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Leitmannstetter Roars Shooting 66 To Be One Off The Pace At ‘The Roar’.
MENA Golf Tour regular Aaron Leitmannstetter fired a sizzling six-under 66 to lie just one shot off the pace after the opening round of The Roar at Waterkloof Golf Club on Wednesday.
Starting from the 10th tee, Leitmannstetter of Germany flew off the gate in style, picking up four shots in his first five holes, but a double-bogey (on the par-3, 15th) prevented him from joining South Africa’s Riekus Nortje atop the leaderboard.
Nortje kept it clean, going bogey-free en route to a 65 as his compatriot ...
McGinley Disappointed McIlroy Not In Rio But Ireland Remains Strong Gold Medal Contender.
Pulheim, German … Ireland Olympic Golf Captain, Paul McGinley while disappointed Rory McIlroy has withdrawn says Ireland remains a strong gold medal candidate.
In short, McIlroy said he was not prepared risking contracting the Zika virus given he is planning to be married next year.
And with exactly 50 days to the start of the Games, McGinley reacted to the announcement saying: “Like all Irish people I’m obviously disappointed. It would’ve been great to have one of the ...
Tiger Woods Still Sore But Admits He’s Excited What Has Transpired So Far.
Pulheim, Germany … Tiger Woods has returned to a PGA Tour event for the first time in 10 months but without his golf clubs, and certainly not ready to tee-up in this week’s Quicken Loans Championship in Bethesda, Maryland.
No, Woods is hosting the event and while he’s not been seen at a PGA Tour event since finishing 10th in last August’s Wyndham Championship he remains confident of soon returning to the competition fairways.
“I’m excited about what’s transpired ...
Rory McIlroy Bitten By Uncertainty Of Zika Virus & Withdraws From Rio Olympics.
Pulheim, Germany … Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has dealt the Olympic Golf movement another blow by withdrawing from the Ireland team to compete in this year’s Rio Olympics.
The current World No. 4 has made a u-turn after recently deciding to represent Ireland but not he’s officially declared he will not be teeing-up on the Gil Hanse designed course in Brazil.
Of course, McIlroy is again engaged to be married and therein lies his main fear.
“After much thought ...
Rory McIlroy In Paris For A Euro 2016/European Tour Victory Double.
New World No. 4 Rory McIlroy is in France looking for a victory double.
McIlroy jetted out of Belfast this morning for tonight’s (TUES) Northern Ireland crunch match against Germany t the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.
Northern Ireland are in a good position to win through to the last-16 in their first ever European Championship appearance.
And McIlroy posted a picture on Twitter wearing an appropriate George Best t-shirt before boarding a private jet at George Best Airport in Belfast ...
Shane Lowry Learns You Sometimes Have To Lose A Major Before Winning One.
There is an old adage not only in golf but in sport in general, and that’s you may first have to lose a Major before you first win one.
Ask new U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson who ‘lost’ the 2010 U.S. Open and then was dealt a cruel blow in ‘losing’ later that year the PGA Championship while the U.S. Open was firmly within reach a year ago at Chambers Bay.
Despite a super-brave showing Shane Lowry now knows the hurt of losing a Major despite a thoroughly gallant display ...
Jordan Spieth Sydney-Bound For Third Successive Australian Open Appearance.
D0uble Major winning Jordan Spieth confirmed he will return to Sydney later this year for a third year running to seek a second Emirates Australian Open title.
The current World No. 2 committed to joining what promises to be an impressive field for Australia’s national championship at Royal Sydney Golf Club from November 17.
Spieth, 22 captured a first Emirates Australian Open at The Australian Club in 2014 with a sizzling final day 63 and last November narrowly missed a playoff at the same ...
