The event again moves on to a new course this year, but remains in South Africa and Grace looks a fair price at odds against to beat Francesco Molinari who starts the season with a new putter. It’s likely Padraig Harrington was one of the only pro golfers on the planet jealous of those that battled ferocious winds in [...]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDINAH, Ill. — Erasing some of their worst Ryder Cup memories, the Europeans wore the image of Seve Ballesteros on their sleeves and played their hearts out Sunday at Medinah to match the greatest comeback in history and head home with that precious gold trophy. Europe got its payback for Brookline, when [...]
Continue reading …Katie Poulter Ian Poulter’s wife Katie has better hair and a better smile than her husband and is pretty good at making babies too, given that she’s mothered four so far. Kandi Mahan Hunter Mahan clearly hunted down swimsuit model Kandi and married her in 2011 [...]
Continue reading …In readiness for Friday’s eagerly awaited biannual battle for the Samuel Ryder Trophy, the Social Gambler looks at the event’s history, format and this week’s course, Medinah… Tournament History The first Ryder Cup was staged in 1927, when the United States beat Great Britain 9 ½ – 2 ½ at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts, but the [...]
Continue reading …Tiger Woods has failed to perform so many times at the Ryder Cup that he simply has to be a lay in the top point scorer markets. We have gone into virtually every one of the half dozen times that Samuel Ryder’s old trophy has been contested hearing about how Woods would finally bring his [...]
Continue reading …PGA Tour 2012: Tour Championship by Coca-Cola The FedEx Cup playoff championship will be decided this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta where 30 of the world’s best play one of the Tour’s easiest courses. In fact, the 15th hole at East Lake traditionally ranks as the easiest hole on Tour and its [...]
Continue reading …Wyndham Championship Still All To Play For So my punt on Charles Howell III has been put to bed by his inability to make 12 foot putts when it matters. Will he ever fulfil his potential? It is looking less likely as the months go by. I had a little nibble on the [...]
Continue reading …Wyndham Championship The Man From Augusta The tournament course this week is Sedgefield Country Club which has played host to this event since 2008. Webb Simpson is the defending champion after winning by three shots finishing -18, ahead of George McNeill last year. The Wyndham Championship is the final opportunity for the players [...]
Continue reading …Rory McIlroy dressed the part as golf’s next star and played like it, too. Saving his bright red shirt for Sunday in the PGA Championship, McIlroy never gave anyone much of a chance. Two exquisite shots with the wedge set up back-to-back birdies to seize control of the final round. He never made a bogey over [...]
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