Irish Open Has McIlroy, A New Date & Just Needing A Location.
Irish Open organisers have the assurance of Rory McIlroy teeing-up and now they have a prime 2020 date, so all that is needed is rubber stamping of a host venue.
The European Tour has confirmed Ireland’s premier golf event will be held from May 28th to 31st next year.
That’s two weeks after the PGA Championship and a week prior to the Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial on the PGA Tour.
It’s around a month earlier than in recent years and will occupy a date previously taken by the BMW PGA Championship ...
Victorious European Captains Torrance & Bjorn Urge Harrington Stay ‘His Own Man’
Padraig Harrington has arrived in Wisconsin for the 2020 Ryder Cup ‘Year-To-Go’ ceremony with two former victorious European Team captains urging the Irishman stay ‘his own man’.
Harrington jetted out of Edinburgh mid-Monday morning bound to Chicago and then a two-and-a-half drive north to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.
The triple Major winner is no stranger to the course laid out along the shoreline of Lake Michigan having contested the 2004, 2010 and 2015 PGA Championships at the often ...
McIlroy Again Finds Himself Defending Early Season PGA Tour Move & Hints Doing The Same In 2020.
Some nine months on and Rory McIlroy again found himself somewhat justifying his 2019 early season decision not to re-join the European Tour and instead focus the start of a new year for a first time in his career on the PGA Tour.
McIlroy’s decision raised more than a few eyebrows and with many quick to criticise the four-time Major winner not staying loyal the European Tour’s ‘Desert Swing, and where for all but one season in his pro career, he had begun a New Year.
The four-time Major winner ...
McIlroy Slams Set-Up Of European Tour Courses After Lowly Dunhill Links Finish
Rory McIlroy has taken a huge pot shot at the European Tour slamming the set-up of the golf courses following a no-frills top-30 showing at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
McIlroy struggled from the outset in posting a 70 last Thursday on Carnoustie and while he managed a 66 on day two at Kingsbarns Links, weekend rounds of 70 and 67 over the famed Old Course left himself too much to do over the closing two days of the Euro 4.5m event.
The World No. 2 was jetting home to his luxury ...
McIlroy Insists ‘It’s Now All About The Team & Dad’s 60th Birthday
Rory McIlroy’s Scottish jinx will continue but he’s determined to see he and his father, Jerry celebrated his 60th birthday capturing the team event at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews.
Individually, McIlroy struggled on day three in the bright but windy conditions on the Old Course in posting a two-under par 70 for a 10-under par tally and a distant share of 40th place and 10 shots off the lead.
It’s a far different story in the team competition with the McIlroy’s sharing ...
Please Don’t Tell My Caddy Says Knox After Switching Shafts
Russell Knox insisted ‘Please don’t tell my caddy’ after revealing he switched the shafts in his clubs ahead of teeing-up in making his first appearance at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
Scotland’s top-ranked player is strangely making his debut in the $5m event that was first contested in 2001 and won by fellow Scot Paul Lawrie.
Knox was drawn to play the famed Old Course at St. Andrews and asked ahead of the pro-am of the three host courses which course ...
McIlroy Plays Down Lifting Both FedEx Cup & Race To Dubai Victory Double
Rory McIlroy has seemingly ruled out capturing golf’s ‘double crown’ and that is winning both the PGA Tour FedEx Cup and European Tour Race to Dubai titles in the same season.
Twice before in his now 12-year pro career McIlroy has won the double and that was in 2012 and then in 2014.
McIlroy collected a third FedEx Cup No. 1 title with his victory late August at the Tour Championship but he currently trails well back in 24th place on the Race to Dubai and well adrift of fellow Irishman ...
