Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth struggled on Friday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, with both losing ground on the lead before play was called due to darkness. Spieth got off to a rough start after an opening 4-under 68, making back-to-back bogeys on the fourth and fifth holes. As he hooked his tee […]
McIlroy opens 2016 with strong 66 in Abu Dhabi
Your browser does not support iframes. Rory McIlroy is looking to start his 2016 the same way he ended 2015: with a win in the United Arab Emirates. McIlroy kicked off his year on Thursday with a 6-under 66 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, leaving him two shots behind […]
McIlroy, Rose among PGA Tour winners skipping 2016 opener
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 […]
McIlroy projects Spieth will have trouble backing up two-major 2015
Rory McIlroy thinks Jordan Spieth will have a tough time duplicating in 2016 anything resembling the season he enjoyed in 2015. The Ulsterman is speaking from experience. McIlroy closed 2014 with a stunning major double, winning his first British Open at Royal Liverpool, then taking his second PGA Championship in a squeaker over Phil Mickelson […]
Rory McIlroy has laser eye surgery, wears the Specs of Shame
Rory McIlroy shifted his focus to the off-season, quite literally, on Wednesday when he underwent laser eye surgery. The world No. 3 took to Instagram to share the news that he was ditching his glasses and contacts. He also shared a photo of the special glasses he’s wearing while he sleeps during the recovery process. […]
Rory McIlroy declares ‘next 10, 15 years is my time’
Rory McIlroy is done messing around with his career. It’s all business from here. After winning the DP World Tour Championship and the European Tour’s Race to Dubai for the third time in four years on Sunday, McIlroy, who has four worldwide wins in 2015, is looking to carry that winning momentum not only into […]
Rory McIlroy rallies, then holds on for Euro Tour finale, season-long titles
Rory McIlroy is again the king of the European Tour. McIlroy, who trailed three-time 2015 winner Andy Sullivan by a shot heading into Sunday’s final round in Dubai, closed with a final round of 6-under 66 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates to win the DP World Tour Championship and the tour’s season-long […]
McIlroy: Woods has a ‘long road ahead’ to recovery
Tiger Woods went under the knife on Wednesday for the third time in less than two years to fix issues related to discs in his back. Woods’ friend, Rory McIlroy, is concerned that yet another surgery is going to make the 14-time major winner’s return even more difficult and recovery lengthier. “That’s his third back […]
Rory McIlroy calls major-less 2015 a “lost year”
Rory McIlroy may want the FedEx Cup on his resume, but the world No. 2 made it clear that capturing the season-long points race wouldn’t make up for being shut out in the majors. “I think it’s a lost year already, just because I didn’t win a major,” said McIlroy, who shot 1-over 71 on […]
Day hopes he is a blend of the best attributes of Spieth, McIlroy
Your browser does not support iframes. Call the new world No. 1 Frankenday. Since coming up a putt short of the British Open playoff in July, Jason Day has won four of his last six starts, including his first major at the PGA Championship and two of the first three FedEx Cup playoff events. He […]