Lowry Assured Of PGA Play-Offs But Only After Stressful Wyndham Final Round.

Shane Lowry could breathe a big sigh of relief in booking a place in this week’s PGA Tour opening ‘Play-off Series’ event after a ‘stressful’ final round 67 at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. Lowry grabbed five birdies but also dropped two shots and with the bogey at the par-3 16th presenting the reigning Open Champion with concern in his eventual 12-under tally. For an 11th Tour event since the mid-June return to competition, it was a ‘no spectator’ event and thus ruling ...

Li’s ‘We Chat’ Cap Has Everyone Talking At PGA Championship

Haotong Li’s ‘We Chat’ sponsored cap has everyone talking at the PGA Championship at San Francisco. Li, 25 brilliantly put himself in position to become the first Chinese-born golfer to win a major but it was his cap that was also drawing attention at TPC Harding Park. Li brilliantly leads the way by two shots superbly adding a second day 65 to his opening 67 for an eight-under par total. However in Li’s post round chat with the golfing media he was asked about the sponsor’s ...

McIlroy Sets Fine Example For All Golfers After A ‘Searcher’ Treads On His Golf Ball

Four-time major winning Rory McIlroy set a fine example for golfers around the world when his golf ball was located during the second round of the PGA Championship in San Francisco. McIlroy sent his tee shot at the par-3 third hole well right of the hole landing in rough less than 20-yards from the green. While there were no spectators allowed onto the TPC Harding Park course, a large number of ‘approved’ personnel began helping McIlroy look for his ball. It was located but only after one of ...

Li Singing The Praise Of Irish-Born Early Career Coach

China’s Haotong Li was singing the praise of Ireland-born Paul McLoughlin in superbly seizing the PGA Championship lead in adding  a 65 to his opening 67 for a two shot lead at eight-under par in San Francisco. Li was out in the second group on Friday morning and at the end of a long day he was clear of six players in second place at six-under par. They included England’s Tommy Fleetwood (64), Aussie Jason Day (69), Americans Daniel Berger (67), Brooks Koepka (67), Justin Rose (68) and ...

Ramsay Ready To Jump Into The Hanbury Manor Overtaking Lane.

Scot Richie Ramsay knows he need a low ‘moving day’ third round if he to get himself into contention at the English Championship north of London. Ramsay finds himself the joint-leading Scot after two Tartan golfing colleagues in Connor Syme and David Drysdale failed to build on their super opening rounds on the host Hanbury Manor course. The triple Tour winning Ramsay posted a bogey-free three-under par 68 to move to eight under par and tied with Syne and with the pair six adrift of England’s ...

PGA ‘Rookie’ MacIntyre Chuffed With San Francisco Second Round 67

‘Rookie’ Robert MacIntyre confidently headed to the clubhouse delighted having posted a bogey-free 67 on day two of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. MacIntyre is contesting only his second major following a brilliant sixth place finish in last year’s Open Championship and with this week being a maiden major championship on US soil. And the young Scot has shown he’s finally shaken off the injury concerns of earlier this year as evident over his four rounds last week ...

So What Did Tiger & Rory & Justin Talk About?

So what did Tiger and Rory and Justin talk about during the opening round of the 2020 PGA Championship? It could not have been about any of the spectators as there is no spectators under COVID-19 rules. Could they have been chatting about the weather or where each was planning to dine after their rounds. No, and as may well have expected, the trio of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas were chatting about football and baseball during the opening round at TPC Harding Park. In fact, ...