Handicappers Take Note: Westwood Cruises In Stockholm
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When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Euro Tour Player Tweets His Round; Floodgates Not Expected To Open
/Joel Sjöholm broke new ground Thursday at the Nordea Masters by posting hole-by-hole Tweets of his round and while the social media outreach effort is to be admired, he also proved that it's tough to play golf and Tweet at the same time.
Read MoreBeem On Euros: "They want to win any tournament, but they really want to win the big ones."
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John Huggan profiles Rich Beem, who has a lot to say about life on the European Tour (playing off his major championship win exemption) compared with the PGA Tour. This was interesting:
“In the US we sometimes lose sight of what is important. There’s a lot of ‘flash’ over there right now. Wins are what really count though. And major wins count even more. Ask anyone how many events Jack Nicklaus won and not many will know. Ask how many majors he has and almost everyone knows. I would hope that the young kids on the PGA Tour think that way too, because it’s very evident to me that their counterparts over here think of nothing else. They want to win any tournament, but they really want to win the big ones.”
Els To Make "European Tour Benevolent Trust" Donation For "Intemperate Language"
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Colonel O'Grady speaks today after Ernie's outburst Saturday. Thanks to BBC's Iain Carter for tweeting the statement:
European Tour Statement Re: Ernie Els' Remarks
European Tour Chief Executive George O'Grady said: "Ernie Els asked to see me this morning and apologized for his intemperate language following the conclusion of his round yesterday. He stated that he had already apologised to all the individuals concerned and offered a substantial donation to The European Tour Benevolent Trust, which I accepted. The European Tour now consider this matter closed."
Ernie Unleashes Raging, Expletive-Filled Rant In Meltdown Over (His) Wentworth Greens!
/The seemingly neverending saga of Ernie Els' renovation(s) took a surreal turn Saturday as Els blasted the greenkeeping staff, the European Tour and even suggested that he understood complaints about his work in a post-third-round meltdown for the ages.
Read MoreRory: "I did not practise as hard as I might have."
/Lawrence Donegan says Rory McIlroy's game has
Read MoreMirror Closes Out Mail 3&2 In Rory Club-Tossing Battle Of The Headlines
/A touch of the Tigers as frustrated McIlroy loses his grip at Wentworth
Read MoreRory's Club Tossing Form Looks A Bit Wipey
/Golf.com has the
Read MoreLee Westwood Growing Understandably Weary Of Inane Rory v. Luke Questions
/Kevin Garside (he's back!) on about the
Read MoreAmerican Turnout For Wentworth, Or Lack Thereof
/From Doug Ferguson's notes column as the BMW Championship prepares to get underway at Wentworth. The World Top 50 plus past major winners are exempt. Only Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem and Ben Curtis are representing the Stars and Stripes.
Luke Donald wishes it would attract more Americans, though he understands the reasons not to play.
"You don't have to travel far to play in a $6 million event at a great course at Colonial," Donald said at Sawgrass. "But I've always been a proponent of to get the most out of your game, it's important to travel and to experience new places. I think at least go try it once, and if you don't like it, fair enough. But it's a big event on our tour. It's considered our Players Championship of the European Tour. And I would have thought that would incite some interest in some of the big Americans that would be exempt for it."
Ernie: Stop Complaining About My Redesign That We Have To Keep Redesigning!
/Spring to me means the scent of fresh cut grass, wildflowers, the Derby and the drama of players returning yet again to Wentworth to see what web Ernie Els has spun for them now. You can relive bitching from previous years here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
Read MorePaul Lawrie Issues Apology To Media
/Here's something you don't witness every day, an athlete apologizing for blowing off the media. In this case, Paul Lawrie, after losing his semi-final match in the Volvo Match Play.
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