I couldn’t ask for a better European Bureau than Karl MacGinty, Dermot Gilleece, and Brian Keogh. Just last week, Brian gave me great insight into both Harrington’s practice regimen and time constraints: he’s doing all his interviews early so he can have as normal a week as possible at the Masters. That’s one of the reasons I picked...
I’ve never been a fan of drunk rowdy crowds, and especially not 16 at Scottsdale. Well Robert Allenby’s experience with a similar situation in Australia underscores exactly how ugly embracing this trend will get. The dispute began like this: AUSTRALIAN OPEN organisers are considering scrapping the controversial party hole, where the cruel comments of...
This is completely reedonkyoulous. Henrik Stenson didn’t want to get his golf shirt or slacks muddy at the third hole at Doral. This was the result. Well, that should increase the demographic response in casual fans. Are we in South Beach or what? In Sweden I hear they’re making “swinger’s party” jokes. I guess Forrest Fezler...
The Irish Open inked a three million euro deal with 3, a promient mobile phone network. Appropriately, the deal was for three years. This year’s tournament will be played at County Louth Golf Club in Drogheda from May 14-17 will offer prize money of €3 million. Outside of the four majors and the World Golf Championships, only five tournaments now offer...
When you win two majors in a row, you have to do some zany photo ops, but this one takes the cake. Someone in South Africa decided to build a 907-yard par-3 as an “Extreme 19th Hole” at the Legends Golf and Safari resort. You read that right…a 907-yard par-3. “How can they do that?” you ask? Well, they went up to the top of a...
The members of the Golf Writers Association of America recently voted Padraig Harrington, Lorena Ochoa, and Jay Haas players of the year for their respective tours. Harrington got my vote. Two majors will do that.
Lawrence Donegan of the Guardian has this interview with Paddy. From the interview: “We have zero in common, bar the fact that we both play golf. He is the antithesis of me, and I am the antithesis of him,” said Harrington, who was yesterday named the European Tour’s player of the year in recognition of his two major victories in 2008, at the...
Nicely done, Brian. Slante to you, Dermot, and Karl. Harrington is gearing up for what might be the toughest Masters of all.
Well there is some good news, his condition has been upgraded.
Cybergolf article here.
Great stuff Dermot, as usual. Darren may be one serious threat to Padraig at the majors next year if he gets back in form.
Paddy’s geared up and well-rested for Valdarrama, but I’m itching to see him at Augusta next year.
While the golf world waited, fingers crossed, some good news may hopefully, finally be here. Seve’s third operation to remove a mailgnant brain tumor has been called a success. From the article: “The sports star’s third surgical procedure on a cancerous growth was completed without complications. Madrid’s La Paz hospital said the lengthy...
Karl MacGinty has some thoughts on the why the Irish Government should bail out the Irish Open. Sounds good to me, that tournament rocks. Wanna bet Padraig Harrington agrees? Of course, one of my favorite all-star writers, Mike Vaccaro has this throwaway classic about Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price, who rocked my beloved Red Sox to sleep. Man, come all...