McIlroy Fondly Remembers Palmer’s Pink T-Shirt & Grey Slacks.
Orlando, FL …
Rory McIlroy revealed he’s got every letter framed including one he received just a month before the passing of the late, great Arnold Palmer.
This week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational is a special tribute to the ‘The King’ who had passed away the same day McIlroy sensationally captured last year’s PGA Tour season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
News of Palmer’s passing was purposely withheld till after the completion of the event.
And McIlroy, who had received a ...
Corfield Takes Command In Casablanca.
Lee Corfield carded an unblemished five-under 66 to take the outright lead going into the final round of the MENA Tour’s season-opening Palmeraie Country Club Casablanca Open on Wednesday.
The 35-year- old Englishman, who opened with a 68, reeled off four birdies on the front nine and one more coming home to reach eight-under for the tournament, one ahead of his compatriot Stuart Archibald and two clear of overnight leader Luke Joy, who returned a second round 70.
Morocco’s Younes El Hassani, ...
McIlroy Rips Into Muirfield’s 20% Male ‘No’ Voters – Horrendous, Ridiculous, Obscene.
Orlando, FL …
Horrendous, Ridiculous, Obscene.
The words used by former Open Champion Rory McIlroy when asked by Bernie earlier today his reaction to the decision by Muirfield to allow women members.
It another great example of McIlroy speaking his mind, the four-time Major winner lambasted the 20% of male members who chose not to vote ‘Yes’ in favour of allowing women as member of the exclusive Scottish club.
“Muirfield wouldn’t be one of my favourite Open rota courses, ...
Jason Day Singles Out Augusta National As His Afterlife Golfing Heaven.
Orlando, FL …
Australia’s Jason Day is so passionate to become only the second Australian to win the Masters so much so if he were to pass away his golfing heaven course would be Augusta National.
This year’s appearance in the Masters will be the current World No. 2s sixth invitation to the year’s first Major.
Day brilliantly finished in a share of second place on debut in 2011 and was then third behind fellow Australian Adam Scott when Scott ended a 70-year Augusta drought ...
Open Champions Applaud Muirfield Allowing Women Members.
Orlando, FL …
Former Open Champions were naturally unanimous in applauding the decision by Muirfield to allow women members.
It was the second postal vote for the Edinburgh club that hosted the 2013 Open and with nearly 80% of the male members voting after a second postal vote in favour of women members.
What remains sadly archaic in 2017 is that among the male members there is 123 dinosaurs who still voted ‘NO’.
However, that did not spoil the delight expressed by Open Champions Zach ...
Muirfield Back Onto The Open Rota By Sadly Still 123 Male Members Voted ‘No’.
Bay Hill, Orlando, FL …
Muirfield has been warmly welcomed back into the Open Championship rota following the Edinburgh’s club’s historic decision to allow women members.
There needed to be two-thirds majority vote among the 498 members but in very sad revelation 123 males members or 19.8% voted against the move.
Overall the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers decision was clearly the right move with a postal pole of 498 members voting in favour of the move.
The R & A had ...
Forget The French Polynesian Honeymoon As Adam Hadwin & His New Bride Are Masters Bound.
Palm Habor, FL …
The plans were for Adam Hadwin and his new bride, Jessica to spend their honeymoon in French Polynesia relaxing in the Pacific Ocean islands paradise of Tahiti and Bora Bora.
But those plans are on hold with the Hadwin’s bound for Augusta National and the Canadian’s maiden Masters appearance after a dramatic victory in the Valspar Championship.
Hadwin went into the last day leading by four shots as he targeted a maiden PGA Tour victory.
That lead was down to three ...
