Woods Now In Doubt For Masters Defence In Pulling Out Of Players Championship
Orlando, FL ….
Tiger Woods must now be in some doubt to defend his Masters title next months with confirmation continuing back concerns has forced him out of teeing-up in next week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Florida.
Woods is a two-time Players Championship winner (2001 & 2013) but has just contested two events this year and those being last month’s back-to-back Farmers Insurance Open and then hosting the Genesis Open.
“Back just not ready,” said long-time ...
Leishman Stands Tall In The Tougher Bay Hill Second Day Conditions.
Orlando, FL ….
Former champ Marc Leishman stood tall in the tougher conditions on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in being only one of two players in the morning half of the field to break 70 at Bay Hill.
Australia’s second-highest world ranked golfer brilliantly birdied four of his opening seven holes in an eventual three-under par 69 to be just inside the top-10 and in the event the Victorian golfer claimed in 2017.
Leishman had been out after lunch on Thursday and despite ...
McDowell Delights ‘Hometown’ Arnie Fans Draining Last Hole Monster Birdie
Orlando, FL ….
It was late in the afternoon and it was one of the biggest roars at the final green on the first day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in suburban Orlando.
It was roar for a ‘hometown’ star and it was a 24-foot birdie putt holed by Graeme McDowell in a superb round of a four-under par 68 in the windier conditions that greeted the afternoon half of the event being played on the famed Bay Hill course.
McDowell first contested the event in 2005 and since 2009 he’s made his ...
Every Shows His Fondness For Bay Hill But Remains Uneasy Over Tour Drug Suspension.
Orlando, FL ….
It was very late in the afternoon when American Matt Every entered the Media Centre after having signed for a brilliant bogey-free seven-under par 64 to lead the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitation.
For some five hours Rory McIlroy enjoyed the clubhouse lead until denied the opening round honours but the two-time Bayhill winning Every.
Every has contested the event every year since 2010 and with the now 36-year winning his only two PGA Tour victories in capturing the ...
McIlroy Insists He’s Simply Copying Tiger’s Aggressive Bay Hill Plan.
Orlando, Florida ….
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy insists all he’s doing is copying Tiger Woods’ aggressive style in muscling his way straight into the clubhouse lead with a 66 early on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
McIlroy bogeyed the second hole of his round before completing his closing 11 holes in seven-under par and capped by an eagle ‘3’ at the par-5 fourth hole and the 13th of his round on Palmer’s beloved Bay Hill course.
And while missing three of ...
MENA Tour Suspends Final Six Events Due To Coronavirus Fears.
The news comes as a blow to those golfers plying their trade on the MENA Tour and with the Tour announcing it has suspended the final six events of the 2020 schedule.
The news comes just a day after Scotland’s Ryan Lumsden captured the Race to Jordan2 title in Jordan and move to third place no the Journey to Jordan money-list standings.
Also we have learnt the ALPS Tour has postponed three events in succession this month to be held in Cairo.
The MENA Tour put out the tweet hereunder announcing ...
McDowell Confident Of Completing His Augusta National Puzzle.
Orlando, FL …
Graeme McDowell is confident he will be able to complete his Augusta ‘puzzle’ over the next month to be rewarded with an invitation to contest the Masters.
McDowell jumped 57 spots to World No. 47 in capturing the recent Saudi Invitational but in the ensuring month he’s dropped three spots to be this week ranked No. 50.
And if G Mac is to join Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry from April 9th to 12th at Augusta National he needs to be top-50 on March 30th.
“Augusta’s ...
