McIlroy Seeks Phoenix Ruling But No Chance Of Mid-Evening Tweet.
Rory McIlroy found himself facing a rules scenario for a second week but with no hint of infraction whatsoever on the opening day of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
McIlroy rebounded superbly from a horror start when he was three-over after just two holes to eventually sign for a one-under par 70 on the TPC Scottsdale course.
The World No. 6 started double-bogey and bogey to slump to three-over after just two holes before getting himself back into the red with five birdies and heading to lunch just ...
Gallacher Shoots Career Low 62 In 584th Tour Starts At Saudi International.
Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher brilliantly produced the lowest round of his 28-year year career with an eight under par 62 on the opening day of the third edition of the Saudi International.
The effort is the now 46-year old’s lowest score in 1,823 rounds over 584 European Tour events since a then 20-year old made his Tour debut at the 1993 Scottish Open.
Gallacher had previously posted a handful of 63s, including an opening 63 on route to victory in the 2013 Omega Dubai Desert Classic, ...
McIlroy Turns On Ruling Bodies To Better Use Funds Growing The Game Than Curbing Distance.
Rory McIlroy has turned on golf’s ruling bodies declaring their focus pro golfers at the highest level is a total waste of money and they should be focussing to develop grassroots levels of the ancient club-and-ball game,
In one of his most outspoken comments since turning professional over 13-years ago, McIlroy has called on the St. Andrews-based R & A and sister body, the USGA, to better turn their attention on other matters within golf and not seem to be so determined in wishing to penalise ...
Lowry Not In Favour Of Proposed New Club & Ball Changes
Shane Lowry is strongly opposed to renewed calls for curbing driver length & golf ball distances declaring golf’s ruling bodies are simply listening to the voice of one player – Bryson DeChambeau.
Both the USGA & R & A that jointly administered golf have formally advised leading manufacturers they have to early March to express their formal views again in a move that could see a special ‘local’ rule introduced that would ban any driver over 46-inches and curb golf ball ...
Mickelson Tight-Lipped On USA Retro Step & Overlooked For Presidents Cup Captaincy.
For the very close observers of the game your eyebrows may have been raised in reading Davis Love 111 had been appointed the next USA Presidents Cup Captain.
Love 111 replaces Tiger Woods who led the Americans to victory in late 2019 at Royal Melbourne in Australia.
The appointment of Love 111 seemed strange as he’s a winning USA Ryder Cup captain, and what the PGA Tour has done is seemingly take a backward step in appointing Love 111 when, and for all intents and purposes, the 2022 USA Presidents ...
DeChambeau Insists He’s Focussed On Maintaining ‘Integrity’ In Golf .. “I’m Not Going To A 48-Inch”.
Golf’s ruling bodies seem to have won over a ‘friend’ in a move that could see the R & A and USGA bring in a ruling that will stop the use of a 48-inch or longer driver in professional and elite amateur competition.
The R & As CEO Martin Slumbers indicated any proposed new rules was not being directed at a ‘specific person’ but for those who follow the spore there is really just one person and that is Bryson DeChambeau.
And when the reigning US Open champion ...
DJs Plan To Extend Wearing Green Jacket Away From Augusta Post Masters Defence
When Dustin Johnson tees-up in the defence of his Master’s next April it will have been only five months that he’s been officially allowed to wear the famed members green jacket away from Augusta National.
It will mean one of the shortest-ever periods between Masters given last year’s tournament was rescheduled from the now regular April date to November due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
In a normal golfing season, the winner of the Masters gets to wear the famed member’s ...
