Seung-yul Noh Determined To Capture Zurich Classic For Korean Ferry Victims.

Korean Seung-yul Noh is determined not only to capture a first PGA Tour success but win for the victims of the tragic South Korean ferry disaster. The ferry disaster took place off the island of Jeju where Noh contested the 2009 Ballantine’s Championship and the second of the tournaments at the Pinx Golf Club, and finishing T46th behind Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee. Noh, and the majority of players contesting the event and including fellow Korean Y.E. Yang, is wearing special yellow and ...

Harrington Throws Both Arms Skywards In Holing 50-Footer To Make Zurich Classic Third Round Cut.

Padraig Harrington has holed some putts in his career but none more pleasing recently than the 50-footer he holed for birdie on the final green to make the third round cut in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Harrington commenced his round from  the 10th tee on the TPC Louisiana course and was even par for his round and two under par in tally in stepping onto the par three ninth tee. His 5-iron tee shot was long and only just managed to remain on the putting surface.  In doing so it avoided either ...

Paul Casey Posts Lowest Score In Three Years Without A TPC Louisiana Practice Round.

England”s Paul Casey posted his lowest score in nearly three years shooting an eight-under par 64 on day three of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Casey, who is competing on an invitation, had just 23 putts including 10 over his inward nine in sauna-like conditions on the TPC Louisiana course. And what makes Casey’s round all the more special is that he was not able to play a practice round on the alligator-infested Pete Dye designed layout situated on the west bank of the mighty Mississippi ...

Justin Rose Shoots Lowest Round This Year & Hints Of Adding Scottish Open To Schedule.

Reigning US Open champion posted his lowest score all season on day two of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and then hinted he is considering adding this year’s Scottish Open to his schedule. Rose grabbed seven birdies, and all over his closing 11 holes, in a round of 67 in heat wave conditions on the TPC Avondale course. The effort moved the World No. 11, and highest ranked player contesting the $US 6.8m event, to six under par but with American Ben Martin taking a huge bite out of the alligator ...

TPC Louisiana Wasted No Time Recognizing Ben Martin’s Zurich Classic 62.

TPC Louisiana staff wasted no time recognizing the efforts of Ben Martin’s course record setting 10-under par 62 on the opening day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. And as you can observe from the photograph below Martin’s name was up on wall of the clubhouse when players arrived this morning for the second day’s play in the $US 6.8m event. Martin didn’t drop a shot in his 62 that included 23 putts ahead of the 26-year old South Carolina native adding a round of 67 that ...

Tiger Woods Absence Won’t Affect Open Championship Ticket Sales Says R & A.

Organisers of this year’s Open Championship don’t expect a drop in ticket sales should Tiger Woods not tee up at Royal Liverpool. Good friend and Daily Record colleague Euan McLean reports the R & A s views on the matter. Euan writes: With no announcement so far on the world No.1’s comeback from spinal surgery, uncertainty hangs over Woods’s participation in the forthcoming Majors and the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. But Open organisers at the R&A yesterday reported buoyant ...

Supercaddy John ‘Ronnie’ Roberts Comes To PGA Champion Jason Duffner’s China Open Rescue.

Supercaddy John ‘Ronnie’ Roberts came to the rescue of reigning PGA Champion Jason Duffner moments before the American was due to tee off in round two of the Volvo China Open. Here is ‘Ronnie’s’ own words have he saved Duffner some embarrassment ahead of his round on the Genzon Golf Club course. Because Brett Rumford, US PGA champion Jason Dufner & world No3 Henrik Stenson were off early R2 (0725) there was insufficient time for everyone in the group to go to the ...