Olazabal Ends 18-Month Injury Absence Declaring USA Team Simply Played Better Than Europe.
The Grove, Watford, England.
Champion Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal has returned to the European Tour from an 18-month injury absence declaring Darren Clarke’s European Team were always unlikely to bring home the Ryder Cup.
Olazabal, who was the winning 2014 Captain at Medinah, is contesting this week’s British Masters north of London.
Since captaining Europe to victory in the 2014 Ryder Cup the now 50-year old Olazabal has contested just six events as the Spaniard struggled with continuing inflammation ...
Luke Donald Sympathises With Woods Deciding Not To Contest Safeway Open.
The Grove, Watford, England …
This week’s British Masters host Luke Donald can sympathise first-hand with Tiger Woods late decision to withdraw from this week’s new PGA Tour season opener in California.
Donald was born and went to school not far from this week’s venue at The Grove near Watford to the north of London, and also is teeing-up on the course that hosted the 2006 WGC – American Express Championship.
Woods won the event a decade ago and with Donald finished sixth.
However, ...
Chris Wood Confesses He’s Too Much Of A ‘Home Boy’ To Compete Full-Time On PGA Tour.
The Grove, Watford, England …
European Ryder Cup star Chris Wood admits he’s too much of a ‘home boy’ in stating he will resist the urge to compete full-time on the PGA Tour.
Wood is returning to competition at this week’s British Masters at The Grove course north of London and for a first time since the Ryder Cup.
Wood played in two Hazeltine matches teaming with Justin Rose on Saturday morning to win their Foursomes encounter and then taking World No. 1 Dustin Johnson ...
No Surprise In ‘D J’ Being Named ‘2016 PGA Tour Player Of The Year’.
The Grove, Watford, England …
No surprise with the PGA TOUR announcing Dustin Johnson has been named the 2016 PGA TOUR Player of the Year as voted on by the TOUR’s membership for the 2015-16 season.
PGA TOUR members who played in at least 15 official money events this past season were eligible to vote. The balloting process ended on October 7.
“On behalf of the PGA TOUR, my congratulations to Dustin Johnson for his outstanding play on big stages during the 2015-16 season,” said PGA TOUR ...
Paul Dunne Celebrates One Year In The Pro Ranks But Now Facing Anxious Fortnight.
Crail, Scotland …
A day after celebrating one year as a pro and Paul Dunne is facing an anxious fortnight’s wait to know if he’s done enough to wrap-up his 2017 European Tour card
Dunne was in the process of clearing out his locker at Sunday’s concluding Alfred Dunhill Links Championship when fellow Irishman Shane Lowry arrived at the St. Andrews clubhouse having been in the group behind Dunne.
Lowry’s first task was to ‘rub-in’ the fact he’d beaten Dunne albeit by a stroke ...
G Mac’s ‘Love/Hate’ Affair With The Old Course Continues Last Day Dunhill Links.
St. Andrews, Scotland ….
Graeme McDowell’s love-hate relationship with the Old Course at St. Andrews continued on the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
McDowell was just inside the top-10 in playing the famed 17th ‘Road Hole’ but then taking a double bogey before a long birdie at the last in a round of 69 to share 15th place at 11-under par.
It left McDowell trailing 12 shots adrift of England’s Tyrrell Hatton who clinched a maiden European Tour title with ease by ...
Masters Winning Caddy Steals Danny Willett’s Dunhill Links Limelight.
St. Andrews, Scotland …
Three traits to being a good caddy – turn-up, keep-up and shut-up!
Well the caddy to Masters champion Danny Willett added another a unique chapter to the caddying manual with Jonathan Smart holing a four foot putt, with Willett as his amateur partner, to win the US$50,000 first prize in the Alfred Dunhill Links Team Championship at St Andrews.
Willett, who usually has Smart as his caddie in every other week of the golfing year, raised his arms in triumph when ...
