My current top 10 favourite courses top play include the following … I hope to change and update this as I damage more fine tracks around the country.
1) Mount Juliet, Kilkenny.
2) PGA National, Kildare.
3) Gleneagles, PGA Course, Scotland.
4) Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland.
5) Waterford Castle – my own course.
6) K Club – Smurfit course – though [...]
Archive for April, 2007
My Current Top 10 favourite courses
Posted in Golf Courses on April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Golf Snippet of the Day #3
Posted in Golf Snippet of the Day on April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The most career earnings on the European Tour so far ?
Colin Montgomerie from Scotland with € 21,625,881. Nice work if you can get it !
Volvo China Open, Shanghai
Posted in On Tour on April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well done to Austria’s Markus Brier on winning the Volvo China Open in Shanghai this past weekend, in what was the first of two tournaments in the area in as many weeks. Brier finished on -10, a full 5 shots clear of his nearest rivals on 5 under. The win saw Brier pick [...]
Irish on the European Order of Merit
Posted in On Tour on April 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As it currently stands, there are 8 Irish players, north and south, on the European Order of Merit. There are currently 285 exempt players of some status or other competing which really brings into focus the scrap these players have to keep their tour cards and not have to visit Q school. I often wonder [...]
Golf Snippet of the Day #2
Posted in Golf Snippet of the Day on April 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The winner of the most European Tour events ?
Seve Ballesteros with a massive 50.
Golf Snippet of the Day #1
Posted in Golf Snippet of the Day on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Green Jacket is awarded every year to the winner of The Masters, with Sam Snead the first to receive a Green Jacket following his 1949 victory. It was also the year that the tradition of the Green Jacket began.
Pablo Martin-Benavides makes history
Posted in On Tour on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just wanted to give quick shout out to Pablo Martin-Benavides on becoming the first amateur golfer to win a professional event on the European Tour. Ever !
The list of great names who have gone before this guy on the European Tour and not won as an amateur reads like a who’s who of [...]
