McIlroy: “Absolutely Not! I Will Not Play Champions Tour.”

Four-time major winning Rory McIlroy in just under two months will turn 36 years of age, and that’s just 14-years away from turning 50. It would mean in May 2039 the Northern Irishman will be eligible to tee-up on the PGA Champions Tour. Though don’t mention that to McIlroy, as clearly evident by his response to a ‘like’ question ahead of this week’s 51st hosting of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, “Absolutely not; I will not play Champions Tour golf,” said ...

Koepka Seemingly Not Content With Couples ‘Returning To PGA Tour’ Radio Remarks.

LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka seemed clearly not content talk he may be returning to the PGA Tour ahead of teeing-up in this week’s LIV Golf Singapore. Koepka, 34, is LIV Golf’s winningest player having won five tournaments including last year’s Singapore event again being hosted by the Sentosa Club. Though it was earlier this month that Masters champion Fred Couples, and supposed good friend of Koepka, was speaking on a Seattle radio program and while being quizzed on LIV Golf, the ...

McIlroy On Tiger’s Latest Injury: “It Sucks! He Has No Luck When It Comes To Injuries”.

Rory McIlroy has been speaking of the latest injury to good friend Tiger Woods and declaring: “It sucks!” Woods posted an X message yesterday (Tuesday March 11th) indicating he had ruptured the Achilles Tendon in his right leg, immediately raising speculation that he will miss next month’s Masters appearance and what would be his first ‘regular’ tournament since last July’s Open Championship. As well, the seriousness of the injury sadly raises doubt in the bigger ...

Scheffler Getting Us All Confused ‘It’s A New Old Hanging Tree’

World No. 1 and defending Players champion Scottie Scheffler was asked his thoughts on what is a new overhanging tree in place at the par-4 sixth hole on this week’s host Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass. It is the first time in 11-years players will stand on the tee and have clearly in their view the over-hanging branches of an oak tree planted on the right side of the forward tees of the 393-yard hole. The original tree had been planted when the Pete Dye designed course was built in 1980 but ...

Woods Now Likely Sideline From Masters Return – Ruptures Achilles

Disappointing news with Tiger Woods taking to ‘X’ to advise another physical setback ……   Woods gave no timeline for his return, with little over four weeks to go before the opening round of the Masters. Strucken said in a statement that he expected Woods to make a full recovery. Woods pulled out of last month’s Genesis Invitational days after his mother’s death and later sat out a TGL match. “I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank ...

Monahan Fends Off The Questions All Golf Fans Still Want Answered.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan’s pre-Players Championship press conference lasted a few minutes shy of one hour within the Media Centre at TPC Sawgrass. The transcipt provided by ASAP Sports amounted to 7,821 words. The introduction ahead of Monahan speaking was 1,900 words.  Monahan was then asked some 30 questions, 18 related to talks of re-unification in the men’s pro game while 12 on general PGA Tour matters. Monahan spoke initially reading from a prepared speech on a Ipad he ...

Monahan Praises Trump As Reunification Talks Bolstered By His Willingness To Act As A Facilitator

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan wasted little time, in fact just under three minutes of his nearly one hour annual address to the media, by addressing efforts to reunify the men’s pro game. Monahan opened the formal aspect of this annual meeting with the media by going straight to supposed talks in reunifying the men’s pro game and how committed the PGA Tour is committed to this coming together. PGA Tour boss Monahan looks comfortable ahead of addressing the media this week’s ...