SCOTT HEND has revealed he was ready to come out swinging during the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. And not only with his golf clubs – but with his fists too. The 43-year-old Australian admitted he came close to punching two drunk fans who constantly abused him during the latter stages […]
JORDAN SPIETH claims home-town hecklers who taunted him for blowing a second Green Jacket actually did him a FAVOUR. The world No 2 trailed by two shots standing on the tenth tee at Colonial — a few miles from his Dallas home — when a redneck yelled: “Remember the Masters.” Spieth, 22, promptly rattled off […]
CHRIS WOOD’S love affair with Wentworth reached new heights as he scooped the £630,000 first prize at the BMW PGA Championship. Wood won a £125,000 sports car for a hole in one in this tournament a year ago, and he was quickly into overdrive in yesterday’s final round to leave his rivals trailing in his slipstream. […]
LEE WESTWOOD says he feared his career at the top level was over before his Masters second place. Former world No 1 Westwood, 43, suffered a crisis of confidence after slipping to 67th in the rankings on the back of a divorce. Last year was a washout in the Majors but coming tied runner-up behind Danny […]
RORY MCILROY swapped his drivers for ‘Norn Irons’ by joining the Northern Ireland squad for a pre-Euros pep talk. The Northern Ireland team is dubbed ‘Norn Iron’ by their own fans because of the province’s accent and world No 3 golfer McIlroy is an ardent fan. He will be watching them in the final Euro 2016 […]