Woods and McIlroy Combine For 71 Genesis Open First Round Putts
It was a toss of the coin who putted worst – Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods – in their opening rounds of the rain-affected Genesis Open in suburban L A.
McIlroy, who again played alongside tournament host Woods for a second year running, got the start he wanted holing a 15-footer for birdie at the first and move to two-under par with a birdie on eight.
It would be the highwater mark of McIlroy’s day after three-putting the short uphill ninth for bogey.
Three days earlier McIlroy bet ...
Scottish Golf On A High With Sixth African Amateur Success In Past Nine Years.
Scottish golf is on a real high with Euan Walker becoming the sixth Scot in the past nine years to capture the prestigious African Amateur Championship with his success at Leopard Creek.
Walker, 23 stormed his way in the heatwave conditions to win by three shots and with the Kilmarnock (Barassie) golfer’s win coming just four days after Aberdonian David Law brilliantly eagled the last to win a maiden European Tour victory in Australia.
Scottish amateurs have now won six of the last nine African ...
McDowell’s Tour Stature Confirmed With Valero Texas Open Invitation.
Graeme McDowell may have forfeited full PGA Tour membership but his standing in the game speaks volumes with the Ulsterman now headlining alongside fellow Major Champions Jordan Spieth, Jim Furyk, Jason Dufner and Jimmy Walker in April’s Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
McDowell returned to competition at last week’s AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on an invitation but had to sit out the Farmers Insurance Open a fortnight earlier, and also having been afforded an invitation, after bruising ...
Garcia Now Apologises In Person To Saudi Colleagues But Is Yet To Face Koepka.
Embattled Spaniard Sergio Garcia has now apologized to the players in his group but is yet to face three-time Major-winning Brooks Koepka after damaging six greens on day three of the recent Saudi International.
The 2017 Masters winner has previously apologised via a statement and on social media and now while in the locker room of the Riviera Country Club locker-room and host course venue for this week’s Genesis Open.
“I’m sure I’m going to hear it throughout the year,” ...
Woods Texts McIlroy: ‘How Do You Feel Giving Up Two Shots Playing Genesis Open Two Rounds With Me?’
Pacific Palisades, California …
Rory McIlroy finds himself for a tenth time in his career playing alongside Tiger Woods and also for a second year running at the Genesis Open.
The last occasion the Nike-sponsored duo were each other’s company inside the ropes was last August at the season-ending Tour Championship where McIlroy was a Sunday spectator in posting a disappointing final Atlanta round of 74 to finish in a share of seventh and six shots behind as Woods brilliantly and emotionally ...
McIlroy Confesses He Could Play Both David & Goliath In His Latest Consciousness Read.
Pacific Palisades, California ….
Rory McIlroy’s latest consciousness read has the four-time Major winner playing both the part of biblical legends Goliath and also David in the countdown to this year’s Masters.
McIlroy has become a real bookworm having read a number of similar theme books of late and with his current choice the England-born, Canadian national and now US-based Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘David and Goliath’.
Gladwell brings a modern interpretation to the ‘good ...
McIlroy Confirms For WGC – Mexico Championship & He’ll Be Taking His Own Food.
Rory McIlroy has officially confirmed he will contest next week’s ultra-lucrative WGC – Mexico Championship but indicated he will be taking his own food when he travels to Mexico City for a first time in two years.
McIlroy finished T7th in the inaugural 2017 Mexico Championship but elected not to tee-up a year ago.
“Yes, I entered the Mexico event on Monday,” he said.
“I was a sort of a little on the fence if I would return as I got sick last time but I’ve loaded-up on food, ...
