Jose Maria Olazabal Singles Out Last Two Matches As His Lasting Medinah Memory.
Victorious European Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal has returned to competition for this week’s Portugal Masters and singling out the two final matches on Saturday as his lasting Medinah Memory.
Europe were trailing by six points before Sergio Garcia teamed to beat Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker 1up before Ian Poulter and Rory McIlroy got Europe to within four points when Poulter birdied the closig five holes in a 1up victory over USA rivals Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson.
“I recall ...
Padraig Harrington Used To Regret Second But Now Would Gladly Accept Being Runner-Up.
A check of the European Tour Official Guide reveals Padraig Harrington’s had 26 second place finishes in his European Tour career.
Harrington was runner-up for a first time at the 1997 season-ending Volvo Masters to the most recent in 2010 Irish Open.
It was becoming somewhat of a joke that Harrington was savouring so many seconds until it all changed in 2007 with victory in the Open Championship at Carnoustie.
From thereon finishing second was not an issue.
But after being winless on the ...
Darren Clarke Odds Slashed Of Becoming 2014 Ryder Cup Captain
William Hill have slashed the price of Darren Clarke being named the European Ryder Cup Captain 2014 from 4/1 to 1/1 today and he is now the favourite to get the call. Long-time favourite Paul McGinley is not out of it but has been eased from 8/11 to 5/4.
“The race to be named Captain now looks like a head to head between Darren Clarke & Paul McGinley,” said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams.
“Darren is the new favourite and there can be little doubt that just like the last ...
Fierce Turkey Storms Put Rory -v- Tiger Showdown On Hold.
Thunderstorms have forced a postponement to the much-awaited first-ever showdown between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods in the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final at Belek, Turkey.
The fierce electrical storm began lashing the Atalya Golf Club and soon after the morning round of matches on day two were completed.
McIlroy and Woods were due to face each other this afternoon in round three but with McIlroy no chance of progressing to the semi-final after losing both his his opening encounters, first to ...
Tiger Woods To Be Enticed To Compete In Inaugural 2013 $US 7m Turkish Open.
Tiger Woods will be enticed to compete in the first-ever Turkish Open to be staged from 7th to 10th November, 2013 at The Montgomerie Course in Belek.
ISM’s Andrew ‘Chubby’ Chandler along with Ahmet Agaoglu, President of the Turkish Golf Federation and Keith Waters, Director of International Policy with the European Tour made the annoucement of the inaugural $US 7m today in Belek.
The new 78-player only European Tour event will be staged for three years and will be the penultimate ...
Rory McIlroy Confirms He Will Defend UBS Hong Kong Open Title.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has confirmed he will be returning to Hong Kong next month to defend his UBS Hong Kong Open in suburban Fancourt.
Swiss banking giant UBS came to an agreement some weeks ago to continue their role as main sponsor and McIlroy has now responded by finally agreeing to return to the Special China Administrative Region and tee up in the event being staged from 15-18 November, 2012.
McIlroy won the event by two strokes last year from Frenchman Gregory Havret to secure his then ...
Shorts Win Out Over Long Trousers In Turkey.
The shorts won over long trousers with three of the players wearing shorts on the first day of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final winning their matches.
American Matt Kuchar, and his legs looked tanned from a week’s holiday in the Greek Isles, wore shorts to defeat World No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
South African Charl Schwartzel then wore shorts to defeat the black trousered Tiger Woods with a part at the last hole before England’s Lee Westwood, wearing a red shirt and white shorts, accounted ...
