Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy among household names to miss Open cut
There are 36 holes remaining in the British Open after half the players went home after Friday’s round. The wind continued to blow throughout Friday’s round, creating havoc at Royal Troon. Shane Lowry followed up a five-under 66 with a two-under 69 to take the lead at seven under par, by two strokes. He is […]
Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau struggle in first round of Open Championship
This is a tale of two major tournaments between Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy. After an epic showdown between the two that saw DeChambeau win his second U.S. Open title last month, things unfolded very differently at the British Open. After a tough first round at Royal Troon on Thursday, the No. 1 and No. […]
Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau lament British Open letdown
TROON, Scotland — A month ago, they battled it out until the final 72nd hole of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy were in survival mode all day on Thursday in the first round of the British Open, both in danger of missing the cut at Royal Troon. It was a […]
PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf: Who you got, Scottie and Rory or Bryson and Brooks?
The British Open is the final sanctioned event between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf in 2024. There is the Olympics, but tour affiliation is not a factor like in the major tournaments. The PGA Tour has won the first two majors of 2024, with LIV Golf claiming its latest victory at the U.S. Open. […]
Rory McIlroy reveals he ‘blanked’ Tiger Woods after U.S. Open heartbreak
Rory McIlroy’s collapse at the U.S. Open has been widely reported over the past month. A baffling short miss on the 16th, a failed up-and-down on the 18th, a bad break on the par-5 5th and a miss on the par-3 15th will all live in infamy forever because they sealed McIlroy’s decade-long drought in […]
Rory McIlroy reveals where he got over US Open heartbreak
TROON, Scotland — Tuesday marked exactly 30 days since Rory McIlroy missed two short putts on the final three holes of the final round at Pinehurst No. 2 Golf Club and missed out on winning the U.S. Open. The pain was clear on his pale face as he stumbled out of the 18th hole and […]
What Tiger Woods told Rory McIlroy after US Open disaster
Tiger Woods has been there too. McIlroy, a 15-time major champion, recalled a text message he sent to longtime friend Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy after he collapsed at Pinehurst No. 2 Golf Course in North Carolina, where he lost by one stroke to Bryson DeChambeau in last month’s U.S. Open. “I just sent him a […]
Rory McIlroy’s putter lets him down at Scottish Open, yet feels ready for Royal Troon
Rory McIlroy struggled on the greens at the Genesis Scottish Open but still managed to finish in a tie for fourth place. He finished fourth behind Scotsman Robert McIntyre, who won the tournament last year despite his putting been poor for most of the week. McIntyre, like McIlroy did a year ago, birdied the 18th […]
Erica Stoll back on course with Rory McIlroy at Scottish Open
Erica Stoll is back on the golf course supporting her PGA Tour star husband, Rory McIlroy, after he withdrew his divorce filing after a brief separation. Stoll was all smiles as he walked the course Thursday at the Genesis Scottish Open, where world number two McIlroy is looking to bounce back from a disastrous defeat […]
“Great day until it wasn’t:” Rory McIlroy opens up on U.S. Open collapse for first time
Rory McIlroy spoke for the first time since suffering a demoralizing defeat on the second hole at Pinehurst last month. Ahead of this week’s Genesis Scottish Open, the tournament he won in dramatic style a year ago, McIlroy called the final round of this year’s U.S. Open “a great day until it wasn’t.” McIlroy was […]