Spieth Heads Into New Year Relishing Tackling McIlroy Down The Stretch.
Jordan Spieth proudly confessed to overcoming any anxiety in proposing to his long-time girlfriend so much so he’s now relishing thoughts of a long-overdue head-to-head confrontation with Rory McIlroy in season 2018.
Spieth and McIlroy along with Phil Mickelson are the only three ‘active’ players heading into the New Year needing to secure just one further Major Championship victory that would send each into golfing immortality.
McIlroy has the first chance in 2018 in looking to add the Masters ...
Spieth Admits More Nervous Trying To Lift Claret Jug Than Thoughts Of Tying The Knot.
Open Champion Jordan Spieth admits he was more nervous contesting the back nine of last year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in striving to win a first Claret Jug than seeking the hand of his long-time girlfriend in marriage.
Spieth confirmed he and Annie Verrett are engaged on the eve of the opening PGA Tour event of the New Year – the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
The Texas-born couple hinted they were engaged when a twitter photo appeared on Christmas Eve and with ...
McIlroy Certain To Get His Bark Back In ‘The Year Of The Dog’.
What would have been the odds a year ago of Rory McIlroy going winless in 2017 and Paul Dunne being the only Irish golfer to win on Tour this past year?
Dunne wrapped himself in British Masters glory and ending only his second full season on Tour as the only player among the country’s top-five to improve his World Ranking compared to this time a year ago.
Little wonder Dunne was the Irish Golf Writers Association’s clear choice for ‘Male Golfer of the Year’.
Let’s look back on season 2017 ...
Aphibarnrat Withdraws To Secure Masters Invitation As Kodaira Misses Augusta By .0031 Of A Ranking Point.
In a very simply and straightforward decision Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat has withdrawn from this week’s Boonchu Ruangkit Championship, and an Asian Tour Development Tour event, to be assured of contesting next April’s Masters at Augusta National.
As is customary, the leading top-50 world ranked players as at 31st December each year receive a formal invitation in the post to contest the Masters.
Aphibarnrat was ranked No. 51 in the world heading into this week’s event ...
Dunne Wins Praise From Lowry & McDowell As Irish Golfer Writers ‘Professional Of The Year’
Past winners Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell have sung the praise of 2017 Irish Golfer Writers Association ‘Male Professional of the Year’ winner – Paul Dunne.
Dunne was presented with the award last night (THUS) at the Association’s annual dinner at the Portmarnock Links Golf & Hotel.
Dunne had a standout second full European Tour season gallantly losing out early in the year in a play-off for the Hassan II Trophy before holing a stunning birdie chip shot at the final hole to secure ...
Norman Backs Leishman To Be Next Aussie To Win A Major.
It has been more than two years since an Australian won at golf’s highest level and Greg Norman believes Marc Leishman will become Australia’s next Major Champion after the Victorian is set to end 2017 as the country’s top ranked golfer.
Leishman will head into the New Year ranked a career-equalling high of No. 12 in the world after first going to No. 12 with his second-place finish in October’s CJ Cup in South Korea.
With no ranking events prior 31st December the Surrey-based World ...
G Mac Uncertain To Start 2018 At Desert Swing Or West Coast Swing.
Graeme McDowell faces a New Year decision whether to contest two Middle East events on courses he knows very well or kick-start 2018 in two PGA Tour events and on five host courses he’s never seen.
Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry have formally entered the January 25th commencing Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines near San Diego.
It will be a first for Lowry in turning down contesting the European Tour’s ‘Desert Swing’ in favour of teeing-up on the PGA Tour’s ‘West Coast Swing’.
Lowry ...
