Featured Articles
All Stories
Lowry Too ‘Young In His Career’ To Host Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
… Belek, Turkey
Open Champion Shane Lowry has dismissed suggestions he would be a candidate to play host to next year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Mt. Juliet.
Pencilled into the 2020 European Tour schedule from May 28-31, the tournament is shaping up to be an unmissable renewal already with world number two, Rory McIlroy, defending Champion, Jon Rahm and the Open Champion Lowry already committed to the event.
Where tournament host at Lahinch this year, Paul McGinley started somewhat ...
Lowry Travels First Class To Turkish Airlines Open But He Won’t Be Jetting-Off To Sun City.
Shane Lowry travelled first class to this week’s Turkish Airlines Open but is adamant he’s not about to jet-off to South Africa next Sunday night chasing bonus Race to Dubai points.
The Open Champion lies in third place on the European Tour money-list behind Austrian Bernd Wiesberger who heads the ‘Race’ with three events remaining in the 2019 European Tour season.
While Lowry joins Wiesberger teeing-up this week in Belek, the Austrian has added next week’s Nedbank Challenge at Sun ...
McIlroy Throws Down The World No. 1 Gauntlet At Koepka’s Feet
Rory McIlroy has boldly thrown down the World No. 1 gauntlet at the feet of arch-rival Brooks Koepka as the new WGC – HSBC Champion seeks to end a four-year and three-month absence atop of the rankings.
McIlroy is now just 1.09 of a World Ranking point behind Koepka and if he is to unseat the presently injured American he will need to ahieve a second career first later this month and that to capture a fifth single season victory at the European Tour season-ending DP World Tour Championship ...
McIlroy Celebrating First WGC-HSBC Champions Win, Fourth Success This Year, 27th Pro Career Title
Rory McIlroy had to do it the hard way winning in a play-off to capture a first WGC-HSBC Champions victory, his fourth taste of success this year and toasting a 27th pro career victory.
McIlroy defeated defending champion, Xander Schauffle with a birdie at the first extra hole of the Sheshan International on the outskirts of Shanghai and with South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen, who was the third member of the final group, signing-off for a closing 69 to finish third at 17 under.
The World No. ...
McIlroy One Shanghai Round Shy Of Maiden HSBC Champions Success.
Rory McIlroy brilliantly spun the ball back to just three-feet from the flagstick for an ensuing birdie on the final hole to move one-stroke clear of his rivals as he seeks a maiden WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
McIlroy was again ‘Mr. Consistent’ in posting a third straight score of 67 to move to 15-under and edging one clear of fellow Open winner Louis Oosthuizen.
England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick and defending champion Xander Schauffele were at 13 under, a shot clear ...
Power Soaring With Eagle, Par, Birdie Finish At The Inaugural Bermuda Championship
Seamus Power has sensationally made it two halfway cuts in succession finishing eagle, par and birdie in a round of a four-under par 67 on day two of the inaugural Bermuda Championship.
Power, who has forfeited full 2019/20 PGA Tour membership at the end of last season, is clearly determined to make the most of his limited opportunities in making the cut on the Royal Blue course by three shots with a 36-hole five-under par total.
The effort saw the West Waterford player jump 29 places and into a ...
Knox Out Make-Up For Shanghai Miss With Scot Two Off The Lead In Bermuda.
Russell Knox looks set to make amends in not qualifying for this week’s leading Tour event in China by getting himself into contention at the inaugural Bermuda Championship.
Knox added a second round 69 to his blistering opener of 64 to move to nine-under par and just two shots behind the leading American trio of Harry Higgs (65), Brendan Todd (63) and Scottie Scheffler (69) who head the field at 11-under par of the Royal Blue course in Southampton.
The Scot is the only non-North American (NOT ...
