Rickie Fowler .. Winning Players ‘Icing On The Cake’ Returning 8-Years Later To Royal County Down For 2015 Irish Open.
New Players champion Rickie Fowler could not be more excited returning as a winner to Royal Country Down and this month’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
It was eight years ago Fowler was last in Northern Ireland as a member of the 2007 USA victorious Walker Cup side.
Now after out-lasting four extra play-off holes to capture the lucrative Players Championship, Fowler’s added to the aura of this year’s Irish Open as a 2015 PGA Tour winner and a week after World No. 1 Rory McIlroy captured a second ...
Rory McIlroy Leaves Sawgrass Again ‘Frustrated’ – Third Top-10 In Past Three Players.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy left the Players Championship frustrated once again in finishing among the top-10 for a third year running on the TPC Sawgrass course.
Dressed in a pink shirt as a tribute to U.S. Mother’s Day, McIlroy got into red birdie figures on just three occasions in the sweltering conditions with birdies at two and then back-to-back birdies in a round of a two under par 70 for an eight-under par tally.
On a positive note McIlroy was eight under on the par fives but then he was one ...
Tiger Woods ‘A Couple Of Pounds Lighter’ After The Burden Of Four ‘Mediocre’ Players Rounds.
Tiger Woods confessed he ‘was a couple of pounds lighter’ despite the burden of a mediocre four rounds at the 2015 Players Championship.
The double Players champion posted a level par 72 to complete 16th TPC Sawgrass appearance in three over par and a then clubhouse share of 69th.
It is Woods poorest Players result after having won the event in 2013 when he last teed-up in the prestigious PGA Tour event.
Woods commenced his round at three under par and remained at three under through ...
Russell Knox Fighting Putting Anxiety & Local JAX Support Expectations.
Russell Knox is struggling not only with the pressure of a ‘home game’ but a far from user-friendly putter through three rounds of the Players Championship.
Knox and his wife Andrea live at just five minutes from the TPC Sawgrass course at Jacksonville Beach and it’s meant a big following of friends and supporters have been out each day with the Scot.
But despite superb birdies on two of his three closing holes in a round of 72 to remain at two-under par Knox walked from the course frustrated ...
Tiger Woods Fails To Get It Past Sawgrass Ladies Tee On Route To Unwanted Tour First.
Struggling Tiger Woods failed to get his tee shot past the TPC Sawgrass Ladies tee during his third round of the Players Championship.
Woods hit a tree down the right side of the par five second hole and with his ball cannoning back towards the tee and officially travelling just 105-yards.
Indeed Woods ball was short of the Ladies tee from when Woods took the first of two double bogeys on route to a round of a three over par 75.
And in yet another unwanted first for the 14-time Major winner it ...
Graeme McDowell’s New Driver ‘Behaves Itself’.
Grame McDowell was delighted to be playing all four rounds despite falling to two over par after three holes but then regrouping to complete his closing 11 holes in four under par in a round of 70 for a one under par tally.
“This is the ultimate risk-reward golf course and you keep it out of the water for the four days and you’ve got a great shot at winning this golf tournament,” he said.
“It keeps you on edge for all 18 holes and if you miss greens in the wrong place it just makes you look ...
Stephen Gallacher Proudly Soaring At TPC Sawgrass.
Stephen Gallacher was proud of his effort over the two days capping his second round with a 16th hole eagle in shooting a two under par 70 and a similar 36-hole tally at the Players.
“Two under is a decent score as I’ve played good these two days and despite three-putting the 18th o my ninth, it could have easily been a lot better,” he said.
“There’s really only been the one hiccup over the two rounds at that was taking double at 17 yesterday and really I got caught out by a wind change ...
