Scottish Open Organisers Welcome Inclusion In Lucrative Rolex Series.
VisitScotland and Aberdeen Asset Management have welcomed the news that the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open will be part of the newly announced Rolex Series as part of an enhanced European Tour schedule for 2017.
The European Tour revealed that the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, taking place at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire in 2017, will benefit from an enhanced prize fund of US$7 million thanks to the agreement as well as a significantly enhanced media profile through improved television ...
McIlroy More Interested In Regaining No. 1 World Ranking Than A Fourth R2D Title.
Rory McIlroy knows he has a better shot at regaining his No. 1 world ranking later this week than capturing a third straight Race to Dubai title.
McIlroy returns to competition for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship but having seen his R2D title hopes vanish by his controversially late decision not to contest last fortnight’s Turkish Airlines Open.
McIlroy also chose not to tee-up a week ago in the Nedbank Challenge and with Sweden’s Alex Noren making McIlroy pay dearly as the Swede ...
Keith Pelley Labels New 7-Event ‘Rolex Series’ One Of The Most Significant In History Of The Tour’.
European Tour CEO Keith Pelley has labelled the new Rolex Series as the most significant initiative in the 44-year history of the European Tour.
The innovative concept — launched today with the European Tour’s longest standing partner, Rolex and will enhance both the competitive and entertainment experience for members and fans around the world.
“We are delighted to unveil the Rolex Series today and we are committed to developing and building on it over the coming years.,” said Pelley.
“The ...
‘Stormy’ Gets To Retain 2017 Tour Card Despite Patrick Reed Being Readmitted As European Tour Member.
First there was sadness for England’s Graeme Storm but then there was joy but then the Englishman began to wonder though it’s worked out well for the player known as ‘Stormy’.
Storm lost his European Tour card by just Euro 100 but that was before Patrick Reed was stripped of European Tour membership by not contesting five mandatory ‘regular’ Tour events.
So it’s little wonder Storm may have felt uneasy when European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley announced earlier ...
Ryder Cup Style Team Format Confirmed For 2017 Zurich Classic Of New Orleans.
As previously reported by www.golfbytourmiss.com a new Ryder Cup style teams format will debut at next year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Olympic gold and silver medallists Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson were among the first to sign up for the PGA Tour’s first team event since 1981.
The Zurich Classic outside New Orleans will feature 80 two-man teams, and both players will receive credit for an official victory, the tour said Monday.
Rose outlasted Stenson in the final round at ...
Bedlam Golf Brings Calmness To Your Christmas Golf Attire Shopping.
Bedlam Golf brings a calmness to the golfer looking to find some genuine novelty value this Christmas.
Well-meaning friends and family have often struggled to find suitable gifts for golfers when the presents are unwrapped on Christmas morning every year.
Amusingly-shaped tees, devices which supposedly help you find lost balls, unfathomable golf ball marker tools, joke golf balls (which won’t confuse anyone into actually hitting them), indoor putting practice machines – the list is endless.
What ...
Ian Poulter Heading ‘Down Under’ Looking To Come Out On Top In Australian Masters.
The last time Ian Poulter competed in Australia it was 2013 when he finished runner-up in the JBWere (Australian) Masters and an event he had won two years earlier in Melbourne.
Now the popular Englishman is returning to join former champion Adam Scott heading again ‘Down Under’ for a 14th time in his career to tee-up at the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast.
A 12 time winner on the European Tour with a career high world ranking of Number 5, Poulter will tee off his 2017 season ...
