’s 1,500th event.
The 600-meter high Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra course was again shrouded in fog shortly after the restart this morning (Sat) to the first round and resulting in yet another delay in the Euro 600,000 event.
It ...
Jordan Spieth Seeking To Become Fifth Youngest Two-Time Tour Winner Since 1900.
Twenty-year old Jordan Spieth this week could become the fifth youngest two-time winner on the PGA Tour since 1932.
Spieth heads into the third round of the $US 10m Players Championship trailing one shot behind Germany’s Martin Kaymer after rounds of 67 and 66 for an impressive 11 under par tally, and also not one bogey in his first appearance in the PGA Tour’s flagship event.
Ralph Guldahl was aged 20 years, two months and 9 days when he won the 1932 Arizona Open to his 1931 Santa Monica ...
Lee Westwood … “I Can Bridge Six Shot Sawgrass Deficit In Nine Holes’.
Lee Westwood’s oozing with confidence so much so he reckons he can be knocking on the door for victory with a round to play in the Players Championship in Florida.
Westwood ran the Union Jack up into a share of fifth late on day two of the PGA Tour’s flagship event with a score of 71 in tough conditions to move to six under par.
It left the recent Malaysian Open winner six shots behind fellow former World No. 1 Martin Kaymer, and with the German adding a 69 to his opening 63.
However the biggest ...
