Lowry Reckons He’s Onto A Clara Jug Winner With ‘Theatre Of War’
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Shane Lowry reckons his ‘Clara Jug Syndicate’ is on winner after ‘Theatre of War’ finished a gallant seventh in its New Year race at the Cheltenham.
The Open Champion formed the syndicate that includes his brother and long-time close friends as a thank you for their support following Lowry’s Royal Portrush success.
In a first race late last year, the four-year old gelding ran second at Leopardstown ahead of it’s 2020 debut in a two-miler on Wednesday.
“The horse ...
Furyk Warns Beware When The McIlroy Victory Floodgates Open
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Last-up USA Ryder Cup captain, Jim Furyk knows only too well how strong a player is World No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy may not have proved pivotal to victory in Europe’s stunning 2018 victory over the Furyk led hapless USA Team in France but the American knows talent when it’s staring him in the face.
The now 49-year old Furyk was asked on the eve of this week’s Players Championship what he thought of McIlroy’s current run of four top-5 finishes this ...
Scott Insists A No-Patrons Masters Will Not Be The Same
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Former Masters champion Adam Scott insists the hosting of the Masters will not be the same without the Augusta National patrons.
It is just a month to the hosting of the New Year’s first Major and with each day there’s more news of the cancellations of major sporting events.
On the golf front, the European Tour has announced next week’s Hero Indian Open is being cancelled while, and this comes as a surprise, the Czech Masters to be held in late August has also off the ...
Knox Has 16-Year Old Ponte Vedre High School Student On The Bag For TPC Sawgrass Round
Scotland’s Russell Knox has a former Tour caddy back on his bag though it was a 16-year old local high school lad calling the shots in the lead-up to the ultra-lucrative Players Championship at Ponte Vedre in Florida.
Knox has missed the halfway cut in his last four events – AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis Invitational, Honda Classic and last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The Scot had shot a 65 on day two at Pebble Beach but in his other eight rounds Know had not broken 70.
And ...
Ryder Cup Captain Rivals Harrington & Stricker Together At Valero Texas Open
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Event organisers have been proud to annuonce Ryder Cup captain rivals Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington have committed to compete in the Valero Texas Open to be held April 2-5 in San Antonio.
Harrington will captain the European Team and Stricker the United States Team when the 43rd Ryder Cup matches are contested at Whistling Straits in Koehler, Wisconsin September 22-27. This marks the first time Harrington and Stricker will be captains of the Ryder Cup.
Combined ...
World No. 1 McIlroy Confirms ‘Yes, He’s The Peloton No.1’
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You could be mistaken Rory McIlroy was talking a foreign language.
The World No. 1 found his way to the Media Centre for a pre-tournament conference ahead of his Players Championship title.
He was asked all the ‘normal’ questions such as his thoughts in returning to TPC Sawgrass as defending champion, when he began to take a liking for Pete Dye designed golf courses, what was the state of his game along with a number of like questions.
Thought there was one question ...
Piercy Incurs PGA Tour Commissioner’s Wrath Over Vile Social Media Post.
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It’s rare to see the head of any major sporting organisation sound really annoyed but that was the scenario when PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan was asked his reaction to a social media post four-time Tour winner Scott Piercy directed at former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.
In the post, the 41-year old Nevada-based golfer made reference to QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory, and according to Wikipedia, detailing a supposed secret plot by an alleged “deep ...
