Paul Casey Declares Good Friend Justin Rose’s US Open Success Inspires Him To Majors Glory.
Paul Casey set about ending a two-year winless drought on day one of the Irish Open and declaring he believes he can join long-time friend, Justin Rose as a Major Champion.
Casey, 35 birdied three holes in succession in a four under par on day one on a rain-softened Carton House course.
The England golfer reached a high of No. 3 in the world four years ago but teed up this week in Dublin having slipped to 169th and not having won since capturing the inaugural 2009 Volvo Champions event in Bahrain.
Casey, ...
2013 Open Champion To Earn £45,000 More With 1st Prize Now £945,000 ($US 1.433m)
The winner of the 2013 Open Championship will receive a first prize cheque of £945,000 ($US 1.433m) that will be up £45,000 on ($US 68,733) the cheque handed last year to Ernie Els at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews today announced total prize money for The 2013 Open Championship will be £5,250,000, an increase of £250,000 on 2012.
Prize money
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945,000
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McGinley Sympathetic To McIlroy’s ‘Rock Star’ Ways.
European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley has sympathised with struggling double Major winner Rory McIlroy, and who he describes is living a ‘‘rock star’ lifestyle as he seeks to win for a first time this season.
It has now been seven months since McIlroy last tasted success in capturing the European Tour season-ending DP World Tour Championship when he birdied the closing five holes to deny England’s Justin Rose.
The closest the current World No. 2 ranked McIlroy has come to victory ...
Brooks Koepka Qualifies First Into The Open A Day After Winning Scottish Hydro Challenge.
American Brooks Koepka will make his debut in The Open Championship at Muirfield next month after capping a wonderful weekend by winning International Final Qualifying Europe at Sunningdale today.
The 23-year-old Floridian led the nine qualifiers from IFQ Europe after rounds of 69 and 65 left him with a 5-under-par total of 134. He finished one shot clear of England’s Oliver Fisher and two clear of Spain’s Alvaro Quiros, Frenchman Gregory Bourdy, Richard McEvoy, from England and Northern Ireland’s ...
Bourdy & Quiros All Set To Head To Muirfield.
Frenchman Gregory Bourdy and Spain’s big-hitting Alvaro Quiros look headed for Muirfield next month after superb scoring displays in today’s 36 -hole Open Championship qualifier at Sunningdale.
Bourdy carded a pair of 68s over the Old and New Course at the Surrey golfing gem while Quiros posted rounds of 66 & 70 for a three under par tally.
Bourdy will be hopefully making just his fourth Open Championship appearance after failing to qualify on five other occasions.
Quiros has contested ...
Ernie Els Heads To Muirfield Buoyed By BMW International Open Victory
Reigning British Open champion, Ernie Els is celebrating after leading from start to finish to capture the 25th anniversary BMW International Open in Munich.
Els, 43 became the oldest-ever winner of the event posting a last round three under par 69 to win by a shot on 18-under par.
Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, winner of event 13 years ago, was left to count the costs of a 14th hole double bogey in signing for a score of 69 for a 17-under par total
The win is Els’ 68th worldwide and comes just ...
Porteous Captures 2013 Amateur Championship To Earn Open, Masters & US Open Entry.
Garrick Porteous was crowned as the 2013 Amateur Champion at Royal Cinque Ports today after he defeated Finland’s Toni Hakula 6&5 in the 36-hole Final.
The 23-year-old became the first English winner of The Amateur Championship since Gary Wolstenholme in 2003 and staked a very strong claim for a place in the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team this September by winning one of the amateur game’s most prestigious championships.
After losing the 1st hole of the morning round, Porteous ...
