Jordan Is Going To Be Bubba’s Ryder Cup Papa Bear.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Jordan Spieth insists he’s playing the part of ‘Papa Bear’ in calling on Bubba Watson be left alone to concentrate on securing the final USA Ryder Cup team pick.
Davis Love 111 gathered eight of his USA team at Hazeltine on Sunday and Monday along with probable ‘wildcard’ picks Daniel Berger, Jim Furyk, Justin Thomas and Watson.
Watson’s hope of a fourth straight USA Team cap now hinges on an eye-catching effort in this week’s season-ending Tour Championship ...
Out-Going PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem Debuts In New ‘Commedian’ Role.
East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Tim Finchem is expected to retire at the end of the year as Commissioner of the PGA Tour.
He’s been at the helm of the most lucrative Tour in golf since taking over from Deane Beman on 1st June, 1994 – a period of more than 22 years.
In his time as Commissioner, Finchem has overseen a remarkable growth in the Tour ranging from a total purse of $56.4m in 1994 to $256.8m in 2006 while the Tour currently employs some 800 staff.
And while Finchem has always ...
Lee Corfield Corners Lead Heading To Final Day In Dubai.
Lee Corfield cornered the second round lead posting a sizzling bogey-free six-under 66 to break free from the chasing pack going into the final round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Golf Citizen Classic at the Els Club Dubai on Tuesday.
Starting the day a good four shots off the pace, Corfield strung together the tournament’s low score to reach seven-under for the tournament, a good two shots ahead of his fellow Englishman Luke Joy and Sweden’s Ber Barth.
Overnight joint leader Rayhan Thomas of ...
Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston Scoops The Likes Of Johnson, Spieth & McIlroy Full-Face On Cover Of ‘Golf Digest’.
East Lake, GA … Andrew ‘Beef Johnston’ has only played in three PGA Tour events in the States, and they’re co-sanctioned with his home European Tour, yet the Londoner has found his way onto the front cover of Golf Digest.
Such is the popularity of the ‘Beef’ there’s a full-face frontal of him on the cover of the October 2016 edition the the U.S. based publication.
In fact, the decision by the editors to place ‘Beef’ for the cover is very timely ...
Rayhan Thomas Again Quickly Puts Himself In MENA Tour Winning Frame.
Teenager Rayhan Thomas continued his red-hot form as he carded a flawless five-under 67 to join Englishman Craig Hinton and Shahid Javed of Pakistan atop the leaderboard on the opening day of the MENA Golf Tour’s Golf Citizen Classic at the Els Club Dubai on Monday.
Thomas and Javed went bogey free while Hinton countered an early bogey on the second with three birdies in a row and then picked up three more shots as the trio moved one clear at the top.
Morocco’s Ahmed Marjan, Spain’s Carlos ...
Francesco Molinari Creates History – First Italian To Win Italian Open Since Event Joined European Tour.
Francesco Molinari held his nerve in a final-day battle with Danny Willett to claim a historic victory at the Italian Open.
The home hero recorded a closing 65 to get to 22 under and beat Willett by one shot, becoming the first Italian to win his national Open twice since the event became part of the European Tour in 1972.
The 2006 champion also became the first Italian to win any European Tour event twice as he claimed his fourth win and his first since the 2012 Reale Seguros Open de España in ...
Jamie McLeary Starts Monza Round Brilliantly Winning Mercedes Coupe.
Scot Jamie McLeary pulled off a very rare first starting his Italian Open round with an ace to win a £50,000 Mercedes Nuova Classic C Cabrio coupe.
McLeary, 35 had nine holes of his second round to complete when he returned to the course at 8am in the rain-affected event laid out alongside the Monza F1 circuit.
And he could have wished for a better start for his first hole-in-one on the Tour.
He said: “I had 201-yards to the pin and I wasn’t sure if my 5-iron would get there given it was a ...
