Oosthuizen Neck Injury To Force Him Out Of Bridgestone Invitational & PGA Championship.
Former Open Champion, Louis Oosthuizen was forced to withdraw from this year’s Open Championship after playing his tee shot at the par five, ninth hole.
Oosthuizen shook hands with playing partners Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell before heading to the closeby rented house he has been residing this week to have treatment on his injury.
“I’m bitterly disappointed to have to pull out of The Open and it looks likely now I am going to have to take some time off and give the injury the rest I’ve ...
Peter Senior – No Sleep All Night Ahead Of Hitting First Tee Shot In 142nd Open.
Australia’s Peter Senior admitted he didn’t sleep at all ahead of hitting the opening tee shot in the 142nd Open Champioship at Muirfield.
The 53-year old Australian, with his son Mitch on the bag, did get to bed around 3am but was unable to get any form of sleep ahead of teeing up in his 14th Open Championship.
“I wasn’t able to get any sleep at all,” said the reigning Emirates Australian Open champion.
“I was up all night and while I went to bed at 3am I just ...
Lloyd Saltman’s Horror Open Start – 8 At Muirfield’s First Hole.
Scotland’s Lloyd Saltman got off to a horror start in today’s start to the 142nd Open Championship.
Saltman, who lives less than five minutes from the course, was teeing up in the first group of the day at 6.32am.
However the former Walker Cup and competing in his third Open Championship put two balls out of bounds at the first hole on route to a quadruple bogey ‘8’.
Saltman’s opening shot with a fairway wood sailed clear over a 20-foot high screen right off the tee ...
Peter Senior Has Honour In Leading Out 142nd Open Championship.
Australia’s Peter Senior has the honour of being the first player to tee up in this year’s 142nd Open Championship at Muirfield.
The 53-year old Queensland-born Senior will tee up at 6.32am local time Thursday.
Senior, who made his Open Championship debut in 1979 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, is competing in his 19th Open Championship and a first in three years.
The very popular Australian earned his place in this year’s field by securing top spot on the 2012/13 Australasian Tour ...
Adam Scott … “Don’t Mention The Ashes, I’m Moving Very Quitely Around Town.”
It didn’t take long for leading Australian golfer and the reigning Masters champion, Adam Scott to be caught up in last Sunday’s concluding thriller to the England -v- Australia First Ashes cricket Test Match.
Australia lost the opening match of five by the smallest of margins, and also in somewhat controversial circumstances, but for England to go one nil up in the five Test Match series.
Apart from Scott’s stunning Augusta National success the outcome continued a disappointing ...
Rory McIlroy … “I’ve Had A Poor Six Months, I’m Fine, I Have A Good Life”.
On the eve of the 142nd Open Championship and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy played down his indifferent six months this season declaring: “I’ve had a poor six months, I’m fine, I have good life and it doesn’t bother me.”
McIlroy was speaking ahead of his sixth straight Open appearance since winning the Low Amateur award on his debut in 2007 at Carnoustie.
But while McIlroy has since won two Majors and captured 11 other events around the globe, the current World No. 2 ...
Brandt Snedeker Hoping 32 Is His Lucky Number At Muirfield.
Two players this year have won Majors at age 32 and American Brandt Snedeker is hoping to be the third in capturing the 142nd Open Championship at Muirfield.
Australia’s Adam Scott turned 33 today but he was aged 32 when he captured this year’s Masters at Augusta National.
England’s Justin Rose was also 32 years of age when he claimed his first Major at last month’s US Open at Merion and it just so happens the curly haired American is the same age as he arrives to play in his fifth ...
