Tiger Woods … “Even I Didn’t Know There Was A Hazard That Far Right At The 8th’.
Tiger Woods earned a unique but unwanted distinction on the opening day of the Players Championship at Ponte Vedre, Florida.
Woods was the only player to find water so far right at the par three eighth hole on route to a one over par 73 in the $US 10m event.
In contrast, there was 21 players including Scot Stephen Gallacher who made a splash at the famed island green par three 17th, and with Gallacher taking a double bogey before signing off for a level par 72.
It left the Scot trailing only five ...
Padraig Harrington Has ‘Shocker’ On Sawgrass Greens.
Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell are grouped together for a first time that neither could remember and with Harrington bouncing back from dropping three shots in two holes mid-round to post a one under par 71.
However Harrington, who says he needs a top-six finish to qualify for next month’s U.S. Open, was left ruing a poor day on the green in taking 33 putts.
“I had a shocking day on the greens with a couple of three-putts and while the greens were much quicker, I just missed a few short ...
Rory McIlroy Tips Cold Water On Suggestions Of 5-Event Burn Out … Video Of McIlroy’s Eagle.
Rory McIlroy kick-started his Players Championship victory quest with only his second sub-70 TPC Sawgrass start and then downplayed any threat of burn-out up to and including the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
The World No. 1 muscled his way to a clubhouse share of fifth place with a three under par 69 that was highlighted in driving the green at the par five, 16th hole and then holing a seven foot eagle putt on the TPC Sawgrass course.
It left McIlroy lying just two strokes adrift of clubhouse leading ...
Jason Day …”I’m Just Thinking What Roger Federer Would Do”.
Aussie Jason Day posted a superb three under par 69 on the opening day of the Players Championship to be just a couple of shots off the lead in the $US 10m event at TPC Sawgrass.
It is Day’s equal best opening round in five appearances on the Pete Dye designed course and matching a 69 he shot on day one in 2011 and last year.
However the Queensland-born Day’s best finish is T6th in 2011.
Day is playing the first two rounds in the company of the World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and World No. 2 ...
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 ...
