Struggling Rory McIlroy Reveals ‘Outside Expectations’ As Part Reason For Contesting Play-Off Series.
Rory McIlroy revealed ‘outside expectations’ as part of a decision to contest the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series rather the likelihood of shutting down his season following the PGA Championship.
Again, there was hardly any spark as McIlroy sought to keep alive very slim hopes of defending next week’s Tour Championship with a second round 69 at the BMW Championship in suburban Chicago.
McIlroy’s 36-hole one-under tally left him in a then share of 48th place in the 70-only field but with Tour officials ...
Crane Slapped With 8-Penalty Shots & Then Later D-Qued From Boise Open.
American Ben Crane was left totally bemused after first being slapped with 8 strokes worth of penalties during Thursday’s first round of the Web.com Tour final event in Idaho for packing two non-conforming clubs in his bag ahead of being disqualified from teeing-up in the event on day two.
Crane, 41 was thrown out of the Boise Open for carrying a driver and a 6-iron that had “shot-sticker” decals on the clubs that he uses to collect data during practice.
The American had not used ...
Spieth Confident McIlroy Will A Force For Decades To Come
Grand Slam golf rival Jordan Spieth is confident struggling Rory McIlroy will return in the New Year fitter and stronger to again be a dominant force in world golf.
McIlroy tees-up in this week’s 70-player only BMW Championship in suburban Chicago staring at the possibility of not defending next week’s season-ending Tour Championship should he not move inside the top-30 on the FedEx Cup standings.
McIlroy will tee-up at 11.17am (local Chicago time/5.17pm UK), and alongside Scot Martin Laird, ...
Adam Scott Looks Back On His ‘Average’ Efforts In 2017 Majors.
As Adam Scott dropped outside the top-20 on the World Ranking for a first time in over six years he has reflected of his 2017 efforts in the four Majors.
Scott is now World No. 21 and his lowest ranking since missing the cut at the 2011 U.S. Open to remain at 21st in the world and then a fortnight later moving to 18th in the world in sharing third place at the AT & T National.
Since then, Scott has been inside the top-20 including moving to the summit of the rankings mid-2014 in capturing the ...
Clarke Breaks 70 First Occasion In 22 Months In MENA’s Dubai Open.
Darren Clarke has again travelled some 8,000 klms to break 70 for a first time in nearly two years in the MENA Tour’s Dubai Open.
Clarke, as patron of the Middle East and Northern Africa Tour, birdied his closing two holes in a three-under par 68 on the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club course that is a prior host to the Dubai Desert Classic.
The effort is the first occasion since November 2015 Clarke has broken 70 and that was in his maiden MENA Tour showing in sharing second at the RAK Classic ...
Up At 3am But Not Teeing-Up To 3.30pm & Just To Play The Old Course … By Laurence O’Dwyer.
Laurence O’Dwyer is a member of the Eastlakes Club in Sydney, Australia. He plays off a handicap of 6.4.
I met Laurence in bizarre circumstances when he just happened to walk into the Pro Shop at Crail Golfing Society, and golf’s seventh oldest club.
He and I got chatting and quickly establishing we both were born in Sydney.
I asked if he was going out to play the Balcomie Links, and the oldest course at Crail. He said he was, so we agreed to play a round, and myself delighted ...
Clarke Returns To Dubai Open Looking To End Miserable Season Run Of Outs.
MENA Tour patron Darren Clarke will be looking to earn a first pay cheque this season when he tees-up on Monday’s starting Dubai Creek Open.
Clarke, the 2016 European Ryder Cup captain and the 2011 Open champion, has been grouped with defending champion Rayhan Thomas of India, and Sweden’s Fredrik From, the marquee trio going out at 11am.
Clarke sees his second participation in a tour event after the 2015 Ras Al Khaimah Classic where he finished in a tie for second as a great opportunity ...
