McIlroy & McDowell Lead Player Reaction To Cancellation Of Players & Next Four Events
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World No. 1 Rory McIlroy along with fellow Irishman Graeme McDowell have led the overwhelming reaction to the PGA Tour’s announcement at 9.50pm (Local US east coat time) that the remaining three rounds of the Players Championship along with the next four events up to and including the Valero Texas Open have been cancelled due to fears over the Cornonavirus.
PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan addressed the media at noon local time on Thursday that the Tour would be adopting ...
PGA Tour Cancels Players, Valspar, Match-Play & Texas Open While Masters Must Be Doubtful
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In a massive turnaround the PGA Tour has now cancelled the remaining three rounds of the Players Championship along with the Valspar Championship, the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship and the Valero Texas Open.
It is the first time, and other than weather-related issues, that any event on the PGA Tour has been cancelled since the events of 9/11.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan addressed the media at noon on Thursday there would be no fans at the TPC Sawgrass for ...
Augusta National Staring At An Unprecented Patrons-Free Masters
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Masters founders Bobby Jones and Clifton Roberts will probably turnover in their graves in learning next month’s Masters will probably go ahead without patrons.
The 84th staging of the Masters is set to follow the PGA Tour in no doubt announcing in coming days it will be a ‘Players Only’ first major of the New Year at Augusta National.
The elite ‘Members Only’ club will already be looking to scrap plans on the Saturday before (April 4th) for the inaugural Augusta ...
McDowell Heading To Dreaded Valspar Snake Pit For Fear Of Missing Masters Invitation
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Graeme McDowell has entered next week’s Valspar Championship and home of the dreaded ‘Snake Pit’ for fear of missing out on returning to the Masters.
McDowell has dropped four places on the World Rankings since earlier last month moving to 47th with victory in the Saudi International.
But since his victory along the Red Sea shoreline McDowell has slipped to be now World No. 51 and one place out of qualifying for the 2020 Master by being inside the top-50 ...
PGA Tour React To Coronavirus Pandemic – No Spectators Players, Valspar, Dell Match-Play & Texas Open
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A ‘No Specatator’ policy is now in place for the remaining three days of the Players Championship along with next week’s Valspar Championship, the following week’s WGC – Dell Match-Play and including the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
This is the news to rock the golf world but it’s not come as a surprise given similar moves by fellow major US-based sporting bodies such as the NBA, MBL and NASCAR.
The following is a statement released ...
Lowry Reckons He’s Onto A Clara Jug Winner With ‘Theatre Of War’
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Shane Lowry reckons his ‘Clara Jug Syndicate’ is on winner after ‘Theatre of War’ finished a gallant seventh in its New Year race at the Cheltenham.
The Open Champion formed the syndicate that includes his brother and long-time close friends as a thank you for their support following Lowry’s Royal Portrush success.
In a first race late last year, the four-year old gelding ran second at Leopardstown ahead of it’s 2020 debut in a two-miler on Wednesday.
“The horse ...
Furyk Warns Beware When The McIlroy Victory Floodgates Open
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Last-up USA Ryder Cup captain, Jim Furyk knows only too well how strong a player is World No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy may not have proved pivotal to victory in Europe’s stunning 2018 victory over the Furyk led hapless USA Team in France but the American knows talent when it’s staring him in the face.
The now 49-year old Furyk was asked on the eve of this week’s Players Championship what he thought of McIlroy’s current run of four top-5 finishes this ...
