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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
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
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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The Race to Dubai may be a departure from tradition, but it is responsible for elevating the European Tour to a genuine World Tour, relegating the American PGA Tour to second best. The absence of Woods, Mickleson and co. in no way detracted from the performance of Westwood, who has suddenly developed an aura of invincibility once [...]
Tags: Dubai, European Tour, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup
Last week’s Omega European Masters just happened to be the first European Tour tournament providing qualifying points (euros) for next year’s Ryder Cup clash at Celtic Manor in Wales. You may think that it’s a little premature to be thinking about an event which is more than a year away, but Sunday’s result at Crans-sur-Sierre [...]
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Head just off the coast into the foothills of Spain’s Costa Del Sol, and you’ll encounter Valderrama Golf Club.
Navigating subtle doglegs on gently undulating parkland terrain through a cork forest, the Robert Trent Jones Sr. design in so many places seems so simple and effortless, one wonders why every golf course can’t be this good.
Of [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Golf Courses, Ryder Cup, Services of Golf, Spain, Valderrama Golf
As an important industry, golf tourism on the Costa del Sol is still in its infancy. Born in the late eighties, it has already displayed a cyclic tendency, struggling during the oil crisis brought on by the Iraq war, then enjoying enormous success in 1997, when Valderrama hosted the Ryder Cup. The period from 1997 could [...]
Tags: Aymerich, Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, Ryder Cup, Valderrama Golf
Those who predicted an American victory got it right – but not for the right reasons. The captain’s picks performed well, Poulter even being Europe’s top score with four wins, while Europe’s “bankers”, Harrington, Westwood and Garcia couldn’t manage a single win. Although the team were publicly supportive of Nick Faldo after the event, there [...]
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The selection of Ian Poulter rather than Darren Clarke as Nick Faldo’s pick was always bound to be unpopular with golf fans and the media, but the criticism and cynicism heaped on Faldo by his peers has ensured that European team spirit cannot be as strong as in previous successful matches. Sky Sports’ golf pundit [...]
Tags: Captain, Europe, Ryder Cup
Sunday 31st August was Decision Day for Nick Faldo and a big day for at least seven contenders for places in the European team. At the start of the Johnnie Walker Classic at Gleneagles, the last three automatic places were held by Justin Rose, Sören Hansen and Oliver Wilson. All three knew a poor performance [...]
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