London Golfer 18 Holes In England, Wales & Scotland In Less Than 18 Hours.
An amateur London golfer endured a grueling test of stamina and patience as he completed 18 holes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – travelling 1,200 miles in less than 18 hours on Tuesday (June 17) to raise money for Sparks, the Children’s Medical Research Charity.
Despite weather-enforced delays, Roger Southam, Chief Executive and Chairman of property management firm Chainbow (see photograph below), completed the ‘Sparks Golf Challenge,’ sponsored by Royal & Awesome, ...
Paul Casey Could Struggle To Meet Tour Rule He Voted On.
Defending Irish Open champion Paul Casey admits he could be struggling to conform to a new European Tour rule he in fact voted on late last year.
Casey’s a member of the Tournament Players Committee that passed a ruling last year whereby European Tour members must compete in their ‘home’ event as one of the 13 mandatory events needed to be played to retain full Tour membership.
The England-born Casey’s home event is the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth but he was forced to miss the tournament ...
Matthew Fitzpatrick Signs Deal With Golf in Dubai.
Exciting England-born Matt Fitzpatrick and Dubai have forged an exciting, new relationship which embraces their joint personalities – young, dynamic and going places.
Fitzpatrick, the first player since the legendary Bobby Jones more than 80 years ago to win top amateur honours at both the Open and US Open championships, has teamed up with golf in DUBAi, ground-breaking promoters of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Mohamed Buamaim, Vice Chairman and CEO of golf in DUBAi, hailed the partnership as ...
Tiger Woods Back Practicing Ahead Of Hoylake Open Championship Defence.
Tiger Woods is back practicing after recent back surgery boosting hopes he will compete in the defence of his Hoylake Open Championship next month.
Woods entry has been confirmed by the R & A and with the 38-year old seen practicing on the driving range at the Medallist Club and close to his residence in Jupiter, Florida.
The sight of Woods on the range boosts hopes of the 14-time Major winner competing in golf’s oldest Major after having to sit out this year’s Masters and last week’s ...
Rory McIlroy Confirms He Will Represent Ireland In 2016 Olympics.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy confirmed today he will represent Ireland if he qualifies for the 2016 Olympic Games.
McIlroy said he has been deliberating on the decision for some time and it has only been in watching TV coverage of the World Cup from Brazil that the 25-year old has thought about the move.
McIlroy has been torn between either representing Great Britain given he was born in Northern Ireland or Ireland, given he played all his amateur golf under the auspicious of the Dublin-based ...
McGinley Admits Ryder Cup Team Honors Even Despite Kaymer’s 8-Shot Pinehurst Success.
European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley believes despite Martin Kaymer’s convincing U.S. Open success honours in last week’s championship were shared among the potential Europeans and USA team Gleneagle rivals.
Kaymer’s eight-shot Pinehurst triumph saw the 29-year old German move from ninth, and last among the leading automatic European qualifiers, to sixth and the assurance of a third straight European cap.
But while the now double winning Kaymer cemented his place in McGinley’s side there ...
Rory McIlroy’s First Visit To Ireland’s Second Largest City.
Promotional pictures of double Major winner Rory McIlroy can be found scattered all about the Cork region and location for this week’s Irish Open.
However the current World No. 6 has never previously been sighted in Ireland’s second largest city and boasting a population close to 120,000.
McIlroy, who closed with a 73 for a tie for 23rd place in last week’s U.S. Open, said: “I don’t know Fota at all and I’ve never been to Cork, unbelievably. It’s going to be good. ...
