Condaleeza Rice Joins Triple Masters Winner Phil Mickelson On Augusta National
Former US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice joined triple Masters winner, Phil Mickelson on Sunday for a friendly round of golf at Augusta National.
Rice has been a member since August when she was invited to be one of the two initial women’s members of Augusta National.
Also on the course Sunday was fellow member Ron Townsend, former president of Gannett Television Group, went off next with a group of members.
And following Townsend’s group was Adam Scott and Martin Kaymer along with another ...
Marcel Siem Reveals His Father & Mother Were So Looking Forward To The Masters.
Germany’s Marcel Siem was in the 2013 Masters for nearly eight hours before the disappointment of learning the new Hassan 11 Trophy champion ended last week as the 51st ranked best player in the world.
On the morning of his third Race to Dubai success he received an invitation to compete in the Valero Texas Open with the offer of a first class air fare and accommodation for he and his England born caddy, Guy Tilson in the world’s largest Marriott hotel on course at TPC San Antonio.
But ...
Dunbar Warms Up For Masters Capturing Georgia Cup
Northern Ireland’s Alan Dunbar warmed-up for the Masters holing 12-foot birdie putt on the final green to defeat reigning US Amateur champion, Steven Fox 1up for victory in the 16th annual Georgia Cup at The Golf Club of Georgia in suburban Atlanta.
With the victory, it allowed the British Amateur Champions to even the all-time series of The Georgia Cup at 8-8.
Fox, a senior at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, took the match to the 18th hole for the first time in the event’s existence ...
2013 Masters – Six Days To The Season’s First Major.
2013 Masters -Tournament Qualification & Invitees
Qualification for Invitation
Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
Current US Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion
Current British ...
Rory McIlroy’s ‘Medinah Police Car’ – On eBay With Highest Bid $3,050.
Those wanting the unmarked police car that got Rory McIlroy to the Ryder Cup in time just have four days left to purchase the vehicle.
McIlroy had to be rushed in the vehicle from his Chicago hotel and only just managed to get to Medinah minutes before facing Keegan Bradley and revealing he did not realise he was in America’s Central Time Zone.
Luckily for McIlroy and his European teammates who made a record-tying comeback that afternoon, a police escort got McIlroy to the course just in time.
The ...
Padraig Harrington Declares ‘Nothing Beats Competition Before A Major’.
Fatiha Betscher, San Antonio, Texas.
Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington sent out a message to the likes of struggling World No. 2 and fellow Irishman, Rory McIlroy declaring the most important thing before a Major is ‘competitive practice’.
Harrington is returning to the PGA Tour after two weeks of competition in the Far East, first on the OneAsia Tour in the Thailand Open and then teeing up in the co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour Maybank Malaysian Open.
He spent last week at ...
Lee Westwood Has Georgia On His Mind After Moving Two Shots From Lead In Shell Houston Open.
England’s Lee Westwood put himself clearly in a Georgia state of mind and in position to become only the second European to win the Shell Houston Open.
Westwood muscled his way to a share of the clubhouse lead with a blistering five under par 67 to end the day trailing just two shots behind the leading American duo of Stewart Cink and Bill Haas.
Westwood who is at nine under par is among 20 players within four shots of the lead heading to the last day of the $6.2m event.
The current World ...
