World No. 4 Rory McIlroy Likens Himself To Fourth Beatles Ringo Starr.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland ….
Rory McIlroy joked he now likens himself to Beatle drummer Ringo Starr having fallen to World No. 4 ahead of this week’s Irish Open at Portstewart.
The defending champion and Irish Open host dropped to No. 3 in the world in missing the U.S. Open cut but then was bumped back to No. 4 by Jordan Spieth when the Texas brilliantly won the recent Travelers Championship.
And this was after McIlroy had rebounded in suburban Cromwell with a closing 64 and using ...
Rory McIlroy Sings The Praise Of Hideki Matsuyama.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland ….
Rory McIlroy has singled out World No. 2 Hideki Matsuyama for special praise ahead of this week’s Irish Open at Portstewart in Northern Irealnd.
Matsuyama is the highest ranked player in this Irish field and two spots higher than McIlroy, the tournament host and after McIlroy found himself bumped back to No. 3 by the Japanese star after the U.S. Open and then to No. 4 by Jordan Spieth who replaced McIlroy at No. 3 on the back of his dramatic play-off victory ...
Harrington Advises Lowry To Avoid Critical Social Media Bait.
Portstewart, Northern Ireland ….
Padraig Harrington insists Shane Lowry should not fall into the trap of being baited on social media.
Lowry has been trying to laugh off the critics but clearly there has been many getting under his bearded exterior.
“There are a lot of geniuses out there who tell you what you should and shouldn’t be doing, like people telling me I should work harder,” said Lowry.
“That is the era we live in. I laugh it off. It definitely does not bother me.
“I think ...
Laird Ends Four Year Open Championship Drought Despite Missing Quicken Loans Play-Off.
It has been four years since Martin Laird last contested The Open but he booked himself a Royal Birkdale tee time thanks to what was the disappointment of sharing third place in the rain interrupted Quicken Loans in Maryland.
The Scot posted a final round 67 to just miss out on the play off and clearly left lamenting bogeying the last when he left his second shot short of the green from where he chipped and three putted for a bogey five that left him tied with Rickie Fowler at five under par.
Sadly, ...
Fleetwood Flying High In France As Uihlein, Lorenzo-Vera & Bjrok Earn Birkdale Tee Times.
Tommy Fleetwood celebrated his recent engagement and news he is to become a father moving to the top of the Race to Dubai in winning the HNA Open de France.
Fleetwood arrived Le Golf National as one of the form players on the European Tour but with a poor record on the course that will host next year’s Ryder Cup having never made the cut or even broken par in Paris.
He put that right in some style with a closing bogey-free 66 that gave him a 12 under par total and a one-shot victory over American ...
Ogivly Boosts Hopes For Ninth PGA Tour Title & Royal Birkdale Tee Time.
Geoff Ogilvy has boosted hopes of not only of capturing a ninth PGA Tour title but also securing a place in this year’s Open Championship.
The recently turned 40-year old brilliantly turned back the clock grabbing six birdies in a five-under par 65 and muscle his way into second place on day two of the Quicken Loans on the TPC Potomac course in Maryland.
It left the proud Australian trailing just two shots behind pint sized Swede David Lingmerth who leads on 10-under with a par of 65s.
Ogilvy’s ...
Li Haotong’s Mother Goes Fishing For Discarded French Open Putter … See The Video.
It was the most bizarre sights in recent times so much so it had three of Europe’s golfer collapsing in laughter on day one of the French Open on the outskirts of Versailles.
As Alex Noren, Tyrrell Hatton and Thomas Pieters made their way onto the 11th green they were greeted by a woman, and with her shorts rolled up, tip toeing in a murky water hazard.
The woman was the mother to Chinese leading world ranked, Li Haotong was gingerly making her way to the club she could see sticking just out ...
