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Jordan Spieth Possibly Next To Turn Down Olympic Games Tee Time.
Listening to double Major winning Jordan Spieth it will not come as a surprise he also joins the throng of top-ranked golfers who elect not to compete in Rio.
Speaking ahead of teeing-up in this week’s $US 9.5m WGC – Bridgestone Invitational the American was very uncertain of playing in Rio de Janeiro in August.
“I’ve always been excited about the possible opportunity, but there’s quite a few different factors that would turn somebody away from going,” Spieth said. ...
Tennis No. 1 Serena Williams Saddened Golf No. 1 Jason Day Pulls Plug On Rio.
Versailles, France … Women’s Tennis No. 1 Serena Williams admitted it was a sad day for the Olympics Games with confirmation Jason Day, and male golf’s World No. 1 pulled the plug on teeing-up in Rio.
Day’s decision continues an alarming drain of talent who have turned down travelling to Brazil and over fears of contracting the Zika virus.
Just hours after Day announced his decision and newly-married Shane Lowry also withdrew to leave the Ireland team in total disarray.
“I ...
Jason Day Ends Two-Year Absence Confirming Australian Open & World Cup Double.
Versailles, France … World No.1 Jason Day will end a two year absence after indicating he will play the Australian Open, World Cup double in the Australian summer of golf.
This good news comes on the same day as the champion Australian had confirmed rumours in withdrawing from the Rio Olympics
Good friend and colleague Ben Everill has got the scoop reporting Day will contest his first Australian Open since 2013 at Royal Sydney on November 17-20 before heading to Kingston Heath in Melbourne ...
Monty Ends Agonising Gailes Wait To Qualify For Royal Troon Open.
Colin Montgomerie celebrated what he says will be his last Royal Troon Open after having endured an agonising wait before confirmation of having qualified for next month’s Open Championship.
Monty, who celebrated his 53rd birthday last Thursday, posted scores of scores of 66 and 71 for a five under par tally at the Gailes GC course and just outside of Glasgow.
It will be Monty’s first Open since finishing T68th in the 2010 Open at St. Andrews.
However Monty’s place in a 22nd Open ...
Paul McGinley Bitterly Disappointed Over Ireland’s Olympic Games Plight.
Ireland Olympic Games Golf captain, Paul McGinley has expressed his bitter disappointment at hopes of Ireland now winning a men’s gold medal.
Ireland were headed to the Rio Games headed by four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy and to be partnered by in-form Shane Lowry, and runner-up in the recent U.S. Open.
But with Lowry now joining McIlroy and Graeme McDowell on the Rio sidelines the Ireland team of Padraig Harrington and little-known Seamus Power, currently ranked No. 283 in the world, have ...
Paul Dunne Storms Into Third Straight Open – Top Woburn Qualifier Two Years Running.
Rookie pro Paul Dunne has made it three from three and storming his way into a third straight Open Championship next month at Royal Troon.
Dunne, 24 looked in a class of his own topping the 36-hole Open qualifier for a second year running with scores of 68 and 67 for a nine-under par tally on the Marquess course at Woburn.
The Greystones golfer was two off the pace after an opening 68 before and then muscled his way to the front on the back of three birdies in succession to start his second round, ...
It’s Becoming A Case Of Who’s Not Teeing-Up As Aussies, Springboks & Irish Lead Rio Withdrawals.
Golf’s 112-year wait to return to the Olympic Games arena is sadly becoming a case of who’s NOT teeing up in Rio De Janeiro.
Fears of contracting the Zika virus, and despite it being winter and with many precautions in place to avoid any contact with the virus, has wreaked havoc in the golf world.
And it’s three nations – Australia, South Africa and Ireland – leading the withdrawals with a total now of nine players, and three from each country, withdrawing.
World No. ...
