Tiger Woods Questions Changes To The Famed Old Course At St. Andrews

Tiger Woods knows the shortest way around the Old Course at St. Andrews having set a 19-under par scoring record in capturing the 2000 Open Championship. But when Woods returns to the famed Home of Golf in 2015 he’ll find a slightly different Old Course and the 14-time Major Champion is not all that in favour of the changes being undertaken by legendary designer, Martin Hawtree and under the direction of the St. Andrews Links Trust. The changes being proposed will be the first in some 70 years ...

McIlroy Deserves To Be World No. 1 Says Woods

Tiger Woods tees up this week in the defence of his World Challenge event in suburban Los Angeles declaring new rival, Rory McIlroy is deserving of being the World No. 1. Woods holds the record for most consecutive weeks at No.1 and that is 281 weeks, and also he holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 and that’s 623 weeks. In  contrast, McIlroy first went to No. 1 in the world in capturing the Honda Classic but then lost the title for a handful of weeks to Luke Donald before regaining ...

Keegan Bradley Fears The Worst – Belly Putter To Be Banned

Keegan Bradley is fearing the worst and the banning later today of the controversial belly putter. Bradley created history last year in becoming the first player to win a Major Championship anchoring the putter into his stomach to defeat fellow American Jason Dufner and capture the 2011 PGA Championship in Atlanta. However when Bradley attended the Media Centre for this week’s Tiger Woods hosted World Challenge he found himself quickly dealing with the expected issue of today’s tele-conference. KEEGAN ...

Rory McIlroy Fallen Dubai Spectator Cleared Of Broken Arm & Buoyed By Signed Momento.

A woman hit by an errant Rory McIlroy tee shot has been cleared of a broken arm and rewarded by a signed DP World Tour Championship caddy bib.Lucy Butler was attending her first-ever golf tournament when she was struck by McIlroy’s ball during last Friday’s second round on the Earth Course at Jumeriah Estates in Dubai. Butler was hit on the right forearm and was so much pain she began rolling on the ground in agony. “My back was turned to the players and I felt this almighty pain in my arm,” ...

Rory McIlroy’s 2013 Schedule – No To Arnie, Yes To Houston, No To Memphis, Yes To Irish Open.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has outlined his playing schedule for 2013 and as he’s been predicting, it wille be a playing schedule with less tournaments than previous years. McIlroy will commence his sixth full season in the pro ranks in January’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and a first confrontation of the New Year against 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods. The 23-year old McIlroy will not compete in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic where he captured his first pro Tour title in 2009 but ...

Rory McIlroy – With His DP World Tour Championship Dubai Victory

Rory McIlroy – With his Victory in the  DP World Tour Championship, Dubai Success •   His fifth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 115th European Tour event. •   Set a new record for a single-season earnings with €5,519,117. This beats the previous record of €5,323,400 set by Luke Donald in 2011. •   Gains his second European Tour title of the season, following the US PGA Championship. •   The second consecutive European Tour season he has recorded multiple ...

Stephen Gallacher Lands Third Dubai Hole-In-One On Last Day Of Season-Closing Event.

Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher bagged the third hole-in-one of his career, and the third in Dubai, when after birding the first three holes he pulled out a 5-iron to ace the par three, fourth hole. Strangely, all three of Gallacher’s career have been in Dubai. Gallacher had earned the keys to a new Mercedes-Benz for an ace earlier this year at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and on this occasion European Tour official, Nick Tarrant who is based in Dubai, presented him with two nights stay ...