What Rory McIlroy wants accomplished in PGA Tour meeting with PIF
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy, who recently stepped down as player-manager on the PGA Tour, said Sunday he “welcomes” Monday’s meeting between tour players and Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund President Yasir Al-Rumayyan. . This is the company that operates LIV Golf. “I definitely think this should have happened months ago, so I’m […]
Rory McIlroy: LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman doing Saudi PIF “disservice”
Rory McIlroy is still hoping for an agreement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). But he has no qualms about LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. “They’re sovereign wealth funds. They keep their money for decades and don’t want to worry about it,” McIlroy said of PIF. “They want to invest […]
Jordan Spieth clears up Rory McIlroy’s Turtle Gate at The Players
The topic was still on everyone’s mind a day after the controversial “Turtlegate” took over the first day of The Players Championship. Jordan Spieth did not speak to the media on Thursday, but he made his position known after the second round and put things into perspective. “I know it’s just me and Rory, but […]
Rory McIlroy trails Wyndham Clark by 8 shots after rollercoaster Players round
Roller coaster lolly. That’s the only way to describe Rory McIlroy’s second round of The Players Championship. please think about it. McIlroy’s first par of the day came on the difficult par-4 seventh hole. Heroic escape from pine straw. Unlike Thursday’s first round, McIlroy was unable to steady the ship, making three bogeys and three […]
Why it’s time to ‘drop’ this Rory McIlroy controversy
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Much ado about nothing. Rory McIlroy’s 7-under 65 that gave him a share of the lead in the first round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday will be celebrated and celebrated, rather than tarnished by a controversial spot that threatens to mar it at the end. Should. […]
The PLAYERS: Rory McIlroy puts his OB controversy with Spieth, Hovland to bed
Rory McIlroy hit the water twice at The Players Championship on Thursday and still posted a 7-under 65. However, his tee shot on the par 4 seventh hole shocked him. controversy between him and his playing partners Jordan Spieth and Viktor Hovland. He hit a low shot, but it appeared to bounce off the water. […]
Rory McIlroy makes PLAYERS Championship history with legendary performance
Rory McIlroy made a bit of history at The Players Championship on Thursday with a record-tying 10 birdies in a round of 7-under 65. This moved McIlroy to the top of the leaderboard alongside Xander Schauffele. After a disastrous final round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Northern Irishman spent the final few days working […]
Rory McIlroy comes to PGA Tour Commissioner defense at The PLAYERS
On the eve of The Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s unofficial fifth major, Rory McIlroy came to commissioner Jay Monaghan’s defense. Asked if he thought Monaghan was the right person to lead the Tour, McIlroy took a holistic approach. “Yeah, I think so too. Look at what Jay has done since he took over. Media […]
Rory McIlroy plummets down Arnold Palmer Invitational leaderboard
Rory McIlroy didn’t have his best performance on the front nine at Bay Hill on Sunday. That was evident early on, with McIlroy missing the green on his approach shots on the first and second holes. He managed the ups and downs on both occasions, staying at 5 under par for the championship through two […]
Rory McIlroy’s outrageous tee shot ignites red-hot back 9 at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy needed some shine. He struggled on the front nine, bogeyed the seventh and eighth holes and suddenly fell to 1 over for the tournament. My putter didn’t work either, and I didn’t get a single birdie in the first nine holes. So McIlroy decided to be aggressive on the 401-yard par-4 10th. He […]