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TPC Boston, MA … Jason Day confessed he needs to work harder on his mental game in clawing his way back from a mid round meltdown to ensure contesting the closing two rounds of the Dell Technologies Championship outside of Boston. Day had ignited his second round with four birdies in his opening five holes, and the pick being a 31-metre wedge second shot at the first to just a metre, to race to get back to level for the event after signing for a day one 75. However, the World No. 9 gave all ...

TPC Boston, MA … Rory McIlroy confessed he can’t wait for his frustrating season to end after missing the cut in the defence of his Dell Technologies Championship in Boston. McIlroy again showed little spark in adding a three-over par 74 to his opening 72 on day two at  TPC Boston. It now means the World No. 4 has just two events left this year, his defence also of the season-ending Tour Championship and next month’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, to keep alive an unbroken ...

Norton, Massachussets … Adam Scott looked asleep on his feet. Scott had just left the scorer’s room located in a corner of the cart parking area in the basement to the TPC Boston clubhouse. He had battled his way to one birdie, one bogey and 16 pars including 10 in succession, for a level par 71 in bright but cold conditions on day one of the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston. The World No. 18 was approached by one of the PGA Tour’s senior media officers with a request from ...

Norton, Massachussets … Playing partner Phil Mickelson was full of praise for Ian Poulter in how he conducted himself after what could have been an ugly incident on day one of the Dell Technologies Championship in Boston. Not for a first time in the event, Poulter was heckled by two male spectators who clearly were about nine parts full when the trio of Poulter, Mickelson and Lucas Glover walked onto the green at the par three, 16th hole that they were contesting as their seventh on the TPC ...

TPC Boston, MA ….  Marc Leishman and unlike many of his contemporaries revealed he has just close to 20 putters in the ‘back shed’ of his Virginia Beach residence. In contrast, England’s Lee Westwood once bragged he had collected well over 100 putters while Leishman admits he has never been one to swap of change putters. In fact, the Odyssey putter Leishman used to record just 27 putts to be in contention on day one of the Dell Technologies Championship with a round of 71 is the same ...

Norton, Massachusetts …. The last place Rory McIlroy expected to be singing one of Ireland’s famed folk ballads was on the putting green ahead of his defence of a major PGA Tour event. That’s what happened late on the eve of the Dell Technologies Championship outside of Boston. McIlroy was contesting the Pro-Am with three amateur partners, including the father to PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan who was born just north of Boston. Then after McIlroy had putted-out on the par three, eighth ...

TPC Boston, MA …. Russell Knox bluntly confessed it would be a ‘disgrace’ if he did not perform week this week in Boston and qualify for next fortnight’s penultimate FedEx Cup event in Chicago. Knox is contesting the $US 8.75m event at TPC Boston for a fourth straight year having finished T26th in 2014, T12th in 2015 and share 15thlast year. “I have always enjoyed playing on this golf course and my results reflect that but in saying that the finishing holes are tough and I have sort ...