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Texas To A Tee – Patrick Reed Reveals His Masters Champions Menu

Reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed hinted out in the Bahamas last month he was considering a ‘Texas’ theme menu for his hosting of the 2019 Masters ‘Champions Dinner’ menu. And why not given Reed was born San Antonio, Texas. Well we now have a taste of what Reed is likely to serve his fellow Augusta National green-jacketed guests on the night of Tuesday, 9th April, 2019. MASTERS CLUB DINNER April 9th, 2019 Salads Ribeye Steak, Macaroni and Cheese, Creamed Spinach & ...

McIlroy ‘Feels’ For Tony Finau In Backing New Rule Changes

Rory McIlroy joked that he ‘feels’ for Tony Finau in backing changes to the Rules of Golf that came into affect on 1st January, 2019. Among the rules changes is it is now legal to putt while on the putting surface with the flagstick in the hole while you can also tap-down spike marks that may be in your line of putt. But in one of the more bizarre changes, and a change that could easily lead to all forms of interpretation, players will now have to take a penalty drop in dropping the ball ...

McIlroy Stirs New Year Start In Hawaii Declaring European Tour ‘One-Sided’

Rory McIlroy has arrived in Hawaii for a maiden appearance in the Sentry Tournament of Champions declaring the European Tour to be ‘one-sided’. And in joining eight others making their debut in the winner’s only event including Open Champion, Francesco Molinari, we are no closer to knowing whether McIlroy has chosen not to rejoin the European Tour despite confirmation European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley travelled to Belfast to talk with McIlroy following his shock remarks at the 2018 ...

Woods Lavishes Praise On Tour Championship Fans In 90-Minute ‘Comeback’ Special

On the occasion of his 43rd birthday and Tiger Woods has lavished praise on the fans that walked triumphantly with him up the final fairway on route to his 80th PGA Tour victory at East Lake in Atlanta. Woods ended a more than 5-year winless drought amid emotional and rarely seen before scenes last September. The former long-time World No. 1 had gone close to success earlier in 2018 at the Valspar Championship and was leading mid-round during the final day of the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie Woods ...

Big Sur – No Billboards, No Ads & Sheer Scenic Driving Pleasure

Big Sur – The name always conjures-up thoughts of stunning cliff top Pacific Ocean lined scenery. We took the drive along portion of Highway 1 earlier this year. The State of California realising the worth of the region in 1965 designated the 72-mile (116 klm) long section of the highway as the first ‘California Scenic Highway’. A year later in 1966,  Ladybird Johnson and the wife of President Johnson led the official designation ceremony at Bixby Creek Bridge. The same year, the ...

North Palm Beach Country Club – The Course Redesigned by Jack For The Princely Sum Of One Dollar.

The North Palm Beach Country Club is just a short drive from the home of the Golden Bear – Jack Nicklaus. It’s a public golf course located in an area of Florida saturated by far too many private and members-only country clubs. North Palm Beach is also strangely just one of two municipal courses designed by Nicklaus. The first was Breckenridge Golf Club in Colorado, which opened over 20 years ago to rave reviews and remains one of the state’s most successful public-access courses. And ...

McKibbin Rues Poor Finish To Orlando International Amateur Start.

Tom McKiddon was left ruing spoiling a superb start to the Orlando International Amateur Championship in Florida. The Belfast teenage sensation was soon in contention to be four-under par through five holes on day one of the three-day event at the Orange County National Golf Club Centre. However, McKibbin then bogeyed the next three holes and doubled the par-4 13th hole to now be back to one-over before finishing birdie, bogey, par, birdie and bogey in a disappointing two-over par 74 on the Crooked ...