Rickie Fowler Now Genuine Major Champion Material Winning Players C’Ship In Play-Off.
American golfing heart-throb Rickie Fowler took a huge step towards a first Major Championship success with his play-off victory in the Players Championship.
Fowler denied TPC Sawgrass rookie and fellow American Kevin Kisner holing a five-foot birdie at the fourth extra hole, the par three 17th, and his third birdie of the day at the famed island green.
Indeed, Fowler was 10-under par for the last eight holes having played the closing six during regulation in six under par and then birding the 17th ...
Dustin Johnson Commits To Colonial Ruling Out Royal County Down Return For Irish Open.
Big-hitting Dustin Johnson has ruled out returning to Royal County to contest the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open later this month.
Johnson, a member of the 2007 USA winning Walker Cup team, indicated he has committed to contesting the Colonial being staged in the same week at Forth Worth, Texas.
“I was thinking really hard of heading back to Royal County Down but given I missed a lot of the season at the start of the year, I need to think about my schedule and that means playing the Colonial,” ...
Rory McIlroy Leaves Sawgrass Again ‘Frustrated’ – Third Top-10 In Past Three Players.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy left the Players Championship frustrated once again in finishing among the top-10 for a third year running on the TPC Sawgrass course.
Dressed in a pink shirt as a tribute to U.S. Mother’s Day, McIlroy got into red birdie figures on just three occasions in the sweltering conditions with birdies at two and then back-to-back birdies in a round of a two under par 70 for an eight-under par tally.
On a positive note McIlroy was eight under on the par fives but then he was one ...
Tiger Woods ‘A Couple Of Pounds Lighter’ After The Burden Of Four ‘Mediocre’ Players Rounds.
Tiger Woods confessed he ‘was a couple of pounds lighter’ despite the burden of a mediocre four rounds at the 2015 Players Championship.
The double Players champion posted a level par 72 to complete 16th TPC Sawgrass appearance in three over par and a then clubhouse share of 69th.
It is Woods poorest Players result after having won the event in 2013 when he last teed-up in the prestigious PGA Tour event.
Woods commenced his round at three under par and remained at three under through ...
Russell Knox Fighting Putting Anxiety & Local JAX Support Expectations.
Russell Knox is struggling not only with the pressure of a ‘home game’ but a far from user-friendly putter through three rounds of the Players Championship.
Knox and his wife Andrea live at just five minutes from the TPC Sawgrass course at Jacksonville Beach and it’s meant a big following of friends and supporters have been out each day with the Scot.
But despite superb birdies on two of his three closing holes in a round of 72 to remain at two-under par Knox walked from the course frustrated ...
Players C’ship Leader Chris Kirk Rules Out Return To Royal County Down.
Third round Players Championship front-runner Chris Kirk has ruled out returning to Northern Ireland later this month to contest the Rory McIlroy hosted Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
Kirk, 29 birdied four of his closing six holes in a round of a four under par 68 to move one shot clear of the field on 10-under par on the TPC Sawgrass course.
The Atlanta-born Kirk is no stranger to winning having captured three PGA Tour titles including last year’s Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.
However ...
Twenty-Eight Major Champs Among Last 21 On Third Round Players Championship L’Board.
Here is a fact you won’t see in any of the post third round PGA Tour notes.
In scrolling down to the tail of the field on the Players Championship leaderboard there is eight players in the bottom 21 in the $US 10m event who between them boast 28 Major Championship titles.
They include:
T55th – Charl Schwartzel (2011 Masters)
65th – Graeme McDowell (2010 US Open)
T66th – Louis Oosthuizen (2010 Open)
T68th – Tiger Woods (14 Majors), Padraig Harrington (2007 & 2008 ...
