Padraig Harrington Takes Route 66 But Can’t Catch Branden Grace.
Padraig Harrington produced a bogey-free six under par 66 on the Old Course at St. Andrews to ensure he plays the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The double Dunhill winning Dublin-born Harrington grabbed six birdies to move to six under par and just a stroke inside the third round cut-off mark of five under par.
However Harrington, who has seen his seen his amateur partner J P McManus dropped from the last round, trails a massive 14 shots behind South African Branden Grace ...
Branden Grace Good Enough To Win Golf’s Oldest Major Says Double Open Winner Ernie Els.
Reigning British Open champion, Ernie Els predicts compatriot Branden Grace, and third round leader in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, to one day join him in capturing golf’s oldest Major.
Grace, 24 continued his domination of the Scottish event adding a day three 69 at Carnoustie, to move to 20-under par in the $US 5m event.
Grace set the European Tour alight earlier this year in winning three events in 11 appearances and arrived in Scotland after having captured a Sunshine Tour last week ...
McGinley’s Biggest Chance For Ryder Cup Captaincy Is 2014 Says Harrington.
Padraig Harrington believes Paul McGinley’s biggest chance of being appointed a European Team Captain will be for the 2014 Ryder Cup.
McGinley is odds on favourite to replace the victorious Jose Maria Olazabal whereas Harrington says those odds will diminish for 2016 if his Irish compatriot is unsuccessful for the Gleneagles leadership.
“Paul (McGinley) and Darren (Clarke) would make great captains but then I don’t know if there would be an issue with having two Irish born guys in a row,” ...
A Doggie Named ‘Digby’ Nicks Casey’s Nike Ball.
Paul Casey was joking that a pooch named ‘Digby’ didn’t drop his ball in the hole rather than running off with it during the second day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Casey, along with Olumpic swim legend Michael Phelps as his playing partner, were on the 12th hole at Kingsbarns, and the third hole of their round, when the dog ran onto the green.
“The dog was roaming around the 10th tee when we teed off but then when it was still with us at the 12th, I went over to make ...
Justin Rose Looks To Capture Second Leg Of Australian Golf’s Trifecta.
Five years after capturing the Australian Masters and Justin Rose will tee up in this year’s Emirates Australian Open looking to win the second leg of Australia’s golfing trifecta.
The current World No. 5 today confirmed he will contest the event being stated at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney from December 6th to 9th, 2012.
Rose is coming off one of his best seasons since turning pro a day after finishing fourth in the 1998 British Open.
The Orlando-based Brit captured the WGC-Cadillac ...
A Dog Runs Off With Paul Casey’s Golf Ball At Kingsbarns.
England’s Paul Casey was left laughing but also wondering the rules after a dog ran off with his golf ball early into his second round in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns in Scotland.
Casey was in the process of lining up a 20-foot eagle putt at the par five 12th hole, and the third hole of his round, when a stray brown dog that had been following the group, ran onto the green and grabbed the triple Ryder Cup star’s golf ball.
Casey and playing Olympic swin star, ...
Victor Dubuisson Dreams Of First-Ever Tour 59 Before Smashing Old Course Record.
French golfer Victor Dubuisson confessed he could think of nothing else but becoming the first European Tour player to shoot a 59 on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
Dubuisson, 22 had moved to 10-under par with three holes to play on the Old Course of St. Andrews, and one of three courses hosting the $US 5m event.
However the former No.1 ranked Amateur in the world sent his second shot at the par four, 16th to the back of the green and with his ball ending in ...
