( CNN) As a nine-year-old he wrote to Tiger Woods saying he was “coming to get him, ” but now Rory McIlroy stands on the brink of joining his hero as a true legend of the game. That a resurgent Woods will be one of McIlroy’s chief contenders at Augusta next week adds significant spice […]
South Africas Branden Grace scored 62, the lowest ever round in a humen major tournament, but said he had no idea he was on course to stimulate history Ignorance is clearly golfing bliss. As Branden Grace tapped in for par at Royal Birkdales 18 th hole at 3.16 pm on Saturday, the most striking aspect […]
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( CNN) They call him “Phil the Thrill.” Firstly, it’s a neat verse, but largely because it encapsulates golf’s evergreen entertainer. The Mickelson thumbs up is a trademark, as is the bashful smile, the looping sway and the black-clad gait of a gunslinger. Being left handed has always marked him out( particularly as he’s right-handed […]
The four-times major win tells Ewan Murray of the compassion he feels for Tiger Woods and his own preparations for the Master in April after recovering from a rib injury It would have seemed unfathomable in 2014, when Rory McIlroy was celebrating victory at the US PGA Championship at Valhalla, that his carry of four […]
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( CNN) Holes-in-one are violating news, but Tony Finau virtually took that literally where reference is dislocated his ankle celebrating an hotshot before popping it back in again during the course of its Masters par-three tournament. Finau’s ankle-rolling moment was in sharp contrast to the jump for joy of Jack Nicklaus’ 15 -year-old grandson, who […]
Rory McIlroy ended a 26 -tournament drought, going back to September 2016, to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by three shoots in Florida while Tiger Woods tied for fifth This is not the biggest win of Rory McIlroy’s career but it is without question among the most significant. A day supposedly to corroborated Tiger Woods’s […]
Continue readingIf the authorities concerned are determined to curb slow play, picking on the world No1 while dismissing others who are renowned for the limited availability of importance constructs no sense It is the subject guaranteed to send even mild-mannered golfing commentators into a country of frenzy. Piece the words slacken and play together before watching […]
Continue readingSergio Garca was at a loss to explain his 13 strokes at the par-five 15 th in the first round of his Masters defense but Jordan Spieth was delighted with his six-under total of 66 for the lead Not even a Jordan Spieth charge could spare the blushes of Sergio Garcia. What Augusta giveth, Augusta […]
Continue readingSouth Africas Branden Grace scored 62, the lowest ever round in a mens major tournament, but said he had no idea he was on course to construct history Ignorance is clearly golfing bliss. As Branden Grace tapped in for par at Royal Birkdales 18 th hole at 3.16 pm on Saturday, the most striking facet […]
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( CNN) He qualified for the Masters, but firefighter Matt Parziale was more concerned about getting back for work the next day. Follow @cnnsport “( We) get pushed back to about 10 o’clock flight, ” Parziale told CNN’s Don Riddell at Augusta Tuesday. “That got delayed. I think we landed in Boston around 1:00, 1:30 […]