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The long, and sometimes agonising wait is over with Rory McIlroy sensationally celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and silencing his critics with victory at the Players Championship. McIlroy emerged a deserved winner posting very much an emotional roller-coaster 14 holes before birding both the 15th and 16th and go on to claim a one-shot success with a 70 for a one shot 16-under par triumph McIlroy denied last year’s Versailles losing US Ryder Cup captain, Jim Furyk who stormed home under overcast ...

Rookie Robert MacIntyre is heading home to Scotland on high after ending what has been an 11-event, eight-nation journey with a course record 63 on the final day of the Magical Kenyan Open. The Scottish lefty leap-fr0gged 40 places on the final day and into an eventual share of 17th place thanks to an 11th hole eagle and six birdies, including three in succession from the second hole on the Karen GC  course in Nairobi. MacIntyre has been travelling the main Tour for a first time in his career ...

Rory McIlroy is going need the luck of the Irish if he is to not only over-come Tommy Fleetwood for a second day running but he’s also got to silence the threat of  Jon Rahm if he’s to capture the Players Championship on St. Patrick’s Day at TPC Sawgrass. Rahm stormed his way to the top of the third-round leader board posting a 2019 tournament best of an eight-under par 64 to finish at 15-under par. The 2018 Irish Open winner was two-under for his outward half but ignited the fireworks ...

Now that Rory McIlroy’s on the PGA Tour Players Advisory Board maybe we might get some PGA action on coming down hard on the Tour tortoises. The normally even-tempered McIlroy was fuming in declaring slow play is becoming ‘an epidemic’ on the PGA Tour. And McIlroy not only slams the Tour tortoises but the inaction of the PGA Tour in singling out the slow-coaches. “Tour officials don’t do anything about it,” said McIlroy, who along with playing partners Phil Mickelson and Matt ...

It was not Tiger Woods fault for a penalty drop blunder at the famed 17th hole on day two of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Yes, Woods hit not one but two balls into the water in walking off with a crippling triple-bogey ‘7’. In 17 prior Players appearances in teeing-up on the 17th Woods had found the water surrounding 17 on just four occasions. However, it has come to light Woods, and under the new rules introduced on January 1st, could have saved himself two shots at 17 ...

Seamus Power brilliantly celebrated St. Patrick’s Day a day early with a first PGA Tour ace and the 12th hole-in-one of ihs career on day three of the Players Championship The 32-year old Power became only the fourth golfer in Players Championship history to ace the 155-yard par-3 third hole. There was only a few dozen spectators around the green when the West Waterford golfer’s tee shot landed just short of the hole before disappearing into the bottom of the cup. “It ...

Paul McGinley was virtually jumping out of his seat trying to contain his excitement moments after Rory McIlroy brilliantly muscled his way into a share of the lead on day two of the Players Championship. Once again, McIlroy has put himself into contention to end what is now a 53-week winless run following a spectacular second round 65 to draw level with Englishman Tommy Fleetwood on 12-under par at TPC Sawgrass. McGinley has never been one to pull punches and admire the victorious Ryder Cup captain ...