Injury Forces Peter Uihlein Out Of U.S. Open Qualifier.
Back injury has forced former U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein out of Monday’s 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath in Surrey.
Uihlein, 24 was hoping to qualify for the U.S. Open for a first time as a professional after making his debut, as the then U.S. Amateur champion, in the 2011 event at the Congressional Club in Maryland.
The Orlando-based golfer had teed-up last Thursday in the first round of the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship but lasted just three holes and ...
Tony Jacklin Says Stephen Gallacher ‘Tender Minded’ When It Comes To Ryder Cup.
Stephen Gallacher has added incentive to make his Ryder Cup debut after European great Tony Jacklin slammed the Scot saying he hasn’t got what it takes to tee up at Gleneagles.
Jacklin is Europe’s greatest-ever Ryder Cup stars representing GB & I and later Europe on seven occasions before taking up the captaincy in 1983.
The Scunthorpe-born son of a truck driver then steered Europe to victory in 1985 and 1987 before the memorable tie two years later at the Belfry that ensured Europe retained ...
Rory McIlroy Adds Alfred Dunhill Links To His 2014 Schedule.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy will add the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship to this year’s schedule.
McIlroy will again team-up with his father, Gerry in the event commencing October 2nd and the week immediately following the Ryder Cup.
It will be the first occasion since 2011 McIlroy will contest the ‘celebration of links golf’ when he finished runner-up to fellow Northern Irishman Michael Hoey.
McIlroy has further fond memories of the event having stood at the back of the 18th ...
Padraig Harrington In Yet Another Rules Scare.
Padraig Harrington found himself yet again at the center of a rules incident and this time during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship.
The triple Major winner was on the fourth green of the West Course and all set to mark his golf ball with a coin he’s always used.
However in attempting to mark his ball the Irishman dropped his coin marker and with the coin bouncing off his golf ball and then presenting the uncertainty as to whether or not his ball may have moved.
“I mark my ball ...
Chris Doak Labours 12 Hours To Be In Contention In 60th BMW PGA
Chris Doak laboured his way through a 12-hour shift to put himself in contention in the 60th anniversary BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Doak was among 33 players unable to finish his opening round after two stoppages on Thursday resulted in a near two-hour delay to play in the Tour’s flagship event.
The proud Greenock golfer was three under par and hadn’t dropped a shot when darkness halted play just after 8.30pm and with Doak having pared the 14th on the West Course.
Doak had the alarm ...
Shane Lowry Birdies Closing Two Holes To Share BMW PGA Lead.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry birdied his closing two holes to join Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn sharing the lead after two rounds of the BMW PGA Championship.
Lowry came from two shots behind Bjorn at the start of the round to shoot a two under par 70 to tie Bjorn on 10-under par and with the 43-year old Bjorn managing a level par 72 on a day of intermittent showers.
Lowry and Bjorn are four shots clear of Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello (73) and former BMW PGA winner Luke Donald (67) tied in third place on ...
Rory McIlroy Finding On-Course ‘Release’ From Off-Course Concerns.
Rory McIlroy continues to find on course ‘release’ from his off course personal troubles in motoring his way into contention on day two of a rain-sodden BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
McIlroy fought back from a seventh hole double bogey, and a hole he had eagled a day earlier, to post a one under par 71 for a five under par tally in the European Tour flagship event.
The double Major winner had ended his opening round just after 8pm local time, and while being pestered by midges, the 25-year ...
