Life In The European Tour ‘Bubble’ Taking Its Toll
Looking down the leaderboard at this week’s European Tour Andalucía Masters it’s noticeable four players retired during different stages of their first rounds while a fifth withdrew without teeing-up on the tight, unforgiving Valderrama course.
Given the tough, windy conditions it would seem normal but taking a closer look, all four players who retired did so not after their round but during the course of their opening rounds.
England’s Jordan Smith withdrew at 11-over par through ...
New Dad McIlroy Arrives Into Atlanta For Tour Championship ‘Emotionally Drained’.
New dad Rory McIlroy will tee-up in this Tour Championship in suburban Atlanta admitting he’s ’emotionally drained’ after the birth on Monday of his daughter, Polly Kennedy.
McIlroy was uncertain in teeing-up in the defence of both his Tour Championship and FedEx Cup titles suggesting last week in Chicago that if the baby arrived during 2019/20 PGA Tour season ender he would be headed straight home to be by the side of his wife, Erica.
However, the arrival of the couple’s ...
Dustin Johnson’s Advice, As Father Of Two, To New Dad Rory McIlroy
Even before being asked what advice father of two Dustin Johnson could offer to new father, Rory McIlroy the American had already highlighted the joy of parenthood.
Johnson revealed ahead of this week’s Tour Championship that it was not to 11.54pm last Sunday night when he finally arrived back to his Florida home after losing out in play-off for the BMW Championship.
And still awake, and no doubt waiting for the arrival of his father, was five-year-old and eldest son,Tatum as Johnson revealed.
“I ...
McIlroy’s Name Daughter Poppy Kennedy – Born August 31st
Rory McIlroy has become a father with the four-time Major winner confirming a daughter was born at 12.15pm on Monday August 31st.
The McIlroy’s have named their daughter Poppy Kennedy.
McIlroy tweeted the news:
Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, born August 31st, 12:15pm. She is the absolute love of our lives. Mother and baby are doing great. Massive thank you to all the staff at Jupiter Medical Center and Dr Sasha Melendy for their amazing care ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/IwFeGf8rod
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Where Is Lefty Coming From With His Late Night Tweet To Tiger?
You wonder what Phil Mickelson was thinking about.
The golfer known affectionately as ‘Lefty’ has sure got the golf world in a spin in tweeting his long-time arch rival on Tuesday night (US time).
What prompted Mickelson to tweet Tiger? Had Phil had too much to drink? Was he wagered he could not tweet Tiger? Maybe Phil knows something we don’t know about Tiger? Is Tiger thinking of retiring? Or is Mickelson saying a goodbye to Tiger as he embarks into the Champions ...
Monahan Full Of Praise For PGA Team 174 Days On Since Cancellation Of The Players
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was full of praise for his PGA Tour ‘team’ when addressing the media ahead of this week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta.
As Monahan began he pointed out it will be 174 days since the cancellation of the Players and the opening shot of the Tour Championship.
This journalist attended the Players Championship earlier this year, and on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary in attending my first PGA Tour event at the 1988 Players.
I was sitting in the ...
PGA Tour Announces 2020/21 Schedule – 50 T’ments, 14 Postponed Of Cancelled From 2019/20
The PGA TOUR today announced the complete schedule for the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season, featuring 50 official FedExCup tournaments – including 14 tournaments that were postponed or cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – culminating with the crowning of the FedExCup champion Labor Day weekend in 2021.
The schedule, which reflects a net increase of one tournament over the original 2019-20 schedule, features the most tournaments in a season since 1975 (51).
Three events postponed in 2020 – ...
