Stenson Worries ‘Modern Swing’ Is Taking A Toll On McIlroy’s Body.
Glen Oaks, Long Island, NY …
Fellow Open Champion, Henrik Stenson has expressed some worry Rory McIlroy’s career continues to stall due to continuing nagging injuries.
Uncertainty dominated McIlroy’s golf ahead of confirmation by the current World No. 4 he will ‘shutdown’ his season following taking part in October’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
And unless McIlroy wins one of the four FedEx Cup Play-Off titles he will not be seen again on either the PGA Tour or European ...
Jhonattan Vegas Has One Eye On The Trophy & The Other On Hurricane Harvey.
Old Westbury, NY …
Jhonattan Vegas has one eye on a second PGA Tour title this year but a second more important eye on ‘Hurricane Harvey’.
Weather experts believe the hurricane will hit the Texas Gulf of Mexico coastline with 35 inches of rain and “catastrophic” storm-surge flooding.
This was Vegas’ concern after he signed for a five-under par 65 to move into three-way share of the clubhouse lead at six-under par in the Northern Trust on New York’s Long ...
Casey Holes Northern Trust Birdie Putt Starting In New Jersey, Ends In New York.
Glen Oaks, Long Island, NY …
Paul Casey could not believe his good fortune sinking an outrageously long birdie putt it could have a done with a passport on day two of the Northern Trust.
Casey confessed he ‘double-crossed’ hitting an 8-iron into the par three, 15th on the Glen Oaks course located some 25 miles east of Manhattan on New York’s Long Island.
The World No. 17 was two-under for his round at the time having bogeyed the first, birdied the fourth, bogeyed the sixth and then managing ...
Laird Has His Hands Full Both On & Off The Northern Trust Course.
Old Westbury, Long Island, NY ..
Scotland’s Martin Laird had his hands full both on and on the golf course on day one of the Northern Trust at New York’s Long Island.
Laird was out in the afternoon half of the draw in the $US 7.85m event and after starting at the 10th he raced onto the leader board thanks to birdies at his first and third holes.
He holed a putt of 13-feet at his first or the 10th hole of the Glen Oaks course and then managed to sink at 10-footer at his third hole.
Laird dropped ...
Ormsby Shines With 64 As Hundreds Of ‘Bjorns’ Applaud Bjorn’s 500th
Lost in the joy and amazing euphoria in celebrating Thomas Bjorn’s 500th European Tour event was in-form Wade Ormsby producing a round 64 to share the lead in the Made in Denmark.
Ormsby commenced his round from the 10th and stormed his way to the front in birding four of his opening seven holes on the jam-packed Himmerland Golf and Spa resort course.
The Adelaide golfer birdied the 11th, 13th, and then a ‘2’ at the par three, 16th.
His only blemish of the day was at the 18th or the ninth hole ...
Fake News Declare Day & Smith Of Any All-Queensland Exhibition Match.
Old Westbury, Long Island, NY …
The Queensland duo of Jason Day and Cameron declared it to be ‘fake news’ suggestions on Australian news websites the Queenslanders may play an exhibition match later this year.
A leading Brisbane newspaper reported Monday, and the story has been since picked-up by other Aussie news and golf-related outlets, of the idea of staging an 18-hole winner take all match and possibly at Royal Queensland and Smith’s home club, as an idea to entice Day back to ...
Describe Thomas Bjorn In One Word .. Answers From Happy To Miserable (See Video)
The European Tour comes out on top again over their PGA Tour social media cousins with a video clip asking players contesting this week’s Made In Denmark tournament to describe in one word – Thomas Bjorn.
Of course, Europe’s 2018 Ryder Cup Captain is this week contesting his 500th European Tour event since making his full European Tour debut in early 1996 at the Dimenson Data Pro-Am in South Africa.
Bjorn, and now aged 46, has won 15 times on the European Tour and played on three ...
