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Not only has there been a definite shift of power – exemplified by the fact that three non-Americans emerged victorious in three out of the four Majors this season, ten Europeans in the World’s Top 20 – the fact that they were all maiden winners bodes well for a new breed of players out to [...]
Tags: Mickelson, PGA, USA, Woods
The Europeans did themselves no favours in the Bridgestone Invitational over the weekend, as none of those competing for automatic selection could do better than 22nd.place, the only exception being Padraig Harrington, who played well to finish in joint place 9th, alongside Rory McIlroy. In fact, the Americans were so dominant, that they may well [...]
Tags: Ryder Cup, Tournament, USPGA
As anticipated, the big money events on the European Tour & co-sanctioned tournaments in the U.S.A., are already changing the make-up of the European team during the final run-up to F.T. (Final Team) day. Sure enough, Ross Fisher’s emphatic win in the 3 Irish Open catapulted him to 6th. place in the automatic qualifying positions, [...]
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With barely 6 weeks to go until Montgomerie’s team will be known, you would think that the nine qualifiers for automatic places would most likely be the present encumbents. Prior to the 3 Irish Open, they are Westwood, McIlroy, McDowell, Donald, Poulter, Kaymer, Molinari (Francesco), Jimenez and McGowan. But with five big money tournaments to [...]
Tags: European Team, Irish Open, Ryder Cup
After having broken onto the world golfing scene in 1999 even somebody with limited golfing knowledge would be hard-pressed to identify that same exuberance eleven years later. I was hoping that Spain’s World Cup victory might have spurred him on to greater efforts (indeed special dispensation was given so that he could wear a Spanish [...]
Tags: Sergio Garcia
Like football’s Pele, the name Seve is all that’s required to recognize one of the most iconic figures in world golf.
Last year, I read Seve’s auto-biography. Last week, I read Ollie Brown’s interview with Seve at his home in Pedreña.
I was saddened by his autobiography, surprised that such phenomenal success was blighted with self-pity, imagined [...]
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…..but Graeme McDowell, the man with the best sense of humour, had the last laugh. As ever, the U.S. Open produced plenty of drama, as is the norm with all four majors. Usually, the fireworks begin over Sunday’s final nine holes, but at Pebble Beach, overnight leader Dustin Johnson’s unexpected collapse came as early as [...]
Tags: US Open
The golfing world received confirmation that the Celtic Manor course will be a perfect venue for this year’s Ryder Cup as the European Tour players competing in the Wales Open were full of praise for the quality of the course. Mind you, it’s unlikely that the two teams will be enjoying the same benign weather [...]
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Lee Westwood missed out on the final day yet again as his quest to win the unofficial ‘5th Major’ effectively ended in a watery grave on the infamous 17th hole at Sawgrass. Tim Clark deservedly won by one shot, being one of the few players to actually break par in the final round, played under [...]
Tags: Golf Competitions, Golf Tournament
ALVARO Quiros enjoyed a welcome return to form by winning the Spanish Open in Seville, overcoming a three shot deficit, and only needing a par on the 1st hole of a sudden death play off to emerge victorious. In the process, he became only the 4th Spaniard to land the title since its inception in [...]
Tags: Open in Seville, Parador Golf Club
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