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Palm Beach Gardens,  Florida. Rory McIlroy’s long-time coach timely jets into Florida later this week after the famed Bear Trap handed McIlroy another mauling on the final day of the Honda Classic. McIlroy failed to break 70 over four rounds of the Honda Classic with scores of 72, 72, 73 and 72 for a shock nine-over par tally on his ‘home’ course. It is the first occasion since last May’s Players Championship McIlroy has failed to break 70 in four rounds of a PGA Tour event. The ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Rory McIlroy’s third round 73 in the Honda Classic had everything you would come to expect in following the late, great Seve Ballesteros around a golf course. McIlroy’s round included a balancing act right on the very edge of the water guarded fifth green. Close one, @McIlroyRory. 💦 pic.twitter.com/wxer3sOTbG — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 24, 2018 The four-time Major winner was then forced onto his knees deep inside over-hanging branches at the sixth ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … North and West Coast Links is attending the Honda Classic this week to fly the flag for some of the finest courses golf clubs in the north west region of Ireland, including Ballyliffin, host venue for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Royal Portrush, host venue for The Open in 2019, Carne, Enniscrone, Donegal, Narin & Portnoo, Rosapenna, Castlerock, Portstewart, Ardglass, Galway Bay, Westport and Portsalon. The Irish golf marketing company joined a ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL …. Rory McIlroy has defended hs putting after criticism by controversial TV analyst Brandel Chamblee and former Open Champion David Duval McIlroy recorded 29 putts, and breaking 30 putts in a round for a first time this new PGA Tour season on route to a second straight Honda Classic tw0-over par 72 for a four-over tally but assured of just making the cut. The bright but very windy conditions have played havoc with the game’s best including the past three Honda champions ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Graeme McDowell’s confident he’s buried last Sunday’s L A meltdown after birding his closing two holes on the opening day of the Honda Classic. McDowell managed four birdies, and three more than last Sunday, along with four bogeys in bright but windy condition for a level par 70 on the PGA National course at Palm Beach Gardens. It handed McDowell a share of 21st place but only four strokes behind Sweden’s Alex Noren and former U.S. Open winner ...

Palm Beach Gardens,  Florida …. Rory McIlroy reckons Honda Classic officials could battle keeping a handful of PGA National greens ‘alive’ after doubling his last hole in a round of a two-over par 72 in very windy opening day conditions. McIlroy was two-under after four holes but gave both shots back at six and seven ahead of 10 straight pars before finding water guarding the green with his 3-wood second shot down the 18th at PGA National. The three-time Major winner showed his ...

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida …. Tiger Woods has had fans, signs and even a huge boulder removed in his career but never portable stands selling soft hot pretzels and another frozen lemonade s was the scenario on day one the Honda Classic at PGA National. Woods was playing the 12th hole as his third of his round when he sent his drive way left and with his ball coming to rest right in front of the mobile food stand. Also in Woods way was an adjoining ‘Frozen Lemonade’ concessions ...