'August, 2006' Articles
There will be a 2km exclusion zone for cars in Straffan for the duration of the Ryder Cup. Kildare County Council have published that official map of road closures as a large PDF here (979KB)
We've created a smaller JGP image of it here (146KB) (or simply click on the image above for a larger... (Read on...)
31 August 2006 by John
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The last qualifying event for the European Ryder Cup team tees off today at the BMW International Open in Munich and it really has come down to the wire. The current European Ryder Cup points sees seven players secure in their automatic qualification spots however Padraig Harrington, Paul M... (Read on...)
31 August 2006 by Joe
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Darren Clarke has confirmed that he would like to play in the Ryder Cup and would like to be considered for one of the two wildcard picks.
Amid lots of media speculation that Woosnam has offered Darren one of the places on the team, Darren's management team have now confirmed his interest in ... (Read on...)
30 August 2006 by John
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The Ryder Cup is firmly within view now. The US Ryder Cup team is finalised (and the US Captain’s picks announced) and as we enter the last week of the European qualifying competitions the team is beginning to become clear. This week see Olazabal re-entering the World Cup Points list putting the ... (Read on...)
30 August 2006 by Joe
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I was amazed to learn that there is no drug testing in professional golf!
As a newcomer to golf I just assumed that like most other international sports there would be random tests for performance enhancing substances - not so. Greg Norman the former world No1 recently brought the subject int... (Read on...)
29 August 2006 by John
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Tiger Woods completed a successful defense of his title at the Bridgestone world championship in Akron last night. This is his 4th victory in a row and must be a big boost to the morale of the US Ryder Cup Team as their star player is definitely on form (after a very shaky start to the competition -... (Read on...)
28 August 2006 by John
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Tom Lehman is bringing the US team over to visit the K Club in advance of their forthcoming Ryder Cup campaign. The team will be at the K Club next Monday and Tuesday (28th 29th) to play a few practice rounds. Woods and Mickelson who were previously thought to be set to miss the trip, due to previou... (Read on...)
25 August 2006 by John
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An Post (the Irish Postal service) has launched an official Ryder Cup commemorative stamp collection in honour of Ireland's hosting of the Ryder Cup Matches at the K Club. There are 4 stamps in this series which depict the progress of a shamrock marked golf ball around a golf course, the stamps can ... (Read on...)
25 August 2006 by John
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Well it's getting to that time isn't it? Team USA is now picked for better or worse and Team Europe will be decided at the BMW international open. Tickets are sold out as everyone knows at this stage. Tickets are like gold dust and the only way to buy one is to pay through the nose on Ebay (note... (Read on...)
24 August 2006 by John
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The Ryder Cup is firmly within view now. This week saw the US Ryder Cup team finalised (and the US Captain's picks announced) and as we enter the last weeks of the European qualifying competitions the team is beginning to become clear. There’s still a lot of competition for those last places. Her... (Read on...)
23 August 2006 by Joe
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The President of the National Taxi Drivers Union in Ireland, Tommy Gorman, has admitted there would certainly be disruption to next month's Ryder Cup at the K Club in Co Kildare after up to 1,000 taxi-drivers in Dublin have voted to strike for the event. The strike, in response to a new price str... (Read on...)
23 August 2006 by Joe
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The security for the Ryder Cup matches at the K Club WILL be rigorous. Take some time to find out what is likely to happen on the day and save yourself a lot of trouble. Use your common sense and don't bring sharp objects etc. Here are some of the things you need to know:
No Phones - leave your... (Read on...)
22 August 2006 by John
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The US Ryder Cup team to face Europe in this years competition at the K Club in Ireland in now complete. Following on from the completion of the automatic qualification phase yesterday where the top ten players who qualify by merit were finalised (see those results here) Tom Lehman has annou... (Read on...)
21 August 2006 by Joe
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Well the long race is over. At the end of US PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club the positions remain unchanged after another unassailable performance by Woods. The 10 automatic qualifying spots on the US Ryder Cup (see here for how this works) are as follows (final points tally is shown ... (Read on...)
21 August 2006 by Joe
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The rumour mill has it that Darren Clarke has been offered one of the European Team wildcard slots by Ian Woosenam.
Darren will not make the top ten automatic selection places this time around as he has been focusing his attention on his wife Heather who recently passed away.
Woosnam could rea... (Read on...)
21 August 2006 by John
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Our deepest sympathy is extended to Darren Clarke and his family on the death of his wife Heather.
Heather Clarke passed away at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London early yesterday after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Heather (39) was the mother of Tyrone (8), and Conor (5) and our thoughts ar... (Read on...)
14 August 2006 by John
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Arnold Palmer has confirmed that he will attend the Ryder Cup Matches at the K Club in September.
Having both designed the course for the K Club and starred on the victorious Team USA side a record six times, Arnold will have a particular interest in the unfolding drama at the K Club. As the ... (Read on...)
9 August 2006 by John
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NB: Go here for the latest US Ryder Cup Points 2008
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 (07 August updated!)
Position Player Name Points
1 Tiger Woo... (Read on...)
7 August 2006 by Joe
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The Ryder Cup is firmly within view now as we enter the last month of qualifying and the team is beginning to become clear. There's still a lot of competition for those last places and Broadhurst and McGinley will be pushing hard to make the cut. Here’s the latest standings for who’s going to ... (Read on...)
7 August 2006 by Joe
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BMW deliver the first Official Car to The 2006 Ryder Cup
Pictured here are Christy O'Connor Jnr together with Sean Green, Managing Director, BMW Group Ireland who handed the first of the BMW Ryder Cup Fleet cars over to Richard Hills, Director of the Ryder Cup.
A fleet of BMW cars will be pr... (Read on...)
3 August 2006 by John
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