Happy Birthday Adam Scott – 34 Years Old Today.

Happy Birthday to Adam Scott. Today July 16th is Adam’s 34th birthday and this week is the Australian’s 15th straight appearance in The Open. The Adelaide-born Scott first contested The Open in 2000 at the Old Course at St. Andrews and with his best results coming in the past two years. Of course, Scott went agonizingly close to victory in 2012 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes when he bogeyed the four closing holes while last year he was in contention at Muirfield and finishing in a share ...

French Open Win Gives McDowell Royal Liverpool Momentum.

Graeme McDowell admits his dramatic double French Open has given him ‘much needed’ momentum into this week’s Open Championship. McDowell arrived at Hoylake having taken a week off since virtually being handed French success by American Kevin Stadler at the National course in Versailles.  

Padraig Harrington Plays Impossible Shot – Blindfolded! (See The Video)

Two time Open winner and PGA  Champion Padraig Harrington takes on the impossible with the help of his long standing caddie, Ronan Flood.1 Harrington plays a number of shots from about 35 yards out from from a hole including from behind trees and each time trying to hit a green marked out with a nine foot diameter target area around the hole. And while Flood helps Harrington with his alignment the triple Major winner plays all the shots blindfolded. And also check out Harrington trying a Happy ...

Martin Kaymer Proud For First Time To Be A German After World Cup Glory.

Reigning US Open champion Martin Kaymer revealed for a first time in his own illustrious career he felt proud to be Germany following his country’s World Cup success over Argentina. Kaymer revealed he was relaxing in his Hoylake rented house watching coverage of the final in the company of his Scottish-born caddy, Craig Connelly. And Kaymer reminded everyone of his unique relationship with the German Team with Thomas Muller actually commenting ahead of the World Cup in Brazil that it was Kaymer’s ...

Tiger Woods – Nothing Matters But Finishing First At Royal Liverpool.

It was a question you knew the answer before Tiger Woods replied and was confirmation that nothing matters to him this week than finishing first in 143rd Open Championship. Woods was a little late attending his press conference having played a full 18 holes before fronting the media near 11am local time here at Royal Liverpool. The 14-time Major winner has returned to Hoylake for a first occasion since his emotional 2006 Open Championship success and the third occasion he won golf’s oldest ...

Ian Poulter Under Injury Cloud Ahead Of Open.

Ian Poulter is under an injury cloud heading to this week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Poulter revealed he underwent an MRI scan on a wrist injury sustained during last week’s Scottish Open in Aberdeen, at which he missed the cut. He expects to receive the results on Tuesday but has said there is no evidence of a fracture. On Monday evening Poulter wrote on Twitter: “Just off to Leeds to have a MRI scan on the wrist. Jarred it last week on 14th and 18th. Precautionary ...

Olympic Games Qualification Process Confirmed

The International Golf Federation confirmed today (MON) the qualification system that will be used for golf in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The announcement was made during a press conference at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, site of this week’s Open Championship, and follows ratification of the system by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As outlined by IGF President Peter Dawson, Vice President Ty Votaw and Executive Director Antony Scanlon, the following ...