Seung-yul Noh Determined To Capture Zurich Classic For Korean Ferry Victims.

Korean Seung-yul Noh is determined not only to capture a first PGA Tour success but win for the victims of the tragic South Korean ferry disaster. The ferry disaster took place off the island of Jeju where Noh contested the 2009 Ballantine’s Championship and the second of the tournaments at the Pinx Golf Club, and finishing T46th behind Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee. Noh, and the majority of players contesting the event and including fellow Korean Y.E. Yang, is wearing special yellow and ...

Harrington Throws Both Arms Skywards In Holing 50-Footer To Make Zurich Classic Third Round Cut.

Padraig Harrington has holed some putts in his career but none more pleasing recently than the 50-footer he holed for birdie on the final green to make the third round cut in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Harrington commenced his round from  the 10th tee on the TPC Louisiana course and was even par for his round and two under par in tally in stepping onto the par three ninth tee. His 5-iron tee shot was long and only just managed to remain on the putting surface.  In doing so it avoided either ...

TPC Louisiana Wasted No Time Recognizing Ben Martin’s Zurich Classic 62.

TPC Louisiana staff wasted no time recognizing the efforts of Ben Martin’s course record setting 10-under par 62 on the opening day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. And as you can observe from the photograph below Martin’s name was up on wall of the clubhouse when players arrived this morning for the second day’s play in the $US 6.8m event. Martin didn’t drop a shot in his 62 that included 23 putts ahead of the 26-year old South Carolina native adding a round of 67 that ...

Peter Hanson’s 6-Iron Lands 9th Ace & Then Same Club Helps Slam 184-Yard Eagle.

Just a few days after taking out a 6-iron to record a hole-in-one in a social game with his father at Lake Nona, and Sweden’s Peter Hanson used the same club to hole out from 184-yards for an eagle during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Hanson’s ace at the par three 17th was his ninth in his professional career and while admitting ‘it also cost me a fortune’ he stands to reap a bigger reward this week in starting with an eight under par 64 in the $US ...

Rickie Fowler Backs Rory McIlroy In Starting New World Order In Pro Golf.

American Rickie Fowler says he’s in full agreement with Rory McIlroy’s comments from the recent Shell Houston Open that golf’s 20-something brigade need to create a new world order in golf. Fowler and McIlroy are best of friends and with only a few months in age separating the American from his Northern Ireland born colleague. Of course, inside the ropes the pair are the fiercest of rivals as evident when Fowler denied McIlroy a second victory in the Quail Hollow Championship in a play-off ...

David Duval … ‘I Don’t Have Next Week, All I Have Is Tomorrow’.

Former Open Champion and World No. 1 David Duval confessed all he has is ‘tomorrow’ as he looks to regain full PGA Tour playing rights. Duval posted a four under par 68 on day one of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in just his fourth event this year and first tournament in a month to be trailing four shots behind clubhouse leader and fellow American Andrew Svoboda from Florida. Svoboda equaled the TPC Avondale course record with an under par 64 to be one clear of Sweden’s Peter Hanson ...

Rickie Fowler Enjoys Ride Of His Life In Red Bull Aerobatic Ride – Video.

Rickie Fowler’s used to action sports but take a look at this video of the World No. 36 aboard a Red Bull stunt plane. At the controls of the plane is Red Bull Air Race world champion Kirby Chambliss. No sooner had the plane’s wheels left the tarmac and Fowler found himself upside down and moments later end over end high above the Arizona desert. Just check out the 25-year being thrown from side to side, and you can pretty much gather the quick change in direction of the stunt plane ...