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Rory McIlroy superbly kept alive a winning 30th birthday celebration and a third tournament victory toast muscling his way to within two shots of the lead heading to the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow. McIlroy grabbed four birdies, including back-to-back birdies at 14 and 15, to move to nine-under par and now within overtaking reach of the leading American trio of Jason Dufner, Joel Dahmen and Max Homa who share the lead on 11-under par. Homa and Dahmen posted one-under-par ...

In golf, a bogey is always disappointing but in Seamus Power’s case his very gutsy 18th hole bogey on the second day of the Wells Fargo Championship was a gem. For all intention purposes, Power was staring at ending his round for a second day running with a double-bogey ‘6’ on the Quail Hollow course in suburban Charlotte. The West Waterford golfer was four-under par for his round heading to the ninth and tied at six-under par in total with fellow Irishman Rory McIlroy, who himself had ended ...

Paul Lawrie was surprised with a Champions Tour ‘Welcome’ cake on his first tee and responded by kick-starting his debut in the over-50s brigade with a 15-foot birdie putt at the Insperity Invitational in Houston, Texas. The former Open Champion had played three shots at the par-5 13th or the fourth of his round when the siren sounded to halt play. Lawrie was among 60 players to have managed to get onto the Woodlands course and with some 18 others not managing to tee-off. The early starters ...

Nuria Iturrios from Spain joined a rare band of back-to-back Ladies European Tour winners by claiming the inaugural OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic, the world’s first ever professional day-night golf tournament, just five days after winning the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco. Iturrios secured her third LET title with rounds of 68, 67 and 71 for a total of 10-under-par 206 on the renowned Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club, where course designer Sir Nick Faldo made floodlights an integral part of the ...

Rory McIlroy was in no mood in blowing out any 30th birthday celebration candles after a deflating finish on day two of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. Organisers have arranged another multi-layered birthday cake for presentation to the World No. 4 ahead of teeing-up tomorrow (Saturday May 4th) but with McIlroy turning his last day as a 29-year old into a real ‘dog’s breakfast’ finishing double-bogey and bogey in a round of 70 for a six-under par total at Quail ...

Martin Laird set about ending a six-year winless drought to muscle his way to a share of third on the opening day of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina. Laird, 36 bravely fought back from a third hole double-bogey to post a four-under par 67 in ideal scoring conditions on the par-71 Quail Hollow course in suburban Charlotte. Double Wells Fargo winner Rory McIlroy looks determined to plant a third victory cherry on Saturday’s 30th birthday cake in picking off five inward half bridies, ...

Rory McIlroy has singled out legendary Royal Portrush Secretary Wilma Erskine for special praise straight after muscling his way to a share of the lead on day one of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. McIlroy brilliantly turned on the fireworks in grabbing five birdies over his inward nine holes in a five-under par 66 in the event he’s won twice. The four-time Major winner in being asked about his round was quizzed on his experiences of playing Royal Portrush and where this ...