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Woods Serious About Augusta Entering Valspar and Also Arnold Palmer Invitational
Tiger Woods has shown he is very serious about the Masters and thoughts of a 15th Major Championship by entering next week’s Valspar Championship and the following week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.
While his appearance next fortnight at Bay Hill was expected it does come as a surprise Wooods has entered next Thursday’s starting Valspar Championhip being staged on the Copperhead course at the Innsbrook Resort.
It will be Woods first appearance in the Valspar and a course boasting ...
Refreshed Rose Eager To Join WGCs Most Exclusive Club.
Justin Rose has the chance this week to achieve what has been managed by only two other golfers in the near 20-year history of the World Golf Championships (WGC).
Only two players, Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson have won consecutive WGC titles.
Woods achieved the feat on a number of occasions whereas ‘DJ’ captured last year’s WGC – Mexico Championship, and an event he defends this week, and then captured the WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play Championship that he also ...
Dunne Out To Avoid Any Mexican Wall To Compete Next Month In Texas.
Paul Dunne has to like his chances of ignoring any Mexican border obstacle this week to be assured of competing next month in Texas.
Dunne, surprisingly, is the lone Irishman contesting today’s (THUR) starting $10m WGC – Mexico Championship in Mexico City.
It’s Dunne’s first visit to Mexico and with top-Irish ranked Rory McIlroy electing to avoid any stomach bugs that struck down so many a year ago by staying in Florida.
As well, Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell failed to qualify for the ...
U.S. Open Finally Abandons 18-Hole Monday Play-Off – Moves To Two-Hole Aggregate Format.
At long last, the USGA as organisers of the annual U.S. Open have finally seen some common sense.
The U.S. Open will now fall into line with other three Majors and conduct a play-off straight after regulation play and should two or more players be tied for the lead.
However, it will be a two-hole aggrefate play-off and why is not one half of golf’s ruling body talking with it’s St. Andrews based other half and agree of a four-hole aggregrate play-off?
The USGA reports the change will ...
McIlroy Sensibly Twisting Scottish Sponsor Arm To Swap 2019 Date With Irish Open.
West Palm Beach, FL …
Rory McIlroy would agree to contest the Scottish Open for ‘a few years’ if event sponsors and the European Tour agree to allow the staging of the 2019 Irish Open the week prior the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
McIlroy has been in discussion with Tour CEO, Keith Pelly and also organisers of the Scottish Open hoping both will see the worth and practicality of a one-off swap of weeks in 2019.
If successful, it would mean the 2019 Irish Open commencing on July ...
Fleetwood Goes Close To Securing 2019 PGA Tour Card With Fourth At Honda Classic.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida …
Tommy Fleetwood’s disappointment in letting slip a first PGA Tour triumph was very short-lived in being greeted by his wife, Clare and very young son, Frankie after eventually finishing fourth in the Honda Classic.
The 27-year old Southport golfer has gone close to wrapping-up his 2019 PGA Tour card event despite sharing the lead with five holes to play before back-to-back bogeys at 14 and 15 on the PGA National course.
Fleetwood made some amends with ...
Woods To Hit The Gym Pleased With His Progress But No Word If He Will Play Again Pre Augusta.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida …
Tiger Woods would not confirm a further event ahead of his Masters return despite the delight in making what said was a biggest leap all season in finishing 12th at the Honda Classic.
Woods was in eighth place and just a handfull of shots from the lead before letting slip what could have been a first top-10 since the 2015 Wydnham Championship in taking a double-bogey at the 15th hole and then taking a bogey at 16 before eventually signing for a level par 70 to ...
