Michael Hoey Deep In The Red Setting Black Mtn Course Record 64.
Michael Hoey went deep into red numbers by setting a new course record eight under par 64 to lead the opening day of the True Thailand Classic at the Black Mountain Golf Club.
The Belfast-born golfer bagged eight birdies in ideal scoring conditions to be one clear of American David Lipsky, Spain’s Carlos Pigem and Taiwan’s Chien-yao Hung.
The five-time Tour winning Hoey benefited from emailing his swing to his coach and then coming out on day one of the inaugural co-sanctioned event to not drop ...
MENA Tour Unveils Special Bonus Pool Prize Fund.
Organisers of the MENA Golf Tour have unveiled a special prize fund to add to the excitement ahead of the Tour’s first Qualifying School to be held next month.
In addition to earning playing privileges on the Tour this season, the top 50 and ties will share $25,000 on the basis of their rankings with the winner walking away with a cheque for $4,500.
Added incentives for MENA Golf Tour members include five guaranteed spots in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, multiple entries in the Asian Tour’s ...
Tiger Woods Declares His Game Not Good Enough For PGA Tour.
When the PGA Tour says ‘These Guys Are Good’ it currently doesn’t include Tiger Woods.
Woods believes his game is so poor at present he is not going to compete again till it is back to an acceptable standard.
The 14-time Major winner shot an 80 to finish last in last December’s Hero World Challenge then in the recent Phoenix Open, and his first event of 2015, he shot an 82 and his worst pro career round.
A week later he withdrew on the 12th hole of the Farmers Insurance Open.
And ...
McIlroy & Hamilton To Go Head-To-Head For 2015 ‘Laureus World Sportsman Of Year’ Award.
Lewis Hamilton and Rory McIlroy will once again go head-to-head for yet another prestigious sports award – the ‘Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award’.
The gala ceremony will take place on April 15th in Shanghai and three days after the Masters where McIlroy is looking to join just a handful of players to have won all four Majors.
And after the controversial and totally biased decision late last year when Hamilton was voted ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award’ ...
New 2016 European Ryder Cup Captained To Be Named February 18th.
The 2016 European Ryder Cup captain looks set to be announced on Wednesday February 18th.
That’s if the five-man selection panel, who are due to meet at Wentworth at 10am that day come to an agreement.
The European Tour advised: “The Panel, nominated to select the 2016 European Ryder Cup Captain, will meet at Wentworth a week today – Wednesday February 18. The meeting is due to begin at 10am.
“Obviously, it is only the five-man panel itself at Wentworth that day, nobody else, ...
Paul McGinley In Company Of Irish Priest Who Married Him When SUV Robbed In San Francisco.
by Fatiha Betscher, Pebble Beach, CA.
In a bizarre twist victorious Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley revealed he was in the company of the catholic priest that married he and his wife when his Nevada licensed SUV was broken into in suburban San Francisco.
McGinley had flown Monday from Dublin to the Golden Gate City where he was met on arrival by Fr. Brendan McBride of the Irish Pastoral Centre in San Francisco.
The Gleneagles captain had brought with him Ryder Cup memorabilia to be auctioned at the ...
Paul McGinley Has Car Broken Into – Passport, Clubs, Luggage & Ryder Cup Memorbillia Stolen.
by Fatiha Betscher, Pebble Beach, CA.
Victorious Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has had his car broken into in America with golf clubs, invaluable Gleneagles winning items and his passport and documents stolen.
The Irishman has traveled to the States for this week’s AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
McGinley flew into San Francisco Airport and was soon heading south before stopping at Ocean Beach for some lunch.
However when he returned to his car outside the restaurant, he found the ...
