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Austin, Texas – A Visit To The Lone Star State Capital Building.

Austin, Texas is the home for a second year to this week’s WGC – Dell Match-Play and being staged on the stunning Austin Country Club course laid out along the banks of the Colorado River. Austin is the capital of Texas and according to Wikipedia is the 11th most populated city in the U.S., and the fourth-most populous city in the Lone Star State. Austin gets it’s name from Stephen B. Austin, the ‘Father of Texas’ and the republic’s first secretary of state. The ...

Rory McIlroy ‘Cheesed Off’ To Lose To Jason Day In Dell Match-Play Semi Showdown.

Defending champ Rory McIlroy fought hard to control his emotions after bluntly confessing he was both ‘cheesed off’ and ‘pissed off’ to be bundled out of the final of the WGC – Dell Match-Play in Austin, Texas. McIlroy’s defence of the title ended with a 1up defeat at the hands of newly-crowned World No. 1 Jason Day on an overcast and windy Easter Sunday morning at the Austin Country Club course laid-out along the banks of the Colorado River. The match-up between Day and McIlroy ...

Jason Day Says He Was ‘Like A Dog With A Bone’ Getting Back To World No. 1.

AUSTIN, TEXAS  – Jason Day, to use a typically Australian expression, said he was like a dog with a bone in his quest to get back to World No. 1. Day returned to the pinnacle of his sport on the back of a 3 & 2 quarter-final defeat of American Brooks Koepka in the WGC – Dell Match-Play event in Austin, Texas. It is the third time in the Queensland born golfer’s career he’s been World No. 1. The 27-year old father of two first moved to No. 1 in the world last September ...

Rory McIlroy Declares …”I’m At My Dangerous When I Get Down On Myself!”

AUSTIN, TEXAS … World No. 3 Rory McIlroy admitted straight after defeating Open Champion Zach Johnson on day four of the WGC – Dell Match-Play that he’s at his dangerous when he gets down on himself. McIlroy collected an 11th straight match-play victory with a 1up success over the also previously unbeaten Johnson who had never been past the 16th hole in this year’s event on the Austin Country Club course. “Mentally I if I do get down on myself at any time in my matches ...

McIlroy Shares Breakfast With Spieth But There’s No Extra Bacon For World No. 1.

Austin, Texas … Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, and golf’s two most exciting players, were seated at the same breakfast table ahead of the quarter-final encounter matches on day four of the WGC – Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas. But then it was not a breakfast of champions for World No. 1 Jordan Spieth who was bounced out of the $US 9.5m event following a 4 & 2 drubbing at the hands of South African Louis Oosthuizen. “I didn’t make it very hard on Louis today, ...

Rory McIlroy Needing To Dose Red-Hot Zach Johnson In Austin Shoot-Out.

Austin, Texas … Defending champ Rory McIlroy now needs to dose red-hot Open Champion Zach Johnson if he’s to capture an 11th straight match and continue in the WGC – Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas. Both players won through to the last 16 but with McIlroy only claiming victory after a nail-biting play-off win against American Kevin Na on day three of the event in the Ausin Country Club course. The pair ended their third day round robin encounter all square and with both players ...

England-born Scotland Wins In Morocco.

England-born Zane Scotland broke over-a-year-long title drought on the MENA Golf Tour with an emphatic three-shot victory at the Royal Golf Mohammedia Open by HLO on Friday. Starting the final round in a four-way tie for the lead, Scotland held his nerve to close with a four-under 68 to reach 11-under for the tournament for his 10th victory on the tour — and his first since the Golf Citizen Masters in Al Ain on October 29, 2014. His fellow Englishmen and overnight joint leaders Jamie Elson and ...