'June, 2006' Articles
The pay dispute between greenkeeping staff and management at the K Club has just escalated with the threat of Strike action in the run up to the Ryder Cup event in September. We spoke to Colm Quinlan of the Amicus Trade Union who represents half of the 24 greenkeeping staff at the K Club. Colm told ... (Read on...)
30 June 2006 by John
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Here’s the latest standings for who’s going to make the European Ryder Cup Team on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup World Points List (30 June 2006 Updated!)
Position Player Name Points
1 David HOWELL 205.34
2 Colin MONTGOMERIE 197.14
3 ... (Read on...)
30 June 2006 by Joe
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Here’s the latest standing for who’s going to make the Ryder Cup Team USA on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup 2006 Team USA Latest Positions (30 June 2006 updated!)
Position Player Name Points
1 Tiger Woods 2930.00
2 Phil Mickelson 2474.38
3 ... (Read on...)
30 June 2006 by Joe
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John O'Donoghue, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in Ireland revealed the plans for the Ryder Cup 2006 Opening Ceremony to be held at the K Club, Co. Kildare today. The ceremony will be a significant event as Ireland aims to maximise its exposure to hoped for 1 billion worldwide TV audience.
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28 June 2006 by Joe
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Well the competitions for Ryder Cup tickets are really starting to flow in now. The latest competition is being run by Ballygowan, the official water sponsor to the Ryder Cup. The prize is not just for a single pair of tickets but instead they are giving away a pair of tickets every day throughout... (Read on...)
22 June 2006 by Joe
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Just heard a snippet on the radio here in Ireland advertising a new competition for Tickets to the Ryder Cup at the K Club. MBNA are running a competition for Tickets. I had a search around online but could find nothing on their site...
The gist of the advert was that if you apply for a new Plati... (Read on...)
20 June 2006 by John
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The big news this week was the US Open. The event was finally won by the young Australian Geoff Ogilvy. It was a victory reported as having been lost by some of the major potential Ryder Cup stars such as Mickelson, Montgomerie, Furyk or Harrington as much as won by Ogilvy.
For the European tea... (Read on...)
20 June 2006 by Joe
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Here’s the latest standing for who’s going to make the Ryder Cup Team USA on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup 2006 Team USA Latest Positions (20 June 2006 updated!)
Place Player Points
1 Tiger Woods 2930.00
2 Phil Mickelson 2154.38
3 Jim ... (Read on...)
20 June 2006 by Joe
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Here’s the latest standings for who’s going to make the European Ryder Cup Team on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup World Points List (20 June 2006 Updated!)
1 David HOWELL 205.34
2 José Maria OLAZÁBAL 193.72
3 Henrik STENSON 193.00
4 ... (Read on...)
20 June 2006 by Joe
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I was wondering what exactly the Ryders Cup team captains role was so I searched on the internet and didn't find it clearly outlined anywhere obvious, so I wrote to the PGA both in Europe and the US and asked...
I got the following response from the Press office of the European Tour (I haven't go... (Read on...)
19 June 2006 by John
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Here’s the latest standings for who’s going to make the European Ryder Cup Team on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup World Points List (15 June 2006 Updated!)
1 David HOWELL 197.34
2 Henrik STENSON 188.25
3 José Maria OLAZÁBAL 187.86
4 ... (Read on...)
15 June 2006 by Joe
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Here’s the latest standing for who’s going to make the Ryder Cup Team USA on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup 2006 Team USA Latest Positions (15 June 2006 updated!)
Place Player Points
1 Tiger Woods 2930.00
2 Phil Mickelson 2154.38
3 Jim ... (Read on...)
15 June 2006 by Joe
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Well after a week off last week to celebrate the arrival of the elusive Irish Summer there's two weeks news to catch up on this week. Two weeks during which there was been no shortage of Ryder Cup news on both sides of the Atlantic.
Two weekends ago the big event in Europe was the Wales Open at ... (Read on...)
12 June 2006 by Joe
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Here’s the latest standing for who’s going to make the Ryder Cup Team USA on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup 2006 Team USA Latest Positions (08 June 2006 updated!)
Place Player Points
1 Tiger Woods 2930.00
2 Phil Mickelson 2034.38
3 Jim ... (Read on...)
8 June 2006 by Joe
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Here’s the latest standings for who’s going to make the European Ryder Cup Team on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup World Points List (08 June 2006 Updated!)
1 David HOWELL 190.20
2 Henrik STENSON 188.25
3 José Maria OLAZÁBAL 187.86
4 ... (Read on...)
8 June 2006 by Joe
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Cars will be banned from an 8km exclusion zone around the K Club.
With over 40,000 people expected to descend on the K Club for the Ryder Cup through the tiny village of Straffan the authorities have realised there may be a small issue with parking! To help alleviate the congestion for those who ... (Read on...)
6 June 2006 by John
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