An Army Of Ants Delay Rory McIlroy’s Expected March To KLM Open Succcess.
Rory McIlroy found his march to victory momentarily derailed by an army of ants on the second day of the rain-affected KLM Open
The reigning U.S. Open’s second shot at the eighth came to rest against an ant hill and then when McIlroy went to investigate he got more than he bargained.
McIlroy was afforded a ‘free’ drop on route to carding a five under par 65 for a five under par tally.
It left McIlroy trailing just two strokes behind clubhouse leader Shiv Kapur of India (67) with Scotland’s ...
Maybin Lands First Tour Ace
Newly-married Gareth Maybin grabbed his first-ever Tour ace when he holed out late in his opening round on day two of the rain-affected KLM Open.
Maybin had a 136-metres to the flag at the par three, fifth hole that he was playing as his 15th, and hit a ‘soft’ 9-iron that took one bounce and disappeared into the cup.
The Ballyclare player then tossed his ball to a happy spectator.
Maybin eventually signed for a one-under par 69 and had just under an hour before heading into this second round ...
One Country, Four Star Players, Seven Exciting Days, Eight World Class Golf Courses.
In a major boost for Chinese golf World No. 2 Lee Westwood will join management stable mate, Rory McIlroy in an exciting new golf challenge taking place from October 10th to 16th in China.
The Shui On Land China Golf Challenge will feature Westwood, World No. 4 McIlroy, World No. 18 Ian Poulter and China’s No. 1 Liang Wen-chong for the innovative, made-for-television tournament.
The four golfers will compete over two or three holes at each of eight courses in Shanghai (October 10), Beijing (October ...
Bjorn Strikes Second Straight Blow For Over-40s By Climbing To Swiss Summit.
Thomas Bjorn struck a second straight blow for the over-40s with a four shot Omega European Masters success in Switzerland.
Bjorn stormed over in recording an eagle and three birdies over his closing five holes in a 62 for a 20-under par victory total on the Crans-sur-Sierre course.
Germany’s Martin Kaymer, who had just an hour’s overnight sleep due to a head cold, posted two early eagles in a 65 to grab second place at 16-under par.
Three players – Rory McIlroy (68), Jamie Donaldson ...
Leading French Player Applauds Van de Velde’s Vivendi Seve Trophy Appointment.
Leading French golfer, Christian Cevaer has applauded the decision to appoint Jean Van de Velde as captain of the Continental team for this month’s Vivendi Seve Trophy near Versailles.
Van de Velde, who went so close to capturing the 1999 Open Championship, takes over from Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn whose Continental side went down by five points two years ago.
It was the task of 2012 Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal to pick the two captains in Van de Velde and defending GB & I captain, ...
R & A Adopt Four Permanent Courses For Local Final Qualifying Into The Open.
The R & A has abandoned a long standing Local Final Qualifying process in favour of staging the qualifier at four permanent courses throughout England and Scotland.
From 2014, four courses will stage Local Final Qualifying thus doing away with the need for players to travel to locations where The Open is being held.
The four courses are Glasgow Gailes in Scotland and Hillside, Woburn and Royal Cinque Ports in England.
The R & A say this new procedure is designed to provide a more accessible ...
Nick Dougherty Makes A Mockery Of Horror Season.
Struggling Nick Dougherty made of mockery of his horror season to snatch a two-stroke lead on the opening day of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
The 28-year old Englishman arrived in Swiss Alps having missed the cut in all 20 tournaments this year and also plunging to 791st in the world rankings.
In fact, of all the 379 players to have competed on the European Tour this year, Dougherty is the only player not to have made a single cent.
His eight under par 63 is a lowest round since ...
