Dec 1st, 2015 Article
Rory – the brand
We all know that Rory has earned a bob or two by being more than quite good at golf, but according to the Irish Examiner, he’s now worth almost half a billion dollars.
We all know that Rory has earned a bob or two by being more than quite good at golf, but according to the Irish Examiner, he’s now worth almost half a billion dollars.
Matt Jones not only won the Australian Open at the weekend, but also secured himself a place for the 145th Open Championship, which will be played at Royal Troon in July 2016. Find out who else will also be joining him.
The USGA has announced that Diana M. Murphy will be its next president. Murphy will become only the second woman ever to lead the governing body in its nearly 121-year history, 20 years after Judy Bell held the post.
This is a great little video that the European Tour has put together. You can watch Rory's final round of the year at the DP World Tour Championship in just ten minutes flat.
Zach Johnson has let his caddy, Damon Green, take the Claret Jug home with him for Thanksgiving. What a nice chap!
US skiing's golden girl, Lindsey Vonn, opened up about her relationship with former world No 1 golfer Tiger Woods.
This Rory McIlroy lookalike was no match for Barry McGuigan, who called him out straight away.
There’s winning from the front, and there’s reversing into a win. It’s safe to say Matt Jones did the latter at the Australian Open. Shooting a two over final round, Jones did just enough to keep Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott at bay.
In an escalation of the row between members of Wentworth and it's new Chinese owners Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, has now accused the Beijing-based conglomerate of “very disappointing” behaviour.
Faldo calls USA as favourites for 2016 Ryder Cup, citing a potential raft of European rookies tilting the odds in Davis Love III's favour. We also take a trip down bad memory lane to Faldo's nadir at Valhalla 2008...
Charl Schwartzel won his fourth Alfred Dunhill Championship title when he finished 15 under par in South Africa on Sunday. This was also his 10th victory on the European Tour, six of which have been in his native South Africa.
With the Olympic golf course for the 2016 Rio Games now built, the main concern has become whether the agronomy plan will be properly executed.