McIlroy’s ‘Shutdown’ Following Dunhill Links Huge Blow To European Tour.
Old Westbury, Long Island, NY …
Rory McIlroy’s decision to completely ‘shut down’ his season following October’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland comes as a huge blow to the European Tour.
Not only has McIlroy ruled out contesting the one remaining WGC event in China and the last four Rolex Series events, including the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, but he intends to commence his 2018 season hopefully in Hawaii and definitely teeing-up in the PGA Tour’s ‘West ...
Rory Mcllroy Hits A Homer At Yankee Stadium
New York City, NY …
Rory McIlroy warmed-up for this week’s opening event of the lucrative FedEx Cup Series hitting a home run with a golf ball at famed Yankee Stadium.
There was no sell-out New York crowd in attendance given the Yankees were competing in Detroit and other than a few PGA Tour officials and FedEx Cup sponsor VIPs.
McIlroy first hit wedge shots from a corporate enclosure into the diamond area as part of a ceremony involving FedEx making a $US 1 million donation to St. Jude’s ...
Shane Lowry Vows To Break Back Into Top-50 By Year’s End.
Shane Lowry has vowed to pour all his energies over the next four months to get himself back inside the top-50 to qualify for the 2018 Masters.
For a second year running, Lowry is not headed to this week’s start to the lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off Series on New York’s Long Island.
Last year it was by choice and instead electing to travel to Denmark in a last-ditch effort to qualify for the Ryder Cup.
However, on this occasion Lowry has missed out on breaking into the top-125 by finishing his ...
Cameron Smith’s Coach Returns To Australia Delighted With Wyndham Efforts.
Greensboro, NC…
Grant Field was heading home to Queensland confident ultra-talented Cameron Smith is back on track heading into this week’s FedEx Play-Series.
Prior to Field’s arrival into Greensboro, North Carolina last Monday Smith had missed five of six PGA Tour events since he combined with Swede Jonas Blixt to win the Zurich Classic.
Thanks to his work with Field, Smith displayed the form that took him to victory in New Orleans producing rounds of 63, 69, 70 and 63 to share seventh ...
Knox Excited To Be Heading To Long Island For Play-Offs Start.
Greensboro, NC ….
Russell Knox was wasting little time in jetting off to New York’s Long Island in readiness for Thursday’s start to the lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off Series.
Knox walked from the course agonisingly missing what would have been a sixth birdie of his final round in an eventual four-under par 68 for a Wyndham Championship clubhouse share of 25th place at nine-under par.
Scotland’s top-ranked golfer capped his round early on in chipping-in from 18-feet and just off the ...
Harrington Afforded Nine-Event ‘Minor Medical Exemption’ 2017/18 PGA Tour Lifeline.
Greensboro, NC …
Padraig Harrington has been handed a 2017/18 season life-line after an injury-interrupted PGA Tour season.
Harrington and his family headed home after he missed the third round cut in Sunday’s concluding Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The triple Major winner needed to finish top-three to qualify for the start of this week’s lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off Series.
Harrington ends the year officially 199th on the FedEx Cup points standing and his poorest ...
Lowry Needing Wyndham Top-6 Finish To Qualify For FedEx Play-Offs.
Greensboro, NC …
Shane Lowry now needs to finish T6th or higher at the Wyndham Championship if he is to qualify for next week’s Northern Trust and the first event of the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series.
That is the PGA Tour forecast after Lowry rode a roller-coaster of emotions over the closing stages of his third round in continuing heatwave conditions at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro.
Lowry have moved to 10-under par thanks to back-to-back birdies at the 10th and 11th holes before ...
