Santos Continues To Shine On Day Two In South Africa
Ricardo Santos continues to be one of the most consistent players of the new season after muscling his way to third place midway through the second round of the Africa Open at East London in South Africa.
The Portuguese powerhouse golfer produced the equal lowest round of the tournament in signing for a five under par 66 to move seven under par in total in the co-sanctioned European and Sunshine Tour event.
Santos capped his round holing a 30-foot eagle putt at the first or the 10th hole of his ...
David Lynn Slowly Settling Into Life On The PGA Tour.
England’s David Lynn heads into the second round of the Northern Trust Open sharing fourth place and showing he’s slowly settling into life of the PGA Tour.
It left Lynn trailing just three shots behind American Ryder Cup star, Matt Kuchar and in his best start in four events as a full PGA Tour member.
Lynn burst onto the international stage in amazing manner by virtue of his 98th World Ranking position that earned him an invitation to contest last August’s PGA Championship ...
Miguel Angel Jimenez Confident Of Returning To Competition In May.
Spain’s popular Miguel Angel Jimenez is confident of returning to competition in May for the Tour’s flagship – BMW PGA Championship.
Jimenez, 49 has been side-lined since breaking his leg on Saturday 29th December in a skiing accident in the Sierra Nevada mountains near his home in Malaga, Spain.
The winner of 19 European Tour events over a 20-year period fractured the tibia bone in his right leg and with doctors needing to insert two pins in Jimenez’s leg.
Just weeks before ...
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Municipal School of Golf Opens In Torremolinos (Málaga).
Spanish golfing legend Miguel Angel Jimenez may be out of competition with a broken leg but it didn’t deter his enthusiasm at the opening of the Miguel Angel Jimenez Municipal School of Golf.
Situated in the La Colina Urbanisation of Torremolinos near Malaga, the School of Golf boasts a practice ground and a 9-hole pitch and putt course and it’s a project that fulfils the most demanding requirements to practise this sport, for so long associated with the Costa del Sol.
Miguel was surrounded by ...
Ernie Els Hoping Ruling Bodies Back Down On Anchoring Belly Putter Ban
Four-time Major winning Ernie Els is hoping golf’s ruling bodies will back down on banning anchoring of the belly putter once the ‘comment’ period ends on February 28th.
Golf’s dual ruling bodies – the St. Andrews based R & A and the New Jersey based USGA – have proposed a new rule that would outlaw any stroke in which the controversial club is anchored to the body.
A month after Webb Simpson used a belly putter to capture the 2012 US Open and Els used a ...
Brandt Snedeker Out With Injury As Freddie Jacobson Now Set To Face Rory McIlroy.
Just three days after the disappointment of missing out by 0.0002 of a World Ranking and Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson will contest next week’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship following the withdrawal of American Brandt Snedeker.
Fresh from his AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am victory and the new new World No. 4 ranked Snedeker withdrew citing a rib injury.
Snedeker, whose past 10 rounds on tour have been in the 60s, initially felt soreness in his left rib cage at the Humana ...
Harrington, McGinley & Chris Wood To Tee Up In Thailand Open.
Three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington, newly-appointed Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley and Englishman Chris Wood, the defending champion, will light up the fairways at OneAsia’s U.S. $1 million Thailand Open next month.
Joining the European trio is Japanese legend Shingo Katayama and the rising star of Korean golf Kim Kyung-tae.
With the Singha Corporation on board as premier sponsor, the prestigious event will return to Thana City Golf & Sport Club for the first time since 1998, ...
