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* The new kid on the block has arrived
Fourteen years after Tiger Woods won his first Major with a record score at The Masters, Rory McIlroy has done
the same at the US Open.
And even if the margin was not quite as great - eight shots as opposed to 12 - the statement was just as loud. There
is a new kid on the block and, as Ernie Els was predicting he is capable of re-writing history.
But what made the 22 year old's runaway victory at Congressional last night all the more remarkable were two
things above all else - he is the second successive Northern Irish winner and he suffered that golfing nightmare
at Augusta in April.
"It will probably take a little bit of time to sink in," said McIlroy after a closing 69 had taken him to an incredible 16
under par and had made him the youngest European Major Champion since 1872 and fifth successive European
Tour Major winner.
Full reaction can be found on www.europeantour.com
* Strong home challenge gathers for the Barclays Scottish Open
As the exciting journey to The 2012 Ryder Cup continues, June 20, 2011, marks the beginning of a highly
anticipated opportunity for golf fans around the world.
Beginning at 9am EDT on June 20, spectators who are interested in attending the 39th Ryder Cup may
register for a chance to purchase tickets online at www.RyderCup.com. Entries will be accepted through
to 11pm EDT on September 30, 2011. Registration is free.
The Ryder Cup will be contested from September 25-30, 2012, at Medinah Country Club, Illinois, which
has played host to three US Opens, two US PGA Championships, one US Senior Open and three Western
Opens.
“The Ryder Cup, the most compelling event in golf, celebrates a global game and continues to be one
of the most sought-after tickets in sports,” said PGA of America President Allen Wronowski. “The PGA of
America is proud to return to historic Medinah Country Club near Chicago for what will be the focal point
of the sports world in September 2012. The enthusiasm and excitement from golf fans is already palpable,
and we are thrilled to have their support.”
* New 5-star hotel and spa for London Golf Club
London Golf Club, a European Tour Destination and host venue of the 2008 and 2009
European Open, has unveiled plans for a new 5-star hotel and spa.
The proposed 130-bedroom luxury hotel and leisure development in Ash, Kent, will
complement the venue’s two existing Jack Nicklaus-designed signature golf courses,
established in 1993, and brings to fruition the vision for a world-class golf resort just
20 miles south-east of central London.
The development has been innovatively created in the style of a traditional Kentish
village, and will nestle in terrain overlooking the opening holes of the Heritage Course.
* Strong home challenge gathers for the Barclays Scottish Open
Two time Major champion Sandy Lyle, World Cup winner Marc Warren and two time European
Tour champion Alastair Forsyth are set to bolster the home challenge for the Barclays Scottish
Open at Castle Stuart from July 7-10.
The illustrious trio have been given invites to the tournament and will join a host of their
countrymen all hoping to emulate Colin Montgomerie who, to date, is the only Scottish golfer to
win the prestigious title; that triumph coming at Loch Lomond in 1999.
Lyle has been in sparkling form on the European Senior Tour this season, a win in the ISPS Handa
Senior World Championship at Mission Hills in China in March helping him to his current position
of fourth on the Senior Tour Order of Merit.
* Shinnecock Hills to host 2018 US Open
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, New York, has been selected by the United States Golf Association
as the site of the 2018 U.S. Open Championship. The dates of the championship are June 14-17, 2018.
USGA President Jim Hyler said: "We are thrilled that our national championship will return to one of our country’s
most-storied venues. We are confident that Shinnecock Hills will provide a true challenge for the world’s premier
players, as it has for more than a century.”
The 2018 championship will be the fifth U.S. Open to be hosted by the club, which is the only venue to host the
championship in three centuries. In 1896, Shinnecock Hills hosted the second U.S. Open, and James Foulis won
the championship by three strokes over Horace Rawlins. In 1986, Raymond Floyd shot a final-round 66 to break
out of a tightly bunched field and win by two strokes over Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins. In 1995, Corey Pavin
clinched his two-stroke victory over Greg Norman with a memorable 4-wood approach to the final green. In 2004,
Retief Goosen outlasted Phil Mickelson by two strokes to claim his second U.S. Open title.