Click on pic below to view 2011 Nordea Scandinavian Masters Third Round Highlights on the European Tour site.
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Saturday, July 23, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Breaking News: Corey Pavin Was Recognized By Someone
The European Tour website are this evening reporting that Corey Pavin was recognized by the Welsh Government. The successful operation took almost five years and up to 300 Welsh government officials.
It’s thought the Welsh Government came close to recognizing Corey Pavin back in 2003 during the Bush administration but it turned out to be Michael Parkinson outside a shopping centre in Cardiff.
The trail went cold until the Obama administration, working with the Welsh Government and thousands of google images finally succeeded in recognizing Pavin. Its thought Pavin was recognized as he crossed the street outside his local school with his kids.
Great to see the Welsh Government are doing really useful things and aren’t just a colossal waste of British taxpayers money.
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Stevie Williams New Zealand Radio Interview. He’s Really Pissed Off
Here’s a really frank interview on New Zealand radio with Stevie Williams about Tiger sacking him and being linked to Tiger’s exploits off the course. “I wouldnt say it was amicable at all” he says.
2011 RBC Canadian Open First Round Highlights
Kris Blanks was not shooting Blanks in the first of the RBC Canadian Open. View highlights here.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
2011 Nordea Scandinavian Masters First Round Highlights
Click on pic below to view 2011 Nordea Scandinavian Masters First Round Highlights on the European tour site.
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Connacht Are 2011 Interprovincial Champions. Eric Elwood Take Note
Connacht (with a wee bit of help from a Cavan man!) are the 2011 Interprovincial champions. Apparently, according to golf historian Enda Lonergan the last time Connacht won was 1983 BC, when archaeologists found etchings to that effect on the inside of a cave near Connemara.
Afterward Connacht secretary Enda said “The win was all down to the new green shirts, it took us 28 years to figure out the yellow ones didn’t quite work.”
Back row (left to right): Barry Anderson, Gary McDermott, Steffan O’Hara, Eddie McCormack (legend), Kelan McDonagh, Michael Durcan
Front row (left to right) Joe Lyons, Adrian Wynne (Captain), Niall MacSweeney (Manager), Sean Cannon
Final Standings: 1 Connacht, 2 Ulster, 3 Leinster 4, Munster.
Final Round Scores
Thursday 21 July 2011
Ulster 8 Munster 3
(Ulster names first)
Foursomes
Reeve Whitson & Aaron Kearney halved with Niall Gorey & Gary O’Flaherty; Harry Diamond & Connor Doran beat Pat Murray & Ian O’Rourke 1 hole; Luke Lennox & Nicky Grant beat Sean Barry & David O’Donovan 2/1; Colm Campbell & Wayne Telford halved with Kieran Hurley & Ed Stack
Singles
Harry Diamond halved with Niall Gorey; Reeve Whitson lost to Ian O’Rourke 1 hole; Aaron Kearney beat Sean Barry 1 hole; Connor Doran halved with David O’Donvoan; Luke Lennox beat Pat Murray 3/2; Nicky Grant beat Ed Stack 1 hole; Colm Campbell beat Gary O’Flaherty 5/3
Conancht 5.5 Leinster 5.5 (Connacht names first)
Foursomes
Barry Anderson & Eddie McCormack lost to Eoin Arthurs & Richard O’Donovan 5/4; Steffan O’Hara & Sean Cannon lost to Paul Dunne & Stephen Walsh 2/1; Gary McDermott & Kelan McDonagh lost to John Greene & Craig Martin 1 hole; Michael Durcan & Joe Lyons lost to Rory McNamara & Brian Casey 2/1
Singles
Eddie McCormack beat Eoin Arthurs 8/6; Barry Anderson halved with Paul Dunne; Gary McDermott lost to Richard O’Donovan 1 hole; Michael Durcan beat Stephen Walsh 5/4; Steffan O’Hara beat John Greene 2 holes; Kelan McDonagh beat Craig Martin 2/1; Joe Lyons beat Rory McNamara 2/1
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Karl Morris To Set Up Irish Base At GUI National Academy
He is to mind coaching in golf what The Stig is to testing racing cars. Yes, he is Karl Morris and the great news is Karl is setting up a base in Ireland.
The leading Mind Coach, who can claim a part in the last two Open Championship wins of Louis Oosthuizen and Darren Clarke is set to formally join the GUI National Golf Academy as their official Mind Coach. Clients, both through personal and group sessions will now be able to avail of Karl’s coaching right here in Ireland, at the GUI’s National Academy in Carton House.
Plan’s are also afoot to hold one of the world famous Karl Morris Mind Factor Golf Schools, a two day residential course which is planned for 2012 at the Carton House venue.
The Stig, I mean Karl said “I am extremely excited about this arrangement. I have over the years been fortunate to work with some of the world’s best players and I am keen to share some of those discoveries with a wider audience. I have a particular affinity for Irish golf as I have always been made to feel incredibly welcome on the numerous visits over the years. To have a permanent base at such fantastic facilities is a wonderful opportunity for me”.
Book me in, I’m coming Karl!
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Schuco Open Gives Two Fingers To Irish Open and Rides Rough Shod Over Tour
What is it with Germany and Ireland at the moment? First we have Angela Merkel treating Ireland like a piece of chewing gum stuck to the sole of her shoe and now we have Schuco organizing a lucrative two day exhibition match to poach the top Tour stars away from the Irish Open in Killarney.
Schuco who haven't been involved in the game of golf a wet week are staging a golf event to coincide with next weeks Irish Open. The meaningless two day Schuco Open may have a crap matchplay format and an even more crap website but has forked out millions to entice the likes of Martin Kaymer, Henrik Stenson, Geoff Ogilvy, Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter, Dustin Johnson, Álvaro Quirós, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Grégory Havret, Edoardo Molinari and others to “compete”.
Do Schuco have any respect for the institutions of the European Tour? Should the top players not have a little more allegiance to one of the oldest and best attended events on Tour that is the Irish Open? It all stinks to high heaven.
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Tom Watson Psyched For Senior Open On Foreign Soil
There’s a double dose of Senior golf coming this week and next with the Senior Open Championship starting today at Walton Heath. The US Senior Open will be played next week at the Inverness Golf Club in Toledo in Ohio.
All eyes will again be on Tom Watson. The 61 year old will be looking for a fourth Senior Open crown but this time he wont have the advantage of links under him. The inland course at Walton Heath south of London was opened in 1913 and is often used for Open Championship sectional qualifying.
Bernhard Langer, who has been suffering with a thumb injury is the defending champion and tees it up after missing the cut last week at The Open. Coverage on Sky Sports.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tiger and Stevie Getting Divorced, But Hey He Was Doing Nothing Anyway
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Tiger Woods announced tonight that he is to divorce Steve Williams after 12 years of wedded bliss.
"I want to express my deepest gratitude to Stevie for all his help, but I think it's time for a change," Woods said in a statement on his website. "Stevie is an outstanding caddie and a friend and has been instrumental in many of my accomplishments. I wish him great success in the future."
Tiger’s going to miss those glued on silver locks and that sexy way Stevie had of getting spectators ejected, but somehow he’ll muddle through.
2011 Interprovincial Championships Day Two Results
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Ulster 5 Leinster 6
(Ulster names first)
Foursomes
Connor Doran & Harry Diamond lost to Eoin Arthurs & Richard O’Donovan 3/2; Aaron Kearney & Reeve Whitson beat Rory McNamara & Brian Casey 5/4; Luke Lennox & Colm Campbell halved with Paul Dunne & Stephen Walsh; Nicky Grant & Wayne Telford lost to John Green
e & Craig Martin 2/1
Singles
Reeve Whitson lost to Eoin Arthurs 4/3; Harry Diamond beat Richard O’Donovan 6/5; Connor Doran lost to Paul Dunne 1 hole; Aaron Kearney beat Brian Casey 3/2; Luke Lennox beat Stephen Walsh 2/1; Nicky Grant halved with Craig Martin; Colm Campbell lost to Rory McNamara 2/1
Munster 5 Connacht 6
(Munster names first)
Foursomes
Pat Murray & Ian O’Rourke halved with Barry Anderson & Eddie McCormack; Niall Gorey & Gary O’Flaherty beat Gary McDermott & Kelan McDonagh 4/3; Sean Barry & David O’Donovan beat Steffan O’Hara & Sean Cannon 7/6; Kieran Hurley & Ed Stack halved with Michael Durcan & Joe Lyons
Singles
Pat Murray lost to Eddie McCormack 5/4; Niall Gorey beat Michael Durcan 2 holes; Sean Barry lost to Gary McDermott 3/1; David O’Donovan lost to Steffan O’Hara 3/2; Gary O’Flaherty lost to Kelan McDonagh 3/2; Kieran Hurley lost to Joe Lyons 1 hole; Ian O’Rourke beat Barry Anderson 4/3
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Slow Play Is A Real Problem in Junior Golf- Check This Out!!!
This is the incredible story of Connor Klein (not Calvin’s son, the other one) from Long Tree, Colorado who was playing in the first round of the 64th U.S. Junior Amateur at Gold Mountain Golf Club. Early in the round it became obvious to officials that Klein was holding up play and his group was clocked. Not bothered by that, the kid continued to take an age over each shot, forcing officials to again check the group on the fifth hole, where it was decided that Klein was to be penalized one stroke for slow play.
Pic: Woman putting way too much effort into a kids event scoreboard
Ignorant of the penalty, the young Klein went ahead the 170-yard, par 3, only to be approached mid high-fiving by the rules officials and told of the penalty stroke. It went down as a two on the card. It is unclear whether the rules official high fived Klein.
Klein ended with an 82. And the moral of the story? If you’re going to be slow, you better be really really really good!
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Mark McGovern Support Fund Night 18th August in Blacklion Cavan
Friends Of GolfCentralDaily were in touch to tell us about Fermanagh's Mark McGovern who suffered a severe head injury in San Francisco on the 25th of June, whilst playing football for Ulster in San Francisco. Mark's friends have organized an evening on Thursday, August 18 at 9:00pm in the Bush Bar Blacklion Cavan to raise vital funds for his treatment in hospital. Live music on the night from top local acts and special guests. A website for donations is also being set up. Click here for details. Click here to donate. We're told Mark is a massive golf fan and loves Sergio Garcia (but we wont hold that against him!) so please, if you can, support Mark and his friends in this very worth cause.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Ricky Barnes Wins Academy Award For Wilson Staff Commercial
The "Academy" of course to which we refer is the "Academy of People Who Look Uncannily Like Lynette From Desperate Housewives!"
2011 Interprovincial Championships: Day One Scores
Ulster 5.5 Connacht 5.5
(Ulster names first)
Foursomes:
Connor Doran & Harry Diamond lost to Barry Anderson & Eddie McCormack 2/1; Reeve Whitson & Aaron Kearney beat Steffan O'Hara & Sean Cannon 7/6; Luke Lennox & Colm Campbell lost to Michael Durcan & Joe Lyons 1 hole; Nicky Grant & Wayne Telford halved with Gary McDermott & Kelan McDonagh
Pic: Eddie “Living Legend” McCormack
Singles:
Harry Diamond beat Steffan O’Hara 1 hole; Aaron Kearney lost to Eddie McCormack 2/1; Connor Doran beat Sean Cannon 1 hole; Reeve Whitson beat Michael Durcan 3/2; Luke Lennox halved with Kelan McDonagh; Nicky Grant halved with Joe Lyons; Wayne Telford lost to Barry Anderson 1 hole
Leinster 4.5 Munster 6.5
(Leinster names first)
Foursomes
Eoin Arthurs & Richard O'Donovan halved with Niall Gorey & Gary O'Flaherty; John Greene & Craig Martin lost to Sean Barry & David O'Donovan 3/2; Paul Dunne & Stephen Walsh beat Kieran Hurley & Ed Stack 1 hole; Rory McNamara & Brian Casey lost to Pat Murray & Ian O'Rourke 1 hole
Singles
Richard O’Donovan lost to Niall Gorey 2/1; Eoin Arthurs beat Pat Murray 7/6; Craig Martin halved with Sean Barry; Rory McNamara lost to David O’Donovan 3/1; Paul Dunne beat Gary O’Flaherty 1 hole; Stephen Walsh halved
Ed Stack; John Greene lost to Ian O’Rourke 3/1
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Last Chance To Play The Lough Erne and Links Challenge
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Lynn McCool from Lough Erne was on first thing this morning to remind us of the Lough Erne Links Challenge that takes place next week. There's a few spots still remaining for the team event which starts on the 25th July and takes in Narin Portnoo, Murvagh and The Faldo Course, Lough Erne. Click on the entry form pic here to open the entry form. 
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Monday, July 18, 2011
2011 Nordea Masters Betting Preview and Tips
Betting Preview and Tips, Nordea Masters, Bro Hof Slott GC, Stockholm, Sweden
Dustin Johnson 8/1
Golf is huge in Sweden and the organizers always try to assemble some big names in the field. Last year they had KJ Choi and Louis Oosthuizen, this time around the headliners are Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson. Johnson, if physical and mental exhaustion is not a factor, has the power and putting touch to contend on this long and very tough layout not unlike Muirfield Village where he finished fourth at the Memorial. It’s great to see the US golfers coming to Europe, (I remember the days when John Daly, Payne Stewart and co would play in the Irish Open) and it would be some consolation for DJ if another Johnson won the trophy this year.
Fredrik Andersson Hed 40/1
The 39 year old Swede turned pro way back in 1992. Known as Fredrik Andersson until 2004 when he got married and added his wife surname “Hed” to his own! Finally made the winning breakthrough at last year’s BMW Italian Open beating David Horsey by two. After a very poor run of pre Summer results Andersson Hed played superbly at Castle Stuart to finish second behind Luke Donald. Made the cut at the Open, even featuring on the day one leaderboard with a 68. Tied for 11th here last year. Each way possibilities
Robert Karlsson 11/1
The last two outings for the Swede have been Major Championships and neither went too well. After opening with a 79 at Congressional, Karlsson did well to make the cut with a second round 67. Missed the cut at The Open last week playing in the worst of the conditions. Based exclusively on the US Tour since February, Karlsson has shown some form stateside playing well at Colonial (fifth) and finishing second at the St Jude Classic the week before the US Open. Made the cut on the mark here last year and went on to finish a very impressive seventh.
Jamie Donaldson 22/1
Welshman Jamie has been out here for many years and though he had three wins on the Challenge Tour has yet to taste victory on the main Tour. He hasn’t missed a cut since October last year, I make 18 events, which is pretty impressive. Add to that a worst finish of 21stin his last seven starts, with four top tens and you begin to think Donaldson could soon be in the winner’s enclosure. Eighth here last season
Thorbjorn Olesen 30/1
This will be he young Dane’s 23rd start on the European Tour and he has already racked up three second places the latest of which was at the Open de France when a missed short putt on the last cost him at playoff place. Thorbjorn also come close in Italy three weeks before that but missed the cut in his first Open last week. I would not be at all surprised to see this young sensation prevail this week.
Rafa Echenique 125/1
Our long odds shout this week is Argentina’s Rafa Echenique. Absolutely no form on paper but would have won here last year but for Richard S Johnsons miracle birdie putt on the final green to pip him by one. Rafa’s three best results on Tour have come in June or July and the long and tricky Bro Hoff Slott course seems to suit him. A euro each week max!
2011 Nordea Masters Betting Preview and Tips
Now You All Know Who Tom Lewis Is!
We predicted last week that by the Sunday of The Open everyone would know who Tom Lewis is, and we weren’t far wrong. Lewis introduced himself to the golfing world with a stunning 65 in the first round of the British Open, earning the 20-year-old English amateur a shock share of lead and smashing a whole host of Open records. Everybody wanted a piece of the kid christened “Tom” after his playing partner, Tom Watson. We even found out he has another brother “Jack”, no prizes for guessing who he is named after.
After all is said and done though, Lewis remains grounded after his Open exploits, and wont be turning pro just yet. His experience with third round playing partner Phil Mickelson served as a shock to Lewis system when it comes to the pro ranks.
"Playing with Phil made me feel terrible, really terrible around the greens. If you're going to play with the best players in the world, you have to chip and putt like they do," Lewis said.
Lewis beat Peter Uihlein to the silver medal for the leading amateur finisher at the British Open.
Afterwards he was offered a spot at this weeks Scandinavian Masters but turned it down to practice with his Walker Cup Britain and Ireland teammates in Aberdeen. It’s thought that Lewis will probably turn pro after the Walker Cup in Scotland in September. That will give him just seven tournaments (by invite) to try and earn his Tour card. "Rory McIlroy did it in 2007, so there is time of you're good enough," he said on the subject.
Quotes Of The 140th Open Championship
After trawling a mountain of spakes from The Open, here are the distilled down best ones!
"Hang on I'm trying to recollect your little line. 'He's in his inexorable slide toward irrelevance.' Is that what you said? I've got the paper at home. I can show it to you if you don't believe me." – Darren Clarke to Lawrence Donegan after his win.
"It's not an easy surname. It's probably more annoying when the
y say, 'I've been practicing it for a month,' and they still get it completely wrong." —Louis Oosthuizen, 2010 Open champion
"Um, three… four… five." —Rory McIlroy, on how many hangovers he's had since he won the U.S. Open
"It never rains in England. Only in Scotland." —Lee Westwood
"He charged me a lot of money, so I can't tell you that." —Darren Clarke, on the advice he's gotten from sports psychologist Bob Rotella
"His looks like a map of Hawaii, though." —Lucas Glover, on Kyle Stanley's beard
"Tom Lewis, how about that? He could be my grandson." —Tom Watson, five-time Open champ, on English amateur Tom Lewis, his playing partner on Thursday and Friday
"The rain was coming down really hard. Yeah, there was a moment where me and Bubba looked at each other and started laughing." — Jason Day
"If I had the option, I'd rather be warm." —Stephen Gallacher
"Obviously, if somebody had given me 69 before I was going out to play, I would have bitten their hand off for it." —Clarke, who shot 69 on Saturday
"I said to the crowd at the 15th, there were 40 or 50 walking around, 'You're just mental. Just mental.' I don't understand that at all. I'm getting paid, I've got to be there." —Paul Lawrie
"One of my good friends said before I left, 'I know you're not going to want to play in it, but I hope it's pissing rain and blowing on you over there.' So he got his wish today. He's back in Indiana right now laughing at me. It's just part of the deal, I guess." —Bo Van Pelt
“This is for the kids”- Darren Clarke
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New Case of Foot In Mouth Disease Discovered in Kent
Department of Agriculture officials were today reassuring members of the public that a new case of Foot In Mouth disease, discovered in Kent at the weekend, is under control. The new strain of Foot In Mouth has been tracked down and isolated in BBC commentator Mark James.
This strain is said to be entirely different to the harmless “Murray Walker” version of Foot In Mouth that surfaced in the eighties. Mark James has now been isolated from members of the general public to protect them from the disease, which is spread verbally.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
What’s In The Bag Darren Clarke 2011 British Open Champion
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