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Rory McIlroy admitted he let Woods get the better of him in their recent ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ that’s now gone viral on social media sites. McIlroy and Woods undertook the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ to raise awareness for ALS – (amyotrophic lateral sclerosisa). And despite his best plans in over-filling his own bucket compared to that of Woods, it was McIlroy who came off the worst in being soaked to the skin. “I actually put more water and ice in my bucket to tip over ...

Adam Scott confirmed he will contest the Australian Open in November but with a chip on his shoulder after letting slip victory to Rory McIlroy last year in Sydney. Scott as then reigning Masters champion teed-up at Royal Sydney last December having captured the Australian PGA and Australian Masters titles, and was looking to become only the second player behind fellow Australian Robert Allenby to capture the ‘Big Three’ in Australian golf. Scott contested the final round alongside McIlroy and ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy admits it is best for the USA Ryder Cup team the injured Tiger Woods has made himself unavailable for Gleneagles selection. Woods presented  USA Captain Tom Watson with a ‘get out’ card in announcing last week he did not want to be considered for a ‘wildcad pick’. It will be the second occasion in Woods career injury has forced him from a Ryder Cup as he was recovering from knee surgery in 2008 when the USA Team under Paul Azinger won at Valhalla. However ...

One of the increasing delights in reporting on the PGA Tour is the pleasure to take advantage of Airbnb and it’s ever-increasing selection of houses. Too often we have stayed at unfriendly hotels fighting to get a window open for some fresh air and missing breakfast because we’ve been five minutes late in getting ourselves downstairs. So with the assistance of Airbnb we have spent the past three weeks while present here in the US taking advantage of the houses for rental. We did this ...

Graeme McDowell will have his ‘beeper’ switched in readiness to dash back to Orlando should his wife give birth early to the couple’s first child. McDowell is returning to competition for this week’s $8m Barclays Championship and the opening event for the four-tournament Play-Off Series. The Portrushman qualified in being placed 43rd on the FedEx Cup points list and along with fellow Ulsterman Rory McIlroy they’re among just 125 players vying for the £1,44m first prize cheque. The former ...

Graeme McDowell’s regular caddy Ken Comboy will take a break from his duties for the Barclays Championship Pro-Am. Instead, carrying the clubs for the former US Open champion will be Bruce Rempel who will scratch a significant golf item off of his bucket list. The president of Saskatoon’s range cover brand, Dryrainge, will be inside the ropes at Ridgewood CC in New York caddying for McDowell. “I’m bursting,” said Rempel. “From a golf nerd’s perspective this ...

Tiger Woods gave Rory McIlroy a right royal soaking in winning their ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ while the pair were visiting the Big Apple. The Challenge was a promotion between the Nike staff players for ALS after both Woods and McIlroy had been nominated as the two most popular choices. Ahead of being doused, Tiger nominated Phil Knight and Rafael Nadal while Rory nominated George W. Bush, Wayne Rooney, and a model and actor named Meghan Markle. But as you can see from the video it was ...