Kevin Sutherland Misses Six-Foot Putt For A 58.
American Kevin Sutherland put himself into Champions Tour history despite missing a six foot putt for a round of 58.
However Sutherland’s 59 on day three of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open at Endicott, New York was good enough for a share of the lead in Saturday’s second round of the event to lead at 13-under after being level par on day one.
Sutherland opened with seven birdies and an eagle on the first eight holes.
He had 12 birdies overall, including three straight coming into ...
Rory McIlroy In An Ian Poulter Lookalike Suit Parading Claret Jug At Old Trafford.
Rory McIlroy kept his promise when he paraded the famed Claret Jug at Old Trafford.
The current World No. 1 ranked golfer stepped out on the ground at halftime in the Manchester United clash against Swansea drawing wild applause from the some 73,000 fans.
But then it’s not known if they were applauding McIlroy’s effort last month at Royal Liverpool or eye-catching his three-piece suit and similar to the suit Ian Poulter wore to Wimbledon.
Poulter went as far to tweet the following:-
Ian ...
Martin Laird Muscles His Way To One Shot Shy Wyndham C’ship Lead.
Martin Laird muscled his way into a share of third place and just one shot from the lead after two rounds of the Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Laird picked off seven birdies including three in succession from his 12th hole in a round of a four under par 66 and a nine under par total on the Sedgefield Country Club course.
It put the Scot just a stroke adrift of the leading American duo of Heath Slocum and Scott Langley, and each posting 65s for 10-under par totals.
Laird teed-up ...
Harrington Finds Himself In Unfamiliar Territory In Losing His PGA Tour Card.
Padraig Harrington finds himself now in unfamiliar territory having lost full membership of the PGA Tour in missing the halfway cut in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Harrington walked from the Sedgefield Country Club course at 1pm local time having putted out for a par in a second straight score of a two over par 72 for four over par total and miss the expected halfway cut by five shots.
It is the first time since joining the PGA Tour full time in 2007 Harrington now finds ...
Golf Legends Goalby & Finsterwald Add To 75th Anniversary Wyndham C’ship Celebration.
Golfing legends Bob Goalby and Dow Finsterwald added to the celebration of this year’s 75th anniversary Wyndham Championship.
Goalby, 85 is well known in virtually being handed victory in the 1968 Masters after Argentina’s Robert De Vincenzo signed for a four at the 17rh when he in fact he had holed out for a birdie ‘3’.
However the first of Goalby’s 11 PGA Tour wins came at the 1958 Greater Greensboro Open and the championship was then known.
Finsterwald followed Goalby ...
Paul Casey Determined To Remind Paul McGinley Of His Ryder Cup Credentials.
Paul Casey remains determined to win the remaining two European Ryder Cup qualifying events and make amends in being overlooked for team selection four years ago.
Casey set about that task on the first day of the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship with a five under par 65 and trail just two shots behind Columbian Camilo Villegas who posted a 63 in superb scoring conditions on the Sedgefield course in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The American duo of former US Open winner Webb Simpson and William McGirt ...
Padraig Harrington Struggles Around Wyndham C’Ship Greens.
Padraig Harrington’s mother, Breda confirmed what her son mentioned a few minutes later in that the triple Major winner struggled around and on the greens on the opening day of the Wyndham Championship.
In what is undoubtedly one of Harrington’s most important events of the season he walked from the course near 6.30pm having posted a two over par 72.
It left Harrington, who needs to finish first or second in this week’s $5.3m to avoid losing his 2014/15 Tour card, trailing 11 shots ...
