Life In The European Tour ‘Bubble’ Taking Its Toll
Looking down the leaderboard at this week’s European Tour Andalucía Masters it’s noticeable four players retired during different stages of their first rounds while a fifth withdrew without teeing-up on the tight, unforgiving Valderrama course.
Given the tough, windy conditions it would seem normal but taking a closer look, all four players who retired did so not after their round but during the course of their opening rounds.
England’s Jordan Smith withdrew at 11-over par through ...
New Dad McIlroy Arrives Into Atlanta For Tour Championship ‘Emotionally Drained’.
New dad Rory McIlroy will tee-up in this Tour Championship in suburban Atlanta admitting he’s ’emotionally drained’ after the birth on Monday of his daughter, Polly Kennedy.
McIlroy was uncertain in teeing-up in the defence of both his Tour Championship and FedEx Cup titles suggesting last week in Chicago that if the baby arrived during 2019/20 PGA Tour season ender he would be headed straight home to be by the side of his wife, Erica.
However, the arrival of the couple’s ...
Dustin Johnson’s Advice, As Father Of Two, To New Dad Rory McIlroy
Even before being asked what advice father of two Dustin Johnson could offer to new father, Rory McIlroy the American had already highlighted the joy of parenthood.
Johnson revealed ahead of this week’s Tour Championship that it was not to 11.54pm last Sunday night when he finally arrived back to his Florida home after losing out in play-off for the BMW Championship.
And still awake, and no doubt waiting for the arrival of his father, was five-year-old and eldest son,Tatum as Johnson revealed.
“I ...
Where Is Lefty Coming From With His Late Night Tweet To Tiger?
You wonder what Phil Mickelson was thinking about.
The golfer known affectionately as ‘Lefty’ has sure got the golf world in a spin in tweeting his long-time arch rival on Tuesday night (US time).
What prompted Mickelson to tweet Tiger? Had Phil had too much to drink? Was he wagered he could not tweet Tiger? Maybe Phil knows something we don’t know about Tiger? Is Tiger thinking of retiring? Or is Mickelson saying a goodbye to Tiger as he embarks into the Champions ...
Monahan Full Of Praise For PGA Team 174 Days On Since Cancellation Of The Players
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was full of praise for his PGA Tour ‘team’ when addressing the media ahead of this week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta.
As Monahan began he pointed out it will be 174 days since the cancellation of the Players and the opening shot of the Tour Championship.
This journalist attended the Players Championship earlier this year, and on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary in attending my first PGA Tour event at the 1988 Players.
I was sitting in the ...
Rahm Deals With Another Curved Ball Question This Time At East Lake
The World No. 1 Jon Rahm is getting used to fielding questions right out of left field.
Take last week’s BMW Championship.
Rahm had to call a penalty on himself on the fifth hole on day three of the championship when he inadvertently picked-up his ball while his marker was still in his pocket.
Then in ending his round the very first question to Rahm, and a question he knew would be asked, was as follows and with Rahm not all together happy.
Qn: What happened on the 5th hole?
JON RAHM: Not “good ...
Woods Declares 2020 To Have Been ‘Awkward’, ‘Difficult’ & ‘A Year No-One Will Forget’
Tiger Woods ended his shortened 2010/20 PGA Tour season well before the leading final groups in posting a final round 71 for an 11-over par tally for a distant share of 53rd place on the final day of the BMW Championship in Chicago.
Woods, needing to finish top-3 to continue his season as among the FedEx Cup leading 30 this week in Atlanta, was heading home to Florida in projected to end his year in 63rd place.
In fairness, Woods contested just seven events in the 2019/20 season starting with a win ...
