Joost Luiten Holes 11 One Putts & Nine Birdies In Storming Seven Under Par 65 At Wentworth.
Virginia Water, Surrey … In-form Joost Luiten cut a swath through the field shooting a storming seven under par 65 that included nine birdies and remarkably 11 one-putts to muscle his way to a share of the lead on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Luiten joined big-hitting Aussie Scott Hend and 2009 PGA Champion Y E Yang of South Korea in front of the field in ideal scoring conditions at Tour HQ.
Masters champion Danny Willett returned to home soil and quickly stamped ...
Russell Knox Reckons He’s Close To Superstar Status.
Russell Knox reckons he always wanted to be a superstar and he will go a long way to achieving European Tour history in capturing this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Scotland’s top-ranked golfer features in a grandstand high snap of the current WGC – HSBC Champions winner at the back at the 18th hole grandstand at Tour HQ.
Knox, unlike many of his European-born PGA Tour colleagues such as Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia, has elected to tee-up looking ...
Newly-Married Shane Lowry Joins Rory McIlroy In Concern Over Zika Virus
Newly-married Shane Lowry has joined expected Ireland team-mate Rory McIlroy expressing doubt in travelling to Rio for the Summer Olympics.
Lowry shares McIlroy’s fears of contracting the lethal Zika virus, and a fear shared also by Graeme McDowell who is currently first reserve in the Ireland team.
Lowry is due soon to have general innoculation ‘shots’ but after learning of McIlroy’s concern earlier this week it’s a subject that Lowry and his new wife, Wendy have discussed.
“I do ...
Gateway To The Open Mizuno Open – 2,500 Klms From Okayama To Royal Troon For Lucky Four.
It maybe 2,500 odd kilometres but for four lucky golfers teeing up in this weeks Gateway to THE OPEN Mizuno Open it could lead to a place in this year’s Open Championship.
The event is the fourth stop in The Open Qualifying Series and will be played from 26-29 May at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club in Okayama. The leading four players that finish in the top 12 and ties will earn a place in THE OPEN from 14-17 July.
The Japan Tour event, that actually used The Open championship logo in all it’s ...
Russell Knox Also Fears Olympic Zika Dilemma Should Danny Willett Withdraw From GB Golf Team
Russell Knox now finds himself also faced with the dilemma, should Masters Champion Danny Willett withdraw, of considering if he will travel to this year’s Rio Olympics.
Willett, as a father of a less than two-month old boy, has joined four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy hinting he may not elect to tee-up in Brazil for fear of contracting the Zika virus.
And if Willett were to withdraw ahead of the July 17th close-off date for qualifying Knox would qualify as first reserve to partner Justin Rose ...
Matthew Fitzpatrick Eyes ‘Special Tour Membership’ Of PGA Tour.
England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick is eyeing taking up the option of ‘Special Temporary’ Membership on the PGA Tour.
The reigning British Masters winner, who finished a superb T7th in last month’s Masters, is just one decent PGA Tour result away from the privilege of taking to the world’s biggest golf stage.
Of course, Fitzpatrick has struggled in the States since the Masters by missing the cut in the RBC Heritage and the recent Players Championship.
And while he revealed ...
Rory Reckons Russell Has The Bottle Being Member Of European Ryder Cup Team.
Rory McIlroy reckons top-ranked Scot Russell Knox has the ‘bottle’ to handle being a member of this year’s European Ryder Cup team.
McIlroy’s eyes were still watery from the emotion of capturing a first Irish Open, and a first success anywhere in six months when singling out the Scot for praise.
The four-time Major winner needed to pull off two ‘career-best’ hybrid club shots to come from one behind Knox with three holes to play and win by two on the K. Club course.
And while admitting ...
