Rory McIlroy Insists Scottish Open Now Takes On More Importance.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland …
Rory McIlroy admits next week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open now takes on more importance after he missed the cut for the fourth occasion in five years at the Irish Open.
In fact, McIlroy indicated he was “glad” he added the Dundonald Links event to his schedule after disappointing scores of 72 and 73 for a one over tally at Portstewart.
The World No. 4 was two under for his round with four holes to play but proceeded to bogey his 15th and ...
Dubai Duty Free Looking To Boost Irish Open To $US 10m Prize Purse
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open organisers are looking to increase the prize fund to $US 1om in a goal to attract more of the leading American players to Ireland’s premier golf event.
This year’s event is the richest ever with a prize pool of $US 7m and hosted for a third year running by four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy was successful in encouraging current World No. 2 Hideki Matsuyama to Portstewart along with Spanish sensation, Jon Rahm and reigning Olympic Gold medal winning Justin ...
David Drysdale Leads Timely Tartan Charge Day One At Irish Open.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland ….
Borders David Drysdale led a very timely Scottish revival with four Tartan flags flying high inside the top-2o on day one of the Irish Open at Portstewart.
Drysdale, and again with wife, Bev happily carrying the clubs, capped his round holing a 2o-footputt for eagle at the par five, seventh hole along with three birdies in succession from the 13th, in a six under par 66.
The effort handed the 41-year old a share of sixth place and just two shots behind the ...
Aussie Born Wade Ormsby Shows A Fondness For Irish Links.
Wade Ormsby showed a fondness for links golf at its finest with a bogey free five-under par 67 on day one of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart.
The Adelaide-born golfer had warmed-up the afternoon before in arranging for his father, Peter and himself to tacke the famed and close-by Royal Portrush course venue for the 2o12 Irish Open but host course for the 2o19 Open Championship, and where Peter Thomson had made his Open debut in 1951 and when The Open was ...
Paul Lawrie Learning To Deal Playing With Pain.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland …
Paul Lawrie is not yet shaking like a pill bottle but he is learning do deal with his latest ahead of this week’s Irish Open at Portstewart in Northern Ireland.
Lawrie is contesting just his seventh event this season of his 26th year in the play-for-play ranks since making his debut 596 Tour events ago early in 1992 at the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic.
However, in recent years the now 48-year old has struggled with injury.
A year ago, the Scot indicated ...
McIlroy Takes Himself Off Twitter Over Elkington Spat.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland …
Rory McIlroy has taken himself off social media and publicly revealing his distaste over “tweets” mid last month by Australian-born and fellow pro golfer, Steve Elkington.
Elkington tweeted on June 17th that he felt McIlroy was “so bored playing golf…without Tiger the threshold is prolly 4 majors with 100mill in bank”
A Twitter spat then followed with McIlroy quickly responding to the 54-year old Houston-based Elkington: “@elkpga More like ...
McDowell Brought Back To Earth At His Beloved Rathmore Club.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland …
Graeme McDowell’s won a U.S. Open along with 13 other victories and played in four Ryder Cups in his pro career but it doesn’t stop being brought back to earth when revisiting his beloved Rathmore Golf Club at Portrush.
The clubhouse sports one of just two U.S. Open replicas he ordered after his Pebble Beach success.
McDowell spent his childhood days, including no doubt skipping school sometimes, in honing his game on both courses at the famed Royal Portrush ...
