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Pacific Palisades, California ….   Rory McIlroy’s latest consciousness read has the four-time Major winner playing both the part of biblical legends Goliath and also David in the countdown to this year’s Masters. McIlroy has become a real bookworm having read a number of similar theme books of late and with his current choice the England-born, Canadian national and now US-based Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘David and Goliath’. Gladwell brings a modern interpretation to the ‘good ...

Bryson DeChambeau admitted he is still ‘adapting’ to having the flagstick in while he putts and this after his seemingly being totally comfortable with this important rule change. Indeed, DeChambeau travelled to the Middle East for a first time in his career winning the 60th anniversary Omega Dubai Desert Classic and then competing in Saudi Arabia. And in both European Tour events there was plenty of talk of the American putting with the flagstick unattended. “I haven’t had ...

Not for a first time in their careers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will tee-up alongside each other and this time for the opening two rounds of the Genesis Open at the Riviera County Club. In fact, it will be a third occasion in a year with the duo out for the opening two rounds of last year’s event and with McIlroy and Woods grouped together for the final round of last August’s season-ending Tour Championship. While McIlroy got the better of Woods over two days in the 2018 Genesis, ...

Tiger Woods said he was honoured that changes from next year to the TGR hosted Genesis Open will see it now ranked up there with the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Jack Nicklaus hosted Memorial. PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan was on hand to officially announced the new stature of this week’s event. As predicted by www.golfbytourmiss.com the changes to come into effect from next year include:- The Genesis Open will move to invitational qualifying status and reduce its field from 144 ...

Rory McIlroy has officially confirmed he will contest next week’s ultra-lucrative WGC – Mexico Championship but indicated he will be taking his own food when he travels to Mexico City for a first time in two years. McIlroy finished T7th in the inaugural 2017 Mexico Championship but elected not to tee-up a year ago. “Yes, I entered the Mexico event on Monday,” he said. “I was a sort of a little on the fence if I would return as I got sick last time but I’ve loaded-up on food, ...

Pacific Palisades, California … If our colleagues at ESPN are correct then the Tiger Woods’ Foundation hosted Genesis Open is heading for a ‘major’ upgrade. It is understood the upgrade will entail a large prize-purse, a three-year winner’s PGA Tour exemption (Currently two years) and with the event to take on an ‘invitational’ feel and be reduced from 144-players to 120. This would mean the 2020 Genesis Open mirroring the present Arnold Palmer Invitational and the ...

Pacific Palisades, California … For a second year running, Rory McIlroy finds himself grouped with Tiger Woods for the opening two rounds of the 2019 Genesis Open at Pacific Palisades in suburban L. A. It will the eighth occasion Woods and McIlroy will tee-up alongside each other in a PGA Tour event. In those now 13 rounds Woods has posted a better head-to-head score in six rounds while McIlroy has finished in front in the last five including scores of 71 and 69 a year ago to Woods who posted ...