McIlroy Rules Out Filling-Up At Shell Houston Open Ahead Of Masters.
Orlando, FL …
From: Bernie McGuire, Orlando.
Rory McIlroy has ruled out competing in Houston the week before the Masters despite continued disappointment in his game following the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
McIlroy fought back from a horror start and then a mid-round wobble to shoot a one under par 71 to head to lunch just inside the top-50 at one under par.
The World No. 3, despite spending some 40 minutes on the range late on Thursday post his 74, bogeyed his opening ...
Curtis Luck Disappointed To Celebrate First Week As World No. 1 Amateur Being D-Qued.
Orlando, FL …
It was not how Curtis Luck wished to celebrate his first week as the game’s World No. 1 ranked amateur and that was to be disqualified for signing an incorrect score on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
Luck was standing outside the scorer’s hut when the official scorer emerged to ask: “Curtis, what score did you have on the last?”
Now in one of the ‘silly’ penalties that former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy says that should be changed, the 20-year ...
Fitzpatrick Aiming For PGA Tour Card After Grabbing Share Of Arnold Palmer Lead.
Orlando, FL …
Matthew Fitzpatrick put himself in superb position to not only secure his PGA Tour card but be exempt in competing in the States till the end of 2019 after muscling his way to a share of the lead on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Fitzpatrick, 22 took full advantage of warmer afternoon conditions to post a bogey-free five under par 67 after extremely cold weather greeted those out early on the Bay Hill course in suburban Orlando.
The reigning DP World Tour Championship ...
McIlroy Heads Straight For Range Post ‘Disappointing’ Arnold Palmer Opener.
Orlando, FL …
Rory McIlroy was headed straight for the Bay Hill practice range after he struggled to keep sight of the leaders on the opening day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
McIlroy was cruising nicely at one under through nine holes when he proceeded to drop three shots in two holes, including taking an 11th hole double bogey to be well down the board on day one of the Palmer tribute tournament.
Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo shot a five under par 67 to enjoy the clubhouse ...
Leo Lilja’s Double Dose Of MENA Tour Success In Casablanca.
Orlando, FL …
Spain’s Leo Lilja produced a double dose of success in capturing the MENA Tour’s season-opening Palmeraie Country Club Casablanca Open, beating England’s Luke Joy in a marathon playoff on Thursday.
Playing in his first event on the tour after graduating from the Qualifying School last week, the Spaniard shot a bogey-free 68 to set a clubhouse target of eight-under which only Joy could match, reeling of three birdies coming home after offsetting an early bogey on ...
Bubba Shares Willett’s Pain But He’s Not Sure About ‘Toad In The Hole’.
Orlando, FL …
Double Augusta champion Bubba Watson shares Danny Willett’s post Masters downturn in form but he’s not sure about being served ‘Toad in the Hole’ should Willett select the meal as his main choice at his Masters Champions Dinner.
‘Toad in the Hole’ is traditional English dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding butter and usually served with onion gravy and vegetables.
Watson kept both his main courses very simple to appease everyone serving ...
European Players ‘Player of the Year’ Award Renamed ‘The Seve Ballesteros Award’.
The European Tour is today delighted to announce that the annual Players’ Player of the Year Award has been renamed The Seve Ballesteros Award.
The award is voted for by every European Tour Member at the end of a season and will now carry the name of the legendary Spaniard, who became the first European golfer to win the Masters Tournament in 1980, and who repeated the victory three years later.
The first recipient of The Seve Ballesteros Award will be Sweden’s Henrik Stenson who was the overwhelming ...
