Adam Scott Calls On USGA Not To Go ‘Crazy’ With Oakmont.
Adam Scott reckons Oakmont, and venue for this week’s U.S. Open, is already so hard he’s called on the USGA not to go ‘crazy’ with the course set-up. This year marks Scott’s 15th straight U.S. Open...
View ArticleJason Day’s Blunt Oakmont Message …. ‘If You Don’t Like The Course, Then...
World No. 1 Jason Day had a simple message for his fellow competitors worried about the toughness they will face in this week’s 116th U.S. Open at Oakmont. Day’s message was very much to the point and...
View ArticleRory McIlroy Proud If He Won At Oakmont.
Rory McIlroy may have won four Major Championships and three Race to Dubai titles in his career so far – but the former World Number One believes a win this week at Oakmont Country Club could take him...
View ArticleShane Lowry Shows His True Colours & Putting Patriotism Ahead Of Price.
Shane Lowry is showing his true Irish colours. With Euro 2016 well under way, Lowry will tee-up in this week’s U.S. Open sporting the FAI logo on his golf bag is a visible sign of his support for the...
View ArticleDunvegan Hotel – St. Andrews Landmark Up For Sale.
Crail, Scotland ….Along with the R & A Clubhouse, the Swilcan Bridge and the refurbished Hamilton Hall Hotel, the Dunvegan Hotel is a St. Andrews landmark. The Dunvegan, located just a wedge shot...
View ArticleCraig Hinton Sheds MENA Bridesmaid Tag Capturing Jo’burg City Masters.
Craig Hinton finally shook off the bridesmaid tag on the MENA Golf Tour, winning the Jo’burg City Masters, co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Big Easy Tour, with a birdie on the closing hole at Glendower...
View ArticleSay Your Oakmont Prayers – Costly Sin To Find the Church Pew Bunker.
Those competitors in this week’s 116th U.S. Open better be saying their prayers as it will be a costly sin if they end up in the famed Church Pew bunker. The Church Pew comes into play, and is ready...
View ArticleAndrew Laudry Cleans Up As Weather Plays Havoc Opening Day At Oakmont.
American Andrew Landry cleaned-up on a day when the weather wreaked havoc on the opening day of the US Open at the Oakmont Country Club. Many had expected anything close to level par could prove to be...
View ArticleShane Lowry Loving The Challenge Oakmont Continues To Present.
Could there be something in the fact Akron, OH and Oakmont, PA? In fact, the distance between Akron, and where Shane Lowry captured last year’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational, is just a 100 miles from...
View ArticleCould Oakmont Finally Witness Dustin Johnson’s Long Overdue Major Ovation?
Five years after letting slip U.S. Open victory at Pebble Beach and the name ‘Dustin Johnson’ is again atop of a Major Championship leader board. Johnson had just a 90-minute break between his first...
View ArticleShane Lowry Makes Up For Ireland’s Euro Cup Thrashing Moving Two Clear At...
Ireland’s Shane Lowry made up for Ireland’s thrashing at the Euro Cup moving two shots clear of the field when poor light halted played on weather-delayed US Open at Oakmont. The reigning WGC –...
View ArticleDustin Johnson Captures US Open After Bumbling USGA Behaviour.
Dustin Johnson has ended his Major Championship victory after the bumbling behaviour of the USGA in the handling of the final of the US Open. Johnson carded a last round 68 to finish four shots ahead...
View ArticlePaul McGinley Slams USGA Over Handling Of Dustin Johnson Ruling.
Former victorious European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley slammed the USGA over their handling of an incident involving Dustin Johnson at the fifth hole on the final day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont....
View ArticleRory McIlroy Leads Player Disgust Over USGAs ‘Oakmont Amateur Hour’.
Rory McIlroy called the situation “amateur hour”. Jordan Spieth said it was a “joke”. Rickie Fowler opted for “laughable”. There was no reason to disagree. In a controversial and somewhat baffling...
View ArticleDustin Johnson Insists It Wouldn’t Happen On PGA Tour After Taking Oakmont...
New U.S. Open Dustin Johnson insists an incident that totally ruined the final round of his march to a first Major Championship would not have happened on the PGA Tour. Johnson finally made amends, and...
View ArticleJordan Spieth Sydney-Bound For Third Successive Australian Open Appearance.
D0uble Major winning Jordan Spieth confirmed he will return to Sydney later this year for a third year running to seek a second Emirates Australian Open title. The current World No. 2 committed to...
View ArticleShane Lowry Learns You Sometimes Have To Lose A Major Before Winning One.
There is an old adage not only in golf but in sport in general, and that’s you may first have to lose a Major before you first win one. Ask new U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson who ‘lost’ the 2010...
View ArticleRory McIlroy In Paris For A Euro 2016/European Tour Victory Double.
New World No. 4 Rory McIlroy is in France looking for a victory double. McIlroy jetted out of Belfast this morning for tonight’s (TUES) Northern Ireland crunch match against Germany t the Parc des...
View ArticleFive Years After First Win, Manassero One Round From Ending Three-Year...
Five years ago, Matteo Manassero was labelled the new ‘Tiger Woods’ of the European Tour in becoming the youngest player to win on tour. Now the crestfallen Italian is one round away from ending a...
View ArticleUSA Olympic Golf Uncertainty Not Helped By USGAs Inability To Appoint A Team...
Inverness, USA … The uncertainty Patrick Reed expressed in not knowing whether to tee-up in the Rio Olympics clearly has not been helped by the United States Golf Association (USGA) electing not to...
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