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A very emotional Rory McIlroy ended a six-month winless drought producing two of his career best shots over the closing three holes to capture a first Irish Open title at the K. Club. McIlroy, also as the tournament host, displayed his enormous class coming from a shot behind Scotland’s Russell Knox in first hitting a 256-yard 3-wood into the 16th hole to set-up birdie and then sending a laser-like 5-wood to within tap-in distance for an eagle at the last to win by three shots with a 12-under par ...

Tournament host Rory McIlroy brilliantly eagled the last to end a six-month winless drought capturing the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at the K. Club. McIlroy went into the final round of the weather-affected event leading by four shots, and while one behind with three holes to play, the current World No. 3 rallied to shoot a closing 69 and win by three shots with a 12-under par total. The win is McIlroy’s first as a professional on Irish soil but also a first taste of success since capturing last ...

Rory McIlroy will take a three shot lead into the final round as he seeks to not only end a six- month winless drought but also capture a first Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. The current World No. 3 returned to the course at 7.30am local time Sunday to complete the last three holes in his third round after two lengthy weather related stoppages late on Saturday at the K. Club course. McIlroy had been nine under par at the time and then proceeded to par the 16th, 17th and final holes in a bogey-free round ...

Scotland’s top-ranked Russell Knox fears being unable to trust a borrowed driver over the final round as he eyes a ‘bonus’ top-three finish in the rain-affected Irish Open. Knox was the clubhouse leader at five under par when darkness halted play at 8.28pm local time at the K Club course in Co. Kildare. Knox had been four under par through 15 holes when play was first halted for some two hours and 20 minutes, and then on return to the course could not believe his good fortune to see his approach ...

Tournament host Rory McIlroy insisted common sense prevailed in standing his ground and having play stopped on an already rain-interrupted rain-interrupted third day of the Irish Open. McIlroy was three shots clear of his rivals, at nine under par and standing on the 16th tee near 8.20pm local time when he became involved in discussion with a European Tour official over the worth of teeing up in the deteriorating light and continuing rain at the K. Club. The four-time Major winner clearly did not ...

Fort Worth, Texas. Jordan Spieth … The Golfer Everyone Wants To See Succeed.  Special Report By Kiran Kanwar. Double Major winning Jordan Spieth is undoubtedly the most popular golfer where the gallery is concerned. Especially during any event being played on his home turf in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex area of Texas. He is literally omnipresent during the ATT Byron Nelson, where AT&T has posted Jordan autograph zone stands everywhere and has volunteers handing out Jordan “paddles” ...

Do leading instructors feel that typical professionals use science to improve their scores? Special report by Kiran Kanwar. Steve Johnson is a golf instructor and managing partner of Hank Haney Golf Inc. Hank Haney and his associates are some of the top golf instructors with respect to the numbers and calibre of golfers they have produced. During this week’s PGA Tour AT&T Byron Nelson Classic Steve explained his thoughts on the use of the hard-core sciences such as biomechanics, anatomy, ...