UNTOUCHABLE?
Rory McIlroy has warned his rivals he’s
untouchable when he’s on top of his game. In a
statement that certainly doesn’t lack confidence
or self-belief, the U.S. Open champion says no
one can keep pace with him when’s he’s at his
best. The Holywood star has experienced the
amazing highs and crushing lows of golf but he
remains convinced that he’s No. 1 in the world
when everything clicks into place. His bullish
statement will surprise Lee Westwood and Luke
Donald who are both above the 22-year-old in
the world rankings.
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Its dark purple-brown colors denote not just extreme drought, but “exceptional” drought. This is
no news for Texans. “It’s like we’ve had a big ‘H’
(for high-pressure zone) parked over us all year,
and we’ve had to watch the rainy weather rotate
counterclockwise around Texas, like the spokes
on a bicycle wheel,” said Charles Joachim, the
golf-course superintendent at Champions Golf
Club in north Houston.
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BEING LAURA DAVIES
Last week, you found her at Paris International, deep in the Montmorency forest, for
the Ladies’ French Open, and yet her mobile
phone remains bombarded with reminders of
the theatre she helped to stage two weeks ago.
Messages from Darren Clarke, Ally McCoist and
Chris Waddle all attest to the fact that women’s
golf, thanks to an unforgettable Solheim Cup
finale at Killeen Castle, has become hot prop-
erty. “If you wanted to script a conclusion like
that, you couldn’t,” she says. “Even for a movie.”
Laura Davies, as sanguine as they come, does
not exaggerate. For she is recalling those 35
convulsive minutes in which the Solheim Cup
contest spun 180 degrees, from an apparently
copper-bottomed American win to a first Euro-
pean triumph for eight years.
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USGA HONOR
The International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA) recently awarded the USGA Museum
a 2011 ISHA Communication Award for its
web-based exhibition, “The Power Game: Golf
and American Politics.” The exhibit provides an
interactive experience celebrating the connection between golf and American politics. Seventeen winners and five honorable mentions will
be presented at the ISHA annual conference,
hosted by the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and
Museum in Oakville, Ont., on Oct. 13, as part
of “An Evening of Champions.” The inaugural
trophy, the ISHA, and certificates will recognize
the achievements in excellence.
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