Eight Years On & Rickie Fowler Again Finishes In Front Of Rory McIlroy At R C D.
For a second occasion in eight years Rickie Fowler upstaged Rory McIroy in virtually the current World No. 1s back yard.
Fowler and McIlroy are competing alongside each other in the opening two rounds of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Royal County Down.
But while McIlroy likens the links gem as his own private links practice arena, the four-time Major winner and this week’s tournament host was left red-faced in posting a shock nine over par 80 on day one of the Euro 2.5m event.
It is McIlroy’s ...
Rory McIlroy Staring At Missing Third Dubai Duty Irish Open Cut In Succession.
Tournament host Rory McIlroy is staring at missing the cut for a second week in succession after posting his worst European round in five years on day one of the Irish Open.
The World No. 1 ranked player failed to record a single birdie in a shock round of a nine over par 80 on a day of constant wind and intermittent showers at Royal County Down.
McIlroy’s score left the four-time Major Champion with the embarrassment of being last among the morning starters while fellow PGA Championship and US ...
Sergio Garcia Bizarrely To Draw On His Father’s Royal County Down Experience.
Strangely, Sergio Garcia will draw on knowledge his father has of this week’s host venue to capture a second Irish Open title 16 years after winning the event.
Garcia was just 19 years of age when he broke through to capture a maiden pro career victory in the 1999 Irish Open at Druids Glen.”
The victory was the first of now 26 tournament success worldwide for the 35-year old Spaniard.
However in a quest to capture a second Irish Open success Garcia has turned to his father, Victor who competed ...
Rory McIlroy’s Irish Open Record – Eight Starts, Two Top-10s But Three Missed Cuts.
RORY MCILROY’S IRISH OPEN RECORD
2005 (Carton House) – Missed cut (71, 81)
2008 (Adare Manor) – 7th (70, 72, 70, 70)
2009 (Co. Louth) – T50 (69, 68, 76, 75)
2010 (Killarney) – T35th (67, 68, 76, 71)
2011 (Killarney) – T34th (70, 68,72,71)
2012 (Royal Portrush) – T10th (70, 67,71, 67)
2013 (Carton House) – Missed Cut (74, 72)
2014 (Fota Island) – Missed Cut (74, 69)
Seven Spots Into St. Andrews Open Championship Up For Grabs In Ireland & Japan.
A total of seven spots are available into The Open with three via this week’s Dubai Duty Fre Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation and four places available at the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open in Japan.
A strong international field will take to the links at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland for the Irish Open where three players who finish in the top ten and ties, who are not otherwise exempt, will qualify for The Open which will be played at the home of golf from 16-19 July.
Players ...
Rory McIlroy Makes An Impression Even Before Tee Off In Irish Open.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has made a massive impression a good two days before the start of this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
Parked in the closest parking place to the Royal County Down clubhouse is a sleek-looking £105,000 BMW i8 roadster.
And it’s parked in the place designated for McIlroy.
And already it seems there’s been more pictures taken of the vehicle than this week’s stunning host venue.
Miguel Angel Jimenez, Europe’s Oldest-Ever Winner, Now Sets Tour ‘Hole-In-One’ New Records … See The Video.
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez has created another first in European Tour history.
Not only is Jimenez the Tour’s oldest-ever winner but he has not broken the record for the most holes-in-one after he aced the par three second hole on day two of the BMW PGA Championship.
And the pony-tailed Spaniard equaled the record for the most aces in a single season securing his third hole-in-one this year after last week having a hole-in-one that earned him 288 bottles of beer during the course of ...
