Rory McIlroy Defends Decision To Compete In Valero Texas Open
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has strongly defended his decision to contest this week’s Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
Three-time Masters winner, Phil Mickelson suggested last week in Houston that playing this week on the tight TPC San Antonio was not the ideal preparation for Augusta National.
However McIlroy, who has played just a dozen completed rounds of golf this year, could not disagree more.
“I don’t care if I miss 10 cuts in a row if I win a major a year,” he said.
“I don’t care. ...
Bubba Watson – ‘The Only Way Of Beating Tiger Woods At Augusta Is If He Gets Sick’.
Bubba Watson was a guest tonight (Tues) on CNN’s Piers Morgan’s show declaring the only way of beating Tiger Woods at next week’s Masters is if the 14-time Major winner ‘gets sick’.
Watson was first interviewed by Morgan in the days after last year’s Masters play-off success over South African Louis Oosthuizen.
However Watson’s yet to taste success since winning at the second extra play-off hole.
And when asked by Morgan how do you beat Woods next week, ...
Birthday Boy Shane Lowry Gets A Golf Lesson From Rory McIlroy.
San Antonio, Texas
It may have been Shane Lowry’s 26th birthday but World No. 2 Rory McIlroy was not handing out any on-course presents to Lowry during an 18-hole practice round today ahead of the Valero Texas Open.
McIlroy chipped-in twice to easily account for the reigning Portugal Masters champion.
It is the second week in a row McIlroy has accounted for Lowry in a Tuesday practice round after the pair played together last week ahead of the Shell Houston Open.
“Rory’s got me ...
Rory McIlroy Gives San Antonio An Augusta National Vote Of Approval.
San Antonio, Texas
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy walked from the 18th green at TPC San Antonio delivering this week’s Valero Texas Open venue an Augusta National seal of approval.
There was many quick to criticise the worth of McIlroy adding the $6.2m tournament to his schedule just a week before teeing up in the season’s first major.
But after only 12 completed rounds of golf this year what McIlroy needs most now in the little time remaining before the Masters is four rounds with a ...
Bernie’s Monthy Medal – Winners For March 2013
The month of March has been highlighted by reporting on three tournaments on the PGA Tour – Tampa Bay Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Shell Houston Open.
So apart from a couple of games of golf in Scotland beforehand, it’s an all-American theme this month with my Monthly Medal awards.
GOLFER OF THE MONTH – Tiger Woods
Who else but Tiger Woods!
Back-to-back victories and with his Arnold Palmer Invitational success matching a record set by the late Sam Snead with eight ...
Darren Clarke In Doubt For Masters After Injury Forces Him Out Of Valero Texas Open
Former Open Champion Darren Clarke is now in doubt for next week’s Masters after withdrawing from this Valero Texas Open with a hamstring injury.
Clarke was set to join fellow Irish Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in the $6.2m event starting Thursday in San Antonio.
However his management company advised Clarke had injured his leg while playing a social round of golf last weekend in the Bahamas.
Also dropping out of the Texas event is Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy, who had ...
Rory McIlroy – “I Should Have Played Dubai After Missing Abu Dhabi Halfway Cut”.
Rory McIlroy admits getting his early season schedule wrong declaring he should have entered the Omega Dubai Desert Classic after the huge embarrassment for Nike in missing the cut a fortnight earlier in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The World No. 2 revealed this after putting four balls into the water in what was just his twelfth completed round of golf this year ahead of signing for a two under par 70 and a four under tally in the Shell Houston Open.
Overall, McIlroy recorded 15 birdies over ...
