PGA European - Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Preview - TheNewsTribune.com
McIlroy missed his first cut on the 2015 European Tour last week at the BMW PGA Championship. Sergio Garcia is playing in this event for the first time since 2000. The 1999 champion is still looking for his first victory this season. Garcia has two runner-up finishes worldwide this year, including a tie for second at the Players Championship on the PGA Tour. He is playing for the first time since winning the Players Championship on the PGA Tour three weeks ago for the biggest victory of his career. The win was his 12th on the European Tour, and the 4-stroke comeback matched the largest comeback in event history. Donaldson was the only player to put together four rounds in the 60s at Royal Portrush and finished at 18-under-par 270. The victory was a long time coming for Donaldson, who made 253 starts on tour before getting a win. He was a 3-time Challenge Tour titlist and twice finished as a European Tour runner-up. Donaldson became the third Welshman to win this event, after Ian Woosnam (1988-89) and Stephen Dodd (2005). Despite missing a birdie putt on 18th hole in regulation in 2009, Irish amateur Shane Lowry was victorious thanks to a 2-putt par on the... Source: www.thenewstribune.com
