Miguel Angel Jimenez Gets 2011 Vivendi Seve Trophy Underway.
Warm sunshine greeted players, officials and specatators for the start of the 2011 Vivendi Seve Trophy at the Saint Nom-la-Breteche club in France.
After the formal introductions it was Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez who hit the opening tee shot after it had been explained to all that the Continental Europe side was hitting off first is a mark of respect for the late, great Seve Ballesteros.
Van de Velde Wins War Of Words In Countdown To Vivendi Seve Trophy.
Jean Van de Velde scored a points victory in a war of words ahead of the Vivendi Seve Trophy at Saint Nom-la-Breteche near Versailles.
Both Van de Velde, as the Continental Europe captain, and Paul McGinley, who again is the GB & I captain, attended a press conference today.
It was Van de Velde who had the honour of announcing his first out match in the Fourballs.
However before indicating the Spanish pair of Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal as his starting duo, Van de Velde revealed a ...
Bjorn Again Dane Looking To Help End 11-Year Continental Victory Drought.
Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn is hoping his superb stroke play winning season can help end an 11-year Continental Europe victory drought in this week’s Vivendi Seve Trophy.
It’s been four years since Bjorn last played in a team’s event and that was in the losing Continental Europe team in Ireland.
Two years ago, Bjorn accepted the Continental Europe captaincy but went down by five points to Paul McGinley’s GB & I side.
Last year Bjorn joined McGinley as one of Colin Montgomerie’s ...
‘Home Of Golf’ Now Even More Popular With Golfers.
With many golf clubs struggling to maintain or even increase membership, the Home of Golf just seems to get stronger and stronger.
This is the news from Links Trust that administer the seven golf courses in and around St. Andrews.
The Trust reports that this time each year it accepts applications for tee times for the following year and last Wednesday was the appointed day for 2012 applications.
The process of handling applications began at 10am and when complete a record of 1,800 applications ...
‘pro-golf+’ Launch Of First Nutritional Supplement For Golfers.
One of those closest to triple-Major winning, Ernie Els has launched a product designed specifically to help golfers of all levels achieve their goals.
Over the past 20 years, Jos Vanstiphout has been a part of the furniture at big golf tournaments in Europe and America helping prepare top players such as Els mentally to compete at the highest level of their sport.
His calming words have been crucial to the successes achieved by Els but also fellow South Africans in Retief Goosen and Charl Schwartzel.
In ...
After Breaking His Elbow, Nicolas Colsaerts Hopes To Get Matters Straight At Vivendi Seve Trophy.
After the disappointment of breaking his right elbow just two days before this year’s Open Championship, Nicolas Colsaerts is looking forward to getting matters straight at this week’s Vivendi Seve Trophy in France.
The 27-year old Belguim was the 10th and last automatic qualifier for Jean Van de Velde’s Continental side that will tackle the Paul McGinley captained GB & I team at the Saint Nom-la-Breteche club near Versailles.
Like many competing this week in France, it ...
Seve Trophy Captain Paul McGinley Leads By Example With A Sizzling 64.
Seve Trophy Captain, Paul McGinley showed the way for his GB & I team members by example with a sizzling 64 to finish within two shots of the lead at eight under par on day three of the KLM Open in Hilversum.
McGinley had commenced his round with a ninth hole bogey but then played the outward nine of the Dutch course in seven under par.
The triple Ryder Cup winning star birdied five birdies in succession from his third hole before sinking a 10-foot putt for eagle at the 18th hole of the ...
