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Rory McIlroy was in no mood in blowing out any 30th birthday celebration candles after a deflating finish on day two of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. Organisers have arranged another multi-layered birthday cake for presentation to the World No. 4 ahead of teeing-up tomorrow (Saturday May 4th) but with McIlroy turning his last day as a 29-year old into a real ‘dog’s breakfast’ finishing double-bogey and bogey in a round of 70 for a six-under par total at Quail ...

Martin Laird set about ending a six-year winless drought to muscle his way to a share of third on the opening day of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina. Laird, 36 bravely fought back from a third hole double-bogey to post a four-under par 67 in ideal scoring conditions on the par-71 Quail Hollow course in suburban Charlotte. Double Wells Fargo winner Rory McIlroy looks determined to plant a third victory cherry on Saturday’s 30th birthday cake in picking off five inward half bridies, ...

Rory McIlroy has singled out legendary Royal Portrush Secretary Wilma Erskine for special praise straight after muscling his way to a share of the lead on day one of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. McIlroy brilliantly turned on the fireworks in grabbing five birdies over his inward nine holes in a five-under par 66 in the event he’s won twice. The four-time Major winner in being asked about his round was quizzed on his experiences of playing Royal Portrush and where this ...

Paul Lawrie has plenty of fellow Open Champion’s and European Tour fellow former colleagues to feel right at home when he makes his Champions Tour debut this week in Texas. Lawrie turned 50 on the first day of the New Year but after dealing with an on-going foot injruy he’s made his way to north of Houston to tee-up for a first time in the lucrative Stateside senior ranks. He tees-up in Friday’s starting £stg 1.68m Insperity Invitational where prolific seniors winning Bernhard Langer will ...

Mighty Leona Maguuire lit-up the first round of the historic Moonlight Classic with a new Faldo course record 64 at the famed Emirates Club in Dubai. Maguire carded nine birdies and one bogey, completing her evening round by making a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole under the LED lights set against the glittering Dubai Marina skyline. “I guess I just need to play at 3 o’clock and then in darkness: that’s the way to go for me,” said Maguire, who spent 135 weeks at the top of the Women’s ...

The long-time manager to 15-time Major winning Tiger Woods has played down Tiger’s much talked about absence from this week’s Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina. Since 5pm last Friday (US time) when entries closed for the $7.9m event there has been more talk about the one player who is not teeing-up than the combined 156 players actually teeing-up in suburban Charlotte. Woods has not competed on the PGA Tour since capturing a fifth Masters green jacket and in electing ...

Graeme McDowell reckons Edoardo Molinari is ‘flogging a dead horse’ with the Italian golfer’s call for the Tour’s to act more on slow play. Molinari, and the younger brother to Open Champion Francesco, was outraged during last week’s Hassan 11 Trophy it had taken so long to play 18 holes on the host courses in the Moroccan capital of Rabat. The three-time Tour winner, went onto Twitter to voice his concern saying:  “It’s time that professional golf does something for ...