Singapore Open Future Sealed For Next Five Years But No Word On New Sponsor.
The future promotion of the Singapore Open is guaranteed after the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) signed a new five-year deal with the World Sport Group (WSG) to continue marketing the event to the end of 2017.
SGA President, Bob Tan and WSG Senior Vice-President, Chris Jordan signed the deal within the Media Centre today at the Barclays Singapore Open.
“We are pleased to have signed a new agreement with World Sport Group and are confident that the tournament is in very safe hands,” ...
Phil Mickelson Delighted Fellow Lefty President Barack Obama Re Elected To The White House.
Phil Mickelson was delighted fellow left-handed US President Barack Obama has been re-elected to the White House.
News that Obama defeated rival Mitt Romley was confirmed in Singapore late Wednesday morning and about the same time as Mickelson was ending competing in the Barclays Singapore Open Pro-Am.
“I haven’t played golf with President Obama but then I only met him briefly about this time last year,” said Mickelson.
“I am certainly bias that he is a fellow left-hander, ...
Rory McIlroy Defends Decision Not To Contest HSBC Champions As He Adapts To World No. 1
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has defended his decision not to contest last week’s WGC – HSBC Champions event at Mission Hills in China.
Organisers of last week’s $7m event in Shenzhen singled out McIlroy and 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods for not teeing up on the Olazabal designed course.
However McIlroy, who had competed against Woods on the Monday prior to the WGC event, also stated needing time off and his lack of fondness for the undulating Chinese course as electing not to compete ...
Martin Laird Desperate To Get Back Into Top-50 & Trip Down Magnolia Lane.
Scotland’s Martin Laird has just six weeks remaining this year to be assured of contesting next April’s U.S. Masters at Augusta National.
The North Carolina-based Laird, who earlier this year was the highest world ranked Scottish born golfer, has slipped outside of the top 50 in the world rankings for the first time in two years.
Laird, 29 is now ranked 51st in the world and looks set to plummet even further given he is not contesting any further events this year.
The Scot has long been ...
Adam Scott Two Events To Keep Alive An 11 Year Winning Run.
Australia’s Adam Scott is desperate to win at least one of his remaining two events this year to continue an impressive unbroken run of victories.
Scott has captured at least one tournament a season since 2001 but needs to taste success in either this week’s Barclays Singapore Open or his final event of the year, the December 6th starting Emirates Airlines Australian Open to maintain his impressive record.
And if the 32-year was looking for an incentive in attaining this goal ...
Ian Poulter – Four Ryder Cups, Two WGC Victories & One Ambition Of A First Major Success.
Ian Poulter has now seriously stamped himself one of the best golfers never to win a Major after capturing the WGC – HSBC Champions event at Mission Hills in China.
Poulter came from four shots back at the start of the third round to win by two and adding a second straight 65 for a 21-under par tally on the Olazabal designed course at Shenzhen.
The 36-year old English golfer’s win is the 15th worldwide in a 17-year pro career.
It also is his second WGC victory after capturing the 2010 ...
Ian Poulter New HSBC Champion – Victory & Last Round Mission Hills Notes.
With Ian Poulter’s win at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
After entering the day four shots behind 54-hole leaders Lee Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter carded a final-round 65 to defeat Jason Dufner, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Scott Piercy by two strokes and win his second career World Golf Championships title.
Earns his second PGA TOUR victory at the age of 36 years, 10 months, 24 days, becoming the 19th player in his 30s to win on TOUR this year (24 events total).
Poulter’s ...
