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McIlroy Headed Straight For Late Friday Session On East Lake Practice Range.

Rory McIlroy was headed straight for the practice range despite moving into a clubhouse share of third place in sauna-like conditions on day two of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. McIlroy posted back-to-back bogeys at the start of his round and was then three-over for the day with a bogey a five before rebounding with three second half birdies in a score of a level par 70 to remain at two under par. “It’s the second day in a row I have fallen behind early and while I was able to get it back ...

Scott Hopeful Day’s Injured Back Will Heal In Time For Australasian Tour Double.

Fellow Australian Adam Scott sounded hopeful some six weeks rest would see World No. 1 Jason Day be fit later this year to join Scott teeing-up in the Emirates Australian Open and then team to defend the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne. Day’s injury-plagued PGA Tour season ended on a disappointing note after just seven full holes on day two of the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. The same lower back complaint had forced Day from the Crooked Stick course after eight holes ...

New R & A Captain Keith McIntosh ‘Drives-In’ At St. Andrews.

The traditional driving-in ceremony for the new Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews took place on the 1st tee of the Old Course today. Keith Macintosh began his year in office with a drive at precisely 8am as a cannon fired alongside the tee. A large crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the ceremony along with a number of Past Captains of the Club. As Captain, Mr Macintosh will represent The R&A and support its work in developing golf around the world. He will attend R&A ...

Russell Knox ‘Roos’ Indifferent East Lake Driving & Short Iron Display.

East Lake, Atlanta, GA …  Lone Scot Russell Knox was naturally disappointed after an indifferent driving and short-iron display on the opening day of the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake here in suburban Atlanta. Knox, with the Twitter account @rooknox , was left shaking his head in some disbelief after a three over 73 that included three birdies, four bogeys and a seventh hole double bogey on the par 70 layout. It left the Scot trailing seven shots behind the leading trio that ...

Rory Reckons NFL Scenario Of USA Ryder Cup Final Wildcard Pick A Lot Of ‘Rigmarole’.

Rory McIlroy reckons it’s a load of ‘rigmarole’ the process rival USA Captain Davis Love 111 is going through on Sunday night to name his final Hazeltine pick. Love 111 is set to deliver his pick at half-time in Sunday night’s NFL third-round clash between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears, and only given TV host NBC also will host the Ryder Cup. It means the announcement of the last 2016 US Ryder Cup team member will not be known to around 10pm East US time or 3am Monday morning ...

DJ Places One Hand On The 2016 FedEx Cup Trophy With Impressive East Lake Opener.

East Lake, Atlanta, GA …. FedEx Cup front-runner Dustin Johnson signalled his intentions in muscling his way to a share of the lead on day one of the season-ending Tour Championship here in Atlanta. DJ, who was out in the last group of the day, finished the opening round on top and sharing the lead after a four under par 66 with countryman Kevin Chappell and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama. Matsuyama capped his round with a hat-rick of birdies early and finished with birdie on the par-5 18th ...

McIlroy Says Poulter Will Get Better Use Of ‘Medinah’ Squad Car.

East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Rory McIlroy was clearly surprised to learn European vice-captain, Ian Poulter has purchased the ex-Chicago local police vehicle that helped get McIlroy to Medihah with minutes to spare ahead of his 2012 Ryder Cup Singles match. The unmarked squad car, a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, was first auctioned off via E-Bay after reaching it’s ‘retirement’ mileage but somehow has now found its way into the hands of the car-collecting Poulter for an undisclosed ...