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Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the second round of the Northern Trust citing pain and stiffness caused by a mild oblique strain. The PGA Tour announced via Twitter the 15-time Major winner’s decision not to tee-up on day two of the $US 9.25m event in New Jersey. Tiger Woods has withdrawn from @TheNTGolf due to a “mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness.” pic.twitter.com/d0duQImPnO — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 9, 2019 The statement added:  “I went for treatment ...

Tiger Woods continued to struggle posting a mistake-laden four-over par 75 that included three birdies, five bogeys and a double-bogey on day one of the Northern Trust. Woods’ score saw him end the first round of the $9.25m event in a distant share of 116th place and just one shot off the bottom of the Liberty National leaderboard. “I just didn’t play well and it was just one of those things where I just didn’t hit any good shots and didn’t make any putts,” said Woods. “Other than ...

Rory McIlroy got one back on Brooks Koepka finishing five shots clear of the World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader on day one of the Northern Trust in New Jersey. McIlroy produced an eagle and four birdies in a bogey-free six-under par 65 in hot and humid conditions on a very overnight rain-softened Liberty National course overlooking the Statue of Liberty. Koepka, who had humbled McIlroy going head-to-head a fortnight ago in capturing the WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational, struggled in McIlroy’s ...

Rory McIlroy has a simple, straightforward plan to eradicate tour tortoises. The four-time Major winner has called on golf’s leading tours for slow players to receive a solitary warning before receiving shot penalties. The issue of slow play came to the fore again during the final round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where World No. 1 Brooks Koepka tapped his wrist in the direction of officials to signal his displeasure with the time taken by playing partner JB Holmes. Holmes had ...

It has been two weeks of celebration for golf’s newest Major Champion – Shane Lowry. Lowry has been the toast of Ireland after his stunning six-shot triumph at Royal Portrush and now in returning to competition at this week’s Northern Trust, he’s the toast of the broader golf world. Indeed, Lowry hosted his first formal golf media news conference today in the Media Centre at the Liberty National Golf Club and host venue for this week’s $US 9.25m event, and the opening ...

Fellow Open Champion Rory McIlroy played nine holes on Tuesday on this week’s Northern Trust host course with Shane Lowry and took the opportunity to offer advise to golf’s newest Major winner. Lowry arrived into New York earlier this week and unlike past visits, including three years ago when he got married and with just a photographer present, he was mobbed as he and wife, Wendy made their way to the top of the Empire State Building. The fact Lowry was carrying the most recognised trophy ...

Tiger Woods has likened radical changes to the three-event FedEx Cup Play-Off Series starting this week in New Jersey to Paul Lawrie coming from 10 shots back to capture the 1999 Open Championship. Woods is returning to competition for a first occasion since missing the halfway cut at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush. He is joining 122 of the PGA Tour’s leading 125 money-earners this season in the Northern Trust being staged on the Liberty National course overlooking the Statue of Liberty. The ...