Rory McIlroy Admits He’s Missed The Buzz & Aura That Surrounds Tiger Woods.

Rory McIlroy confessed he’s looking forward to a return of the buzz and aura Tiger Woods generates following news the 14-time Major champ is set to return to competition. Woods announced he was hopeful of teeing up on October 13th in the event at Napa, California and the opening tournament of the 2016/17 PGA Tour wraparound schedule. Woods has not competed since sharing 10th place in last year’s Wyndham Championship and in what will be an absence of 14 months. During his time on the side-line ...

Thomas Poised For MENA Tour History As Poulter Fades In Dubai Heat.

Teenage prodigy Rayhan Thomas is poised to create MENA Tour history in becoming the first amateur to win an event with a round to play in the Dubai Creek Open. Starting the day one shot off the pace, Thomas, who is ranked 526th in the world, backed up his opening six-under 65 with a 67 to join overnight leader Jake Shepherd atop the leaderboard on 10 under 132. On a day when hot and humid conditions took its toll on one's energy levels and stamina, Shepherd moved to 11-under after the ...

Casey Singles Out McIlroy For Praise & Takes Plenty Of Positives From Deutsche Bank Second.

  What are your feelings right now?   PAUL CASEY:  Well, that was tough, wasn’t it?  Obviously frustrated.  Rory has played ‑‑ what did Rory shoot?   65.   PAUL CASEY:  Wow, yeah, very impressive.  Yeah, that’s a mighty round of golf.  You know, I struggled a little bit from the get‑go and it’s hard to regain rhythm and make your birdies if you hadn’t started out that way, so I found it incredibly difficult.  I battled well, did a lot of things ...

Thomas Leads Dubai Creek Open As Poulter Makes His MENA Tour Debut.

Rising star Rayhan Thomas shot a sparkling six-under 65 to better his own amateur course record as he sits one behind early pace-setter Jake Shepherd of England after round one of the MENA Golf Tour’s Dubai Creek Open on Monday. In a rich vein of form following his recent victory at the Scottish Boys’ Open Stroke Play, Thomas reeled off seven birdies against a lone bogey to beat his previous best of a 66 he shot in this very event last year when he finished runner-up to Shepherd Shepherd countered ...

McIlroy Looking To Ride Hurricane Hermine To Deutsche Bank Success.

Rory McIlroy will look to ride Hurricane Hermine to victory in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston. McIlroy ended his third round in dramatic style with his 4-iron second shot lipping out for albatross ‘2’ and with the eventual eagle handing him a round of five under par 66 and a then share of the clubhouse lead at nine under par tally on the TPC Boston course. “That shot into the last was worth the wait as I have to back off my shot as the wind was gusting a bit and ...

‘Lucky’ David Drysdale Climbs High In Swiss Alps With Lowest Round In Three Years.

Lucky’ David Drysdale grabbed his lowest round in three years with a storming 64 to in sight of a first Tour victory heading to today’s (SUN) final day of the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre. It is the 41-year old Borders star’s lowest score since a similar 64 on day two of the 2013 KLM Open and also on the occasion of Drysdale’s 13th appearance on the Alpine course. Drysdale was four under for his round before the highlight of the day when he eagled the par five 14th after birdies ...

Russell Knox Unable To Shake Mystery Bug, Seeks PGA Tour Doctor’s Support.

TPC Boston, MA … Scotland’s Russell Knox was heading to see the Tour’s doctor after his round of a two over par 73 on the first day of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Knox had been suffering a mystery virus last week on Long Island, and something he said he picked-up from his wife’s niece but was clearly no better a week on. “I’m really struggling with my health and it’s a legacy from last week and I just can’t seem to shake it so that’s why I’m heading off to see one of ...