Robin Williams Dead But Golf Will Always Remember His ‘Tribute’ To The Game.
Actor and comedian Robin Williams has passed away just aged 63.
Shortly after the news broke, millions of fans took to Twitter to express their grief and shock and offer condolences to those who knew him personally.
Many shared fond memories of the actor splitting sides in Mrs Doubtfire, tugging heartstrings in Jumanji, and inspiring awe in the award-winning Dead Poets Society, the radio DJ in Good Morning Vietnam and the Best Actor Academy Award winner in 1997 for his role in Good Will Hunting.
However ...
The Person Who Knows Rory McIlroy’s Game The Best Plays Down New ‘Rory Era’.
The person who knows four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy’s game best will not hear talk about the dawn of a new ‘Rory Era’ in world golf.
Michael Bannon has been McIlroy’s coach since McIlroy was just seven years of age but while the golf world is going overboard predicting McIlroy can go on to break Jack Nicklaus’ 18 Majors winning record, the quietly-spoken Bannon poured cold water on such assertions.
“I would never go there and talk such as a new Rory era and Rory breaking all these ...
Rory McIlroy’s Coach Believes Scottish Open Pivotal To Three Wins In Succession.
The coach to now four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy believes contesting the Scottish Open at Royal Aberdeen was the key to McIlroy becoming the fourth youngest player to win four Majors.
After missing the halfway cut at the U.S. Open, McIlroy delighted Royal Aberdeen organisers with his decision to contest the Scottish Open.
He stepped out to set a new Royal Aberdeen course record of 64 on day one but then handed back the seven shots on day two before ending his first Scottish Open in four years ...
McIlroy Helps To Ensure Ireland Now Nine Wins From Last 30 Majors.
Ireland golf is now nine from 30 in the Majors following Rory McIlroy’s dramatic come-from-behind Valhalla success.
This is since Padraig Harrington’s 2007 British Open triumph at Carnoustie and with Harrington then successfully defending the Claret Jug a year later at Royal Birkdale and weeks before winning the 2008 PGA Championship.
Graeme McDowell then won the 2010 US Open and with McIlroy landing the same trophy by eight shots a year later at Congressional.
Darren Clarke reigned supreme a ...
Rory McIlroy To Walk Out Onto Old Trafford With Claret Jug.
Rory McIlroy is celebrating his double PGA Championship triumph with three days in the ‘Big Apple’ before stepping out onto Old Trafford this week with the Claret Jug and maybe the PGA Championship trophy.
It was not to after midnight Sunday when McIlroy finally stepped aboard a private jet also carrying his father Gerry, coach Michael Bannon, caddy J P Fitzgerald, manager Sean O’Flaherty, good friend Harry Diamond and their chef for the week in Louisville, Athlone’s Paul McVeigh.
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Rory McIlroy Looking Become Europe’s Greatest Ever Golfer.
New four-time Major Champion Rory McIlroy is focusing on becoming the greatest-ever European born golfer.
McIlroy was waking up in New York in also becoming the fourth youngest golfer in the history of the game to win four Majors.
The World No. 1 is already Ireland’s best-ever golfer and with the Masters eight months on the horizon McIlroy will go to the first Major of 2015 hot favourite to become only the sixth player to capture the Grand Slam.
In coming months McIlroy is targeting receiving a ...
Mickelson & Fowler Defend Decision To Call McIlroy & Wiesberger Up On 18th.
Despite what looked like some on-course controversy five-time Major Champion Phil Mickelson defended the decision to call Rory McIlroy and Bernd Wiesberger through on the final hole of the PGA Championship.
Mickelson and playing partner Rickie Fowler teed off the 18th hole but with McIlroy and Wiesberger on the tee, the American pair then moved to the side of the 18th fairway to allow McIlroy and the Austrian tee off.
But then when up near the green Mickelson looked to be in conversation with a PGA ...
