European Tour Pays Its Respects To Nelson Mandela.
As the news of Nelson Mandela’s passing spread around the globe, many of The European Tour’s leading players, along with Chief Executive George O’Grady, paid tribute to the former South African President.
Ernie Els’s personal and moving tribute at the Nedbank Golf Challenge summed up the feelings of everyone involved with The European Tour.
“It is a very sad day,” said four time Major champion Els. “We have lost one of the iconic leaders of our time. You cannot say anything bad about ...
Bernie’s Monthly Medal Winners – November 2013.
Here is my Monthly Medal winners and also a handful of losers for November 2103.
GOLFER OF THE MONTH – Henrik Stenson
The month of November produced a number of credible victories including Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano in capturing the WGC – HSBC Champions, Frenchman Victor Dubuisson finishing ahead of boyhood hero, Tiger Woods to win the very first Turkish Airlines Open.
And we saw Sweden’s Henrik Stenson end his best-ever season in winning the DP World Tour Championship to become European No. ...
Tiger Woods Pays Tribute To Passing Of Nelson Mandela.
Tiger Woods has joined fellow Major champion Ernie Els in paying his respects to the late Nelson Mandela.
The 14-time Major winning Woods Tweeted the following remarks:-
Tiger Woods @TigerWoods8h
You will always be in my heart Mr. Mandela.
Tiger Woods @TigerWoods8h
Pop & I felt your aura when we met, I feel it today & I will feel it forever.
Woods commented the death of Mandela was “a sad day for many people,” especially those who had the chance to meet ...
David Higgins Nosedives 10 Shots On Day Two Of Hong Kong Open.
After producing his second best score of his European Tour career Ireland’s David Higgins nosedived down the leader board on day two of the Hong Kong Open.
Higgins was riding on day one after a first round 64 and he best Tour round since posting a 62 in a 2001 event in Spain.
However the Waterville golfer let slip his superb start to his first event of the 2014 wraparound start to a new season with a shock 74 that saw him plummet 27 to a share of 28th place.
And on the day the world mourned ...
Ernie Els Fittingly Leads Golf In Honouring Nelson Mandela’s Passing.
It seems only fitting Ernie Els has led the tributes from the golf world on the passing of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela passed away in his Johannesburg home at age 95.
Els first met Mandela in 1994 when he and Johann Rupert had dinner with the former South African President.
And in capturing last year’s Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Els spoke of the impact Mandela had on his own life.
There was a minute’s silence before the start of the second round of the Nedbank Challenge ...
Zack Johnson Leads As Woods, McIlroy, Poulter & Day Struggle At Sherwood.
Zach Johnson shot a five under par 67 to lead the Northwestern World Challenge at Thousand Oaks in Los Angeles.
Fellow American Matt Kuchar continued his good end-0f-season form with a 68 however a number of big stars, including tournament host Tiger Woods, struggled.
Woods bogeyed the 1st hole before just two birdies at the 5th and 11th holes on route to a 71.
Rory McIlroy carded a one over par 73 that included three birdies but also four bogeys and less than a week after his stunning Australian ...
Simon Dyson Handed Two-Month Suspended Ban & £30,000 Fine.
England golfer Simon Dyson was handed a suspended two-month ban from the European Tour and fined £30,000 ($US 49,000) following his rules violation on the eighth green during the second round of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.
Dyson attended a ‘Disciplinary Panel’ hearing on Thursday where he was found guilty of a serious breach of the tour’s code of behavior for using his ball to press down a spike mark on the green in direct line of a short par putt.
His ban will become effective ...
