Arhive lunare: aprilie 2019

HARRINGTON PICKED AS EUROPE’S NEXT RYDER CUP CAPTAIN

Padraig Harrington has been confirmed as the European Ryder Cup captain for next year’s away leg of the biennial matches at Whistling Straits in America. Harrington has been a vice-captain in each of the last three editions, after making six appearances as a player, four of which resulted in victories for Europe, and he has been […]

Stock Watch: USGA doesn't ease into the new year

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING X-Man (+9%): Clearly comfortable as a chaser, Xander Schauffele’s last three wins have come against the best fields –the top 30 in the FedExCup (2017 Tour Championship), the top talent in the world (2018 […]

Remember when: This week in golf, January 7-13

Let’s look back in history at this week in golf from Jan. 7-13. Information courtesy Golf Channel Research unit. Jan. 8, 1962: Jack Nicklaus earned his first professional paycheck when he tied for last place in the Los Angeles Open. The check was worth a whopping $33.33. Nicklaus, 21 years old at the time, shot at tournament […]

Harrington named 2020 Euro Ryder Cup captain, ready for 'daunting task'

The keys to the European Ryder Cup machine have officially been handed over to Padraig Harrington. The 47-year-old Irishman was named captain for the 2020 matches at Whistling Straits during a Tuesday announcement at European Tour headquarters, taking over for Thomas Bjorn as he looks to continue a run of continental dominance in the biennial […]

Thanks to social media, Davis Love III's son, Dru, finds stolen truck

HONOLULU – It was a lesson in the power of social media. “They found the truck,” Love smiled on Monday as he played a pro-am at the Sony Open. Love posted Saturday a picture of his son’s Ford Raptor truck that had been stolen in the Buckhead area of Atlanta while Dru Love was at […]

Prince’s enjoys elevation in golf course rankings

Prince’s Golf Club in Kent has risen ten places into the top 50 of Golf World magazine’s latest Top 100 England rankings following the redevelopment of its Himalayas nine. The Sandwich-based club enlisted golf course architects Mackenzie & Ebert to handle the changes to the Himalayas, and work has already begun on improving the Dunes nine, […]

‘The most unbelievable story in golf’: A treacherous border crossing was just the beginning of José de Jesús Rodríguez’s journey to the PGA Tour

Three decades ago José de Jesús Rodríguez crossed the Mexico-U.S. border unsure whether he would survive. The post ‘The most unbelievable story in golf’: A treacherous border crossing was just the beginning of José de Jesús Rodríguez’s journey to the PGA Tour appeared first on Golf.