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Fleetwood No Longer Tortured & Hung By His Feet On The PGA Tour

Riviera Country Club, Santa Monica …. “They don’t torture me like they use to and like hang me up by my feet”. That was European Tour No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood’s smiling answer when asked what it had been like for the young English golfer when he first competed on the lucrative PGA Tour. That has now all changed in the most dramatic manner for the recently-turned 27-year old Southport-born golfer. Fleetwood is contesting his second event as a full PGA Tour and having earned $2.094m in ...

Woods Praises McIlroy & Relishes Final Round Duel With McIlroy.

Riviera Country Club…. Tiger Woods returns to competition hosting this week’s Genesis Open and drawn to play the opening two rounds on the famed Riviera Country Club course alongside Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas. It will be the first time Woods and McIlroy have been grouped together since the 2015 Masters when they played the final round at Augusta National. In fact, Woods and McIlroy have played beside each other in six PGA Tour events since the opening two rounds of the 202 Barclays ...

Woods Determined To Be In Paris As A Ryder Cup Player, A USA Vice-Captain Or Both.

Riviera Country Club …. Tiger Woods is determined to be in Paris later this year whether it be as a playing member, a vice-captain of the USA Ryder Cup team or both. Woods is returning to competition in hosting this week’s Genesis Open on the famed Riviera course near Santa Monica and where he made his PGA Tour debut as a then 16-year old. The now 41-year old has contested the event four times and is yet to win and, in fact, it is the only tournament he has contested four time or more in ...

Double Open Winning Harrington Excited To Help Celebrate 150th St. Andrews Open.

Riviera CC, Pacific Palasides  …. Double Open Champion Padraig Harrington has welcomed news the 150th Open Championship will be played on the Old Course at St. Andrews. In what was one of the worst-kept secrets in golf, the R & A confirmed Monday in a now annual media sit-down with R & A CEO, Martin Slumbers the 2021 Open will take place at the ‘Home of Golf’. It will be the 30th occasion golf’s oldest Major has been held at St. Andrews but in staging the 150th Open in the ...

A Career First .. Looking For An Interview With Harrington But End-Up Caddying.

Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palasides … In a career first, I went out onto the famed Riviera Country Club course and venue for this week’s Genesis Open looking to have a ‘chat’ with Padraig Harrington but ended-up caddying for a California businessman. Harrington was competing in a Monday Pro-Am and I first caught-up with the group on the elevated first tee and the 10th hole of their Pro-Am. When all three amateurs sprayed their tee shots in every direction, including one ...

Day Now Joins McIlroy & Spieth Electing Not To Contest WGC – Mexico Championship

Pebble Beach, California … It is beginning to border on embarassing with Australia’s Jason Day now joining Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth in electing not to contest next month’s WGC – Mexico Championship. McIlroy confirmed he will not travel to Mexico City ahead of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am while Speith ‘sounded’ highly unlikely he will also tee-up in the Mexican capital. Now Day is citing a ‘family-first’ approach to his Masters preparation, ...

Aphibarnrat Muscles His Way To ‘Down Under’ Perth 6s Glory

Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat, using a centre-shaft putter, captured his fourth European Tour title after a 2 and 1 victory over James Nitties in the final of the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth. The Callaway attached player only entered this event seven days ago and arrived having not played any practice rounds at Karrinyup Country Club. He needed four trips up the 18th in a play-off on Saturday night to claim the last of the 24 spots in the Super 6 and then had to come through five rounds ...