Trevor Immelman Says Masters Will Miss Tiger Woods Mystique & Fanfare.
Fellow Masters Champion Trevor Immelman says the withdrawal of Tiger Woods through injury will rob this year’s Masters of its mystique and fanfare.
Immelman became the second South African to win at Augusta National in capturing the 2008 Masters shooting a final round 75 to win by three shots from Woods.
And while Immelman has struggled to again reach those dizzy heights the 34-year old says the 2014 Masters won’t be the same without the 14-time Major winning Woods.
“Tiger’s ...
Phil Mickelson Withdraws From Shell Houston Open Pro-Am … Concerns Now For Masters.
Five-time Major Champion Phil Mickelson remains in serious doubt for this week’s Shell Houston Open and also next week’s Masters.
Mickelson is entered in the opening two round draw from the $US 6.2m Houston event starting Thursday on the Redstone Course in suburban Humble.
However the current World No. 5 advised officials today (TUES) he would not be available to compete in Wednesday’s Pro-Am.
The news comes soon after World No. 1 Tiger Woods shocked the golf world in announcing ...
Steven Bowditch – 2014 Valero Texas Open Winner – $US1.116m Cheque & Size 12 Texas Boots.
New Valero Texas Open winner Steven Bowditch picked up the biggest single pay cheque of his career along with a pair of size 12 Texas cowboy boots.
Hereunder is final round notes from Bowditch’s victory on the Greg Norman designed TPC San Antonio course.
2014 Valero Texas Open (The 20th of 41 events in the PGA TOUR Season)
San Antonio, TX March 27-30, 2014 FedExCup Points: 500 Purse: $6,200,000
TPC San Antonio – AT&T Oaks Course ...
Steven Bowditch Ends An 11-Year, 110 Tour Event Victory Wait & Earn First-Ever Masters Invitation.
Australia’s Steven Bowditch has ended an 11-year, 110 PGA Tour event victory drought to capture the Valero Texas Open, and also earn a first-ever invitation into next fortnight’s Masters.
The 30-year old Australian but now Dallas-based Bowditch withstood all that was thrown at him over the final day to post a 76 and win by a shot with a eight under par tally
Bowditch becomes the third Australian in the past six events to claim victory on golf’s greatest stage, and that could have ...
Thongchai Jaidee Exacts Revenge On Graeme McDowell & Presidents Cup Snub.
Thailand’s champion golfer has exacted revenge on Graeme McDowell in helping his Asian Tour to tie the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
Jaidee had lost out to McDowell in the final of the 2013 Volvo Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria but turned the table on the world’s highest ranked player competing in Malaysia with a 3 & 2 defeat over the Ryder Cup star.
And the very popular double Asian Tour No. 1 ranked Jaidee continued to display his match-play prowess after being snubbed ...
Asia Shocks Star-Studded Europeans To Tie Inaugural EurAsia Cup.
The emerging strength of Asian golf was for all to see when Team Asia completed a remarkable comeback to share the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM with Europe on Saturday.
Trailing 0-5 after the opening fourball session and 3-7 after Friday’s foursomes, Team Asia, who was captained by three-time Order of Merit winner Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, dug deep and showed their fighting spirit by winning six matches and halving two matches to tie the match at 10-10 for a share of ...
Europe On Verge Of EurAsia Cup Triumph – Need To Win Just Four Of 10 Singles.
The European Team needs to win just four of the Saturday Singles deciding matches to be assured of victory in the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
This despite the Asia Team dominating the Friday foursomes encounter to reduce Europe’s lead to four points – 7 to 3.
At one stage it looked as though Thongchai Jaidee’s side might recreate the whitewash Miguel Angel Jiménez’s Europe produced in the opening day fourballs, but by taking the session 3-2 Asia still kept their hopes alive ...
