McIlroy Delighted To Let ‘DJ’ Absorb Early Rounds Eastlake Heat.
East Lake, Atlanta. GA … Rory McIlroy says he will be delighted to let FedEx Cup front-runner Dustin Johnson absorb much of the heat over the opening rounds of the Tour Championship season-ending showdown in Atlanta.
For a first time in many years, the fate of the FedEx Cup is out of his hands with McIlroy No. 6 on the money ranking.
Johnson leads into the 2015/16 curtain closing event and with the next four – Patrick Reed (2), Adam Scott (3), Jason Day (4) and Paul Casey (5) – each being ...
Balmaseda Soaring High Eagling Last To Capture MENA Golf Citizen Classic In Dubai.
Carlos Balmaseda was soaring high after he eagled the third extra hole to win the Golf Citizen Classic for his maiden victory on the MENA Golf Tour at the Els Club Dubai on Wednesday.
The 44-year- old Spaniard produced a spectacular approach to hit the green in two at the par-5, 18th and holed the ensuing 18-foot putt, beating England’s Luke Joy, who had eagled the same hole in regulation to force a playoff at six-under.
Both players birdied the first two extra holes to extend play, but the ...
Jason Day Admits Back A Non Issue & Dealing With It ‘Like Brushing Your Teeth Every Morning’.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA …. World No. 1 Jason Day brushed off a recent back scare declaring it a ‘non issue’ and admitting he’s dealing with akin to – ‘brushing your teeth every morning!’
Day had been forced out after just eight holes during last fortnight’s final round of the BMW Championship after feeling ‘something go’ in his lower back when bending over to place his tee in the ground on the ninth hole at Crooked Stick in suburban Indianapolis.
However ...
Westwood Suggests Tiger Could Be ‘Adverse Effect’ In USA Hazeltine Team Room.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Lee Westwood has stirred the countdown to next week’s Ryder Cup suggesting USA vice-captain Tiger Woods could be an ‘adverse effect’ in the Hazeltine team room.
Westwood will be making his 10th straight appearance on a European side whereas Woods a first as a vice-captain.
In Ryder Cup competition the pair faced each other on 10 occasions and with Westwood winning eight of those matches.
However the duo have not come face-to-face in Ryder Cup competition ...
Finchem Fondly Recalls O’Grady’s Ryder Cup Gesture & Speaks Of PGA’s Relations With All Tours.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … It is like the final bow for the last of the ‘Big Three’ in golf administration.
The golf world has seen George O’Grady step down after some 10 years as CEO at the European Tour and recently R & A CEO, Peter Dawson handed over the St. Andrews reins to Martin Slumbers.
This week we witnessed one of Tim Finchem’s final public addresses as Commissioner of the PGA Tour with word the 69-year old is stepping aside at the end of the year and ...
Tim Finchem … “Rory’s Got Huge Credibility But He’s No Tiger Woods”.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Tim Finchem earlier today addressed the media for one of the last times as PGA Tour Commissioner ahead of this week’s Tour Championship.
I asked him what impact Tiger Woods had made to the Tour parallel with Finchem’s own time at the helm of the world’s largest golf Tour.
Finchem believed the 14-time Major winning Woods had played a huge role in transforming the image of golf and similar to the effect Michael Jordan had in the NBA basketball.
“He’s ...
Spieth Simply Smiles After His Absent Stenson ‘Slip-Up’.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … For those present listening to Jordan Spieth it seemed strange the defending FedEx Cup champion should be talking about dicing this week with Sweden’s Henrik Stenson.
Hold on, wait a minute!
Stenson had not qualified among the top-30 on the PGA Tour money list to tee-up for the season-ending event here in suburban Atlanta.
So why then was Spieth full of praise for the absent Swede?
Spieth had been asked about his chances of walking away with a second straight ...
