Syme Holes ‘Back Door’ Final Hole Birdie Putt To Regain Share Of Wales Open Lead
Scotland’s Connor Syme brilliantly holed a last hole birdie to regain a share of the lead heading to the final round of the ISPS Handa Wales Open at Celtic Manor.
In conditions not too dissimilar to those that almost ruined the 2010 Ryder Cup, all players battled a difficult mix of driving rain and continuing blustery conditions in a ‘preferred lie’ rule in place on the Twenty-Ten course.
Sweden’s Sebastain Soderberg was one of just two players inside the top-20 to tame the weather and ...
Scheffler Becomes 12th PGA Tour Player To Join The ‘Sub-Sixty’ Club – A Northern Trust 59
American Scottie Scheffler has added his name to the record books.
The 24-year-old shot a 59 (-12) at TPC Boston in the second round of the Northern Trust.
It is just the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and with Scheffler now the second-youngest to achieve the majical golfing achievement.
Scheffler had a clean card on Friday, firing 12 birdies and six pars.
The American was having a good round through 13 holes as he was eight-under and quickly moving up the leaderboard. Scheffler then caught ...
Syme Sets His Sights Now On Double Dose Of Wales Open Success
Scotland’s Connor Syme heads to the weekend now determined for a double dose of success at the ISPS Handa Wales Open at Celtic Manor.
Syme tamed the ‘brutal’ wet and blustery conditions brought on by Storm Caroline moving two shots clear of the field with a second one-under par 70 for a six-under total.
The Drumoig golfer grabbed three birdies but also dropped two shots to be clear of fellow Scot Liam Johnston who posted a 68 to be among a group on four-under.
Syme said: “That was brutal, ...
Tiger Gets The Hot Oil Treatment Ahead Of A Well-Lubricated Northern Trust 68.
Tiger Woods had many observers wondering what was being applied to his neck and lower back ahead of his opening round at the Northern Trust near Boston
Woods grabbed five birdies in a three-under par 68 and head to the clubhouse trailing four shots behind early leader and fellow American Harris English.
The 15-time Major winning Woods was observed ahead of tee-off on the TPC Norton practice range rubbing his upper back with a towel and placing a cold bottle of water on the back of his neck.
Woods ...
Syme Immediately Sets About Making Celtic Manor Ammends – Shares Lead In Wales Open
Connor Syme superbly set about making amends for last week’s Celtic Manor near first Tour win in posting a stunning 66 and muscle his way into a share of the lead on the same course on day one of the ISPS Handa Wales Open.
Syme’s effort was five shots fewer than Sunday’s disappointment in having to settle for third place at the Celtic Classic.
It left Syme tied at the top with England’s Jordan Smith who grabbed six birdies in a five-under par 66.
Syme, 25 birdied three of his opening seven ...
R & A Defends Decision To Cancel The Open As Muirfield Joins The Women’s British Open Rota
Martin Slumbers, as CEO of the R & A, has defended the decision to cancel the staging of this year’s 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George’s while also warmly welcoming a decision to include Muirfield on the Women’s British Open rota commencing in 2022.
The R & A made the decision early April to reschedule TheOpen, and golf’s oldest major, by twelves to 2021.
At the time, Slumbers stated: “I can assure everyone that we have explored every playing option for playing The ...
Attitude – An Eight-Letter Word McIlroy Needs To Now Let Influence His Golf & Not Vice-Versa
Attitude!
An eight-letter word meaning your outlook, your perspective, your ideas, your opinions, your viewpoint, your thoughts and many more.
For anyone playing golf a good attitude is pivotal to the enjoyment in whether you play simply one hole, nine holes or 18 holes.
If you double the first hole there’s no point in letting your attitude ruin the remaining 17 holes. It’s best to just try and put the mishap aside as much as it hurts and move on and try and enjoy what lies ahead.
‘Attitude’ ...
