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Oliver Wilson Swaps Two China Events Totaling $700,000 In Favour Of $8.5m Purse In Shanghai.
Call it wishful thinking or just pure luck by Callaway’s newest champion Oliver Wilson already has a visa to travel to China at the end of this month.
Wilson ended a 227 European Tour winless drought to capture Sunday’s concluding Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and with victory earning him a place in next month’s WGC – HSBC Champions event at Sheshan in Shanghai.
However the 34-year old revealed he’s already got himself the necessary visa to journey to China as he ...
Zane Scotland Gets Title Defence Back On Track In UAE.
England’s Zane Scotland kept alive a successful defence of his Ras Al Khaimah Classic defence with a superb back nine display on the opening day of the MENA Tour event.
Scotland birdied six birdies in his last seven holes on the Tower Links Golf Club in the UAE to get back to just four shots off the pace as he walked off the course visibly relieved.
On a hot and humid day when 50 players shot par or better, Toni Ferrer (Spain), Ashley Rees (England) and Abdulrahman Sihag (Kenya) all shot 4-under ...
Justin Rose Right At Home Using ‘Swing Catalyst’ 3D Motion Plate System.
Ryder Cup hero Justin Rose feels right at home using Swing Catalyst 3D Motion Plate system.
His coach, Sean Foley, is a big advocate of the Swing Catalyst 3D Motion Plate and has one at his home in Orlando. And now Rose – the current world number six – has had one installed at his home in the Bahamas.
The duo first tested the Swing Catalyst 3D Motion Plate at the Wells Fargo Championship, in May, and, soon after, decided to purchase systems for themselves.
Rose, who secured four points ...
Steve Lewton Dedicates Richly Deserved Maiden Asian Tour Title To Late Father, Mike.
The late Mike Lewton would have been the proudest father ever after his son Steve captured a maiden Asian Tour title at the US$650,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters after closing with a one-under-par 71.
Steve dedicated his victory to Mike who passed away earlier this year. Mike was a constant companion and as Steve explains below he was more a close friend to his golfing son.
We here at www.golfbytourmiss.com initially got to know Mike very well through a mutual with good friend and colleague, Alistair ...
McIlroy Needs To Give Old Course More Respect – Drops Three Shots In 20-Yard Space.
Rory McIlroy will need to treat the famed Old Course with a little more respect heading into next year’s British Open defence after letting slip victory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews.
The World No. 1 began the final round with a double bogey after his second shot spun back into the Swilcan Burn guarding the opening hole and then more than four hours later, and some 20 yards away, McIlroy putted into the notorious ‘Road Hole’ bunker from where he took bogey.
It saw ...
PGA President Admits European Model The Way Forward For USA Team.
Ted Bishop admitted the European model in appointing captains and vice-captains is the way forward in the wake of the USA team’s humiliating five-point Gleneagles defeat.
Bishop is the President of the PGA of America that looks after everything associated with the USA aspect of the Ryder Cup.
And in an interview with BBC Five Live radio Bishop revealed how the process of appointing the 2016 USA Ryder Cup captain will be different than the clearly flawed process in selecting Tom Watson.
“With ...
Oliver Wilson – With His Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Victory.
Oliver Wilson ended a 228-year winless drought to capture a maiden European Tour title in winning the 2014 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Here is all stats and rewards for his victory over the Old Course at St. Andrews.
• His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 228th European Tour event.• Moves to €635,067 in The Race to Dubai.• Could move to inside the top 160 in the Official World Golf Ranking from 792nd. • This victory beats his previous best European ...
