David Higgins Nosedives 10 Shots On Day Two Of Hong Kong Open.
After producing his second best score of his European Tour career Ireland’s David Higgins nosedived down the leader board on day two of the Hong Kong Open.
Higgins was riding on day one after a first round 64 and he best Tour round since posting a 62 in a 2001 event in Spain.
However the Waterville golfer let slip his superb start to his first event of the 2014 wraparound start to a new season with a shock 74 that saw him plummet 27 to a share of 28th place.
And on the day the world mourned ...
Ernie Els Fittingly Leads Golf In Honouring Nelson Mandela’s Passing.
It seems only fitting Ernie Els has led the tributes from the golf world on the passing of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela passed away in his Johannesburg home at age 95.
Els first met Mandela in 1994 when he and Johann Rupert had dinner with the former South African President.
And in capturing last year’s Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Els spoke of the impact Mandela had on his own life.
There was a minute’s silence before the start of the second round of the Nedbank Challenge ...
Zack Johnson Leads As Woods, McIlroy, Poulter & Day Struggle At Sherwood.
Zach Johnson shot a five under par 67 to lead the Northwestern World Challenge at Thousand Oaks in Los Angeles.
Fellow American Matt Kuchar continued his good end-0f-season form with a 68 however a number of big stars, including tournament host Tiger Woods, struggled.
Woods bogeyed the 1st hole before just two birdies at the 5th and 11th holes on route to a 71.
Rory McIlroy carded a one over par 73 that included three birdies but also four bogeys and less than a week after his stunning Australian ...
Miguel Angel Jimenez – Back To Business After Relaxing On The Beaches Of Bali.
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez is back to work and this week’s Hong Kong Open after a week’s break relaxing on the beaches of Bali.
Jimenez along with Dutchman Robert Jan Derksen stopped off in Bali after representing their respective countries in the World Cup of Golf at Royal Melbourne in Australia.
However after that much deserved rest their thoughts turn to the Hong Kong Open.
After European Tour record books were re-written last year, the stage is set for the 55th edition of ...
McDowell Lifts Event By Confirming His EurAsia Cup Entry.
Graeme McDowell, the first of four automatic qualifiers, will be among the biggest names starring for Team Europe at the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM.
After being unveiled as European Captain at a press conference in Hong Kong, Miguel Angel Jiménez announced the first four automatic qualifiers for his ten-man team to face Thongchai Jaidee’s Asian Team at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur from March 27-29, 2014.
McDowell will be joined in Malaysia by Jamie Donaldson, ...
Rory McIlroy 2014 Australian Open Defence Price Tag Set To Double To $US 1.5m
The price tag to lure Rory McIlroy back to Sydney for his defence of the 2014 Australian Open is set to double to around $ US 1.5m.
It is believed McIlroy was paid $US 800,000 to compete this past week in Sydney and if the record crowds were any indication then event organisers certainly got their money’s worth.
So much so that Golf Australia CEO, Stephen Pitt will soon be in discussion to get McIlroy back to defend his title in 2014 at the nearby Australian Club.
“It’s been a landmark Australian ...
Rory McIlroy Leaves Sydney Finally Silencing Critics.
New Austraian Open champion Rory McIlroy left Sydney this afternoon (Mon) insisting his dramatic victory at Royal Sydney should silence any remaining critics following the wide controversy after his new season switch in golf clubs.
McIlroy became only the second European to lift the famed Stonehaven Trophy in birding the final hole to deny Masters champion Adam Scott a second Australian Open title and a first Australian ‘Triple Crown’.
It was also McIlroy’s first victory in over 12 months and ...
