Graeme McDowell watches during Wednesday practice at Royal Portrush Local hope Graeme McDowell hopes to be able to use a "Ryder Cup-like atmosphere" when his Open Championship challenge begins in his hometown Portrush on Thursday. McDowell will tee off at 09:14 BST with 2016 champion Henrik Stenson and Xander Schauffele. "I try to imagine the […]
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Now Rory McIlroy returns as a four-time head champion with the weight of a nation on his shoulders while his native Northern Ireland welcomes the 148th Open Championship of golf for the first time in 68 years due to political dispute in the province. The meaning runs deep for McIlroy – he describes it as […]
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by Justin Falconer at Royal Portrush Anyone who knows him will agree that it takes quite a bit to rattle Dimi Papadatos. But when the New South Welshman was on his way to a practice round on Tuesday for his big debut and Tiger Woods was waiting for him on the first tee, Papadatos was […]
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American duo Bubba Watson and JB Holmes on the fifth green at Royal PortrushThe 148th Open Championship, Royal PortrushDates: 18-21 JulyCoverage: live text updates and in-play clips on the BBC Sport website, with live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and daily highlights on BBC Two.Full details R & A CEO Martin Slumbers says he […]
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The rain that hit the training day on Wednesday is likely to linger around all the weekend The legacy of bringing The Open to Northern Ireland for the first time in 68 years will be more than golf for the country, says Rory McIlroy Royal Portrush organizes its first Open since 1951 this week, the […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Phil Mickelson was surprised by an unusual request for signatures While Open Fever consumes Northern Ireland, BBC News NI brings you the latest news and views from Royal Portrush. Pen to Prosthesis Phil Mickelson is almost as well-known for the he spends signing autographs for fans as for his five […]
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Receive our free ebook Sign up for the newsletter and receive our free eBook over 30 pages on the price strategy! A few months ago I was talking to a friend who is a teacher. One of his students, whom he has been teaching for months, came to the pro shop. The golfer pulled out […]
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SILVIS, Illinois – It is a short walk from T.P.C. Deere Run & # 39; s ninth green to the 10th tee, and Nate Lashley, who played in his third tournament in three weeks, dragged. Lashley paused to greet an eighty-year-old friend who was following his first round at the John Deere Classic last Thursday […]
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With five weeks left until the top 8 players of each team officially qualified for the 2019 Presidential Cup, Dylan Frittelli's first PGA TOUR victory at the John Deere Classic threw the 29-year-old 23 places in the International Team rankings No. 26. Frittelli, a former member of the University of Texas, had twice won the […]
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George the Baptist carried bags around Portrush more than 6,500 times The rain fell on the floor and the clubs were already wet when I was on the first tee of the Dunluce Links of Royal Portrush last month "You must avoid that bunker on the left, but you must not go well either, that […]
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