Knox Warms To Start Of The PGA Tour’s Florida Swing.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida ….
Russell Knox has welcomed the start of the ‘Florida Swing’ in boosting his bid to earn a Masters invitation.
Scotland’s top-ranked Knox tees-up in this week’s Honda Classic and the first of all three events Sunshine States events on the ‘Swing’.
Knox is currently ranked 89th in the world having dropped four spots from last week by not contesting the Genesis Open and the closing event of the five-tournament ‘West Coast Swing’.
Of course, the Jackonsville-based ...
USA Ryder Cup Task Force Simply Copying Winning Euro Model Says McIlroy.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL …
Rory McIIroy declared all the USA Ryder Cup team is doing is copying a successful European Team model following the appointment of Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods as Versailles vice-captains.
McIlroy revealed in speaking to Phil Mickelson a fortnight ago at Pebble Beach the Americans have gone as far also to study a Paul McGinley video of the Irishman’s stunning Gleneagles leadership.
Stricker and Woods now join 2016 Hazeltine hero, Davis Love 111 as three of Jim ...
Woods Winning A 15th, 18th Or 19th Major Would Not Make A Difference Says Harrington.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida …
Padraig Harrington has won three Major Championships and that is 11 less than Tiger Woods.
The affable Irishman’s last victory at the game’s highest level, and like Woods, was in 2008 in capturing the PGA Championship and with Woods capturing a 14th Major months earlier that year at the U.S. Open.
This year then will mark 10-years since Woods last won a Major Championship and with some observers believing Woods, and now age 42, can still break Jack ...
Furyk To Announce Versailles Vice-Captains With Stricker A Certainty But Will He Pick Tiger?
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida …
USA Ryder Cup captain, Jim Furyk will announce the first of his Versailles vice-captains 4pm US East Coast time Tuesday and with the likelihood of Tiger Woods being handed an assistants role for a second Ryder Cup running.
Furyk will be on hand at the PGA of America head office at Palm Beach Gardens and less than a two-minute drive from PGA National and host to this week’s Honda Classic where Woods is competing.
Furyk, and a veteran of nine Ryder Cup player ...
McIlroy Jetting Home From Genesis With Unwanted Longest Run Without A Victory Baggage.
Pacific Palisades, California ..
Rory McIlroy was heading back to the comforts of his palatial Florida abode but with the unwanted excess baggage of having broken a longest run without a victory trophy.
Despite birding his closing two holes on day four of the Genesis Open it has now been 16 months and 24 days since McIlroy tasted his last success in winning the 2016 Tour Championship.
That’s longer than it took McIlroy to capture his first pro career title early in 2009.
McIroy, however, was ...
McDowell Looks To Be Handed A Third Victory Trophy From Woods.
Pacific Palisades, CAL …
Twice in Graeme McDowell’s career Tiger Woods has handed him the spoils of victory and McDowell is quietly-confident it will be three at the close of the Genesis Open.
McDowell heads into the final round on the famed Riviera course trailing just two shots behind former Genesis Open winner, Bubba Watson.
The Florida-born Watson produced the equal second-lowest round of the $US 7.2m event, a six-under par 65 in glorious conditions on a course laid out just minutes ...
McDowell Celebrates 600th Round Taking Riviera’s Route 66 To Share Genesis Lead.
Pacific Palisades, California …
Graeme McDowell celebrated his 600th PGA Tour round taking route 66 to a clubhouse share of the lead at seven-under par on day two of the Genesis Open on the Riviera course.
McDowell joined American Patrick Cantlay sharing the lead when poor light halted play and leaving 15 players still to complete their second round.
Among those returning to the course early Saturday morning local time is Sam Saunders and with the grandson of the late Arnold Palmer having ...
