Rory McIlroy Lands First Tour Hole-In-One In Over 500 Rounds …. Video Of Shot.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy landed his first-ever pro career hole-in-one when he found the bottom of the cup at the par three 15th hole on day two of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
McIlroy’s ball pitched about three foot short of the hole and strangely spun left towards the hole, and did a little ‘dance’ before finding the bottom of the cup.
The four-time Major winner hit a 9-iron and had 177-yards to the flag.
However, and was the case a day earlier when Miguel Angel Jimenez aced ...
Michael Hoey Jumps Straight Into The Abu Dhabi Deep End.
Despite admitting he was half asleep in teeing up, Michael Hoey clearly benefited from a week’s practice ahead of teeing up in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Hoey, who turns 36 on February 13th, posted an impressive four under par 68 in his opening round to kick start his 13th year in the pro ranks.
It left the five-time Tour winner trailing three strokes behind Germany’s Martin Kaymer.
And like fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, Hoey was in nearby Dubai working of his game before ...
Holywood Starlet Rory McIlroy Pulls Off Blockbuster Abu Dhabi Shot.
Holywood golfing star Rory McIlroy needed just a dozen holes to pull off the blockbuster shot of his new season in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The World No. 1 did the late, great Seve Ballesteros proud in executing a one-legged bunker shot on route to a five under par 67 on the National course in the UAE capital.
It left McIlroy, in his opening round of his eighth full season, sharing eighth place with playing partner and good friend, Rickie Fowler and three strokes behind three-time former ...
Tom Lewis Drives Off With New $88,850 Cadillac But Nothing For Jimenez After Abu Dhabi Aces.
England’s Tom Lewis is now the proud owner of a $US 88,850 Cadillac ‘Escalade’ after a hole-in-one on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Lewis aced the par three, 7th hole hitting a 7-iron 193-yards on the National course in the UAE capital
And it seemed only fitting that it is the 10th hole-in-one in the 10-year history of the event and the first in three years ago three players, including Ryder Cup stars Sergio Garcia and Graeme McDowell recorded aces in the 2012 ...
Kaymer Learning From McIlroy How To Deal With ‘Attention’.
Rory McIlroy is not only an inspiration to a younger generation of golfers but also to his rivals including a former World No. 1 and fellow US Open winner Martin Kaymer.
Kaymer’s struggle to deal with all the attention in the aftermath in capturing the 2010 PGA Championship has been well documented.
The quietly-spoken Dusseldorf-born golfer confessed in also becoming the game’s top-ranked player: “I was surprised about a lot of things. I couldn’t handle a lot of things that ...
Jimenez Refutes Claim He’s Not A 2016 European Captaincy Candidate.
Darren Clarke seems far from a ‘shoo-in’ for the 2016 Ryder Cup captaincy vote after Miguel Angel Jimenez refuted claims in a Spanish newspaper he was not interested in leading a European Team.
The pony-tailed Malaga-born golfer straightened out what he was says was an incorrect English translation of the article ahead of teeing up in this week’s 10th anniversary Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Jimenez was chomping on a cigar as he worked on his putting when asked to answer either ‘yes’ or ...
