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Rory McIlroy has officially confirmed he will contest next week’s ultra-lucrative WGC – Mexico Championship but indicated he will be taking his own food when he travels to Mexico City for a first time in two years. McIlroy finished T7th in the inaugural 2017 Mexico Championship but elected not to tee-up a year ago. “Yes, I entered the Mexico event on Monday,” he said. “I was a sort of a little on the fence if I would return as I got sick last time but I’ve loaded-up on food, ...

Pacific Palisades, California … If our colleagues at ESPN are correct then the Tiger Woods’ Foundation hosted Genesis Open is heading for a ‘major’ upgrade. It is understood the upgrade will entail a large prize-purse, a three-year winner’s PGA Tour exemption (Currently two years) and with the event to take on an ‘invitational’ feel and be reduced from 144-players to 120. This would mean the 2020 Genesis Open mirroring the present Arnold Palmer Invitational and the ...

Pacific Palisades, California … For a second year running, Rory McIlroy finds himself grouped with Tiger Woods for the opening two rounds of the 2019 Genesis Open at Pacific Palisades in suburban L. A. It will the eighth occasion Woods and McIlroy will tee-up alongside each other in a PGA Tour event. In those now 13 rounds Woods has posted a better head-to-head score in six rounds while McIlroy has finished in front in the last five including scores of 71 and 69 a year ago to Woods who posted ...

Tiger Woods hailed the success of the inaugural Celebrity Cup that took place Monday afternoon over nine-holes of the Riviera Country Club course and venue for Thursday’s starting Genesis Open. Woods and long-time good friend, Fred Couples acted as non-playing captains of a five-person team of celebrities. Among the stars was Hollywood superstar, Mark Wahberg, fellow actor Chris Pratt, NFL greats Reggie Bush, Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald who each played on Woods team, along with TV game ...

Pebble Beach, California … It took four days and 25 minutes of a fifth day for an apologetic Phil Mickelson to win his 50th career title in capturing the weather-affected AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Mickelson and England’s Paul Casey were back to the Pebble Beach at 8am Monday morning local time after the Sunday 16th hole ‘stand-off’ between the duo 14 hours earlier. ‘Lefty’ was adamant he could see in the closing darkness and wanted to go on, and clearly being unsportsmanlike ...

Nick Faldo has sternly defended fellow Englishman’s Paul Casey’s decision, and much to the then clear displeasure of Phil Mickelson, to mark his ball on the 16th green ahead of poor light halting play in the final round of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Casey was staring at a 3-foot par putt on the third last hole and having forfeited his three-shot day three lead to be now trailing by a similar number of shots adrift of Mickelson. Mickelson two-putted the 16th to retain the lead ...

In contrast to the joy of David Law sensationally capturing a first Tour win, there was sheer agony for fellow Scot David Drysdale despite sharing fifth place in the Vic Open in Australia. Drysdale had been tied in third place when he birdied his last hole in a bogey-free round of 67 and the then assurance of heading to his first World Golf Championship next fortnight. The Borders star was bumped back into a share of fourth when South African Justin Harding also birdied 18 to move to fourth and then ...