Accolades Continue For Adam Scott – Wraps Up 2013 Australasian Tour No. 1 Crown.
Adam Scott winning season continued with the Australian wrapping up the Australasian Tour Number One title despite two rounds of his season still remaining.
Scott headed into this week’s final 2013 Order of Merit counting event having earned $AUD 411,120 from his two events, and victory in both the Australian PGA Championship and Australian Masters.
The current World No. 2 is $AUD 68,557 ahead of his nearest rival, Australian based Korean-born Jin Joeng.
Joeng has contested eight events, including ...
Rory McIlroy Labels First Australian Open Round In 7 Years ‘Wasteful’.
Rory McIlroy has labelled his first Australian Open in seven years as ‘wasteful’ after an indifferent display with the putter on day one of the event at Royal Sydney.
Just when McIlroy has the Nike honed in, it was the shortest club in the bag causing the most concern as he had three three-putts and missed a number of genuine birdie chances in a three under par 69.
It left the current World No. 6 trailing nine shots behind Australia’s Adam Scott who shot a new course record of a 10-under par ...
Paul McGinley Overseeing Quinta Do Lago Major Renovation.
Quinta do Lago has unveiled plans for a major renovation of its North Course to match the other first-class golfing facilities at the prestigious resort in Portugal’s Algarve.
Work will begin this month (November) and the course is scheduled to re-open in October 2014, with the new plans designed by renowned American golf architect Beau Welling in collaboration with European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley.
Among the changes taking place, all greens, tees, bunkers, irrigation and drainage systems ...
Adam Scott Smashes Royal Sydney Course Record By Three Shots With A 62.
World No. 2 Adam Scott has set himself up superbly to capture the Australian golf ‘Triple Crown’ with a blistering new course record on day one of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney.
Scott birdied his opening six holes and then his closing four in a 10-under par 62 and three shots fewer than the prior low of 65.
It is Scott’s lowest round ever on the Australasian Tour and just one shot more than a career best of 61 on route to victory in the 2008 Qatar Masters in Doha.
“The first six birdies ...
Adam Scott Not About To Get Into Sledging Match With Robert Allenby.
Adam Scott has refused to get into a friendly sledging encounter with fellow Australian Robert Allenby as he seeks to join Allenby as only the second player to capture Australia’s golfing ‘Triple Crown’.
Scott has captured two legs of the ‘Triple Crown’ in winning the Australian PGA Championship and successfully defending last fortnight’s Australian Masters title at Royal Melbourne.
Allenby created Australian golfing history in 2005 winning the ‘Triple Crown’ and will tee up this ...
Winless Rory McIlroy Admits He’s Mentally Drained From Answering Questions About His Game.
Rory McIlroy admits he’s mentally drained in having to continually fend off questions from a frustrating season where he’s still yet to win a tournament in 2013.
McIlroy has two tournaments remaining to capture a first victory this year starting with this week’s Australian Open in Sydney and ending last week by competing in the Tiger Woods hosted World Challenge at Thousand Oaks in suburban L. A.
The current World No. 6 arrived in Sydney with a best finish this being runner-up in the Valero ...
Australian Open Heralds New Open Championship Qualifying Series.
Defending Australian Open champion Peter Senior has welcomed new qualifying procedures for the 2014 (British) Open Championship commencing at this week’s event at Royal Sydney.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R & A) as organisers of golf’s oldest major have done away with a 36-hole International Qualifiers.
Instead the R & A is introducing 72-hole qualifying through four national Open championship (Australian Open, Irish Open, French Open and Scottish Open), the Joburg ...
