McIlroy Sings Praise Of 18-Year Old Dubai Amateur Sensation Rayhan Thomas
Rory McIlroy was singing the praise of 18-year old Dubai-based amateur sensation, Rayham Thomas after the duo played a practice round ahead of this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Thomas, who recently turned 18, has been affored a sponsors invitation to contest this week’s 30th anniversary of the Classic.
Indeed, Thomas is some 35-years younger than two fellow invitees in Miguel Angel Jimenez and Colin Montgomerie who are past winners of the event.
McIlroy and Thomas met-up to play ...
Tiger’s Had Enough Of Beating Golf Balls, Itching To Get Back On Tour.
Tiger Woods admits he’s had enough of ‘beating golf balls’ and is ready to resume his place on the PGA Tour at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in California.
Woods was at the Torrey Pines course early Tuesday (local time) sporting a pullover but he peeled that off ahead of hitting a drive down the 10th hole of the North Course and one of two host courses for this week’s $US 6.9m event.
Joining Woods was Aussie Jason Day and American Bryson DeChambeau.
After playing nine ...
Lee Trevino ‘Prays To God’ & ‘Hopes Like Hell’ Woods Makes Successful Return To Full Competiton.
Torrey Pines, California …
Six-time Major winning Lee Trevino declared he ‘Prays to God’ and ‘Hopes like Hell’ Tiger Woods makes a successful return to competition at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open near San Diego in California.
It has been 12 months since Woods last competed on the PGA Tour and that was at the same event in 2017 and with Woods clearly not fully-fit in easily missing the halfway cut at the Torrey Pines course and where he has won seven times in his career ...
McIlroy Finds Winning Comfort Competiting In His Second ‘Home’.
For Rory McIlroy it was a 105 kilometre drive from the front gates of the Abu Dhabi Golf Club to the front doors of the iconic Bedouin tent styled clubhouse at the Emirates Club in Dubai.
Dubai has long been McIlroy’s second home and it is the only location in the world where he’s won not once but four times.
And after yet another ‘all so near’ finish in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship returning to Dubai brings back so many fond victory memories for McIlroy.
He won a first Tour title in ...
Advantage Europe! Rahm Follows Garcia & Fleetwood With Victory In Career Builder Challenge.
La Quinta, California …
Advantage Europe after Spanish sensation and new World No. 2 John Rahm brilliantly followed compatriot Sergio Garcia and England’s Tommy Fleetwood in making it three wins on golf’s three biggest stages.
Hours after Garcia captured the Asian Tour’s Singapore Open, Fleetwood celebrated his 27th birthday in successfully defending his Abu Dhabi HSBC title while Rahm has made it three wins for Europe on the day also golf’s greatest-ever player Jack ...
Fleetwood Continues Riding Wave Of Success Retaining Abu Dhabi HSBC Title.
Tommy Fleetwood continues to ride a wonderful wave of success in brilliantly retainnig his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship title.
Fleetwood, who also celebrated his 27th birthday on Friday, produced a blistering a closing 65 to win by two shots with a 22-under-par victory tally and in his first regular event since being crowned European Tour No. 1.
Fellow Englishman Ross Fisher was second at 20-under par while Rory McIlroy finished in a share of third on 18 under after his challenge stalled somewhat ...
McIlroy Heads Up The Road To Dubai Pleased With His Abu Dhabi Showing.
Rory McIlroy heads up the road to Dubai pleased with his return to competition despite finishing third in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood retained his title and celebrated his recent 27th birthday in an impressive fashion posting an equal low final day 65 and win by two shots with a 22-under par tally.
It is Fleetwood’s fourth European Tour title and his first in regular tournament competition since being crowned European No. 1 late last year, and also comes after ...
