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Rory McIlroy will head to this week’s PGA Championship chomping on the bit to land the Kentucky Triple Crown after his stunning WGC – Bridgestone Invitational success in Akron, Ohio. McIlroy came from three shots down heading to the final round of the $US 9m event to be one in front after just three holes to shoot a final round 66 and win by two shots from Spain’s Sergio Garcia with a 15-under par tally on the Firestone Country Club course. Here is the transcript of McIlroy’s ...

Rory McIlroy has become golf’s newest Euro 20m man while he also has a new victory trophy to drink from after capturing the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. McIlroy made it back-to-back triumphs coming from two shots down in shooting a final round 66 and win the stunning Gary Player ceramic trophy by two strokes with a 15–under par tally and just a fortnight after being handed the Claret Jug. Garcia in contrast could only manage one birdie in his 71 for a 13-under par score and ...

                                            RORY MCILROY – WITH HIS WGC – BRIGESTONE INVITATIONAL SUCCESS It is McIlroy’s eighth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 139th European Tour event.  McIlroy moes back to Number One in the Official World Golf Ranking from second after Australia’s Adam Scott finished T8th. It is McIlroy’s third European Tour victory of the 2014 season, following the BMW PGA Championship and The 143rd Open ...

Fellow Masters champion Bubba Watson said he was praying for Tiger Woods speedy return to competition despite initially having no knowledge of Woods back concern. Woods was forced out after playing his tee shot at the ninth hole after experiencing back spasms and in only his third event back since under-going major back surgery in March. Despite a birdie at the first Woods was four over par standing on the ninth tee but after his drive shook hands with the double Masters winner indicating his back ...

Tiger Woods is not only in doubt for next week’s PGA Championship but there is now serious doubt over his future playing career after he limped off mid-round on the final day of the WGC  – Bridgestone Invitational here in Akron, Ohio. Woods, who has captured the Bridgestone event eight times, had just played his tee shot down the ninth when he called for a motorised buggy to take him back to his courtesy car parked close to the clubhouse of the Firestone Country Club. He shook hands ...

World No. 1 Adam Scott will be making a first this week when he tees-up in the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. It will be the first occasion the Australian has ever competed on the Jack Nicklaus designed Valhalla course given Scott made his PGA Championship debut in 2001 and a year after the traditional season-ending Major was last staged on the course. Scott has contested all PGA Championships since 2001 with a best finish being T3rd in 2006 at Medinah while he was T5th a year ago at Oak ...

Open Champion Rory McIlroy used a three hour storm delay to carve three shots off Sergio Garcia’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational third round lead in Akron, Ohio. Garcia, who was joint runner-up to McIlroy at Royal Liverpool, was five clear of the Irishman when the threat of thunderstorms forced a halt to play and with both players still three holes to play on the Firestone Country Club course. When play resumed McIlroy birdied his 17th and final holes in a round of a four under par 66 ...