Archive for the 'Walker Cup' Category

Bateman Bags Buick

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Brian Bateman emerged from a clutch of title contenders to win the Buick Open, which was missing a couple of stars who normally keep regular dates with Warwick Hills in Michigan.
While new father Tiger Woods and injured Vijay Singh stayed away, the 34-year-old Bateman birdied the final hole to win by one stroke and thus […]

Should Northern Ireland Get To Drink From Claret Jug?

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

World class amateur golf  returns to Northern Ireland in September as home grown talent Rory McIlroy leads Britain and Ireland’s Walker Cup charge.
Unfortunately restrictions at the Royal County Down course mean that only 10,000 tickets will be available: mainly through golf clubs in Ireland, the UK and America. 
That’s probably a bit of a cunning ruse […]