Padraig Harrington One Round Away From Ending Six-Year PGA Tour Winless Drought.

In a superb return to form Ireland’s Padraig Harrington is now just one round away from ending a six-year PGA Tour winless drought. The triple Major winning Irishman heads into the final round of the HP Bryon Nelson Championship at eight under par and just two shots from the lead shared by fellow Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen and American Brendan Todd. Oosthuizen produced the lowest round all week of a six under par 64 on the par 70 layout. In fact, the South African bogey two of his opening ...

‘Cambo’ Pulls Plug On Pinehurst U.S. Open Defence After Seperating From His Wife.

New Zealand’s Michael Campbell has announced he will not return to the scene of his US Open triumph at Pinehurst next month after separating from his wife, Julie Campbell, who held off Tiger Woods by two shots to win his first major title in 2005 and after having qualified at Walton  Heath, said he is not “mentally ready” to play competitive golf and will also miss next week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Campbell and his wife who have been recently residing in Marbella, Spain. And ...

Graeme McDowell Considers Skipping WGC – Bridgestone Invitational.

Graeme McDowell is considering withdrawing from the  WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and the penultimate Ryder Cup qualifying event for those Europeans based on the PGA Tour. And McDowell’s decision has nothing to do with the fact his first-born is due the same week at the no-cut $US 9m event in Akron, Ohio. McDowell has spoken before about not travelling to Akron, Ohio given in his eight appearances since 2002 he’s finished no higher than T22nd in 2010. “I have talked before about giving ...

Alastair Forsyth Will Be Forever Haunted By ‘Mac’ Dying At His Feet.

Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth says he’ll be forever haunted by the horror of watching his caddie die at his feet. The Scottish golfer described the moment Iain McGregor collapsed on the ninth fairway during the final round of the Madeira Islands Open on Sunday, and bizarrely just a day before he was due to turn 53. Tour Miss and myself knew ‘Mac’ pretty well and his passing came as a big shock, and it’s a shock that has resonated throughout the European Tour and also among ...

Martin Kaymer Will Return To World No. 1 Says His Glasgow Caddy But Sadness & Joy After Players Win.

Glasgow caddy Craig Connelly predicts new Players Championship winner Martin Kaymer can muscle his way back to the top of the World Rankings. There was sadness and joy for Connelly after returning to the course from a 90-minute storm delay and help steer the German through a rocky final four holes to victory in near darkness on the TPC Sawgrass course. Connelly had been saddened by news ahead of the final round of the death of good friend and caddying colleague, Iain ‘Mac’ McGregor the Zimbabwean ...

Martin Kaymer Declares Paul McGinley Is Not A ‘Selfish’ Ryder Cup Captain.

Germany’s Martin Kaymer has singled out European Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley for special praise after his Players Championship success declaring the Irishman who will lead Europe later this year is not a ‘selfish’ captain. Kaymer emerged from a 90-minute thunderstorm delay leading by three shots but survived a rocky final four holes to become only the fourth European to win the PGA Tour’s flagship event. The win was Kaymer’s first since December 2012 and just a second in the ...

Martin Kaymer Survives Lightning & 16th Hole Double To Win Players Championship.

Germany’s Martin survived a 90-minute delay due to lightning and then a horror double bogey to capture the 2014 Players Championship. The Dusseldorf-born Kaymer was well clear at the time of the stoppage leading by three after 14 holes. On the resumption to play he doubled the par four 15th after a poor drive and then also survived the scare of nearly finding the water at the par three, island green 17 where Kaymer’s ball spun back and had it not been for a small fringe of grass it would ...