2013 Masters – Six Days To The Season’s First Major.
2013 Masters -Tournament Qualification & Invitees
Qualification for Invitation
Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
Current US Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion
Current British ...
Rory McIlroy’s ‘Medinah Police Car’ – On eBay With Highest Bid $3,050.
Those wanting the unmarked police car that got Rory McIlroy to the Ryder Cup in time just have four days left to purchase the vehicle.
McIlroy had to be rushed in the vehicle from his Chicago hotel and only just managed to get to Medinah minutes before facing Keegan Bradley and revealing he did not realise he was in America’s Central Time Zone.
Luckily for McIlroy and his European teammates who made a record-tying comeback that afternoon, a police escort got McIlroy to the course just in time.
The ...
Padraig Harrington Declares ‘Nothing Beats Competition Before A Major’.
Fatiha Betscher, San Antonio, Texas.
Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington sent out a message to the likes of struggling World No. 2 and fellow Irishman, Rory McIlroy declaring the most important thing before a Major is ‘competitive practice’.
Harrington is returning to the PGA Tour after two weeks of competition in the Far East, first on the OneAsia Tour in the Thailand Open and then teeing up in the co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour Maybank Malaysian Open.
He spent last week at ...
Lee Westwood Has Georgia On His Mind After Moving Two Shots From Lead In Shell Houston Open.
England’s Lee Westwood put himself clearly in a Georgia state of mind and in position to become only the second European to win the Shell Houston Open.
Westwood muscled his way to a share of the clubhouse lead with a blistering five under par 67 to end the day trailing just two shots behind the leading American duo of Stewart Cink and Bill Haas.
Westwood who is at nine under par is among 20 players within four shots of the lead heading to the last day of the $6.2m event.
The current World ...
Marcel Siem Leads By Four In Morocco & One Round Away From Masters Invitation
Germany’s Marcel Siem maintained his dominance of Trophée Hassan II to be leading by four shots with just a round to play and a invitation to next fornight’s Masters.
Siem shot a third round 69 to move to 15-under par on the King’s own Golf du Palais Royal in Agadir.
The reigning French Open champion will earn a first invitation to Augusta National by collecting a third Race to Dubai success that would move him from his current World ranking of 72nd and into the top-50.
Siem is ...
Rory McIlroy Doesn’t Need Reminding Of ‘The Amalo’ In Competing In San Antonio
The last thing Rory McIlroy needs reminding is the infamous ‘Battle at the Alamo’ when competing in next week’s Valero Texas Open.
McIlroy surprised most observers with a last minute decision to compete in San Antonio and the scene of one of the most tragic sagas in the history of the Lone Star State.
It will be the first time McIlroy has competed in the week prior to Masters, and it’s also meant putting on hold a planned two-day UNICEF visit tomorrow and Tuesday to earthquake ...
Marcel Marvels In Morocco As Augusta National Beckons.
Germany’s Marcel Siem did his chances of earning a Masters Tournament debut invitation next month the world of good with an eight under par 64 on the opening day of the Trophée Hassan II at Agadir in Morocco.
The reigning French Open champion finished eagle-birdie that handed the 32 year old a handy three shot lead in windy conditions.
A strong result would also give the World Number 72 a chance of breaking into the top 50 ahead of the qualification cut-off for Augusta National on Sunday night.
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