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Harrington Travels Some 7,000 Klms London To Memphis To Be Paired With Fellow Irishman Lowry.
Memphis, TN ….
Padraig Harrington has flown some 6.500klm from London to Memphis and host city for this week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic to find he’s spending two days on course alongside fellow Irishman and very good friend Shane Lowry.
Harrington touched down Tuesday in the ‘Land of the Delta Blues’ and after having just missed out a day earlier in qualifying for the U.S. Open in a 36-holer at Walton Heath in Surrey.
On arrival in Memphis the triple Major winner learned he and Lowry ...
Thailand’s Aphibarnrat & Red-Hot Chilean Niemann Accept ‘Special Temporary’ Tour Membership
Memphis, TN ….
Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and red-hot Chilean Joaquin Niemann have accepted PGA Tour ‘Special Temporary Membership’ for the remainder of the 2017-18 PGA TOUR Season.
Aphibarnrat and Niemann, who are both in this week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic field, bring the total number of active international PGA TOUR members to 87 from 27 countries. Both players needed to earn 269 non-member FedExCup points to become eligible for Special Temporary Membership, equal to ...
Scot Ryan Lumsden Ranked 100th World Amateur Qualifies For U.S. Open
Little known Scottish amateur Ryan Lumsden, and the World No. 100th ranked amateur, has brilliantly qualified for next week’s U.S. Open at Shinnenock Hills.
Bizarrely, at the start of qualifying on Monday there was no Scots into this year’s second Major but the Home of Golf nation will now boast three after Richie Ramsay qualified by sharing third place at Walton Heath and some five hours later with Russell Knox being tied for fifth and among the leading 14 at similiar 36-hole qualifier ...
Lowry Brilliantly Shares First Place At Columbus U.S. Open qualifier
Shane Lowry has shared the leading honours to brilliantly qualify for next week’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on New York’s Long Island.
Lowry put aside his disappointed of officials moving the Walton Heatlh qualifier back a week and tee-up in suburban Columbus a day after playing all four rounds of The Memorial in nearby Dublin, Ohio.
The Clara golfer will now join Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell in what will be Lowry’s sixth U.S. Open and his fifth in succession.
Of course, ...
Russell Knox Brilliantly Doubles Number Of Scots Into U.S. Open.
Russell Knox has joined Richie Ramsay in doubling the number of Scots into next week’s U.S. Open.
Some five hours after Ramsay qualified at Walton Heath in Surrey and Knox posted scores of 66 and 71 to share fifth place among the leading 14 at a similar 36-hole qualifier in suburban Columbus, Ohio.
Knox, and despite officials posting a USA flag beside his name on the scoring website, will now be contesting his third straight U.S. Open starting June 14th at Shinnecock Hills on New York’s Long ...
New York Golf Fans Take Note – ‘Beef’ Has Qualified Joint First In U.S.Open Qualifier.
Look out New York as Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston is headed back to America and next week’s U.S. Open.
It has been some seven months since ‘Beef’ last competed in the States in November 2018 and he’s returning after sharing the leading honours in today’s (MON) U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath in Surrey.
‘Beef’ posted scores of 65 and 69 to finish tied on 10-under par with fellow Englishman James Morrison.
It was the second straight year ‘Beef’ ...
Ramsay Avoids A Red-Faced Home Of Golf Nation Sharing Third In U.S. Open Qualifier.
Richie Ramsay has saved the Home of Golf huge embarrassment brilliantly qualifying as a lone Scot for next week’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
For a second year running Ramsay has won through to the year’s second Major with scores of 65 and 70 in a 36-hole qualifier at Walton Heath in Surrey.
Ramsay, 34 had birdied six of his closing seven holes in his opening round to be then sharing second place and roared into the second round with three birdies in opening eight holes only to take a double-bogey ...
