Paul McGinley Left Star-Struck By Spaceship & Sign Of The Cross.
One of Paul McGinley’s earliest Irish Open memories was being left star-struck as Christy O’Connor Sr gave everyone the sign of the Cross as he lifted off in a ‘spaceship’. It was 1975 and McGinley was...
View ArticleTwitter Controversy Over United Airlines Losing Rory McIlroy’s Golf Clubs.
A controversy has erupted on Twitter over Rory McIlroy’s missing golf clubs. Twitter users have used the social networking site to single out United Airlines claiming ‘preferential treatment’ after...
View ArticleGraeme McDowell Backs Ryder Cup Staging In Dubai.
Ryder Cup winning hero Graeme McDowell has backed suggestions the biannual showdown between Europe and the USA could one day be staged in Dubai. With the 2020 Ryder Cup headed for France future venues...
View ArticleMikko Illonen Sets New Fota Island Course Record As Rory McIlroy Struggles.
Finland’s Mikko Ilonen ignored the script to easily outshine his more-fancied local rivals on the opening day of the Irish Open. Illonen, 34 celebrated his 300th European Tour event setting a new...
View ArticleRory McIlroy Pays Price For Missing Clubs, Jet Lag & Wayward Drives With 74...
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy paid a price for his missing clubs, jet lag and some wayward drives on the opening day of the Irish Open. The highest world ranked player in the field signed for a...
View ArticleDukes Course Members Dream Opportunity To Tee-Up In 2015 Open.
Scratch golfers at The Duke’s Course in St Andrews are being offered the remarkable chance to play in a competition that offers a route to tee up in next year’s Open Championship at the Home of Golf....
View ArticleChris Doak Left Ruing Playing Wrong Ball On Irish Open First Day.
Scotland’s Chris Doak was left ruing a bizarre incident in playing a wrong ball during the opening round of the Irish Open in Cork. Doak was four under par at the time and just three shots from the...
View ArticleKen Duke Kick Starts Travelers Defence With Solid TPC Highlands 65.
Defending Traveler’s Championship title holder Ken Duke has kick-started his round with an impressive five under par 65 on the TPC Highlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut. Duke, who won an enormous...
View ArticleSouth Ronaldsay Golf Club – A Orkney Youngster Demanding Respect.
South Ronaldsay Golf Club is very much a youngster when it comes to golf in the Orkney Islands. The course was open to play in June 2005 making it 90 years younger than Stromness and 110 years the...
View ArticleIlonen Leads, Willett Second But McDowell Looms Large In Third On Irish Open...
Finland’s Mikko Ilonen leads by one with Danny Willett second but it’s Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell now looming large for victory in the Irish Open in Cork. Ilonen, 34 added a two under par third...
View ArticleGraeme McDowell Looking To Top Irish Good News Week With Fota Island Success.
Graeme McDowell has vowed to continue a good news week with victory in the Irish Open at Fota Island in Cork. McDowell lipped out for eagle to birdie the last in a round of a two under par 69 as the...
View ArticleRomain Wattel Seeking Double Fota Island Reward.
Former Scottish Stroke-Play champ Romain Wattel is one round away from the double delight of an Irish Open victory and a place in next month’s Open Championship. Wattel, 23 posted a third round 70 in...
View ArticleTitanic Very Much Remembered In Cobh, Ireland.
A return in 12 years to Cobh again reminded me of the town’s connection with the ill-fated liner – Titantic. It was April 11th, 1912 at 1.30pm, the Titanic leaves Queenstown (and now named Cobh) and...
View ArticleMartin Kaymer ….. “Don’t Compare My U.S. Open Triumph With Tiger Woods”.
Newly-crowned U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer has returned home to a hero’s welcome but quickly poured cold water on any comparison with Tiger Woods. Kaymer took last week off following his eight shot...
View ArticleMichael Hoey Hoping For BMW Int’ Open Pairing With Martin Kaymer.
Michael Hoey is keeping his fingers crossed he can be paired over the weekend rounds with Martin Kaymer during this week’s BMW International Open in Cologne. The runaway U.S. Open champ has returned...
View ArticleKel Nagle (Oldest Living Major Winner) Shares Lunch With Fellow Australian...
It was special occasion earlier this week in Sydney when four Australian PGA life members were guests of honor at a luncheon at the Terrey Hills Golf Club in northern Sydney. Present was Kel Nagle, and...
View ArticleWillett Overcomes Neck Injury To Share BMW Int’ Open Lead With Cabrera-Bello.
England’s Danny Willett overcame a neck injury to join playing partner Rafa Cabrera-Bello in shooting an eight under par 64s to share a two shot lead on the opening day of the BMW International Open in...
View ArticleBack To Business As Usual For Hoey & Lowry In Cologne.
Michael Hoey and Shane Lowry admitted after dealing with the expectations, distractions and demands of last week’s Irish Open it was business as usual on day one of the BMW International Open in...
View ArticlePaul Casey Storms Into Lead With 63 On Rain-Softened BMW Int’ Open Course.
Paul Casey stormed into the clubhouse lead right on noon with a sizzling nine under par 63 on day three of the BMW International Open near Cologne. The England golfer muscled his way from a share of...
View ArticleDramatic Cloud Formation and Sunset Over Dusseldorf.
As we were being driven back into Dusseldorf this week we were in awe of a dramatic cloud formation and sunset. The clouds gave the impression of a large smoke trail rising from the sinking sun....
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