Rory McIlroy Confirms He Will End Season Contesting Australian Open & Tiger Woods World Challenge.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy will end his season contesting the Australian Open in Sydney and the following week’s Tiger Woods hosted World Challenge in L A.
McIlroy confirmed his appearance both evens after finishing in a share of eighth place in the defence of his PGA Championship title at Oak Hill.
The Australian Open will be staged at the Royal Sydney course from November 28th to December 1st, 2013.
“It is pretty much locked in place I will be playing the Australian Open in Sydney,” ...
Marc Warren Targets Fourth Leg Of ‘Warren Slam’.
Marc Warren has now set himself the goal by year’s end of the assurance of completing the ‘Warren Slam’ and that is to compete in golf’s four Majors.
Warren brilliantly negotiated the third leg of his ‘Slam’ by finishing tied 12th in Sunday’s concluding PGA Championship at Rochester.
Unfortunately, the Glaswegian just missed out by a shot in automatically qualifying for this week’s PGA Tour Wyndham Championship in North Carolina after his 15-foot birdie putt at the last pulled up ...
European Tour Facing Biggest Threat As PGA Tour Looks To Purchase Wentworth Body.
The European Tour could be facing a biggest-ever threat with rumours ripe the PGA Tour is looking to buy out the Wentworth-based body.
The PGA Tour has already purchased the flagging Canadian Tour and renamed it the PGA Tour of Canada while it also has a strong foothold in Latin America, and now has a yearly $5m event in Malaysia, and where Europe has had a foothold since the late 90s.
And just recently the PGA Tour appointed an experienced executive to a newly created role to help the Tour “increase ...
Niagara Falls – Spectacular Natural Wonder.
As you have gathered from an earlier story three of us jumped into the car early on Saturday morning to visit Niagara Falls around 100 miles from where we have been residing here in the Rochester area.
I have had the occasion to visit the Falls twice before in both summer and winter so it was withe some eagerness I was keen for a return inspection.
And the sight of both the American Falls and the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls didn’t disappoint.
It is reported some 156,000 gallons of water flow ...
95th PGA Championship – Final Round Notes, Facts & Figures.
FINAL ROUND NOTES, FACTS & FIGURES FROM THE 95TH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
JASON DUFNER’S MAJOR MOMENT: On the final day of major championship golf in 2013, Jason Dufner earned his first major title with a two-stroke victory over Jim Furyk in the 95th PGA Championship here at Oak Hill Country Club.
Dufner, runner-up in the 2011 PGA Championship, shot 1-under-par 69 today to finish the Season’s Final Major at 10-under-par 270, the lowest winning score of any major championship conducted on Oak ...
McIlroy ‘Big Step Forward’ After Best Finish Major Finish This Year.
Rory McIlroy was not hanging about to congratulate new PGA Champion, Jason Dufner after ending his defence in a share of eighth place at Oak Hill.
McIlroy posted a final round 70 for a three under par tally and seven shots behind Dufner who made amends for his 2010 PGA Championship anguish when he lost out to Keegan Bradley for the title in Atlanta.
The double Major winning McIlroy was headed straight to nearby Rochester Airport after pocketing a prize cheque for $US 206,250.
McIlroy went into the ...
McDowell Ends ‘Disappointing’ Majors Year On A High Taking Oak Hill Route 66.
Graeme McDowell ended his Majors season taking route 66 to a likely top-15 finish in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill.
McDowell picked off eight birdies in his round, including an amazing five in succession from the fourth hole.
It looked set to be the Ulsterman’s best finish in the season-ending Major after sharing 11th place a year ago behind Rory McIlroy at Kiawah Island.
“It’s been a funny couple of days because I’ve probably hit the golf ball better tee-to-green on Thursday and Friday ...
