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 structure being proposed by the industry’s regulator, is likely to impact heavily on the Ryder Cup as thousands of spectators will attend, many requiring transport for the 18 miles from Dublin. (more…)
Archive for August, 2006
Taxi Strike for the Ryder Cup
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006Ryder Cup Security
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006The 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 mobile at home or in your car
No Cameras – leave your camera at home
Passport required – you will need your passport as well as your ticket to get in (tickets are non transferable according to the organisers)
Security Check – there will be a personal security check on entry similar to airport security
Good humour – your going to be delayed hassled and annoyed so bring a large dose of good humour. It will be worth it.
Needless to say knives guns and weapons of mass distruction are also banned! With 40,000 people a day expected I think it’s safe to say you should get there early and expect delays. Remember there is an 2km exclusion zone for cars
(Article updated after confirmation of the details from the Gardai)
US Ryder Cup Team Captain Tom Lehman's Wildcard Picks – Cink and Verplank
Monday, August 21st, 2006
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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 announced Scott Verplank and Stewart Cink has his two wildcard captain’s picks.
Tom Lehman’s choices were interesting in that they seemed to answer recent mutterings (more…)
Who is on the Ryder Cup Team USA 2006?
Monday, August 21st, 2006
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 in brackets):
1. Tiger Woods (4825.000)
2. Phil Mickelson (2474.375)
3. Jim Furyk (2076.000)
4. Chad Campbell (1129.602)
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Darren Clarke Wildcard
Monday, August 21st, 2006The 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 really use Clarke’s Ryder Cup experience (he has been on three winning Ryder cup teams since 1997) but it’s unclear whether Darren will accept the offer. Everyone is certainly rooting for him but I think that all Ryder Cup fans will accept that even though the tournament would be better with Darren on board, he may understandably need more time to grieve his wife and be with his sons.
Heather Clarke
Monday, August 14th, 2006Our 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 are with her two young sons at this difficult time.
Palmer to attend Ryder Cup at K Club
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
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 architect of the course, he seems confident that the fine tuning of the parkland style course will provide the platform for an exciting competition. In light of some of the sniping about the suitability of the course, it’s interesting to note that he is very proud of his work on the Straffan course and feels that it is one of his best. It was after all designed specifically to host a major tournament from the outset. (more…)
Ryder Cup Standings Team USA – August 7th
Monday, August 7th, 2006NB: Go here for the latest US Ryder Cup Points 2008
Hereâs the latest standing for whoâs 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 Woods 4150.00
2 Phil Mickelson 2474.38
3 Jim Furyk 2076.00
4 Chad Campbell 1129.60
5 David Toms 1072.25
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Ryder Cup Points Europe – August 7th
Monday, August 7th, 2006The 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. Hereâs the latest standings for whoâs going to make the European Ryder Cup Team on merit. (See this article for how this works).
Ryder Cup World Points List (07 August 2006 Updated!)
Position Player Name Points
1 David HOWELL 207.27
2 Colin MONTGOMERIE 205.90
3 JosĂ© Maria OLAZĂBAL 202.09
4 Henrik STENSON 201.76
5 Luke DONALD 192.25
6 Sergio GARCIA 187.96
7 Paul CASEY 165.33
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BMW cars for Ryder Cup
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
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. (more…)
