Nov 6th, 2018 Article
Ryder Cup venue hailed as Top Club
First the Ryder Cup - and then the top award from World of Leading Golf (WLG). It's been quite a year for Le Golf National.
First the Ryder Cup - and then the top award from World of Leading Golf (WLG). It's been quite a year for Le Golf National.
When the Golden Bear invites you round to his house with a load of other Ryder Cup wannabes, you don't say no. You say, 'What time?', 'Will Tiger be there?', 'Should I bring wine?', 'What kind of wine do you like, Jack?', 'What are Barb's favourite flowers?', 'Will there be cake?'. That sort of thing.
Most golfers have to splash out on a round of drinks when they score a hole-in-one, but for John Paton any such expense was well worth it, as his ace earned him a trip to the 2020 Ryder Cup.
With the Ryder Cup looming, Callaway have (re)launched the Chrome Soft Truvis golf balls in patriotic styles...
K Bradley (US) A Scott (Aus), S Burns (US), L Aberg (Swe) X Schauffele (US), S Kim (Kor), T Fleetwood (Eng), C Davis (Aus) C Kirk (US), A Noren (Swe) S Im (Kor), R Mcilroy (NI) After only just making it into the top 50 as the final qualifier to play in this weeks Fed Ex cup playoffs, Keegan Bradley surprised many if not all to clinch a shock win at the BMW Championship.
Victorious Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III was brought crashing down to earth, literally, when he suffered broken bones in a snowboard accident, with his collarbone getting the worst of it.
Ryder Cup legend Peter Baker on 6-foot putts & The Stones. Plus which Seniors players really, REALLY, still love playing...
Peter Oosterhuis, noted player and broadcaster, dies at 75
Irish golfer Michael Dolan waited until he was 59 for his first hole-in-one; a month later, his second earned him a trip to the 2020 Ryder Cup after he aced the eighth hole at Son Vida, Mallorca.
Maybe golf is a dangerous sport, after all. Less than a week after Brooks Koepka's errant tee shot led to a spectator losing her sight in an eye, Tyrrell Hatton has done the same at the Dunhill. Fortunately, with far less tragic results.
Ever dreamed of having a one-on-one lesson with a golf legend? How would Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter or Lee Westwood work for you? Expert tuition, unparalleled knowledge and priceless experience imparted in person to you by some of the world's best. What a treat...
This was to be a critical session for the Americans if they were to have any hope of retaining the Ryder Cup. But it was to end honours even for the session, leaving the US with a Medinah like mountain to climb as Europe go into the final day 10-6.