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Pebble Beach, California …  Just two days after the Eagles beat the Patriots in Superbowl L11 and the hero of Superbowl XLV was full of praise for Tiger Woods and backing the former long-time World No. 1 to get back to his winning ways. Aaron Rodgers help steer the Green Bay Packers to Superbowl 2010 season success and in the process was named Superbowl MVP. The 35-year old California-born Rodgers is this week contesting the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and judging by his golf game he is ...

Pebble Beach, California … Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy will make his AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am debut alongside four-time Pebblie Beach winner Phil Mickelson. McIlroy is teaming with his father, Gerry and who is also his partner at the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championshiip in Scotland. In other pairings at this week’s $7.4m event include World No. 1 Dustin Johnson paired with NHL legend, Wayne Gretsky and the father of his partner, Paulina. Defending champion, ...

In a smart move Rory McIlroy will now sharing the hosting dutied of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. As such, Paul McGinley to host the 2019 event and then followed by the likes of fellow Irish golfing greats in Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell to then be hosts of Ireland’s premier golfing event. The Rory Foundation, that has hosted the event from 2015, will continue as host for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Ballyliffin Golf Club in County Donegal from July ...

Phoenix, AZ … “Friendly banter between Jason and myself is always healthy!” That was the comment from Marc Leishman after the Victorian found himself bumped off the top-ranked Australian perch last Sunday by Queenslander Jason Day. Day ended a long PGA Tour winless drought dating back to May 2016 in capturing the Farmers Insurance Open after a six-hole play-off against Sweden’s Alex Noren. The effort, and Day’s 11th success on the world’s most lucrative stage, saw the 30-year jump ...

Torrey Pines, California …  Tiger Woods was non-committal when asked spefically by www.golfbytourmiss.com  where he will tee-up again following competing in the February 15th commencing Genesis Open at the Riviera Club in suburban Los Angeles. Woods made a successful return to the PGA Tour with scores of 72, 71, 70 and a final day 72 to share 23rd place at three-under par.

Torrey Pines, California .. Alex Noren brilliantly sent the Sweden flag to the top of the leaderboard on day three of the Farmers Insurance Open. Noren birdied two of his closing three holes in a round of 69 to move to 11-under par and a shot clear of American Ryan Palmer (73) while defending champion, Jon Rahm struggled in the near benign conditions shooting a horror 75 to drop back to a share of 12th place on seven under par. Seven-time Farmers winner, Tiger Woods scrambled his round to a round ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Tiger Woods return to the PGA Tour after fusion surgery on his back was marked by two birdies and just as many bogeys. He hit 8 of 14 Torrey Pines fairways and recorded 31 putts and none better than the virtual tap-in on the par-3 16th hole where Woods nearly holed-out for an ace. Here is details of every shot the 14-time Major winner played on day noe of the Farmers Insurance Open. HOLE 1 (par 4): Driver 292 yards into left rough. Approach finds greenside bunker. Blasts ...