Gregor Macgregor ‘Drives In’ As New R & A Captain.
It’s been a big 14 hours of news for the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.
No sooner had R & A CEO Peter Dawson announced around 6pm last night the club had voted overwhelmingly to allow women members and at 8am this morning traditional driving-in ceremony for the new Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews took place on the 1st tee of the Old Course.
George Macgregor OBE began his year in office with a drive at precisely 8am as a cannon fired alongside the ...
The Day Dental Floss Cleared A Ryder Cup Impass.
It’s not just your dentist that advises you to floss – so does Ryder Cup referee and Drumpellier head PGA Professional Ian Taylor. Four years ago at Celtic Manor, Taylor, who will be among the referees at Gleneagles, was making his bow in the golfing cauldron that is the Ryder Cup when a small packet of the dental string came to the fore. Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy were swapping blows with Zach Johnson and Hunter Mahan when Taylor stepped into the spotlight – much to the bemusement ...
Shane Lowry Insists He Won’t Hear Of Ryder Cup Until He Qualifies For European Team.
Shane Lowry insists he will have nothing to do with next week’s Ryder Cup until the day he becomes a member of the European Team.
Lowry posted a three under par 68 to be trailing three strokes behind Dutchman Joost Luiten, who birdied seven of his last 10 holes in a six under par 65 on the Twenty-Ten course and host for the 2010 Ryder Cup.
‘Belgium Bomber’ Nicolas Colsaerts set a new European Tour ‘Longest Drive’ of 447-yards at the 18th to be in second place and tied with Scot Andrew ...
R & A Vote 85% ‘Yes’ To Allow Women Members.
As expected, the R & A has overwhelmingly voted ‘Yes’ in allowing women members of the St. Andrews based club.
The vote was 85% from the club’s 2,400 male membership in welcoming women as members.
Statement from Peter Dawson, Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
“I am very pleased indeed to announce that the membership of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has voted overwhelmingly in favour of welcoming women members.
“More than three quarters ...
Rory McIlroy Makes A Santander Splash In London’s River Thames.
If you thought World No. 1 Rory McIlroy was resting-up ahead of next week’s Ryder Cup
showdown at Gleneagles then you’re wrong.
Instead, the four-time Major winner was out on the River Thames near the Tower Bridge in
London earlier today hosting a promotion for sponsor – Santander.
And as you can see from the Twitter pics McIlroy looked to be enjoying himself in the
British capital and with London’s Major Boris Johnson, dressed in suit and tie, hitting
a shot off the ...
Colsaerts Hits Longest Tour Drive Of 447-Yards On Opening Day Of Wales Open.
Former Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts has hit a new longest recorded European Tour drive ever on route to a five under par 66 on the opening day of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor.
Colsaerts, affectionately known as ‘The Belgium-born Bomber’, hit his tee shot 447-yards at the par five 18th hole of the Twenty-Ten course that played host to the 2010 Ryder Cup.
The 31-year old took full advantage of a prevailing breeze and the hard condition of the fairway at the 575-yard (526-meter) par five 18th ...
Gleneagles – Ryder Cup Host PGA Centenary Course – Hole By Hole – Photos Of All 18.
GLENEAGLES – PGA CENTENARY COURSE – HOLE-BY-HOLE WITH ANDREW JOWLETT, HEAD PROFESSIONAL
1st Broken Brae 426 yards
A relatively benign par four but then that might be slightly different when you’ve got 45,000 people screaming your name at the start of a Ryder Cup match. It’s all about the position of the tee shot and at 426-yards, it is not overly long so a lot of the guys could be hitting fairway or rescue clubs to leave the ball on the top level ...
