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Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy indicated he will wait till ‘game-time’ tomorrow (Thursday) before making a decision” if he will tee-up in the defence of his Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida. McIlroy finally arrived at Tour HQ mid-afternoon advising he would play a few holes to assess the state of his game, and a first appearance in a Tour event since withdrawing last Saturday ahead of the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. Breaking ...

Tommy Fleetwood was not the only one to be surprised when quizzed ahead of this week’s Players Championship if he was aware Tiger Woods was no longer exempt to tee-up in the Tour’s flagship event. Woods is currently among just among players to have Tour’s prize event twice while Jack Nicklaus the only player to capture the tournament three times since the first hosting in 1974. Woods won the title in 2001 and 2013. SOMEWHAT SURPRISE @TigerWoods NEWS …. With the 15-time major ...

The 2026 edition of The Players Championship boasts a field of 123-players featuring 47 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, and representation from 24 countries. Among them defending champion Rory McIlroy and his name in the field givinb good hope he will take his place at TPC Sawgrass after his shock withdrawal ahead of day three in last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. As part of his return to the PGA TOUR via the Returning Member Program, Brooks Koepka was added ...

Not only did Akshay Bhatia strike another blow for the Lefties who play the ancient club-and-ball game but he became the first winner this new millennium in capturing the Arnold Palmer Invitational via a play-off. The very popular Bhatia started his final round just one-stroke behind leader Daniel Berger and after nine holes, faced an uphill battle as Berger’s lead extended to five strokes as the pair made the turn following Bhatia’s bogey on the ninth. The 24-year-old then brilliantly flipped ...

Boca Raton, Florida …… It’s 22-years since Zach Johnson captured a maiden PGA Tour victory at the 2004 BellSouth Classic and the week proir The Masters. Now with The Masters just a month away and Johnson has won for a maiden occasion and in his inaugural event on the Champions Tour, and doing so just a fortnight after turning 50. The double major champion looked a class of his own winning by four shots at 11-under in glorious conditions on the Old Course host course in Boca Raton, Florida. The ...

  Boca Raton, Florida .….Padraig Harrington and long-time caddy Ronan Flood were Miami Airport bound, heading home to Ireland delighted with their eventual effort in the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Championship here at Boca Raton in Florida. The triple Major winning Harrington was enjoying the Champions Tour event, his first of a new over-50s season. Harrington superbly turned around a horror opening round of a 79 with a second 66 and then a sizzling closing 65, in very hot ...

Surprise news here at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with crowd favoutite Rory McIlroy withdrawing from the tournament. McIlroy citing a back injury. McIlroy arrived at Bay Hill be went straight to the range instead of putting a little first, like he usually does, and hit balls for a couple minutes before making the call. He was then not cited ahead of news of his shock withdrawal from the event he captured in 2018. BREAKING NEWS … Rors @McIlroyRory shock withdrawal ahead of third round @APinv ...