McIlroy Sours 29th Birthday Wish With Equal-Highest Wells Fargo Score.
Rory McIlroy failed to get the golfing 29th birthday gift he sought as he slipped well out of contention to blow out the candles on a third Wells Fargo Championship victory cake.
McIlroy had wished for a hopeful gift-wrapped second round 62 but what he received was an unwanted horror five-over par 76 for a two-over-par tally on the Quail Hollow course in suburban Charlotte.
McIlroy’s score is his equal highest in the event he’s won twice before and matching the 76 he shot on day two of the 2104 ...
Red Hot Sharvin Leads The Way In Chilly Challenge de Espana
A red hot Cormac Sharvin snatched a two shot lead with a seven under par 65 in chilly conditions on day one of the Challenge de España.
The Northern Irishman carded seven birdies and no bogeys as he drew clear of the rest of the pack after a morning of tough scoring conditions.
Six players, including Swede Oscar Lengden and France’s Julien Quesne, shared the lead on three under par after the morning groups finished at Izki Golf.
The temperature was just four degrees Celsius when the first groups ...
Hatton Shortens Quail Hollow Green Mile On Route To Wells Fargo 67
Tyrrell Hatton found a shorter route at Quail Hollow’s famed ‘Green Mile’ in posting a four-under par 67 on debut in the Wells Fargo Championship.
The Englishman birdied both the 17th and 18th holes to be well in contention on day one of the event in suburban Charlotte.
Hatton holed putts of 43-feet at the par-3 17th and then a near 20-footer at the uphill par-4 18th and the closing two holes of the ‘Green Mile’.
The ‘Green Mile’ is a tribute of the 1999 ...
Fleetwood & Paisley Get The Rythmn Right With A New Orleans Sizzling 62.
Good friends Tommy Fleetwood and Chris Paisley got the rythmn right to brilliantly combine to produce a sizzling team score of 62 on the opening day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
It was Fleetwood who extended the invitation to the 32-year old Paisley to join him in the second edition of the team event being staged on the TPC of Louisiana course.
Their combined 10-under par score in a ‘better ball’ day one format was good enough for a clubhouse share of second place behind the ...
Koepka Leads Total Of 9,049 Entries For 2018 U.S. Open – Eighth Highest.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has accepted a total of 9,049 entries for the 2018 U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. The U.S. Open will be held on Long Island for the 10th time on June 14-17.
The number of entries is the eighth-highest behind the record of 10,127 accepted for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2. Among this year’s total are 54 players, including 12 past champions, who are fully exempt into ...
Rocca Returns 23-Years On To St. Andrews Attempting To Hole 1995 Open Championship Putt.
Old Course, St. Andrews …
Italy’s Costantino Rocca returned to the Old Course at St. Andrews 23-years on to attempt to hole the miracle 65-foot putt he sank to force a play-off in the 1995 Open Championship.
Rocca needed a par at the last in the 124th Open to tie American John Daly and then after hitting his second short he proceeded to ‘duff’ his chip shot that landed short on the green in the ‘Valley of Sin’, a grassy depression the guards the left front of the ...
Levy Edges Closer To Qualifying For Ryder Cup With Fifth Tour Success In Morocco.
Alex Levy edged closer to qualifying automatically for this year’s European Ryder Cup team on his own home soil by holding his never to win a fifth European Tour title at the Trophée Hassan II.
The Frenchman entered the final day at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam one shot off the lead but hit the front on the third and never looked back, signing for a 70 and finishing the week at eight under.
That gave him a one-shot victory over Spaniard Alvaro Quiros, who had a birdie-birdie finish to leapfrog ...
