Rickie Fowler & Jason Day Struggle Opening Day Farmers Insurance Open.
The current World No. 3 Jason Day and new World No. 4 Rickie Fowler struggled on the opening day of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in California.
Day is battling a bout of the flu and posted a level par 72 while Fowler, coming off last week’s victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, could not buy a putt in a score of 73.
Little known Americans Scott Brown and Andrew Loupe lead the field with six under par 66s.
Brown hit into a hazard and made bogey on the first par 5 he faced ...
Marc Warren Looking For Cash Donation Should Paul Lawrie Win A Third Qatar Masters.
Fellow Scot Marc Warrren insists he’s owed some cash if Paul Lawrie goes on to capture a record three Commercial Bank Qatar Masters crowns.
Lawrie singled out his fellow Scot for praise after posting a six under par 66 to muscle his way to a one shot lead at 11-under par on second windswept day in Doha.
However Lawrie’s biggest fear in a goal of becoming the first player to win three Qatar Masters titles, after victories in 1999 and 2012, could be big-hitting Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts.
Colsaerts, ...
Jordan Spieth Forced To Call On Manager To Caddy In Singapore Open.
An injury that grounded his regular caddy forced World No. 1 Jordan Spieth to call on his manager to carry the clubs on the opening day of the Singapore Open.
Spieth and fellow Texan-born Jay Danzl combined for Spieth to shoot a four under par 67 in sauna-like conditions on the Sentosa course.
It left the four-time Major winning trailing just one shot behind South African Keith Horne who carded a five under par 66.
Spieth is believed to have been paid $US3m in appearance fee to compete on the island ...
Rory McIlroy Will Win ‘More Than One’ Of Golf’s Grand Slam Predicts Lee Trevino … See The Video.
Golfing legend Lee Trevino predicts Rory McIlroy will win not one, but two golfing Grand Slam’s in his career.
“Rory will have no problem winning a career Grand Slam, and as a matter of fact, I think he will a career Grand Slam more than once,” said Trevino.
“And I will go out on a limb and say that at the moment.”
Trevino, who captured six Majors in his illustrious career, was making the comment at this week’s PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.
However of those six Majors, ...
Phil Mickelson Slams Aussie Rookie Pro Ryan Ruffles Over Friendly Wager Affair.
Five-time Major winning Phil Mickleson has slammed Aussie-born rookie pro Ryan Ruffels by revealing details of a friendly wager between the duo.
The continuing Mickelson-Ruffels wager affair has attracted much of the headlines on the eve of this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in California.
What is clearly apparent is that the 17-year old Ruffels, and son of tennis great Ray Ruffels, is living up to his namesake in apparently ruffling the feathers of Mickelson.he 17-year old ...
Paul McGinley Says ‘Darren Clarke Doesn’t Need Any Ryder Cup Tips From Me’.
Paul McGinley says incumbent and fellow Irish-born Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke won’t need any advice or tips ahead of September’s showdown at Hazeltine.
McGinley, along with Spain’s Sergio Garcia, were introduced to the audience attending Tuesday night’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Pro-Am dinner in the stunning St. Regis Hotel at The Pearl complex in Doha.
“No Darren doesn’t need any tips from me,” said McGinley who is contesting this week’s event here in Doha.
“It does ...
2016 PGA Show Sights & Sounds – Through The Looking Glass Of Science.
A special on-site report from Kiran Kanwar at 2016 PGA Trade Show, Orlando.
The PGA Show 2016 Sights and Sounds – Through the Looking Glass of Science
With as much action and color as it always has, the PGA Show is a great, not-to-be-missed event for any golf aficionado. Flashing lights, music and the hub-bub of 40,000 golf-mad humans in a large hall is a golf-lover’s dream.
So, what’s the best way to see everything in a short time? Look through the “Buyer’s Guide and Catalog” and ...
