Woods Set To Jump 250 World Ranking Spots Just Teeing-Up In Hero World Challenge.
How is this for a World Ranking statistic.
Tiger Woods will jump 250 places on the ranking by just by teeing-up in this week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
Woods heads into the elite no-cut event ranked 1,199th in the World Rankings and given the strength of the field teeing-up at Albany that is the prediction given the long-time World No. 1 has contested just three tournaments in the last two years and those being last year’s Hero World Challenge and two events earlier this year ...
Dunne Jets Into Dublin Keen To Recharge Batteries.
Paul Dunne jets back into Dublin Monday morning local time looking forward to a well-earned competition break and recharging the golfing batteries ahead of the 2018 season.
Dunne celebrated Sunday’s 25th birthday with a disappointing closing round 72 to share 41st place in the UBS Hong Kong Open.
It was the very first event of the 2018 European Tour schedule but the last tournament for Dunne in a 2017 season capped by his brilliant British Masters triumph.
The Wicklow golfer, however, spoilt ...
Ormsby Joins Aussie Greats Thomson, Nagle & Norman Winning Hong Kong Open.
Wade Ormsby has joined the greats of Australian golf including Peter Thomson, the late Kel Nagle and Greg Norman to capture a maiden European Tour title with a nerve-wracking UBS Hong Kong Open victory.
The 37-year old Adelaide-born Ormsby bogeyed the last but it was good enough in a round of a two-under par 68 for a one shot success at 11-under par and to also achieve the win in front of recently-crowned European No. 1 and playing partner, Tommy Fleetwood who posted a last day 69 to share sixth ...
Neil Looks To Be Inspired By Night At The Races With Rose
Bradley Neil is hoping a night at the races with European Tour No. 2 Justin Rose is sufficient inspiration for the rookie Scottish pro.
Neil is making his full European Tour debut at this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open and the 22-year old will bank a first cheque today (SUN) after brilliantly making the cut in the former Colonial outpost.
The Blairgowrie golfer had holed a 25-footer for birdie at the 17th hole on Friday and then drained a 40-footer also for birdie at the last to make the cut by a shot.
Neil, ...
Dunne Gets Into 25th Birthday Mode Taking Route 66 In Hong Kong.
Paul Dunne began his 25th birthday celebrations with a lowest score of his week in taking Route 66 on day three of the UBS Hong Kong Open.
Dunne went into the third round of the co-sanctioned event only just making the halfway cut with a pair of 71s for a two-over par tally on the suburban Fanling course.
He kick-started his third day with four straight pars before sandwiching a sixth hole birdie in between bogeys and five and seven.
Then for a second occasion in three days he birdied the short ...
Dunne Excited With Invitation To Play Augusta National.
Paul Dunne is the envy of his golfing colleagues heading to play Augusta National and venue for the Masters.
It is not that the Wicklow golfer wonder has automatically qualified to receive an inviation to compete next April at the Georgia golfing gem.
No, Dunne’s University of Alabama-based coach, Eric Eshelman has a friend who is an Augusta member and has arranged for the reigning British Masters champion to play a social match at Augusta National.
“My goal is still to improve my current ...
MENA Tour’s Mohamed Juma Buamain Honoured With Lifetime Award At Asia Pacific Golf Summit.
The MENA Tour’s inspirational leader Mohamed Juma Buamaim has been richly honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Asia Pacific Golf Summit for his immense contribution in spearheading the development of the game.
The award was presented at the now annual ‘Oscars’ for golf, held at Da Nang in Vietnam at the weekend, recognised and celebrated the very best who unravelled “new directions for the game going forward.”
“I am deeply honoured and humbled to accept this award ...
