Rory McIlroy Apologises For Club-Bending Episode At Merion.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy has apologised for his club-bending manners at the US Open where he used a 9-iron as a pogo stick on route to an ‘8’ at the 11th hole to then miss the cut on day two...
View ArticleRory McIlroy Dealing With ‘Suffocation’&‘Expectations’ To Win First Irish Open
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy not only has to deal with a bout of hay fever but also the overwhelming expectations of a home crowd as he seeks to captured a first ever Irish Open success. McIlroy has again...
View ArticlePaul Lawrie – Look What I Painted …‘Design A Board Winner’ Announced.
Paul Lawrie didn’t actually paint the picture below but then Aberdeen Asset Management is delighted to announce the winner of its competition to ‘Design a Board’ at the Aberdeen Asset Management...
View ArticleGraeme McDowell Declares Scottish Open Has Lost Its Prestige.
Former champion Graeme McDowell insists the Scottish Open has ‘lost its prestige’ and hopes a move next year to Royal Aberdeen will return the event to its former glory. McDowell, who is among the...
View ArticleRory McIlroy’s Irish Eyes Not Smiling As Crimson Driver Again Leaves Him...
‘Will Irish Eyes Be Smiling’ say the many banners about the Carton House golf course featuring Rory McIlroy and the very best of his Irish golfing counterparts. However McIlroy’s eyes were not smiling...
View ArticleEddie Pepperell Gets Potatoes Tweet Wrong Upsetting Irish Open Supporters.
After Sergio Garcia’s ‘fried chicken’ comments last month, England-born rookie Eddie Pepperell was lucky he didn’t end up in hot water in referring to the Irish Open crowd as ‘potatoes’. Pepperell...
View ArticleTiger Woods Brushes Aside Nick Faldo’s Bizarre Criticism.
Tiger Woods has politely dismissed with a shake of the head Nick Faldo’s bizarre criticism of the 14-time Major winner. Faldo, speaking on one of the American TV networks, said: “Tiger’s woken up and...
View ArticleMonty & Mark James Head Open Championship Local Qualifying Field.
Former Ryder Cup captains, Colin Montgomerie and Mark James next Tuesday head a field of 288 players seeking just one of a dozen spots into next month’s (British) Open Championship at Muirfield. The...
View ArticleIrish Open Black Friday – All Top Five Irish Set To Miss Carton House Cut.
The second round of the 2013 Irish Open is turning into a ‘Black Friday’ for event organisers with five of the countries top players set to miss the Carton House halfway cut. There’s billboards about...
View ArticleYet Another New Nike Driver Not Working For Rory McIlroy As He Apologises To...
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has yet another session next week with Nike technical staff after being let down yet again this year by the Nike Covert driver. In a huge void for organisers, McIlroy crashed...
View ArticleJose Maria Olazabal …’I Have Not Given Up Winning’.
It’s been eight years since Jose Maria Olazabal last tasted individual success but Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup captain has not given up on winning a second Irish Open 23 years after his first....
View ArticleJoost Luiten Smiling As He Targets Second Win This Month At Irish Open.
Dutchman Joost Luiten will take a one shot lead into the final round as he seeks to win for a second time in three events this month in the Irish Open at Carton House. Luiten, 27 moved to 13 under par...
View ArticleMarc Warren Defends Castle Stuart Declaring The Opposite To Graeme McDowell.
Marc Warren has defended criticism the host Castle Stuart course is a poor test for Scottish Open competitors. Former champion, Graeme McDowell labelled the Gill Hanse-designed links gem laid out along...
View ArticleIsle of Skye Golf Club – A Challenge Not Being Distracted By The Setting.
While the world’s best golfers will be fighting fiercely to manoeuvre themselves into position to capture the Open Championship, a championship of different sorts will take place on Saturday, July...
View ArticlePaul Casey Sensationally Eagles Last Hole To Win 2013 Irish Open & End...
England’s Paul Casey ended a two-year victory holing a monster 60-foot eagle putt at the last to capture the Irish Open at Carton House. The 35-year old Englishman, and former triple Ryder Cup star,...
View ArticlePaul Casey Singles Out Gadget Girlfriend Pollyanna Woodward Key To Irish Open...
England’s Paul Casey has singled out glamour Gadget Show girlfriend, Pollyanna Woodward for special praise after his stunning Irish Open success. Casey, 35 ended a two year winless drought in dramatic...
View ArticlePaul Lawrie Sheds The Weight Now Looking To Gain More Success.
Top-ranked Scot Paul Lawrie has gone a crash weight loss diet in a bid to win a first-ever Scottish Open and a hopeful second Open Championship success a week later. Lawrie got back from the WGC –...
View ArticleAussie John Wade Smashes Dunbar Course Record To Qualify For The Open
Australia’s John Wade had smashed the course record at the Dunbar Club to qualify for The Open later this month. The 45-year old Melbourne golfer posted a seven under par 63 less than an hour after the...
View ArticleDavid Higgins’ 15th Club Spoils Open Championship Start.
Waterville’s David Higgins was left ruing a bizarre mistake in a British Open Local Final qualifier at the North Berwick club after missing out in a play-off as he was carrying 15 clubs. Higgins had...
View ArticleColin Montgomerie’s 3,500 Mile Trans Atlantic Return Trip Ends In Gullane...
Colin Montgomerie travelled close to 3,500 miles from the States and then blamed slow play for missing out on qualifying for The Open later this month. Monty had driven from Pittsburgh, where he had...
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