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Quail Hollow, NC … Rory McIlroy reckons after being a 20 to 1 self-proclaimed “No Brainer“ at Royal Birkdale he likes the notion of starting 8 to 2 favourite at this week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. While bookmakers have McIlroy at 7 to 1 the current World No. 3 says contesting eight and winning two PGA Championship’s is a better way of assessing his odds of capturing a long overdue fifth Major. “I have played this tournament eight times and won two, so 8 to 2 sounds ...

Quail Hollow, NC … World No. 1 Dustin Johnson says there will be no way anyone will be able to “fake“ their way this week around Quail Hollow. “I like the course as it is hard, it is long and you can’t fake it around here as it is just not possible as everything has to be good“, he said. “Every aspect of your game has to be good.  Your short game has to be good.  You have to putt it well.  You have to control your ball coming into the greens as you cannot miss it in the wrong ...

Quail Hollow, NC … The PGA Championship will no longer need the tag “Glorys Last Shot” given it will be confirmed Tuesday the traditional final Major of the season is moving from an August date and to May starting from 2019. As such, the PGA Championship will become the years second Major. The reshuffle will see the Players Championship move from a May date and return to its original March date and a date it held from 1977 to 2007. And The Open, and golf’s Major, will now become ...

Rory McIlroy gave the thumbs up to Belfast bar owner, best mate and now caddy, Harry Diamond with the duo combining for a three-under 67 on day one of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. McIlroy did have to study the yardage book more often than he has ever done in the last nine years but the Ulster-born best friends could be pleased with their efforts. It left McIlroy in a six way tie in third that also includes Royal Birkdale winning hero, Jordan Spieth, and trailing just two shots behind Belgium’s ...

Rory McIlroy confessed to save his personal relationship with long-time caddy, J P Fitzgerald he had to sever their nine-year business relationship. In one of McIlroy’s frankest interviews since the emotional scenes when he announced the break-up of his impending marriage to Caroline Wozniacki, the four-time Major winner spoke openly of having to split from Fitzgerald. The duo had been together for nine years bizarrely starting the week after the 2008 Open at Royal Birkdale and ending following ...

In a huge blow a left shoulder injury has forced Martin Kaymer to withdraw from this week’s WGC Bridgestone Invitational and next week’s PGA Championship. Kaymer’s brother and manager, Philip indicated the 2010 PGA Championship winner from Whistling Straits, is suffering from inflammation in the tendon of his upper biceps and doctors have advised the German to take at least 10 days off from golf. Kaymer is not planning to play again until August 24th starting Made in Denmark tournament on ...