Oliver Goss Creates Masters History – First Australian Low Amateur Winner.
Freemantle’s Oliver Goss officially created Masters history when presented by Augusta Chairman, Billy Payne with the ‘Low Amateur’ award at the 2014 Masters.
Goss was assured the prestigious award after being left the only non-professional to make the halfway cut in the year’s first Major.
The Surrey-born Australian, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Saturday, was afforded a Masters invitation on the back of finishing runner-up to Sheffield’s Matthew Fitzpatrick in last ...
Sandy Lyle Rules Out Any Chance Of Gleneagles Ryder Cup Role.
Sandy Lyle seems to be finally resigned to having no part in this year’s European Ryder Cup despite living less than an hour from the Gleneagles host course.
Before taking the some two-hour drive west on I-20 to the PGA Champions event in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, Lyle was asked if he had bumped into European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley.
McGinley has been in Augusta all week working with Sky Sports, and whether he felt McGinley may find a role for the double Major winner in his back-room ...
Gallacher & Lyle Head In Opposite Directions After Contrasting Masters.
Stephen Gallacher and Sandy Lyle were heading in opposite directions after contrasting experiences in the Masters at Augusta National.
Gallacher saved the best for last in carding a two under par 70 for a six-over par tally while Lyle celebrated his 100th Augusta in his 33rd Masters to be three shots higher in a round of 73.
Gallacher has accepted an invitation to contest Thursday’s starting RBC Heritage Classic and the first of two regular PGA Tour events before returning for June’s US Open ...
Rory McIlroy Sinks Teeth Into Shell Houston Open Bar-B-Que Burger & Cheese – Exclusive Photo.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy delighted in sinking his teeth in a mini hamburger near the end of his Shell Houston Open Pro-Am.
Organisers once again set up the bar-b-que halfway between the 13th green and 14th tee on the Redstone course and host this week to the $US 6.2m event.
And McIlroy along with caddy J P Fitzgerald and their four Pro-Am partners needed little encouragement to sample the mine burgers and cheese given the smell of the ‘barbie’ was clearly drifting across the ...
Steven Bowditch Reveals His Valero Texas Open Winning Secret – Rod Pampling’s Wife.
Australia’s Stephen Bowditch revealed his Valero Texas Open winning secret and it is the wife to fellow ‘Down Under’ golfer Rod Pampling.
Bowditch was invited to a pre-Shell Houston Open press conference today (Wed) and just three days after claiming a maiden PGA Tour success last Sunday in San Antonio.
It was the Queensland golfer’s first taste of success on the PGA Tour in 110 tournaments and with victory earning the 30-year old a cool $US 1.116m first prize cheque and an ...
Rory McIlroy Determined To Lead A New Dominance In World Golf.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy wants to lead a new dominance in world golf.
With so many observers questioning as to whether Tiger Woods will ever get near Jack Nicklaus’ all-time Majors record along with the likes of Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and even Padraig Harrington now well into their 40s, McIlroy says he and the likes of he and Australia’s Adam Scott need to now grasp the opportunities.
“The Masters is not just wide open now that Tiger’s not playing, but most tournaments are wide ...
Scott Sends ‘You Little Bloody Beauty’ Congratulatory Text To Bowditch.
Adam Scott’s text message to the Steven Bowditch and the PGA Tour’s newest winner was pure Australian – “You little bloody beauty!”
Bowditch revealed the message, among countless dozens the Queensland golfer received following last Sunday’s Valero Texas Open success in San Antonio.
Special also was a telephone call the 30-year Bowditch received from TPC San Antonio course designer – Greg Norman.
“Greg called me soon after my win but then I was not sure where he was calling from,” ...
