“Yeah, look, it was heated.” Rory McIlroy garnered plenty of headlines, and barbs from disgruntled players and reporters, when he skipped media duties and went to ground after missing the cut at The Masters. What made it such a story is that McIlroy rarely shirks the tough questions and is renowned for laying himself bare […]

3 years ago

“Would that have been me?” In his post-tournament press briefing, at St George Golf and Country Club, Rory McIlroy was asked if he knew who the last golfer was to claim a PGA Tour win and follow it up, the next week, with a major. The Holywood native took an educated guess, and he was […]

4 years ago

Sharp as a tack. Rory McIlroy captured his 21st PGA Tour victory after a sensational round of 62, at the St George Golf and Country Club in Toronto, that somehow included to par misses from three feet. The four-time major winner has been close but not close enough in 2022, at at both the Masters […]

4 years ago

“You know, we’re on the Golf Canada charter (flight) over to Pebble Beach. Maybe a couple brewskis on there.” Brewskis. Graeme McDowell’s Americanization (sic) is complete. The Portrush native finished 2018 was down the world rankings, at 238. This year has seen him revive his fortunes and his steely focus on making The Open field […]

7 years ago

This is the highest the Offaly native has been in the rankings since 2015. Back when he won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, in August 2015, Shane Lowry climbed to No.19 in the world. He could surpass that yet, this summer. He started off at 168 in the world when he went professional, the week after his 2009 […]

7 years ago

Following his closing round of 61 to clinch the Canadian Open, a reporter asked Rory McIlroy if he wished the US Open was starting on Monday. “No,” McIlroy replied, “because I’ll be hungover, probably!” If ever a man deserved a cold brew – alcoholic or non-alcoholic – it was McIlroy. The 30-year-old started the final […]

7 years ago