Red Hot Sharvin Leads The Way In Chilly Challenge de Espana
A red hot Cormac Sharvin snatched a two shot lead with a seven under par 65 in chilly conditions on day one of the Challenge de España.
The Northern Irishman carded seven birdies and no bogeys as he drew clear of the rest of the pack after a morning of tough scoring conditions.
Six players, including Swede Oscar Lengden and France’s Julien Quesne, shared the lead on three under par after the morning groups finished at Izki Golf.
The temperature was just four degrees Celsius when the first groups ...
Hatton Shortens Quail Hollow Green Mile On Route To Wells Fargo 67
Tyrrell Hatton found a shorter route at Quail Hollow’s famed ‘Green Mile’ in posting a four-under par 67 on debut in the Wells Fargo Championship.
The Englishman birdied both the 17th and 18th holes to be well in contention on day one of the event in suburban Charlotte.
Hatton holed putts of 43-feet at the par-3 17th and then a near 20-footer at the uphill par-4 18th and the closing two holes of the ‘Green Mile’.
The ‘Green Mile’ is a tribute of the 1999 ...
McIlroy Looks To Blow Out 29th Birthday Candles With Wells Fargo Second Day 62.
Rory McIlroy is hopeful celebrating his 29th birthday (Friday) blowing out the candles with a 62 on day two of the Wells Fargo Championship.
McIlroy, winner of the Charlotte event in 2010 and 2015, managed five birdies and dropped just two shots in an opening day three-under par 68 on the ‘feel good’ par-71 Quail Hollow course.
McIlroy’s round matched a similar 68 he posted when last on the suburban Charlotte course but eight months on, the current World No. 7 is in a much better ...
McIlroy Sure To Ruffle USGA, R & A, PGA Of America Feathers With Bold Masters Statement.
We all know how badly Rory McIlroy wants to win the Masters but his remarks on the eve of the Wells Fargo Championship could sure ruffle the feathers of the likes of the USGA, the R & A and the PGA of America.
Why?
Because McIlroy, a winner of the U.S Open, the Open Championship and two victories in the PGA Championship, reckons the Masters is bigger than the other three Majors.
McIlroy is yet to win the Masters, and the only Major he needs to capture to join the most exclusive club in the history ...
McIlroy Reveals Bizarre Masters Final Round Pressure From Augusta Members.
Rory McIlroy has revealed the bizarre pressure he found himself facing just moments ahead of teeing-off on the final day of last month’s Masters at Augusta National.
McIlroy went into the closing 18 holes of the year’s first Major Championship showdown having posted a gutsy third round 65 to trail just three shots behind eventual champion, Patrick Reed.
The Northern Irishman had put himself in a position for a first occasion since he was leading into the last day of the 2011 Masters to ...
McIlroy Returns To Quail Hollow In A Far Better Place Than Last August.
Double Wells Fargo winning Rory McIlroy returns to Quail Hollow is clearly in a far better place when last on the course in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina.
Aside from helping re-open the revamped Adare Manor course, McIlroy is returning to competition this week since his fifth placed finish last month at the Masters.
He is also making his eighth appearance in the Wells Fargo and among just three of 14 PGA Tour counting victories McIlroy has won twice.
It was eight years ago McIlroy brilliantly ...
Woods Makes No Excuses To Golf’s 20-Something Superstars In Not Maintaining Contact.
Tiger Woods returns to competition this week at the Wells Fargo Championship making no excuses in not keeping more in contact with golf’s younger generation of stars.
Woods joins now fellow Augusta National champion, Patrick Reed teeing-up both for a first occasion since last month’s Masters at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.
And while Reed’s been on a whirlwind few weeks donned in the famed green jacket, Woods put away his clubs for 10-days simply ‘chilling out’ with his two ...
