George Murray The Toast Of Anstruther After His Thrilling Dunhill Links Achievement.
It was as though George Murray had won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The celebration at the Anstruther Golf Club on Sunday night was fitting for the Scot who claimed the biggest pay cheque of his professional career in sharing third place with former U.S. Open champion, Graeme McDowell.
The 28-year old played the final round in the company of Luke Donald and brilliantly outscored the World No. 1 over the famed Old Course shooting a closing round 67 to Donald’s 70.
Murray’s share of ...
Michael Hoey Silences Any Lingering Critics With Victory At The Home Of Golf.
If there was any doubting Michael Hoey’s ability the softly spoken Northern Irishman put paid to that with a rousing two-stroke victory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The 31-year old from the Belfast suburb of Ballymoney will bank the biggest prize cheque of his career after signing for a final round 68 to win by two strokes with an impressive 22-under par total.
Hoey withstood the final day assault of the U.S. Open winning pair, and also good friends, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell.
McIlroy ...
Japan Sensation Returning To Augusta National After Third Asian Amateur Success.
Hideki Matsuyama booked an Augusta National tee time for the third year running in capturing the Asian Amateur Championship in Singapore.
The 19-year old Matsuyama posted a final round 67 on the Singapore Island Country Club course to retain the title he won last year in his native Japan.
Victory means Matsuyama returns to the Masters, where last year he created history in becoming the first Asian golfer to win the Silver Cup for being the low amateur.
Matsuyama won with an 18-under par and ...
A Northern Irishman Leads In Scotland But It’s Not Who You Think!
The Northern Ireland flag is again atop of the mast in a European Tour but it is not who you think!
Yes, the U.S. Open winning duo of Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy are in contention.
And no, it’s not British Open champion, Darren Clarke who struggled to miss the third round cut by seven shots with a one over tally.
The honour of leading the $US 5m ‘Celebration of Links Golf’ into the final round belongs to Belfast’s Michael Hoey.
Hoey continues to surprise even the likes of countrymen ...
Martin Kaymer Describes St. Andrews As His ‘Paradise’.
Martin Kaymer admitted his first taste of the Old Course at St. Andrews was not a pleasant experience.
However the German tees up as this week’s defending Alfred Dunhill Links champion describing the Old Course, and one of three host venues, as his ‘paradise’.
Kaymer’s Scotland success was the fourth of four wins last year but he’s won once this season and that was earlier in the year in capturing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the UAE capital.
And helping inspire Kaymer ...
Bill Haas – Golf’s $11m Man After Winning Tour Championship & FedEx Cup double.
Bill Haas is golf’s new $11m man after capturing the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup Cup double.
Haas defeated countryman Hunter Mahan at the third extra hole of their play-off on the East Lake Golf Course to collect $1.4m in capturing the Tour Championship and with it the bonus of $10m on offer for the FedEx Cup.
Haas, using a belly putter, shot four rounds in the sixties (68, 67, 69 and 68) to claim the PGA season-ending event.
It is the 29-year old’s third PGA Tour victory after ...
Historic Day For New MENA Golf Tour.
It will be an historic day when Shaikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Arab Golf Federation, formally inaugurates the MENA Golf Tour at 11am on Monday at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, the venue of the Tour’s first event — the Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open.
The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) tour, the first of its kind in the region, will create a competitive environment for players to showcase their talent on the global stage.
For some Asian Tour players, like Yasin Ali, ...
