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World No. 1 Rory McIlroy managed to salvage some gloss with a pair of closing birdies in a round of a three over par 73 on day one of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens. McIlroy began with an opening hole double bogey and despite a birdie at the third, he slumped to be four over par with a double also at the fifth. The four-time Major winner was then five over par through 14 holes before the 2012 champion birdied his closing two holes on the Champions Course at PGA National. McIlroy’s round ...

Russell Knox got a ‘well done’ kiss from his wife after knocking in a 20-foot birdie putt at the final hole in a round of a one under par 69 on the opening day of the Honda Classic. Knox, who was involved in a four-man play-off for the title a year ago, commenced his round from the 10th hole with a bogey and then produced 10 straight pars before a first birdie of his round at the third hole or the 12th of his round on the Champions course here at PGA National. The Scot then birdied his ...

EXCLUSIVE TO WWW.GOLFBYTOURMISS.COM World No. 1 Rory McIlroy says he was ‘shocked’ at the appointment of Davis Love 111 as 2016 USA Ryder Cup captain and also insists it’s not ‘rocket science’ why Europe has been successful. McIlroy is returning to competition at this week’s Honda Classic and competing for a first time on American soil following a three-week break since capturing the Dubai Desert Classic. The 25-year old is no stranger to success on the PGA National ...

Scotland’s Russell Knox is not about to dwell on the past when he tees up in this week’s Honda Classic. A year ago, Knox brilliantly worked his way into a three-man play-off but along with Rory McIlroy lost out to American Russell Hendley at the first extra-play off hole on the PGA National course here in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It remains Knox’s best finish in 70 PGA Tour events as the affable Scot continues to work hard towards a break through victory. “It’s nice ...

Rival USA captain Davis Love 111 has fired the first salvo in the 2016 Hazeltine countdown by questioning Paul McGinley’s selection of five Gleneagles vice-captains, and what Love 111 indicated was contrary to the ‘Captains Agreement’. McGinley employed Des Smyth, Sam Torrance, Padraig Harrington and the Spaniards Jose Maria Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez. And in a move that was afterwards applauded, McGinley appointed Smyth to remain with those players not competing on either the morning ...

Here’s guessing the owner of this New York State licensed car spotted in downturn West Palm Beach has a name starting and ending in ‘J’. Now take a quick look at the registration plate and tell me how many J’s can you count?    

For a second occasion this new season I’ve had the pleasure on flying on an Airbus A380. The first being in January on a Lufthansa flight from Miami to Frankfurt and then earlier this week flying out of Paris and returning to Miami on an Air France A380 to report on this week’s Honda Classic. It was a superb flight back across the Atlantic until we arrived in Miami and were informed we had to wait some 30 minutes for a Lufthansa A380 to vacate the only gate at Miami Airport that is in ...