Rory McIlroy To Officially Represent UNICEF
Rory McIlroy and UNICEF today announced a major extension of their global partnership as McIlroy unveiled his new golf bag featuring the UNICEF logo on the front.
In addition to his UNICEF-branded bag, Rory will continue to support UNICEF’s work for children across the world as an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland.
Rory McIlroy will use his new bag competitively for the first time at this week’s 2012 Masters in Augusta, Georgia.
It is also the first initiative invloving McIlroy since ...
Tiger Woods & His Surgeon Spend The Afternoon Walking Augusta National
Tiger Woods got his first look at August National this year but there’s no need for concern in working out who accompanied the four time Masters winner around the Georgia golfing gem.
After a thunderstorm flooded lashed the course late Saturday, Woods went out on a glorious Sunday afternoon in the company of fellow Masters winner, Mark O’Meara.
Also walking with the green jacked winning duo was Dr. Vern Cooley.
It was Cooley, who along with fellow orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Tom Rosenberg, reconstructed ...
Stacked Up In Sicily With 52 Players Within Four Of The Lead.
It is an extremely stacked Sicilian Open leaderboard with as many as 50 players within four strokes of the lead heading to the weekend rounds.
Six players head the event on eight under par – the England duo of David Lynn (69), Simon Wakefield (67), Welshman Jamie Donaldson (71), Ireland’s Peter Lawrie (72), Sweden’s Pelle Egberg (66) and Dutchman Maartin Lafeber (67).
There is a further seven players on seven under par, a dozen at six under, 14 on five under and 13 well placed at ...
Scottish Men and Ladies Open’s Now Sponsored By Aberdeen Assset Management.
As expected, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC will now sponsor this year’s Scottish Open at Castle Stuart and it will mean the company is now the major backer of both Scotland’s premier men and ladies tournaments.
The annoucement was made in the historic Queen Anne room at Edinburgh Castle by European Tour CEO, George O’Grady who was joined by Scotland First Minister, Alex Salmond MSDP, Aberdeen Asset Management CEO, Martin Gilbert and former Open champion, Paul Lawrie.
Aberdeen ...
Lee Westwood Boasts His ‘Sand Rat’ Tag After Shooting A 68.
Lee Westwood boasted about his ‘Sand Rat’ tag in quickly placing himself in contention on the opening day of the thunderstorm affected Shell Houston Open.
World No. 3 Westwood joined four players including Celtic Manor Ryder Cup rivals Steve Stricker and Rickie Fowler in posting four under par 68s on the Redstone course.
The duo ended their rounds shortly before a violent thunderstorm lashed the suburban Humble course resulting in local flash-flooding and of course, suspending play ...
Harrington Gives Houston Ground Control The Week Off.
If past appearances in Houston is any indication then Padraig Harrington has this week given those working at NASA’s Houston Space Centre ground control the week off.
Missing from the Redstone practice range is the computerized equipment and also missing is the four or five different drivers resting against his golf bag.
His long time caddy, Rohan Flood has hardly visited the Wilson Staff equipment truck and the company’s onsite representative has for once not been short of breath.
Of ...
Putting – The Index Finger Grip Points The Way To Success
Having been present at more than 100 tournaments both in Europe and the States in recent years, I have been fortunate to study various putting techiques.
I’ve spoken with putting specialists, I know many of the players and their caddies and one thing is clearly noticeable is there is as many different putting grips as there is players in a given tournament.
Last week in Morocco, I witnessed Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey win the 39th Hassan II Trophy using the ‘Index finger putting ...
