Lowry Lucky To Avoid Serious Injury At Jigger Inn After ‘Wandering’ Damian Lewis Shot.
Irish golfer Shane Lowry was lucky to avoid serious injury while relaxing at the Jigger Inn after his third round in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Lowry had completed his round as was sitting outside of the famous St. Andrews ‘watering hole’ when a golf ball hit by amateur Damian Lewis landed very close to when the double Tour winning Irishman was sitting.
Lewis, who is competing in the Pro-Am event for a first time, describes himself as a ‘wandering golfer’ but the ...
Oliver Wilson Set For Dramatic Return To Main Tour Leading Dunhill By Three Shots.
England’s Oliver Wilson is set to regain his European Tour card in dramatic manner after moving three strokes clear of the field on day three of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Wilson, 34 shot a seven under par highlighted by a fifth hole eagle on the Old Course at St. Andrews to move to 15-under par.
Four players – World No. 1 Rory McIlroy (64), England’s Tommy Fleetwood (62) and the French pair of Raphael Jacquelin (69) and Alexander Levy (68) and all competing at St. Andrews – are ...
Rory McIlroy Confirms 2015 Scottish Open Appearance.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy reaffirmed a decision to contest next year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
Earlier this year McIlroy ended a five-year absence to tee-up at Royal Aberdeen and immediately showed his fondness in posting a new Royal Aberdeen course record.
However McIlroy used the experience of playing links golf the week prior to an Open to head to Royal Liverpool and capture golf’s oldest Major.
Now the four-time Major winner says he will stick with the same schedule next year ...
Harrington Stays In Dunhill Limelight After Painting His Putter White.
If Padraig Harrington is to end a six-year winless drought in capturing a third Alfred Dunhill Links Championship then he will do so with a putter he painted himself.
In yet another bizarre chapter in the make-up of the three-time Major winner Harrington revealed he is using a new putter sporting a white face he painted ahead of the recent KLM Open.
So far the new ‘paint job’ has worked with Harrington sharing second place with fellow Irishman Shane Lowry at eight under par and just a stroke ...
Jacquelin Breaks Clear Of Dunhill Links Leader Board Log Jam.
Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin birdied his closing two holes in a round of 70 to break clear of a log jam atop of the leader board on day two of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
The 40-year old Geneva-based Jacquelin was out on the Kingsbarns course as he looks to capture a fifth European Tour title.
Four players – the Ireland duo of Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry, also with rounds of 70, along with Frenchman Alexander Levy (68) and England’s Oliver Wilson (72) – share second ...
Azinger Rules Out 2016 Ryder Cup Captaincy Under Present PGA Set-Up.
Paul Azinger has ruled out captaining the 2016 USA Ryder Cup team under the present selection process in place by the PGA of America.
Azinger led the USA Team to victory in 2008 at Valhalla but since then Europe has dominated winning three in succession, and under a carefully orchestrated selection process.
But as the fall out of America’s five point humbling at the hands of a Paul McGinley led European side continues, Azinger was interviewed on the new US-based Back Nine network and suggested ...
Darren Clarke Plays Down 2016 Ryder Cup Captaincy Push.
Darren Clarke has sought to defuse discussion on the likelihood of replacing fellow Irishman Paul McGinley as 2016 European Ryder Cup captain.
Clarke already has the public backing of World No. 1 Rory McIlroy along with double Major winning Martin Kaymer and nine-time Ryder Cup star and close friend, Lee Westwood.
But after posting a one over par 71 at St. Andrews on the first day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship the Ulterman was in no mood to discuss the possibility of leading Europe into ...
