Olympic Team-Mates Power & Harrington Shine Early In Lone Star State
Ireland’s Olympic Games team-mates Seamus Power and Padraig Harrington were soaring with 18th hole eagles to put themselves into contention early on the opening day of the AT & T Byron Nelson in McKinney, Texas.
Power was out in the first group of the day, and in then overcast and very cool conditions, but turned-up the heat to save his best for last in holing a 25-metre chip-in eagle ‘3’ for a seven-under par 65 on the host TPC Craig Ranch course.
Harrington, and commencing his round ...
Harrington Hoping McIlroy Remains ‘Dangerous’ For The Next Five Months
European Ryder Cup Captain, Padraig Harrington is hoping Rory McIlroy will remain ‘dangerous’ for the next five months after finally ending an 18-month winless drought last Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Harrington had ‘tongue in cheek’ recently spoke of hoping McIlroy would save his good form till closer to September’s Whistling Straits showdown but nonetheless he was delighted one of his European kingpins got back into the winner’s circle and also ...
Kearney Determined To Build On Recent Career Firsts At The Belfry
Royal Dublin pro Niall Kearney is fiercely determined to take to a ‘proper golf course’ and build-on last week’s career high finish in today’s (WED) starting BetFred British Masters at The Belfry.
The towering Irishman posted an equal Tenerife course record 61 to share fourth place in last week’s birdies galore Canary Islands Championship that secured his tee-time on this week’s famed Ryder Cup host venue.
Though Kearney could have done without Sunday’s long night, first ...
Matsuyama Ready To Accept ‘Responsibility’ In Being A Masters Champion
It is a month since Hideki Matsuyama captured the hearts of golf fans the world over in winning the Masters.
Matsuyama has now returned for a triumphant journey back to his beloved Japan homeland to tee-up in this week’s AT & T Bryon Nelson and what is also his third straight appearance in the event this year being held at the TPC Craig Ranch course in McKinney, Texas.
Not many will remember that Matsuyama had previously contested the event (T 16th/2018 & T 23rd/2019) but everyone ...
MacIntyre Returns From His Masters High But Mum’s Clearly Still In Charge At Home.
At just 24-years of age Scotland’s top-ranked Robert MacIntyre is virtually on top of the world.
He’s won on the European Tour and in his last event he superbly finished T12th in his first Masters to secure an automatic invitation to return next year to the famed Augusta National club in Georgia.
The young Scot is currently ranked No. 45 in the rankings while he’s earned just over Euro 4.3m in his combined 54 European Tour events since the start of his 2019 winning European Tour ...
McGinley Believes McIlroy Now ‘Inspired’ To Return To Majors Glory
Paul McGinley believes Rory McIlroy’s Wells Fargo Championship will ‘inspire’ him to return to major championship winning glory.
McIlroy brilliantly ended the second-longest winless streak of his 13-year pro career albeit anxiously posting a closing hole bogey to capture a third Wells Fargo Championship at a now beloved Quail Hollow course in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Waiting for the now 19-time PGA Tour McIlroy, and for a first time at an event, was wife, Erica and daughter, Poppy ...
McIlroy’s 19th PGA Tour Triumph In Near 200th Start – All The Facts & Figures
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Final-Round Leaderboard
Rory McIlroy 72-66-68-68—274 (-10)
Abraham Ancer 69-70-70-66—275 (-9)
Viktor Hovland 69-72-68-67—276 (-8)
Keith Mitchell 67-71-66-72—276 (-8)
Gary Woodland 67-69-70-71—277 (-7)
Things to Know
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