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TPC River Highland, CT … Rory McIlroy clearly has much to do on the practice range before returning home to host next fortnight’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. McIlroy ended his Travelers Championship campaign just outside the top-10 with rounds of 64, 69, 69 and a no-frills closing 67 for an 11-under par tally no the TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut. The current World No. 7 had been just one shot from the lead on day one but slipped to a share of fifth on day two while he ...

TPC  River Highlands, CT .. Rory McIlroy found the start to his Travelers Championship third round interrupted by a nosy squirrel, who forced him to back off on the first tee. The furry fan had both McIlroy and the crowd into hysterics and, though his bushy-tailed beastie was twice ushered away, it managed to defy the stewards and returned to the tee in time to watch the drive. McIlroy hit his opening drive into the trees for a bogey and he went on to card a 69 and lie eight shots adrift of the ...

TPC River Highlands, CT … Paul Casey will take a commanding four-shot into the final round as he looks to become the first Englishman to capture the Travelers Championship. Casey, 40 brilliantly muscled his way to the front with sizzling third round eight-under par 62 to move to 16-under par on the TP River Highlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut. The now Phoenix-based Casey capped his round in driving the green at the short 295-yard par-4 15th hole and then drained his 23-foot putt for ...

Rory McIlroy  confirmed he will tee-up in the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player with the four-time Major winner set to headline a world-class field at the penultimate Rolex Series event on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai from November 8-11, 2018. The former World Number One will tee it up in Sun City, alongside 2017 Masters Champion Sergio Garcia, for the first time since 2009 after a strong start to the European Tour season with consecutive top-three finishes in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, ...

TPC River Highlands, CT …. Rory McIlroy was heading straight to the practice range after a patience-testing 69 on day two of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. McIlroy managed just two birdies and after battling for the better part of his round he dropped a shot near the end to be headed to the clubhouse sharing fourth place at seven-under on the TPC River Highlands course. However at day’s end McIlroy slipped to a share of eighth place and three shots behind American ...

Big-hitting Aussie Scott Hend took to the fast lane in posting a sizzling 67 in more windy conditions at Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the BMW International Open. Hend, who has won 14 times in his pro career and including two victories on the European Tour, sits atop of a congested leaderboard after recording the joint-lowest round of the week to get to six under par, a shot clear of Qualifying School graduates Nico Geyger of Chile and Sweden’s Henric Sturehed. “It’s ...

TPC River Highlands, CT … Former champ Russell Knox celebrated a belated birthday with a blistering 64 on day two of the Travelers Championship at Cromwell, Connecticut. Knox failed to blow-out the candles in not managing a single birdie in turning 33 on Thursday and signing for a shock three-over 73. But the 2016 Travelers winner lit-up the TPC River Highlands course on day two of the $US 7m event with seven birdies and jump over 100 places and head to the clubhouse sharing 30th place on three-under ...