Padraig Harrington Commits To European Tour ‘Final Series’.
Newly-crowned Portugal Masters champion Padraig Harrington confirmed he will contest the European Tour’s Final Series.
There was some uncertainty if Harrington, who moved to 43rd on the Race to Dubai following his success at Vilamoura, would commit to the three events but his long-time manager, Adrian Mitchell confirmed the triple Major winner will compete next week in Turkey and then travel to South Africa for the following week’s Nedbank Challenge.
And if Harrington is still inside ...
Jason Srivener Returns Home To Australia Breathing Big Sigh Of Relief After Retaining European Tour Card.
Perth’s Jason Scrivener has returned home Australia breathing a huge sigh of relief after managing to retain his European Tour card for the 2017 season.
The Mandurah Golf Club attached Scrivener superbly birdied his closing two holes in a second straight score of 67 for a 16-under par tally and a share of 17th place in Sunday’s concluding Portugal Masters at Vilamoura.
It was the 27-year old’s 25th event in his first full season on the European Tour and with the South African born ...
Fernand Osther Takes Route 66 To Send Dutch Flag To Top Of The Mast At Ghala Open.
Fernand Osther took Route 66 to send the Dutch flag to the top of the mast in firing a sizzling six-under 66 on day one of the MENA Golf Tour’s Ghala Open in Oman.
The talented 28-year- old from the Netherlands reeled off five birdies and one agle against a lone bogey to surge a good two shots clear of rising Chilean amateur Matias Calderon and South Africa’s Luke Trocado.
Joe Heraty, the winner of the Sahara Kuwait Championship last week, led the chasing pace a further shot adrift in a four-man ...
PGA Tour Tentacles Stretching Into South Korea With CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges On 2017/18 Schedule.
The PGA Tour tentacles is now stretching into nine countries with confirmation of a new tournament in South Korea – the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges to be played late next year.
The $US 9.25m event will be staged from from October 19-22 as part of the 2017-18 season, with 78 players – including the top 60 from the FedEx Cup standings – competing at a venue yet to be confirmed.
It will be the third official PGA Tour event based in Asia, joining this week’s WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai ...
Li Hao-tong Adds Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am Success To Volvo China Open Victory.
[Haikou, 23 October 2016]—Chinese golfer Li Hao-tong delighted his home crowds and collected one of the biggest cheques of his career by holding off a host of Major champions to win the 2016 Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am on the tropical island of Hainan.
The 21-year-old Li, who won the European Tour’s Volvo China Open earlier this year, birdied the final hole of the par-72 Blackstone Course at Mission Hills Haikou to shoot consecutive 69s and finish on 78 stableford points, one ahead of ...
Padraig Harrington Singles Out A Penguin Paperback As Pivotal To Portugal Masters Triumph.
Padraig Harrington singled out a recently released Penguin paperback as pivotal in toasting a first European soil victory in eight years but only after a heart-stopping final hole par in the 10th anniversary Portugal Masters at Vilamoura.
Harrington collected his 30th success worldwide in posting a final round 65 to deny defending champion, Andy Sullivan by a shot with a 23-under par tally on the Oceanico Victoria course.
While Sullivan missed out on becoming the first repeat winner, Harrington’s ...
Scott Jamieson Breathes A €5,418 Sigh Of Relief.
Scott Jamieson breathed a huge sigh of relief despite ending with a 70 for a share of 50th place at 10-under par at the Portugal Masters.
Jamieson’s effort, and three years after his shot a career low of an 11-under par 6o, has seen the Glaswegian end his 2016 season 108th on the money list and retaining full playing rights by just Euro 5,418.
It ensures the Scot, who turns 33 next month, retains full Tour membership for a sixth season in succession.
“It’s a big relief,” he ...
