Geoff Ogivly Admits It Was Like Eating Soup With A Fork But I’ve Found The Spoon.
Old Westbury, New York ….
If Geoff Ogilvy had not of secured full playing rights for next year’s PGA Tour he could mirror the money on the public speaking circuit being earned by former Presidents and Prime Ministers with his vast knowledge.
His pre-Northern Trust press conference, and just two days after moving right on the ‘bubble’ and 125th place on the FedEx Cup to 116th position and the assurance of membership for the 2017/18 season, was a golf writers dream.
There was one fabulous ...
Rory Mcllroy Hits A Homer At Yankee Stadium
New York City, NY …
Rory McIlroy warmed-up for this week’s opening event of the lucrative FedEx Cup Series hitting a home run with a golf ball at famed Yankee Stadium.
There was no sell-out New York crowd in attendance given the Yankees were competing in Detroit and other than a few PGA Tour officials and FedEx Cup sponsor VIPs.
McIlroy first hit wedge shots from a corporate enclosure into the diamond area as part of a ceremony involving FedEx making a $US 1 million donation to St. Jude’s ...
Shane Lowry Vows To Break Back Into Top-50 By Year’s End.
Shane Lowry has vowed to pour all his energies over the next four months to get himself back inside the top-50 to qualify for the 2018 Masters.
For a second year running, Lowry is not headed to this week’s start to the lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off Series on New York’s Long Island.
Last year it was by choice and instead electing to travel to Denmark in a last-ditch effort to qualify for the Ryder Cup.
However, on this occasion Lowry has missed out on breaking into the top-125 by finishing his ...
Stenson Celebrates 21st Pro Victory Setting Record Wyndham Winning Low.
Greensboro, NC ...
Henrik Stenson celebrated a 21st pro career victory in becoming the winningest Swede on the PGA Tour and setting a new tournament record in capturing the Wyndham Championship.
Stenson, 41 birdied four of his closing six holes and as he had done a day earlier in signing for a six-under 64 and win by a shot with a 22-under par tally.
The win in Stenson’s first since his Open Championship victory last year and a first Stateside in four years.
It is also Stenson’s sixth taste ...
Knox Excited To Be Heading To Long Island For Play-Offs Start.
Greensboro, NC ….
Russell Knox was wasting little time in jetting off to New York’s Long Island in readiness for Thursday’s start to the lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off Series.
Knox walked from the course agonisingly missing what would have been a sixth birdie of his final round in an eventual four-under par 68 for a Wyndham Championship clubhouse share of 25th place at nine-under par.
Scotland’s top-ranked golfer capped his round early on in chipping-in from 18-feet and just off the ...
Harrington Afforded Nine-Event ‘Minor Medical Exemption’ 2017/18 PGA Tour Lifeline.
Greensboro, NC …
Padraig Harrington has been handed a 2017/18 season life-line after an injury-interrupted PGA Tour season.
Harrington and his family headed home after he missed the third round cut in Sunday’s concluding Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The triple Major winner needed to finish top-three to qualify for the start of this week’s lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off Series.
Harrington ends the year officially 199th on the FedEx Cup points standing and his poorest ...
Ogilvy Declares ‘Mission Accomplished’ In Securing Tour Card & FedEx Cup Play-Offs Start.
Greensboro, NC …
“Mission Accomplished” declared Geoff Ogilvy after the double comfort of securing his PGA Tour card for next season and in the immediate future qualifying for Thursday’s start to the lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off series.
Not since he first went to Q-School nearly 19-years ago has Ogilvy endured the pressure he found himself this week at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
For Ogilvy and many of his PGA Tour colleagues it was a PGA Tour ‘Last Chance ...
