Aussies Continue To Rule – Coletta Collects U.S. Amateur Medallist Honours.
Aussies continue to rule the golf world!
Two days after Jason Day won a first Major Championship and about three hours drive south to suburban Chicago and 19-year old Victorian Brett Coletta posted a 36-hole total of 7-under-par 133 to win medalist honours in the weather-delayed stroke-play qualifying of the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club.
Coletta’s 4-under-par 66 on the North Course Tuesday placed him one stroke ahead of David Oraee, of Greeley, Colo., who shot ...
Luke Donald … “I Can Sympathise With Tiger Woods”.
Tiger Woods is not the only player contesting this week’s Wyndham Championship for a first occasion in their playing career.
England’s Luke Donald is making his debut in Greensboro and like Woods he needs a good showing this week if he is to qualify for the up-coming FedeEx Cup Play-Off Series.
The Chicago-based Brit is right on the cusp for making the Play-Offs in 124th place and needing to at least make the cut this week on the Sedgefield Country Club course.
“This is an old school ...
Tiger Woods Upstaged By His Caddy At Wyndham Championship.
Tiger Woods found himself upstaged by his caddy Joe LaCava during today’s Wyndham Championship here in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Woods is contesting the event for a first time in his career which may sounds surprising but then three years ago he teed-up in the 2012 Honda Classic for a first occasion.
Woods got his first look at the course on Wednesday afternoon when he played a front nine practice round with 2016 Ryder Cup Captain, Davis Love 111.
However Woods played a full 18 holes today ...
Richly Deserved – Ernie Els Awarded 2015 Payne Stewart Medal.
Richly deserved and congratulations to Ernie Els who is the recipient of the 2015 Payne Stewart Award.
Els – who is known for his off-the-course philanthropy, in particular his devotion to improving the lives of those with autism spectrum disorder as well as development of junior golf talent in his native South Africa – will be honored on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in conjunction with the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in Atlanta.
“This is a serious feather in the cap,” said Els. “This ...
Tiger Woods To Partner NBA Clippers Star Chris Paul In Wyndham C’ship Pro-Am.
14-time Major winning Tiger Woods will play Pro-Am ahead of this week’s 76th annual Wyndham Championship with North Carolina-born L.A. NBA Clippers star Chris Paul on Wednesday at the Sedgefield Country Club.
Woods entered the $US 6.4m event late on Friday pursuant to PGA TOUR rules, but with the second round of the PGA Championship incomplete due to a weather delay, Woods said he would determine his next steps following completion of the season’s final Major championship won yesterday by ...
Marc Warren Edges Back To No. 50 In Rankings Post PGA Effort.
Marc Warren believes he can end the year well inside the world’s top-50 and ease the uncertainty of contesting all four Majors.
Warren is yet to contest the Masters but after a strong showing in the PGA Championship Scotland’s top world-ranked golfer returns home this morning (MON) to continue his rise up the rankings restating with Thursday’s commencing defence of his Made In Denmark tournament.
The Callaway staff golfer had arrived at Whistling Straits ranked 51st in the world, was headed ...
Cometh The Day, Cometh The Golfer – Jason Day Finally Shakes Major’s Hoodoo Tag.
Cometh the Day, cometh the golfer as Jason Day finally shook off the tag of ‘One of the best golfers never to win a Major’.
But not only did Day win a maiden Major but he did so carving out a slice of golfing history with his 20-under par PGA Championship winning tally the lowest ever in a Major Championship.
The 27-year old Queensland-born Day also became the 11th Australian-born winner of a Major and also the fifth player to be handed the gleaming Rodman Wanamaker Trophy.
It was also ...
