Rory McIlroy Gets Augusta Green Lights From His Closest Two Confidents.
Rory McIlroy’s closest confidents, long-time coach Michael Bannon and Dave Stockton who helped steer McIlroy to success in last year’s PGA Championship, have given the 23-year old green lights heading to next month’s Masters.
Bannon and Stockton walked with McIlroy during today’s 9-hole shortened Shell Houston Open Pro-Am and offering advice and guidance to McIlroy whenever they felt the need.
As well, Bannon and Stockton were spotted often just communicating with each other ...
Martin Laird Slams Golf’s Ruling Bodies Over Potential Anchoring Ban.
Scotland’s Martin Laird has joined the chorus of colleagues slamming any proposal to ban the anchoring of the belly or long-handled putter.
Laird has been using the belly putter for seven years but there was hardly an issue especially two years ago when he captured the Arnold Palmer Invitational and end a run of two wins in succession by Tiger Woods.
And Laird is the only Home of Golf born player competing in the States who has yet spoken out about a proposed anchoring ban.
“I understand ...
Paul Casey Admits ‘A Light Comes On’ As He Realises What Has Been Holding Back The Brit.
England’s Paul Casey admitted it was like a light bulb had been turned on when he realised what has been the cause of his errant driving in recent weeks.
And after fully recovering from a shoulder injury caused by a snowboarding mishap his poor driving led Casey to question why he was also still playing with clubs that had been adjusted specially as a result of his shoulder injury.
“The thing that I discovered was that from my shoulder injury, I backed a lot of the shafts, especially ...
Media Dinner – Arnold Palmer Invitational.
One of the highlights of the week during the Arnold Palmer Invitational was attending a dinner on the Saturday night of the tournament.
Far too often we travel to golf tournaments and far too often tournament officials and sponsors do little to recognize the importance of the media in their role in diseminating news and information about the tournament.
So how nice it was to receive an invitation from IMG’s Bev Norwood and Tournament Press Officer, Tracey Dent to be the guests of the Arnold ...
Why They Charge So Much For Golf Carts – Madcap Video.
Do you often wonder why golf clubs charge so much for the hire of motorised golf carts?
Well click on the following link and you’ll understand why. And there’s a great tune to go with the video clip.
http://rundown.com/nyc/instant classics/478.
Rory McIlroy Supporting Chinquapin Prep For Shell Houston Open Week.
The Chinquapin Prep School in suburban Houston has been singled out for support this week from Rory McIlroy and his Foundation.
Chinquapin Prep School is the fifth charitable body featuring on McIlroy’s golf bag in his commendable Six Bags, Six Charities.
The Chinquapin School was founded in 1969 by Robert Moore, a former head of the English Department at St. John’s School, and his wife Maxine, with the help of a grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc.
The Moores saw the need to provide ...
Tiger Woods Sends ‘Extract The Digit’ Return Text Message To Rory McIlroy.
New World No. 1 Tiger Woods sent struggling Rory McIlroy a timely text message ahead of next month’s Masters – ‘Get your finger out of your ass and win this week’s Shell Houston Open’.
McIlroy is returning to the PGA Tour for a first time in a fortnight and in his final tournament ahead of the April 11th starting first Major Championship of the season at Augusta National.
The 23-year old Northern Irishman tees up in America’s fourth largest city having broken 70 just one in nine ...
