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Monty Pays Back Bjorn for Ryder Cup Coup; Clarke, McGinley Also Vice Captains
This morning at European Tour HQ in England (not the outpost in Dubai), Colin Montgomerie named Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke, and Paul McGinley as his vice-captains for the squad set to take on the US at Celtic Manor in the fall. All three vice-captains were rumored for the 2010 job at some point in...
McIlory, Bjorn Decisions Signal Clear Problems With Euro Tour
Given that the European Tour is in some serious financial trouble at the moment - in part, thanks to the sponsor that he wears on his cap - Rory McIlroy has decided to play in the United States on the 2010 PGA Tour, according to the Daily Mail. The report says that McIlroy will announce the...
Advice for Shane Lowry Now That He is a Pro
Shane Lowry officially turned pro today and will make his first pro start in the European Tour's European Open next week. As one might expect when something like this happens, everyone has their own advice to offer the kid. Some of it is very good. Karl McGinty talks to Thomas Bjorn who cautions...
Will Jose Maria Olazabal Take the Ryder Cup Job?
That's the big question being wondered in European golf circles. The 15 member committee that selects the Euro Ryder Cup captain for 2010 is said to favor the two-time Masters champion over Sandy Lyle, according to Golfweek's Alistair Tait. That committee meets today in Abu Dhabi before this...
European Tour Increases Minimum Tournaments to 12
The players of the European Tour that spend the greater majority of their time on the European Tour and do not have many opportunities for the big bucks on the PGA Tour or through sponsor appearance fees had good reason to worry. With a potential flood of players in that latter crop coming the...
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