Marc Warren 18 Holes Away From A Valspar Championship Tee Time.

Scotland’s Marc Warren is only 18 holes away and four shots away from a guaranteed tee time in next week’s PGA Tour Valspar Championship at Tampa Bay. After scores of 73 and 75 Warren showed his true mettle in firing a third round 68 on the WGC – Cadillac Championship here at Trump National Doral. Warren, competing in the $US 9.25m event for a first time in his career, birdied five of his opening six holes including posting five ‘3s’ in succession from the second in ...

Rory McIlroy’s 3-Iron Again Sees Light Of Day – Raised To The Surface At Blue Monster … Video.

The 3-iron thrown by World No. 1 Rory McIlroy into the lake down the left side of the 8th fairway has been raised to the surface. A scuba diver headed into the depths of the alligator-infested Blue Monster hazard earlier today (SAT) to retrieve the $200 Nike Vapor iron. McIlroy had hurled the club some 70 yards into the drink in a bout of frustration during the second round of the WGC – Cadillac Championship here at Trump National Doral. In fact, it was not the only 3-iron to find the bottom ...

Dustin Johnson & Holmes Ace Within 24 Minutes Of Each Other But No Cadillac … See The Video.

In a rare first the American pair of Dustin Johnson were celebrating in acing the par three fourth hole and within 24 minutes of each other. Johnson grabbed his fourth PGA Tour in hitting a 7-iron and a first hole-in-one since he aced the 16th on the final day of the 2011 Open Championship. “The fourth is a really tough hole, tough par 3, but if you get a one there into the hole, obviously that’s a bonus,” said Johnson. “*Yeah, I just hit a really good shot. Actually, ...

Rory McIlroy’s Blue Monster Club Throw … What His Fellow Pros Said.

The reaction from Rory McIlroy’s fellow WGC – Cadillac Championship professionals has been very amusing despite the seriousness of the World No. 1 staring at a fine over the incident at the 8th hole on day two of the event. McIlroy’s frustration simply boiled over as he hurled his $200 Nike Vapor 3-iron into the depths of one of the many lakes on the Blue Monster layout here at Trump National Doral in suburban Miami. Double Masters winning Bubba Watson: “I thought it was ...

McIlroy’s Club Throwing Rekindles Memories Of ‘Terrible Tempered Tommy’ Bolt.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy’s club throwing incident during the second round of the WGC – Cadillac Championship rekindled memories of the late and fellow US Open champion Tommy Bolt. Bolt, who died in 2008, was affectionately known as ‘Terrible Tempered Tommy’ and given his hot temper that usually resulted in the American tossing clubs. Bolt won 15 tournaments on the PGA Tour from 1950 to 1965, playing against the likes of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. After he turned 50, he won 12 ...

Rory McIlroy Club Throwing … ‘Not My Proudest Moment & Also Costly” ….. Video Of Incident.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is staring at a fine after hurling a 4-iron into the water in digust on the second day of the WGC – Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral. McIlroy was playing his second shot at the par five eighth hole that found the water guarding the green. Then to the shock of all watching the four-time Major winner let fly with his state-of-the-art Nike Vapor iron, and worth around $140, into one of the many alligator-infested lakes on the ‘Blue Monster’ layout. McIlroy ...

Provident Doral At Blue Miami – Comfort & Location To A Tee.

One of the great joys in covering this week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship is the closeness of our hotel to the tournament venue. In fact, it’s about a half-wedge shot to one of the greens at the Trump National Doral host venue. The spectacular Provident Doral at Blue Miami is laid out to the right and rear of at the par five 12th as five-time Major Champion Phil Mickelson discovered when he drove out-of-bounds on the opening day, but then still managing to walk off with a par on ...