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Fore Right! McIlroy & The Full Monty Of His Shock Shinnecock Score Of 80.
Rory McIlroy – Hole-by-hole in his round of 80 –
an equal-highest score in 38 Majors.
10th – (Par-4) Fairway, 2nd to green 8-feet, 2 putts. Par. (Level par)
11th – (Par-3) Tee shot right greenside bunker, 2nd to green 9-feet, 2 putts. Bogey. (1-Over)
12th – (Par-4) Missed fairway way right in deep rough, moves 2nd shot some 6-feet, 3rd chip to 7-feet, 2 putts. Bogey. (2-over)
13th – (Par-4) Fairway, 2nd to greenside bunker 36-feet, 3 putts. Double-bogey. ...
Tiger’s First Tee Major Jitters Continue At Shinnecock.
What is it about Tiger Woods and coming unstuck on the opening hole of a Major?
Woods earlier today found the opening fairway with a 2-iron to commence his first U.S. Open since 2015 but would walk off a few minutes later with a triple-bogey.
His Shinnecock Hills start was the latest chapter in many bizarre Majoy Championship commencing hole misadventures for Woods.
Next month Woods will return to Carnoustie for the 147th staging of the Open Championship and where in 2007, and the last time the Angus ...
McIlroy Crashes To Round Of 80 & His Equal-Highest Score In The Majors.
Shinnecock Hills, NY …
Rory McIlroy slumped to his equal highest score in a Major posting a horror 80 on day one of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
McIlroy’s 10-over par tally sent him crashing to a then share of 100th place in the bright but very unforgiving and testy windy conditions.
McIlroy showed no real benefit of spending the past week on Long Island managing just three birdies but signing a scorecard also showing seven bogeys and three shock double-bogeys
The four-time Major winner ...
Rose Reckons He’s In ‘The Sweet Spot’ Heading Into Shinnecock.
Shinnecock Hills, NY ….
In his now 20-year pro career Justin Rose has won 22 professional tournaments on five different continents.
Fifteen of those victories have come for Rose since turning 30.
Of course, Rose also captured the 2013 U.S. Open but in heading into what is a 13th U.S. Open appearance the father of two, and who turns 38 later next month, reckons he’s in the ‘sweet spot’ of his golfing career.
It was Rose’s response on the eve of the year’s second ...
McIlroy Hoping Long Island Familiarity Breeds U.S. Open Success.
Shinnecock Hills, NY …
Rory McIlroy is hoping familiarity breeds success heading into this week’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
In a Major Championship first, and this will be McIlroy’s 38th Major, he’s seemingly spent last week honing his game virtually up-and-down the length of New York’s Long Island.
In fact, McIlroy says he’s played 18 rounds of golf in the past 19 days
“I came up here straight after Memorial and I played the day after and played a few of the courses ...
McIlroy Says Tiger’s Return Helps Inspire USA Domination Of Majors & Team Competition
Shinnecock Hills, NY ….
After Sunday’s demolition of the GB & I Curtis Cup team it ensured the United States now possesses the big five of professional and amateur golf – the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, Solheim Cup, the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup.
American-born male golfers also hold the four Majors – Brooks Koepka (US Open), Jordan Spieth (The Open), Justin Thomas (PGA Championship) and Patrick Reed (The Masters).
It is only in the women’s pro game where just one ...
McDowell’s Tees-Up At Shinnecock Happy To Have Shaken Off The Asterisk Beside His Name.
Shinnecock Hills, NY ….
Graeme McDowell says he tees-up in this week’s U.S. Open happy to have shaken off the asterisk appearing against his name.
McDowell’s one of 10 players, and including the likes of Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, who sit atop of the 2018 U.S. Open leading exemption list in having earned a 10-year pass in winning a U.S. Open.
Indeed, Woods’ exemption expires this year while McDowell’s will run out in 2020 at Winged Foot and unless the ...
