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Double Masters winning Bubba Watson admits he got is wrong at last fortnight’s 96th PGA Championship. Not only did Watson seem to distract first and second round playing partner Rory McIlroy with his antics but the American admits one of the biggest mistakes was not to take part in the ‘Longest Drive Contest’ conducted off the 10th tee on Tuesday ahead of the season-ending Major. “Not competing in the Long Drive was the first mistake,” he said Tuesday from The Barclays. “Then ...

Some six weeks ago we wondered if Rory McIlroy would ever win a third Major. But now after McIlroy’s incredible Open Championship, WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and PGA Championship ‘Triple Crown’ winning efforts the golf world is doing handstands over the 25 year old’s talents. And here is a TV piece sent to us by AG TV(Arab Golf TV) and we bring it to you not because of the editorial content but simply because there is some wonderful video footage of McIlroy as a ...

“I want to be a 46-year old Olympian” declared Phil Mickelson as he already sets his sights on new year. Mickelson is returning to competition in this week’s Barclays Championship in Paramus, New Jersey and the opening event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Play-Off Series. However after the disappointment of finishing joint runner-up in last fortnight’s PGA Championship Mickelson is already committing himself to the New Year. And aside from capturing a sixth Major Championship Mickelson wants ...

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem knew he was going to be quizzed on the Dustin Johnson controversy in attending the Barclays Championship Media Center today. It was the eighth question in 15-question in a formal conference with the head of golf’s grandest Tour. Johnson has stood down in an indefinite period from all competition, and including the Ryder Cup, citing ‘personal challenges’. The controversy surrounding the American broke during the recent WGC – Bridgestone Invitational ...

Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson believes Rory McIlroy can become as good as Tiger Woods. Mickelson is returning to competition in this week’s Barclays Championship in Paramus, New Jersey and the opening event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Play-Off Series. Despite the near darkness Mickelson got to see first hand McIlroy capture last fortnight’s PGA Championship at Valhalla to earn a fourth Major and just one less than the American. “It’s incredible how well Rory is playing and ...

Rory McIlroy appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night and taking part in a ‘Facebreakers Challenge’. The idea was simple. McIlroy went head to head against Fallon in trying to chip golf balls at targets designed as each other’s faces on a glass wall 10 yards away. There was 12 glass panels with six faces of McIlroy and six of Fallon. Fallon had Woods in his corner to help guide him, but it was McIlroy who smashed all the faces of Fallon to scoop another award with ...

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley will announce his three ‘wildcard’ picks some 12 hours before rival USA captain Tom Watson will also choose his three ‘wildcard’ picks. McGinley will face the golf media at 12.30pm Tuesday 2nd September within the Wentworth Clubhouse in Surrey at 12.30pm UK time.# Watson will face the media at 7pm US time, and six-and-a-half hours later in the home of “Saturday Night Live” in New York City. However in a bizarre twist to ...