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McIlroy Produces Frustrating Players Putting Display Posting Sawgrass 71.
Ponte Vedre, Florida …
Rory McIlroy produced a frustrating putting display on the opening day of the Players Championship in Florida.
McIlroy missed a bunch of birdie putts and clearly mis-reading his ‘lines’ in a one-under par 71 in glorious conditions on the TPC Sawgrass course.
In fact, McIlroy recorded a respectable 30 putts that included four one-putts, 10 two-putts, one three-putt and chipping-in from off the green at the 13th hole of his round.
The effort left McIlroy already trailing ...
McIlroy Warms To Sir Alex Ferguson’s Good News.
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
Rory McIlroy has echoed the thoughts of so many sports fans with news Sir Alex Ferguson has been released from recent intensive surgery.
Ferguson, 76 underwent emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage and will continue his rehabilitation as an inpatient at Salford Royal Hospital.
The famed Scottish-born Ferguson retired as Manchester United manager in May 2013 after winning 38 trophies during 26 years in charge.
McIlroy has long been a Manchester United ...
Five Into One – World’s Top-Five Vying To End Players Week As World No. 1
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson finds himself under threat from as many as four rivals who could later this week could move to the top of the World Rankings.
Johnson has been atop of the rankings for a period of 64 weeks since early last year in capturing the Genesis Open in suburban Los Angeles.
‘DJ’, as he is affectionately known, extended his top ranking with victory in his next two events and then went further ahead defeating Jordan Spieth in last August’s Northern ...
Harrington Believes Woods Can Capture This Year’s Carnoustie Open.
Defending Carnoustie Open champion, Padraig Harrington believes Tiger Woods can capture a fourth Claret Jug this July on the ultra- tough Scottish course.
Woods has confirmed he will tee-up in golf’s oldest Major for a first time since the 2015 Open and joins Harrington, who returned to Carnoustie Wednesday where he replayed the four play-off holes as he had done 11-years ago in claiming the first of three Majors.
“Everyone will be glad to see him teeing-up at Carnoustie,” said Harrington.
“We ...
‘Golf’s A Beach’ Says McIlroy Ahead Of The Players.
Ponte Vedre, Florida …
‘Golf’s a beach’ declared Rory McIlroy heading into this week’s lucrative Players Championshiap.
McIlroy is teeing-up on the Pete Dye designed TPC Sawgrass for a ninth occasion in 10-years but it has only been the past five years he’s been able to snare four top-10s.
And McIlroy reckons that has much to do with a decision to stay off course and in one of the many hotels located on the closeby Atlantic Ocean beach front.
“It’s funny as I started staying ...
Scott Returns To His Original Long Putter To Help Boost Flagging World Ranking
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
Adam Scott has returned to using his original long putter in the goal of qualifying for next month’s U.S. Open and also returning to the pointed end of the World Rankings.
The 37-year old Australian has slipped to World No. 71 and with the top-60 in the world as late as June 11th qualifying automatically for the June 14th commencing Major at Shinnecock Hills on New York’s Long Island.
As well, Scott’s five-year exemption in winning the 2013 Masters ended ...
Woods Confirms For 2018 Open Championship At Carnoustie
The last time Tiger Woods teed-up on the first at Carnoustie in the 2007 Open he went out-of-bounds left and into the Barrie Burn.
Now in confirming Woods has entered this year’s 147th Open at Carnoustie there may be some comfort the Barrie Burn, that runs for most of the length of the first fairway is now a lateral hazard.
Woods has conquered the one true test to become Champion Golfer of the Year on three occasions having lifted the iconic Claret Jug twice at St Andrews (2000, 2005) and ...
