Rory McIlroy & Repairs To ‘A Bunch Of Grapes’ Atop The Rodman Wanamaker Trophy.
Double PGA Championship winning Rory McIlroy revealed he had to get the famed Rodman Wanamaker trophy repaired after someone dropped the gleaming symbol of PGA Championship success.
It was after McIlroy had broken through to win a second Major Championship by eight strokes in capturing the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
“We had to get the guys from the PGA of America to come out after the Wanamaker Trophy was dropped,” said McIlroy.
“There was like this little bunch of ...
Harrington On U.S. Open, Lowry On PGA Tour Card & Clarke On Miss Northern Ireland Final.
Three of the historic five Irish competing in this week’s Players Championship will tee up on the TPC Stadium course with varying goals.
Padraig Harrington has returned to competition after a three-week competition break and teeing-up at the start of four events in succession including next week’s Wells Fargo Championship, the BMW PGA Championship and the following week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
And while Harrington chases a second PGA Tour title this season his goal is straight-forward.
“The ...
Rory McIlroy Not At All Interested In New Rivalry With Jordan Spieth.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is not the least interested in talk a new golfing rivalry with Masters Champion Jordan Spieth.
The golf world has been abuzz with such talk after Spieth moved to World No. 2 on the back of his Augusta National triumph and in the process slamming the door shut on McIlroy’s Grand Slam aspirations.
But then McIlroy distanced himself on the World Rankings from Spieth with victory in last week’s WGC – Cadillac Match-Play Championship.
And while McIlroy will play the opening ...
Stephen Gallacher Hopeful As Martin Laird Is On Sawgrass Standby.
Stephen Gallacher is very hopeful of ending a third Stateside sojourn this season on a positive note with a good showing in this week’s Players Championship at Ponte Vedra, Florida.
Gallacher is competing in the lucrative $US 10m event for a second year running and quietly confident of playing all four rounds after missing the TPC Sawgrass cut on debut a year ago.
The Scot arrived back to Florida’s Sunshine State from San Francisco where he missed out by a stroke in making it to the last ...
Tiger Woods …. “The Olympic Games Is Important To Me”.
Tiger Woods is not only focused on winning for a first time in some two years but also has set his sights on representing the United States at next year’s Olympic Games in Brazil.
Golf will be returning to the Summer Olympics for a first time since 1904 and with Woods vying one of two players walking into the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games arena behind the Stars and Stripes.
The 14-time Major winning Woods, and the world’s highest-earning sportsperson, spoke again of his desire to be present ...
Tiger Woods ‘Sleepless In Sawgrass’ Over Bust-Up With Vonn & On Anniversary Of Father’s Death.
Tiger Woods confessed he’s not slept since the bust-up of his relationship with Lindsey Vonn and the same day as the anniversary of his father’s passing.
Woods and Vonn ended their two-year friendship last Sunday May 3rd and exactly nine years to the day since Woods father Earl Woods died in 2006.
The 14-time Major winner first met Vonn at a charity event in April 2012, but it was not till Vonn was officially divorced early in January 2013 their relationship moved to another level before going ...
Rory McIlroy Spotted At Various Places Throughout JAX Airport.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is easily the main feature golfer among promotions at Jacksonville Airport ahead of this week’s lucrative Players Championship.
We spotted a few full-size posters of last week’s WGC – Cadillac Match-Play winner as you can see from the snaps below including hiding behind the information counter.
