Woodland Hands Love 111 Good Cause For Ryder Cup Selection
Quitely-spoken Gary Woodland delivered Ryder Cup Captain, Davis Love good cause for 2012 USA Ryder Cup selection.
Woodland and team mate, Matt Kurchar delivered the United States it’s 24th World Cup success in the 56-event history of the two-man team event.
Also it was the second week in succession an American team had clinched one of the major team events in men’s professional golf after defeating the International Team a week earlier in the Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia.
But as Woodland ...
Lam Chi Bing Steals A March On UBS Hong Kong Open Rivals.
Singapore’s Lam Chi Bin stole a march of his rivals ahead of this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open
Bing, fresh from his appearance in last week’s Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China, led his Pro-Am team to victory Monday on the suburban Fanling course.
The Singapore golfer, decked out in a bright yellow shirt, led his UBS 1 team to record a 16-under par tally.
And it seemed only fitting that with UBS to end a seven-year sponsorship of the event this year, that UBS teams capture ...
USA Capture Omega Mission Hills World Cup For 24th Time.
Fatiha Betscher at Haikou in China.
The American team of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland continued the U.S. domination winning the Mission Hills World Cup at Haikou, China.
The duo ended an 11-year Team USA winless drought to win by two strokes with a final round 65 for a 24-under par winning tally on the Blackstone course.
It is the 24th time in the 56-event history of the event America has claimed the trophy and Kuchar and Woodland are the 17th different Stars and Stripes combination to win the ...
World Cup Immortality Awaits Ireland’s Big Mac Duo.
(Report by Fatiha Betscher, Haikou, China – Saturday 26th November, 2011)
The thought of joining some of the greats in golf awaits the Ireland team of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell.
McIlroy and McDowell combined in the third round Fourball format to record an eight-under par 64 and move two strokes clear of their rivals on the Blackstone course.
The U.S. Open winning pair justified their pre-event favouritism with eight birdies including three in succession from the fifth hole.
Ahead ...
McIlroy & McDowell Now Closer Than Two Peas In A Pod
Fatiha Betscher at Haikou, China (Saturday 26th November, 2011)
The U.S. Open winning duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are closer now than two peas in a pod.
That’s in observations off the course during this week’s Omega Mission Hills World Cup.
They have been long-time good friends but the chemistry between the two has been seemingly enhanced now they’re both under the Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management.
You only have to see them sitting together in the ‘On ...
McDowell Declares Westwood’s PGA Tour Move ‘Strange’
Former U.S. Open champion, Graeme McDowell declared it ‘strange’ Lee Westwood should decide to the PGA Tour next year.
The double European No. 1 ranked Westwood has not played on the PGA Tour full time since 2005 and then he only played the bare minimum of 15 as required.
Westwood had been very critical of the PGA Tour including the Players Championship while during this year’s Omega European Masters he was asked about PGA Tour membership but commented: “I looked ...
Spectacular Launch To 56th Omega Mission Hills World Cup
Erupting volcanoes signalled the start to the 56th Omega Mission Hills World Cup with all 28 nations attending the opening ceremony in Haikou on China’s Hainan Island.
Three of the world’s top ranked 10 in Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (Number 2), Germany’s Martin Kaymer (Number 3) and American Matt Kuchar (Number 10) head this year’s $US 7.5m event taking place on the Blackstone course and one of 10 courses at the complex.
A further 11 players figure among the World’s top-50 headed by Major ...
