Embed from Getty Images The first three days of the 2016 Open Championship had been dominated by two men. And Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson were once again the main attraction as the pair participated in one of the finest battles in the long history of The Open. Before the ...
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The Open Day Two: Stenson Charges Into Second
Embed from Getty Images After his outstanding first round, all eyes were on Phil Mickelson to see if he could produce something similar on the second day of The Open. And while his second round wasn’t as spectacular as his first, Mickelson still sits in a strong position at the ...
Read More »The Open Day One: Lefty Takes Control
Embed from Getty Images The first day of The Open belonged to Phil Mickelson, as the American produced a stunning round of golf to lead the tournament on 8-under-par. Despite having five Majors to his name, Mickelson spent much of his career in the shadow of Tiger Woods, and has ...
Read More »Scott Makes it Back-to-Back Wins
Embed from Getty Images Adam Scott has won the WGC Cadillac World Championship after finishing the tournament with a score of 12-under-par. The Australian finished one shot ahead of Bubba Watson and two shots clear of Rory McIlroy and Danny Willett. Scott started off well but struggled in his third ...
Read More »Who will appear for Europe at the 2016 Ryder Cup?
View image | gettyimages.com As the 2015 European Tour draws towards its conclusion, many golf fans will begin to look forward to a Ryder Cup year in 2016. The Sports Lowdown looks at a potential European line-up for the clash at Hazeltine. View image | gettyimages.com The Red Hot Certainties ...
Read More »Rory McIlroy considered quitting the European Tour
View image | gettyimages.com Rory McIlroy has admitted he is considering resigning from the European Tour to make his schedule easier to manage. The 26 year old may follow the example led by Englishman Paul Casey who left his position in the European Tour in January. McIlroy has constantly ...
Read More »5 Golfers in with a shout of the USPGA Major Title
View image | gettyimages.com With just a couple of days to go before the start of the final major of the year, all eyes will head over the pond to Wisconsin as the golfing world looks to see who has hit form at the right time and who has peaked ...
Read More »McIlroy or Spieth: Who is Golf’s Biggest Star
View image | gettyimages.com With Jordan Spieth winning the last two Majors, it seems Golf has found a new star. However, Rory McIlroy remains at the top of the rankings and will believe that his best years are still ahead of him. With the two players currently holding all four ...
Read More »Contenders for the US Open- Past Champions
View image | gettyimages.com With the US Open set to start in less than a week, The Sports Lowdown takes a look at the runners and riders in this year’s competition. First of all, we will look at the past five winners of the competition and access their chances of ...
Read More »Money Mayweather Still Highest Paid Man In Sport
View image | gettyimages.com Boxer Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather has topped the list of the highest paid sportsman in the world at $300 million dollars according to Forbes for the second year in a row with his most recent opponent Manny Pacquiao ($160 million) at number two in the list. Mayweather ...
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