Baltusrol – Venue For KPMG PGA Named In Honour Of A Murdered Dutch Farmer
The reason for the naming of a new golf course is not all that difficult to fathom.
Golf courses are mostly named in honour of their location, such as Irish gems Ballybunion, Old Head and Ballyliffin while there’s Long Reef in my beloved Sydney, as well as, the likes of famed Royal Melbourne and the stunning New South Wales club.
My home course at Crail in Scotland boasts two courses – the Balcomie Links and the Craighead Links but not named after the village. In fact, the Tom Morris ...
Crail’s Gil Hanse Designed Craighead Links Celebrates 25th Anniversary – His First 18-Hole Course
A day after the crowning of a new men’s U.S. Open champion one of the world’s oldest clubs is celebrating the 25 th anniversary of the Gil Hanse designed Craighead Links course at Crail Golfing Scotland in Scotland.
Hanse’s redesign work in Beverly Hills was on show last week for golf fans around the world to admire, while also testing the ancient club-and-ball game’s best ahead of American Wyndham Clark grabbing the golfing oscar in being crowned the 123 rd U.S. Open champion.
The ‘Silver ...
McGuire: Maguire’s Odd Slashed For Tour’s Third Major
Double LPGA winning Leona Maguire has seen her betting odds slashed for this week’s KPMG PGA Championship in New Jersey.
This is on the back of Maguire’s stunning second Tour victory, Sunday at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan.
The 28-year-old posted a closing round 64 for a two-shot success, and some 16-months after her breakthrough Tour victory earlier last year.
And on both occasions, the quietly-spoken K. Club attached golfer has done it silencing two of the big names in women’s pro ...
McIlroy’s Defiant Last Words In Turning His Back On Hollywood Disappointment.
“I would go through 100 Sundays like this to get my hands on another major championship”.
The very defiant last words spoken by Rory McIlroy following his bitter disappointment in letting slip victory at the 123rd U.S. Open.
Aside from the opening round, the Holywood, Northern Ireland-born McIlroy had been contention for the next two rounds on the host LACC course in suburban Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Heading intot the final round, the 2011 U.S. Open winner was just one shot off the lead, ...
Clark Captures The U.S. Open Oscar – All The Facts & Figures
Wyndham Clark Captures The 123rd U.S. Open Winning Oscar – Now All The Facts & Figures
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Final-Round Leaderboard
Wyndham Clark 64-67-69-70—270 (-10)
Rory McIlroy 65-67-69-70—271 (-9)
Scottie Scheffler 67-68-68-70—273 (-7)
Cameron Smith 69-67-71-67—274 (-6)
Things to Know
Wyndham ...
Clark Wins On Father’s Day But Dedicates U.S. Open Triumph To His Mother
Sunday of the 123rd U.S. Open in America was Father’s Day.
However for 29-year-old Wyndham Clark when his victory putt dropped at the 72nd hole, he looked to the heavens remembering his mother.
In only his six prior major championships, Clark had finished no better than a share of 75th.
However, Clark overcame the best in the world producing a four-round Oscar-winning showing in Hollywood to capture a maiden major, and in doing so he overcame two late bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16, a brilliant par ...
McIlroy’s Shortest Club Again Robs Him Of Golf’s Biggest Prize
Thirty-six putts on the final day of a major championship is never going to win you golf’s highest award.
That’s how many putts Rory McIlroy recorded on the final day of the 123rd U.S. Open, finishing runner-up on the LACC course to American Wyndham Clark.
It’s now been eight years, 10 months and 28 days, and along with 33 majors, since McIlroy last won a major championship in capturing the 2014 PGA Championship in near darkness at Valhalla.
An opening birdie sent McIlroy into ...
