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Deposed World No. 1 Adam Scott says Rory McIlroy is rightfully the game’s leading player. Aussie-born Scott was atop of the rankings for 11 weeks before losing the crown to McIlroy after slipping from the safety of fifth to finish T8th in last week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio. McIlroy regained the No. 1 crown for a first time since March 2013 on the back of his two shot Firestone triumph. “It’s not disappointing losing the No. 1 title as the extremely disappointing and the ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Graeme McDowell genuinely expressed surprise in learning triple Major winning Padraig Harrington is now six years without victory on either the European or PGA Tours. Harrington will partner Mickelson later this week over the opening two rounds of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. The season-ending Major was also Harrington’s last victory toast in capturing a third Major in 2008 at Oakland Hills. However moments after landing a first WGC ...

Golf’s all-time greatest Major champion Jack Nicklaus wants to team with new WGC – Bridgestone Invitational winner Rory McIlroy to design golf courses. McIlroy arrived in the Blue Grass State of Kentucky late last night (Sunday US time) having watched on Saturday night the super-action hero and comedy movie Kick Arse 2 before then sharing Sunday lunch with Garcia. McIlroy then went out to capture his first WGC title in coming from three shots behind the hapless Spaniard and win a second straight ...

New World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will dine out at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday night ahead of hopefully feasting on capturing a personal ‘Triple Crown’. McIlroy will attend a former PGA champion’s dinner at the home of the Kentucky Derby before teeing up at Valhalla on Thursday and striving to join Tiger Woods as the only player in a single season ever to capture The Open, Bridgestone Invitational and PGA Championship treble. And after coming from three shots down to defeat Spaniard ...

Short-game specialist Dave Stockton believes he’s become more of an adviser rather than an instructor to triple Major winning Rory McIlroy. Stockton has been working in liaison with McIlroy’s long-time coach, Michael Bannon since shortly after McIlroy’s 2011 Masters melt down. And the input of the now 72-year old Stockton reaped immediate dividends with McIlroy rebounding to capture the US Open by eight shots and at Congressional in suburban Maryland where Stockton won the PGA Championship ...

Graeme McDowell was celebrating posting back-to-back 66s to share eighth place and secure his best-ever Bridgestone result and also a fifth top-10 in succession since the Irish Open. McDowell capped his round holing a 44-yard wedge shot for eagle at the par five second. “I’m very happy with that effort and it’s good to take some good mojo onto Valhalla,” he said. “Since the Irish open the game has been in good shape, and I would even go back to the US Open and say a 28ththere with a lacklustre ...

Brilliant WGC – Bridgestone Invitational champion Rory McIroy now heads a new World Ranking order. McIlroy has returned to World No. 1 for a first time since March 2013 following his two stroke victory at the Firestone Country Club course and unseating Australia’s Adam Scott who needed to finish 5th to hold onto the title but eventually shared place and has now seen the 2013 Masters champ drop to World No. 2. However for a first time in some time there is bizarrely no American-born player ...