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Atlanta, GA …. Rory McIlroy revealed he intends joining the PGA Tour’s Players Advisory Committee (PAC) to get better involved with the decisions being made on Tour. The 16-player committee is the PGA Tour equivalent of the European Tour’s Tournament Advisory Committee, and directly advises Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan and the Ponte Vedre-based Board of Directors. “I had a couple conversations with Jay (Monahan – PGA Tour Commissioner) and I’m not on the PAC,” McIlroy said. “I’m ...

Atlanta, GA …. Rory McIlroy has overwhelming crowd favourite Tiger Woods and fellow joint third round leader World No. 1 Justin Rose in his victory sights after two birdies in his closing four holes boosted hopes of success in the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. McIlroy posted a day two 68 to grab the then clubhouse lead at five-under par minutes before Rose birdied 18 in a score of 67 to move to the lead at seven-under and then later joined by Woods who also birdied the final hole ...

Atlanta, GA …. Despite two completely different golf games Russell Knox is confident he and partner, Martin Laird can end an 11-year Scottish drought with victory later this year in the ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf. Knox and Laird have now been officially confirmed as team-mates for the event starting 21st November in Melbourne, Australia. Two years ago, Knox raised the odd eyebrow in choosing good friend, Duncan Stewart as his partner and with the duo ending the event mid-field ...

Atlanta, GA … Tiger Woods is not about to get carried away with thoughts of ending a more than five-year winless drought in sharing the lead with World No. 1 Justin Rose heading to the final two rounds of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Woods birdied his final hole in a score of a two-under par 68 to join Rose (67) tied in the lead on seven-under par in continuing heatwave conditions on the East Lake Course. Woods, and a former two-time winner of the season-ending event, had been two strokes ...

Atlanta, GA …. World No. 1 Justin Rose has praised the efforts of fellow Englishman Oliver Fisher indicating it was just a matter of time when a first 59 would happen on the European Tour. Rose said he first was not aware of Fisher’s historic accomplishment on day two of the Portugal Masters until he began receiving text messages via a special European Ryder Cup Team mobile phone ‘Group Chat’. “It’s cool and all congratulations to Oli and I woke-up here in Atlanta and all the boys ...

Atlanta, GA ….. Rory McIlroy readily picked-up a hefty Ryder Cup six-player Atlanta dinner check but with his five European Ryder Cup dinner pals laughing in urging he should send the bill to Team Captain, Thomas Bjorn for reimbursement. Of course, McIlroy was instrumental in leading a wind-up of Bjorn during last fortnight’s BMW Championship and with Bjorn ‘tounge-in-cheek’ suggesting he would punish McIlroy by only allowing him to contest the Sunday Singles in next week’s ...

Atlanta, GA … Rory McIlroy raced to an early two-shot lead and promises of a second straight very low opening score only to end his round trialing two shots from the lead with a 67 in heatwave conditions on day one of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Ryder Cup rivals Tiger Woods, who holed a 30-foot eagle putt at the last, and Rickie Fowler share the lead with five-under par 66s. It is the second straight event in succession Woods has shared the first-round lead after he and McIlroy were tied ...