McIlroy Spoils Arnold Palmer Fireworks With Bay Hill Bogey Fizzlers
Defending champ Rory McIlroy spoiled a brilliant closing nine fireworks display with too many bogey fizzlers on day two at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
McIlroy was one-over at the turn before lightning-up the Bay Hill leader-board thanks to a 15th hole eagle along with three birdies but in a sad two-under par 70 and a similar 36-hole tally.
The World No. 6 headed to lunch trailing seven shots behind victorious Ryder Cup team-mate, Tommy Fleetwood who produced a 66 to grab the early clubhouse ...
McIlroy All Class With His Arnie Tribute But Little Gloss In An Opening 72.
Rory McIlroy was all class in his special Arnold Palmer attire tribute but it was straight to the Bay Hill practice range after a no-frills 72 on the opening day in the defence of his Arnold Palmer Invitational title.
Purposely dressed in a familiar Arnold Palmer attire of dark blue shirt and thorn-coloured pants failed to inspire McIlroy who restored a little gloss to an otherwise dull display when he birdied two of his three closing holes.
The World No. 6s frustration was clearly mirrored when ...
The Road To Royal Portrush For McDowell Is As Close As His Florida Abode.
Graeme McDowell spoke confidently to www.golfbytourmiss.com in teeing-up in last month’s AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am there was still many roads he could take that could lead to him qualifying automatically for July’s Open Championship at his beloved Royal Portrush.
Though bizarrely at the start of this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational the Portrush native was unaware one of those roads was at the golf course closest to his now palatial Lake Nona abode in suburban Orlando.
It wasn’t ...
G Mac Praises Lowry As The Irish Duo Superbly DoveTail On Day In Arnie’s Event.
Graeme McDowell singled out playing partner Shane Lowry for praise after the Irish duo superbly dovetailed on the opening day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in suburban Orlando.
McDowell capped his round in holing a 16-footer for eagle on 16 in a round of a four-under par 68 while Lowry, and with three birdies in a row near the turn, signed for a 70.
McDowell headed to the clubhouse in third place and three shots behind Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello who carded a five-under 67 in the Euro 8.47m ...
Ramsay Keeps Scottish ‘Feel Good’ Factor Alive At Qatar Masters.
Richie Ramsay kept the Scottish ‘feel good’ factor alive in Qatar with a 68 to be one shot off the lead heading to day two of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha.
Ramsay got his round off to a flyer in the windy conditions by eagling the first and the birding the second and while the triple Tour winner bogeyed his third he sprinted to the top with birdies at his seventh, ninth and 10th holes.
It was a case of batten down the Qatar hatches for the next four holes with Ramsay taking pars ...
Lawrie Looking To Become First To Bank Three Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Wins
Paul Lawrie arrived in Doha looking to carve out another slice of golfing history and become the first to deposit three Commercial Bank Qatar Masters victories.
Lawrie followed fellow Scot Andy Coltart in 1999 in capturing the second Qatar title before the Aberdonian used the victory in July that year to lift the Claret Jug at Carnoustie.
Then in 2012, Lawrie became the first of now three players to win the Qatar Masters title for a second occasion.
He said: “Both wins were different.
“In 1999, ...
McIlroy Bizarrely Likens His Grand Slam Goal To Abraham Lincoln’s Quest In Reaching The White House.
Defending Arnold Palmer champion Rory McIlroy bizarrely likened his quest to win golf’s coveted Grand Slam to Abraham Lincoln’s goal to become the 16th President of the United States.
The current World No. 6 ranked McIlroy will return to Augusta National in some five weeks looking at ‘Take 5’ to the Masters and join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tiger Woods in golf’s most exclusive club.
McIlroy was asked on the eve of his Bay Hill defence whether he’s come to ...
