McIlroy Quickly Ignites Quest For Third Dubai Desert Classic Title.
Double Desert Classic winning Rory McIlroy quickly displayed his fondness for the host course posting a bogey-free seven-under par 65 on day one of the event in Dubai.
McIlroy, who claimed a maiden Tour title in 2009 at Dubai and then won a second in 2015, needed just 25 putts to be among five players at seven-under par.
Welshman Jamie Donaldson grabbed an eagle, nine birdies and just the one bogey in his 10-under par effort of 62.
Donaldson, who took just 21 putts, was a shot clear of the English ...
Advantage Europe! Rahm Follows Garcia & Fleetwood With Victory In Career Builder Challenge.
La Quinta, California …
Advantage Europe after Spanish sensation and new World No. 2 John Rahm brilliantly followed compatriot Sergio Garcia and England’s Tommy Fleetwood in making it three wins on golf’s three biggest stages.
Hours after Garcia captured the Asian Tour’s Singapore Open, Fleetwood celebrated his 27th birthday in successfully defending his Abu Dhabi HSBC title while Rahm has made it three wins for Europe on the day also golf’s greatest-ever player Jack ...
Fleetwood Continues Riding Wave Of Success Retaining Abu Dhabi HSBC Title.
Tommy Fleetwood continues to ride a wonderful wave of success in brilliantly retainnig his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship title.
Fleetwood, who also celebrated his 27th birthday on Friday, produced a blistering a closing 65 to win by two shots with a 22-under-par victory tally and in his first regular event since being crowned European Tour No. 1.
Fellow Englishman Ross Fisher was second at 20-under par while Rory McIlroy finished in a share of third on 18 under after his challenge stalled somewhat ...
McIlroy Surprises Birthday Boy Fleetwood With Chocolate Cake & Candles.
European Tour No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood was in the middle of a TV interview when he got the surprise of being handed a birthday cake with lit candles by Rory McIlroy.
Fleetwood and McIlroy along with World No. 1 Dustin Johnson had played alongside each other in the opening two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Fleetwood turned 27 and just weeks after celebrating the birth of a son and then only recently getting married in the Bahamas to new wife, Clare and his former long-time manager.
“It ...
Rahm Lights-Up La Quinta With Career-Low 62.
La Quinta, California ..
Like a very good Spanish Rioja, Jon Rahm just gets better with each event with the Spaniard recording his lowest pro-career score of a 10-under par 62 on the opening day of the Career Builder Challenge at La Quinta in California.
The 23-year old Spaniard managed an eagle and eight birdies on the La Quinta course and one of three host venues for this week’s $US 6.2m opening event of the PGA Tour’s ‘West Coast Swing’.
Rahm’s effort was two strokes ...
Fleetwood Unfazed In Illustrious Company Muscling His Way To Share Of Abu Dhabi Lead.
European Tour No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood was clearly unfazed competiting alongside World No. 1 Dustin Johnson and four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy on day one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Fleetwood, who was also undefeated in last week’s EurAsia Cup, did not miss a green in regulation in recording a bogey-free 66 to share the lead in the defeance of his title.
The also recently-married Englishman was tied at the top alongside Japan’s Hideto Tanihara.
“It’s a good golf course ...
Rose Determined To Kick-Start 2018 In The Dominant Manner He Ended 2017.
Top world-ranked Englishman Justin Rose is determined to kick-start his New Year at this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the dominant manner he so successfully ended his 2017 season.
Rose won the back-to-back WGC HSBC Champions and Turkish Airlines Open events as well as producing a 4th in the DP World Championship, a 10th a week later at the UBS Hong Kong Open and then a 5th in the Tiger Woods hosted Hero World Challenge.
Then after being a guest at Tommy Fleetwood’s wedding, ...
