Dustin Johnson Breaths A Kiawah Island Bunker Sigh Of Relief.
Dustin Johnson can breath a sigh when he arrives at Kiawah Island and venue for the up-coming PGA Championship.
Two years ago, Johnson fell foul of a local Whistling Straits rule by grounding his club in a waste bunker to the right side of the 18th fairway on the final day of the 2010 PGA Championship.
The resultant two-shot penalty cost Johnson possible victory and also a spot in the eventual play-off won by Germany’s Martin Kaymer over American Bubba Watson.
However the PGA of America announced ...
G Mac ‘Tweet’s’ Tiger Woods In Locker Room Watching Murray Crush Federer For Olympics Gold.
Graeme McDowell ‘tweeted’ a picture during today’s near three hour rain delay from the locker room of the Firestone Country Club course showing a rare sight.
G Mac’s snap showed Tiger Woods sitting with other players glued to TV coverage of Britain’s Andy Murray crushing arch rival Roger Federer in the final for the Olympic Gold medal at Wimbledon.
Sitting around the 14-time Major winning Woods was England’s Simon Dyson, American Dustin Johnson, Spain’s Sergio ...
Tiger Woods Sings Branden Grace’s Praise.
Despite his own disappointment near the end of his round, Tiger Woods was signing the praise of playing companion, Branden Grace.
Woods bogeyed three of his closing six holes while Grace, making his debut in the $US 8.5m event, carded a two over par 72 in very hot conditions on the Firestone Country Club course.
“I had great control tee-to-green today as I really hit it well but when I got onto the greens I was averaging about four putts a hole,” said Woods.
“So it was a great day on the greens.
“But ...
WGC – Bridgestone Invitational – First Round Notes.
NOTES FROM THE OPENING ROUND – 2012 BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL.
Weather: Sunny. Winds WSW 5-10 mph. High of 90.
First-Round Leaderboard
Jim Furyk 63 (-7)
Lee Slattery 65 (-5)
Bubba Watson 66 (-4)
Ben Crane 66 (-4)
Luke Donald 66 (-4)
Rafael Cabrera Bello 66 (-4)
Simon Dyson 66 ...
Goosen Continues To Battle Through Back Pain Barrier.
Retief Goosen continues to battle through back pain despite carding a three under par 67 on the opening day of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
The South African had six birdies, one bogey and a third hole double bogey in a continuing bright start to the $US 8.5m championship.
Goosen is teeing-up in the event for a 12th occasion since the second staging of the event in 2000. The only year he’s missed was in 2004.
The double U.S. Open winner has shown a first day ...
Valderrama Masters Joins List Of Cancelled Spanish Events.
The Valderrama Masters, and the final event on the European continent this year, looks like joining the sad list of cancelled Spanish events this year.
A Tour insider indicated the situation was also so poor that organisers had only recently payed competitors their final prize money from last year’s event won by Sergio Garcia.
And following a change of government earlier this year in the Andalucia Providence, the promotion of international golf would seem not a priority for the coalition Socialist ...
Martin Kaymer & Craig Connolly Timely Reunited.
Martin Kaymer and Glaswegian-born caddy, Craig Connolly are once again an item.
A marked downturn in form of the German led to him phoning Connolly and with the pair back together for this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club course in Akron, Ohio.
And Kaymer’s decision to reinstate the Scot is very time coming just a week before the second anniversary before the pair walked to victory in the 2010 U.DS. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
Martin ...
