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Thornjorn Olesen Recalls Camel Injury After Rory McIlroy Footy Injury.
He once got injured jumping off a camel so Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen can sympathize with injured World No. 1 Rory McIlroy as he set about ending a miserable run of outs in grabbing a one shot lead on the opening day of the Scottish Open at Gullane.
Olesen, 25 capped his effort with three birdies in succession near the end of his round in a seven under par 63 in bright but breezy conditions to east of Edinburgh.
The Dane arrived in Scotland having missed the halfway cut in eight of his 11 events ...
Tim Clark The Latest In Doubt For 144th Open Championship.
South African and former Scottish and Australian Open winner Tim Clark is the latest player to be in doubt for next week’s Open Championship.
However unlike World No. 1 Rory McIlroy Clark is not carrying an injury.
Being born in South Africa Clark needs a visa to enter the UK.
Also a two-time PGA Tour winner Clark says the UK is the “hardest place to go” since the country tightened its laws on travel.
“Most places I need a visa, but they make it extremely difficult and I don’t ...
Loss Of Rory McIlroy From 144th Open Massive Blow Says McDowell.
Graeme McDowell says it’s a ‘massive blow’ World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from next week’s Open Championship at St. Andrews.
McIlroy confirmed he will not tee up next week in the defence of the famed Claret Jug as he continues to recover from a ruptured ligament in his left ankle and the legacy of a friendly football match last weekend.
McDowell was contesting a Pro-Am ahead of today’s (THR) Scottish Open start when he learnt of McIlroy’s withdrawal from golf’s ...
Russell Knox .. “I’m Going To Do A John Daly Now I’m Into The Open”.
Scotland’s Russell Knox says he’s going to a ‘John Daly’ now that he will contest a first Open Championship at the expense of the injured World No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy has confirmed he will not tee up next week in the defence of the famed Claret Jug as he continues to recover from ruptured ligament in his left ankle and the legacy of a friendly football match last weekend.
The current World No. 77 ranked Knox was officially ‘first reserve’ into golf’s oldest major and ...
Padraig Harrington Takes Donald Trump To Task Over ‘Mexican’ Remarks.
US Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial comments touched a nerve with triple Major winning Irishman Padraig Harrington.
Trump has faced a backlash of disdain after labeling Mexican immigrants ‘rapists’ and ‘killer’s’ and has since refused to apologise.
The golf world has reacted with the PGA of America stripping Trump hosting the 2015 Grand Slam of Golf, an event featuring the four Majors winners each season, from being hosted at his s Los Angeles club later this year.
There ...
Rickie Fowler .. “It’s A Bummer McIlroy Is Not Contesting 144th Open”.
Close friend Ricky Fowler admits it’s ‘a bummer’ Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from his defence of next week’s Open Championship at St. Andrews.
Fowler had finished joint runner-up to McIlroy a year ago at Royal Liverpool and now must firm as a favourite to win a first Major.
The American learnt of McIlroy’s withdrawal immediately following today’s Scottish Open Pro Am at Gullane.
“I thought reading the extent of Rory’s injury it would be pretty tough for him ...
Phil Mickelson & Jimmy Walker Question PGA Tour Drugs Policy.
Two of the PGA Tour’s top stars in Phil Mickelson and Jimmy Walker have questioned the Tour’s drug policy in the aftermath of Scott Stallings being handed a three-month suspension.
Stallings, a three-time PGA Tour winner, has been suspended by the Tour after confessing to unknowingly taking a banned substance to help fight suffering chronic fatigue.
However the five-time Major winning Mickelson, who sympathizes with Stallings, has questioned the Tour’s drugs policy when the substance Stallings ...
