Golf: Olazabal slams no-shows

LONDON: Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal has slammed the likes of major champions Rory McIlroy, Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell for not making the effort to compete in the Seve Trophy. Despite mailing letters to as many as three dozen players on both sides, some of Europe’s leading players elected to skip the competition. “In two years time we are hoping this event moves to the week of the Presidents Cup, and after the end of the FedEx Cup, and if that is the case there will be no excuse not to be present,” said Olazabal.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 21^st, 2011.