Justin Rose Prepared For Any Rugby Tackle Heading For Abu Dhabi Victory Line.
World No. 5 Justin Rose is looking to kick-start his new season on a winning note and also avoid any ‘rugby tackles’ over the final day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Rose is competing in Abu Dhabi for a first time and after three-putting the first for bogey, the Ryder Cup winning star then birdied five of six holes from the fourth in an eventual round of 68 to lead by two shots on 12-under par.
As well, Rose is now looking to make amends, and in the absence of Rory McIlroy and ...
McIlroy Leaves Nike Crimson-Faced After Two Doubles In Abu Dhabi Starting 75.
Rory McIlroy left new sponsors, Nike crimson-faced after recording two double bogeys in his first round of a new season of a three-over par 75.
McIlroy is sporting the Nike swoosh for a first time in competition but the distinctive logo was hardly standout with the World No. 1 hitting just five of 14 fairways including sending his tee shot at the third’s score were two double bogeys including driving out-of-bounds, at his 12th hole while he hit just five of 14 fairways on the National course ...
McIlroy Struggles With Two Double Bogeys On His Nike Debut – First Time A Pair Of Doubles In 8 Months
Rory McIlroy’s debut using Nike clubs has turned sour for Nike with the World No. 1 struggling under the weight of a pair of double bogeys on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
McIroy commenced his new season using the much-heralded Nike Covert driver but it was the crimson-coloured driver that left him red-faced in the company of World No. 2 Tiger Woods.
McIlroy played a wild shot right off the tee at the 14th for the first double bogey.
Then after squeezing out a birdie ...
McIlroy & Woods Start New Season Rivalry All Square After Opening Salvos In Abu Dhabi.
Rory McIlroy and new in-house clothing and equipment stablemate, Tiger Woods began their 2013 new season rivalry all square after their opening tee shots in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The current World No. 1 and No. 2 ranked players were welcomed on the 10th just prior to their 7.40am tee off by European Tour CEO, George O’Grady.
“Welcome to the start of a new European Tour season,” remarked O’Grady to McIlroy, Woods and the third member of the group, triple Abu Dhabi ...
The Last One Out Please Close The Door As Kaymer Confirms He Will Now Join PGA Tour.
Germany’s and former World No. 1 Martin Kaymer, and the man who holed the famous putt to cap off the “Miracle at Medinah”, is set to leave Europe to compete on the PGA Tour this year.
The 27-year-old, who briefly reached No.1 in the world in early 2011, finished last year strongly with victory at the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa following a difficult 12 months.
But his five-yard putt to win the Ryder Cup for Europe kick-started his run back into form towards the end of the ...
Scots Monty & Paul Lawrie Now Back McGinley After Losing Gleneagles Captaincy Call Up.
The over-looked Gleneagles captaincy candidates Paul Lawrie and Colin Montgomerie have promised to extend Ireland’s Paul McGinley every support ahead of the 2014 Ryder Cup.
Lawrie was surprisingly in the discussion mix at Tuesday night’s Players Committee meeting in Abu Dhabi Regis Hotel to choose a new European Team captain.
The 12-man committee discussed the merits of Lawrie, Monty and Sandy Lyle along with Spain’s Miguel Jimenez.
It’s been revealed Lawrie had been approached by former ...
Monty Now Backing McGinley After Almost Derailing Irishman’s Gleneagles Vote
Colin Montgomerie has now got behind new Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley after going so close to rerailing McGinley’s goal in becomnig the first Irish-born European Team captain.
Monty was among five nominees for the Gleneagles captaincy but with the 2010 victorious European team leader swept aside after the unaminous committee vote in favour of McGinley.
“”I’m not at all disappointed – it would have been a dream come true, but it has not happened,” he said.
“I ...
