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 …
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Ryder Cup Security
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: …
US Ryder Cup Team Captain Tom Lehman's Wildcard Picks – Cink and Verplank
– 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 …
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Who is on the Ryder Cup Team USA 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 …
Darren Clarke Wildcard
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 really use Clarke’s Ryder …
Heather Clarke
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 are with her two …
Palmer to attend Ryder Cup at K Club
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 …
Ryder Cup Standings Team USA – August 7th
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 Woods 4150.00 2 Phil Mickelson …
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Ryder Cup Points Europe – August 7th
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 make …
BMW cars for Ryder Cup
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.