Rory McIlroy Fails To Get Out Of Second Gear In BMW PGA.
Rory McIlroy’s indifferent season continues with the World No. 2 shooting a disappointing two over par 74 on the first day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
McIlroy bogeyed five of his closing six holes in overcast and very cold conditions on the famed West Course that left him trailing eight shots from South African James Kingston who enjoyed the clubhouse lead with a five under par 67.
Included also in McIlroy’s score was 33 putts.
“I feel as though I am playing well enough but it ...
Thongchai Jaidee Earns Place In US Open After His Brilliant Bulgarian Showing.
Thongchai Jaidee’s disappointment in losing out in the final of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship has been eased knowing he will qualify for next month’s US Open in Pennsylvania.
Jaidee was at Varna Airport in Bulgaria this morning (Mon) when he checked on his mobile phone the updated World Rankings following this week’s European Tour event and the PGA Tour event in Texas.
The Thailand golfer jumped 24 places to 49th in the world and will assured of a US Open tee time by being inside ...
Sofia, Bulgaria – Stately Buildings, Wonderful Cathedrals & Old World Charms.
Here is the last of our photographs taken on a two-day stopover in Sofia on route to this week’s Volvo World Match-Play Championship.
Sofia was a wonderful experience and a city full of stately buildings and some stunning churches.
Hopefully, the European Tour will one day head back to Bulgaria and if so, a return visit to the Bulgarian capital will be a must.
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Colsaerts Through To Quarter-Final Bulgarian Showdown With McDowell
An anxious Defending champion, Nicolas Colsaerts is through to the quarter-finals of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria.
The big-hitting Belguim-born Colsaerts let slip a 5up leading advantage with six holes to play before sealing his match against Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano at the last hole for a 1up victory.
“It was totally my fault as I should have ended our game an hour or an hour-and-a-half earlier as I had a putt on 13 to win the match,” said Colsaerts.
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G Mac & Shane Lowry Set-Up Possible All-Ireland Final In Bulgaria.
Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry kept alive the prospect of an all-Ireland final in the Volvo World Match-Playt Championship in Bulgaria.
McDowell continues to display his World No. 8 status in easily winning through to the last 16 with a convincing 4 & 2 demolition of Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher.
The former US Open champion was never behind his match racing to 2up with winning birdies at the second and third holes, and was then 4up after the seventh.
Gallacher, winner earlier this year of ...
Ian Poulter Livid & Ready To String Himself Up After Being Bundled Out Of Bulgaria.
Ryder Cup winning hero Ian Poulter was livid with himself after being knocked out of the historic Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria.
Poutler, winner also of the event two years ago, lost both his round robin matches including going down on day two to South African Thomas Aiken ranked 87 places higher on the World Rankings that the No. 15 ranked Englishman.
Poulter, winner as well of the 2010 WGC – Accenture World Match Play title and a player who has never lost a Ryder Cup Singles ...
Golf, By Tour Miss Walk Off With Volvo World Match-Play Pro-Am Prizes.
www.golfbytourmiss.com walked off with the prizes in this week’s Volvo World Match-Play Championship Pro-Am.
It was my first-ever Pro-Am and I was very fortunate to win the prize for the ‘Ladies Longest Drive’ at the 6th hole on this week’s spectacular Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort course in Bulgaria.
Bernie, who is the other half of the www.golfbytourmiss.com, had earlier in the round recorded a net ‘hole-in-one’ with his birdie at the short par three, ...
