Justin Rose Skips Houston Open To Spend Week At Augusta National.

Past U.S. Open champion Justin Rose will skip contesting next fortnight’s Shell Houston Open and instead is planning to spend the week at Augusta National. And after quickly jumping into Arnold Palmer Invitational contention Rose reckons his game is so good he’s going to break from recent tradition of competing in America’s fourth largest city, and instead work on his at the Masters venue where a year ago he finished T2nd behind Jordan Spieth. “I have been knocking around the top-20 ...

Graeme McDowell’s Pregnant Wife In Mercy Dash With Bay Hill Delivery.

Graeme McDowell’s wife is not due to give birth to the couple’s second child for some months but she was called on to make a mercy dash delivery to her husband on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. McDowell had inadvertently left his 7-iron in another golf bag. Fortunately for the McDowell’s they reside on the Lake Nona Estate and located just over 30 minutes from this week’s PGA Tour host venue. “I was on the range this morning when Kenny (Comboy -caddy) ...

Martin Laird Revs Up Shooting 69 Bay Hill Thanks To St. Peterburgh Indy Car Grand Prix.

Martin Laird attributed a weekend ‘chilling out’ that also included soaking up the thrills and spills of last Sunday’s round of the 2016 Indy Car race series as key to posting a three under par 69 on the opening day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Laird has missed the halfway cut in his past two starts, along with last week’s Valspar Championship near Tampa Bay. However the former Arnold Palmer champion was burning rubber on day one at Bay Hill with six birdies and half as many ...

Rory McIlroy’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Turns Bright Shade Of Red.

Rory McIlroy’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration turned an embarrassing bright shade of red after an errant day with the driver in an opening round three over par 75 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in suburban Orlando. The World No. 2 ranked McIlroy, who trails World No. 3 Jason Day by nine shots, was off to a horror start sending his opening tee shot out-of-bounds and into the confines of the practice range down the left side of the opening fairway. McIlroy reloaded but the resultant ...

Rory McIlroy’s Super Shot From Deep In Bay Hill Trees – See The Photos

Okay, now don’t go getting excited but I finally made my way out of a tournament media centre. In fact, I accompanied Rory McIlroy over the back nine of his Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am and enjoying the occasion to chat in between a few of his shots. He was telling what he’d been up to the past week and how much he enjoyed playing golf with his father, Gerry last Sunday at Seminole. And then Rory was also asking me how long I was out in the States and also how we are both heading ...

Adam Scott Hoping His Hot Streak Continues For ‘A Couple More Weeks’.

Australia’s in-form Adam Scott is hoping his current hot streak continues not only into this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational but onto into next week’s WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship and, more importantly, right up to the final hole of the April 7th commencing Masters. There’s no question Scott is presently the hottest golfer on the planet having won his last two events – the Honda Classic and WGC – Cadillac Championship p- and not looking to make it ...

Rory McIlroy Delights 4-Year Old Easton Lawrence With Arnold Palmer Invitational ‘Low Five’ – Video.

There was a memorable moment late in Rory McIlroy’s Pro-Am round ahead of this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational here at Bay Hill in suburban Orlando. McIlroy had played his tee shot down the last and then waited behind his Pro-Am partners. And seizing the moment was four-year old Easton Lawrence who was waiting under the spectator ropes with his parents, and with the family living in Orlando. “Hey Rory”, Easton called out. McIlroy spotted young Easton and said:  “Come ...