Wrist Injury Robs Koepka Teeing-Up As U.S. Open Champ At The Masters.
Austin, TX …
Reigning U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka has been officially ruled out of next month’s Masters.
Koepka has been struggling with a left wrist injury and the Erin Hills winning hero has not competed since the opening event of 2018 in finishing last by six shots in January’s Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
The West Palm Beach golfer complained of his wrist concern in Hawaii that he picked-up at the end of 2017, and just weeks after finishing T2nd in the WGC ...
Snory Rory Celebrates With Two Scoops & Two Glasses Red & Dozes Off In Front Of The ‘Box’.
Austin, Texas …
Dozy Rory McIlroy celebrated ending an 18-month winless drought with two scoops of ice-cream and a glass of red before falling asleep watching video highlights of his Arnold Palmer victory.
McIlroy drove the three-hours from Orlando south to his Bear’s Club abode in Jupiter with wife, Erica and caddy Harry Diamond and after a first win since his marriage and also with Diamond, who was his best man, on the bag.
But after the excitement of birding five of his closing six holes ...
McIlroy Faces Harman, Vegas & Uhlein In Round Robin WGC – Dell Match-Play.
Austin, TX …
Rory McIlroy tees-up over the opening three days of round robin competition in this week’s WGC – Dell Match-Play Technologies championship a likely favourite to win through to the final 16 in Austin, Texas.
The new World No. 7, and fresh from a stunning Arnold Palmer Invitational success, has been drawn to first compete on Wednesday against American and World No. 57 Peter Uhlein before then facing another American in Brian Harman (World No. 18) on day two and then ...
McIlroy Looms Into Masters Favouritism Sensationally Ending 18-Month Winless Drought.
Orlando, FL …
Rory McIlroy has roared into Masters favouritism ending an 18-month winless drought in spectacular manner birding five of his closing six holes to capture the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando.
McIlroy grabbed eight birdies overall in a sizzling final day 64 to win by three shots at 18-under par and his lowest PGA Tour score since last June.
American Bryson DeChambeau, who needed to eagle the last to force a play-off, bogeyed the hole in a round of 68 for a 15-under ...
McIlroy Calls On PGA Tour To Cut Beer Sales After Drunken Bay Hill Remarks.
Orlando, Florida …
Rory McIlroy clearly has had enough and now called on the PGA Tour to limit the sale of alcohol after remarks from an intoxicated spectator during day three of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.
McIlroy posted his lowest round of the 2018 PGA New Year with a five-under par 67 to move to 10-under par and just two shots behind Sweden’s Henrik Stenson.
And while McIlroy was delighted also to have celebrated both St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland’s crushing ...
Rio Gold & Silver Winning Rose & Stenson Ditch Dell Match-Play As Not Ideal For Masters Build-Up.
Orlando, Florida ….
Rio Olympic Gold and Silver winners, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson have opted out of teeing-up in next week’s lucrative WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas citing the event not to be ideal for their Masters preparations.
It is the second straight year Rose will not compete and a third year in succession, and since the event moved to the Texas capital in 2016, that Stenson will not be a part of the elite 64-player field.
Both leading Europeans ...
McIlroy’s Eight-Events Pre-Masters Schedule Brings Him Back In Love With The Ancient Game.
Orlando, FL …
Rory McIlroy reckons his decision to contest eight events leading into next month’s Masters has helped him rediscover his love for the ancient club-and-ball game.
This was very evident in his demeanour in being assured of two further Arnold Palmer Invitational rounds in his final stroke-play event ahead of The Masters.
McIlroy capped his second day with a hat-trick of birdie from his 13th hole in a round of 70 for a five-under par tally and trailing six shots behind the ...
