Rory McIlroy has the goods to be one of golf’s all-time greats. (Getty Images) Rory McIlroy caught a lot of flak, from all sides, when he told reporters at the British Open why he wasn’t taking part in golf’s return to the Olympic games. Among other things, McIlroy said he “didn’t get into golf to […]
Branden Grace joins the ranks of those skipping the Olympics
July 3, 2016 by
At this point, the question isn’t who’s not playing in the Olympics. It’s: Who actually is playing in the Olympics? South African Branden Grace became the third player just this week to announce he was removing his name from consideration for the 60-player men’s Olympic golf tournament in Brazil in August. Grace, like his fellow […]
McIlroy, Rose among PGA Tour winners skipping 2016 opener
January 3, 2016 by
The PGA Tour resumes its 2015-16 season on Thursday in Hawaii with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The only way to qualify for the ’16 opener is to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event since the last time the event was played in January 2015. Defending champion Patrick Reed is back at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course […]
Tiger Woods joins a growing list of big stars skipping the Accenture Match Play
February 8, 2014 by
One of the big fears of a match play event, especially a huge professional one with million dollar sponsors, is that the finals will produce two duds. Every golfer dreams of a Tiger Woods versus Phil Mickelson final, but we’ve seen our share of watered down finals over the years of the Accenture Match Play […]
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy criticized by HSBC Champions officials for skipping event
November 1, 2012 by
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are private contractors, which means they can pick and choose the events they attend each year. While that may be the case, it didn’t stop HSBC Champions officials from taking a shot at the top two players in the world on the eve of the World Golf Championship event. “On the one […]
U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson confirms he’s skipping British Open
June 22, 2012 by
Coming off the biggest win of his career at the U.S. Open, one would think Webb Simpson would be looking forward to making the Transatlantic flight to Royal Lytham and St Annes for the British Open. However, unlike the rest of the golfers in the field, he’s making other plans. Yep, Webb Simpson is skipping […]
