McIlroy Pampers His Lofty Stature With Two Riviera Eagles In Three Holes
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy brilliantly grabbed two eagles in the space of just three holes to superbly pamper his lofty stature on day one of the Genesis Invitational in suburban LA.
McIlroy had been yet again struggling with the shortest club in his bag to be one-over par through seven holes before eagling his eighth and 10th holes in an eventual score of a three-under par 68 for a then share of fifth place on the famed Riviera course.
American Matt Kuchar birdied three of his opening four holes ...
McIlroy Declares USGA & R & A ‘Distance’ Concerns Affecting Just 0.1% Of All Golfers
Tiger Woods says it will be just 1% whereas new World No. 1 Rory McIlroy reckons it will be only 0.1%.
McIlroy found himself quizzed ahead of this week’s Genesis Invitational his thoughts on the release last week of a joint USGA/R & A statement expressing concern that advances in player fitness and the advance of golf equipment technology is ruining the ancient club-and-ball game.
Golf’s joint ruling bodies expressed concern that golf has reached a crossroads because recent gains ...
McIlroy Reveals Key To Ending Six-Year Majors Victory Drought – Jigsaw Puzzles With His Wife
Rory McIlroy’s revealed a key to hopefully ending his six-year Majors victory drought – lock his mobile phone in the bedside draw and spend time with wife, Erica working on gig-saw puzzles.
This year will mark six years McIlroy last tasted Majors success and that was in winning the back-to-back 2014 Open Championship and PGA Championship
Now in returning to World No. 1 ahead of this week’s Genesis Invitational, McIlroy was quizzed how he shuts out ‘information intake’ ahead of teeing-up ...
Knipes Takes Route 66 To Lead Inaugural MENA Tour Event In Egypt
England’s Curtis Knipes was on the money in only his second start as a professional, firing a superb, bogey-free six-under par 66 to take the lead on the opening day of the $75,000 NEWGIZA Open, the first-ever MENA Tour by Arena event in Egypt.
The 19-year-old, a member of Chelmsford club, was quick off the block with five birdies in his first seven holes. He then proceeded to make nine straight pars before picking up his only shot on the back nine on the par-5 17 th hole to open up a handy ...
Woods Suggests Breakaway Premier Golf League ‘A Natural Evolution’.
Tiger Woods has now also rocked the golf world coming out in seeming support of a breakway Premier Golf League declaring it to be a ‘natural progression’.
The proposed to set-up a Premier Golf League has already sent the golfing establishment into a tail spin and with both the head of the PGA Tour and European Tour’s despatching emails to their indiviual members supposedly outlining the restrictions that will be put in place should the world’s best choose to leave their respective ...
Aussie-Born Lee’s Create Historical ‘Brother/Sister’ World Victory First.
When was the last time a brother and a sister each won on the major tour’s of the world?
I stand to be corrected but with 21-year Min Woo Lee capturing the European Tour/Australasian Tour sanctioned ISPS Handa Open, and to claim a maiden Tour victory, he joined his 23-year old sister Minjee Lee as ‘brother and sister’ champions given Minjee has won five times on the LPGA Tour.
It clearly has to be a first in Golf Australia history and surely a very first in European Tour/LPGA history.
And ...
McIlroy Ending Seven-Year Absence To Compete In Valero Texas Open
Rory McIlroy has advised organisers he intends returning to the Valero Texas Open for a first time in seven years.
The event is again being staged on the Greg Norman designed TPC San Antonio course and with McIlroy choosing to tee-up in the Alamo City in the week before the Master.
McIlroy elected to contest the 2013 hosting of the event at a very late hour having played poorly a week earlier at the Shell Houston Open.
The decision seven years ago to head to the city founded in 1718 proved hugely ...
