Irish Open Special Week For Irish Golfers & Also George O’Grady, CEO European Tour.
It’s not only a special week for the 27 Irish players contesting this week’s historic Irish Open but it’s an emotional return for European Tour CEO, George O’Grady.
O’Grady is a native of Portrush with his family having lived at No. 7 Coleraine Road, Portrush.
“The fact is that I hit my first-ever golf shots while on school holidays in Portrush,” said O’Grady.
“And I was to discover recently that those Portrush connections with the past remained ...
R & A Will Be Impressed By A Third Sell Out Irish Open Day.
The R & A as organisers of golf’s oldest Major Championship surely have to be impressed with further news that Friday’s second round of this week’s Irish Open is also a sell out.
R & A officials will be on hand at Royal Portrush to assess the worth of perhaps returning the Open Championship to Royal Portrush.
Royal Portrush lays distinction to being the only course outside of Scotland and England to host The Open and that was in 1951.
Friday second round now joins Saturday ...
McGinley In Dramatic Return To Cologne Course On Final Day Of BMW International Open.
Paul McGinley was involved in a dramatic return to the Gut Larcenhof course in finishing with a 10-under par total after four rounds of the BMW International Open near Cologne.
McGinley stormed into the clubhouse lead with the lowest score of the last day of a six-under par 66 for a 10-under par tally.
The triple Ryder Cup winning star then headed to Cologne/Bonn Airport but believing his 72-hole total would be overtaken as the afternoon progressed.
But as the afternoon did progress so did ...
Danny Willett Joins Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson & Rickie Fowler As Tour Winners From 2007 Walker Cup.
It took England’s Danny Willett 106 pro tour events but he now shares something in common with U.S. Open winners Rory McIlroy and Webb Simpson.
Willett has finally tasted success as a professional for a first time after having been a member also of the 2007 Walker Cup.
The 24-year old Willett managed a superb par from rough at the back of the green at the fourth extra hole to defeat Australia’s Marcus Fraser who three-putted for bogey after both players ended regulation play locked at ...
Melissa Reid’s Emotional Success In Prague.
England’s Melissa Reid held her overnight lead to record an emotional victory at the Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters on Sunday.
Reid, playing in her first tournament back since the tragic death of her mother, Joy, in a car accident in Germany four weeks previously, maintained her composure right until she holed her winning putt on 18.
Needing to hole a six-footer for par to seal a one stroke victory over Italian Diana Luna, she calmly rolled it in before letting the tears flow and being embraced ...
Phil Price Pulls Out Of British Open Qualifier.
Four players, including Ryder Cup star Phillip Price of Wales, have withdrawn from tomorrow’s 36-hole British Open qualifier at Sunningdale in England.
Price was due to join 95 other players looking to secure one of 10 places into the July 19th starting British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
Price was among the early finishers on the final day of the BMW International Open and fighting back from a third round 78 to shoot fourth day 68 for a one under par tally.
However the 45-year old Pontypridd ...
Willett Looking To Now Join McIlroy In Winner’s Circle
England’s Danny Willett heads into today’s final round looking to finally join former amateur team mate, Rory McIlroy in the winner’s circle with victory in the BMW International Open in Cologne.
Willett, 24 bogeyed the last in a round 69 to still head the field by a stroke with a 12-under par tally on the Gut Larcenhof course.
Bristol’s Chris, and looking also for a first Tour success toast, posted a 70 to share second place with Sweden’s Joel Sjoholm (72)
Willett played on ...
