Tour clarifies World Cup role for Northern Ireland
It turns out Northern Ireland won't have its own team for the World Cup.
A press release issued by the International Federation of PGA Tours last week during The Players Championship said that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each would be considered separate countries when the World Cup is played in November at Royal Melbourne under a new format.
It distinguished...
McIlroy to set up his own management group
Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group, The Associated Press has learned.
It will be the second time since October 2011 that McIlroy has changed management.
A person with knowledge of the decision said McIlroy will create his own team with his father, close friends and associates. The person spoke...
McIlroy to set up management group
Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group, The Associated Press has learned.
It will be the second time since October 2011 that McIlroy has changed management.
A person with knowledge of the decision said McIlroy will create his own team with his father, close friends and associates. The person spoke...
McIlroy to set up management group
Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Horizon Sports
Management to set up his own management group.
Tiger solid, Castro in lead at TPC
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever in The Players Championship.
It still wasn't enough to catch a guy who had never played the TPC Sawgrass.
Roberto Castro hit shots to tap-in range on the famed 17th and 18th holes on his way to a 9-under 63. That tied the course record held by Greg Norman and Fred Couples, and gave him a three-shot lead over McIlroy.
Woods...
Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour
Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for “public humiliation and ridicule” during their investigation over doping allegations involving deer antler spray. “I am proud of my achievement, my work ethic and the way I live my life,” Singh said in a statement. “The PGA Tour not only treated me unfairly, but displayed
7-way tie! McIlroy, six others, at 67
For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important
club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship.
Players expecting a bumpy ride at Quail Hollow
Quail Hollow has been a symbol of perfection for 10 years since it returned to the PGA Tour lineup, a beautifully manicured golf course where the six major champions who have won ranged from Tiger Woods to Rory McIlroy.
It is less than perfect this year. Some have even compared the greens to a rundown municipal course.
One thing that hasn't changed at the Wells Fargo Championship...
Your April 24th Pin Sheet
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Rory McIlroy will represent Ireland in the 2016 Olympics (should he qualify): "The R&A chief executive, Peter Dawson, said: "I think, because Rory's history [is] of playing for Ireland at amateur level and I think at World Cup level, that there may be a regulation within the Olympic rules that would require him to stay...
Dawson discusses McIlroy, Olympics
Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson is looking into regulations that could keep Rory McIlroy from choosing which team he represents in the 2016 Olympics.
McIlroy is from Northern Ireland, and he has been caught in a tough spot politically whether to play for Ireland or the United Kingdom when golf returns to the Olympic program in Rio for the first time since 1904....
Dawson: Rules may dictate McIlroy's Olympic choice
Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson is looking into regulations that could keep Rory McIlroy from choosing which team he represents in the 2016 Olympics.
McIlroy is from Northern Ireland, and he has been caught in a tough spot politically whether to play for Ireland or the United Kingdom when golf returns to the Olympic program in Rio for the first time since 1904....
A Nike Golf trick shot ad without Tiger Woods?
Nike Golf came out with a new trick shot ad this week featuring Rory McIlroy and other professional golfers. The ad focuses on the RZN golf ball with McIlroy and his friends doing trick shots and kicking it around like a soccer ball.
If you're thinking you've seen something similar to this before, you have! Tiger Woods starred in one of Nike's most famous commercials...
PRETTY NIFTY STUFF
Rory McIlroy stars in Nike's new trick shot ad
Nike released this new commercial on Thursday featuring Rory McIlroy and several other golfers juggling a golf ball.
Tiger Woods penalized 2 shots at Masters
Masters.com Tiger Woods has been assessed a two-stroke penalty for taking an illegal drop during the second round of the Masters, reports ESPN. Woods approach shot to the 15th green hit the flagstick and went into the water, he then took an illegal drop,
Lynn's Masters moment was 17 years in the making
England's David Lynn is getting used to running near the front at major championships.
Last year, in his just his second major, Lynn was the runner-up to Rory McIlroy in the PGA Championship.
On Thursday, Lynn shot a 4-under 68 in his Masters debut, leaving him just two strokes behind early leader Marc Leishman.
Lynn's moment at Augusta has been 17 years in the making...
Meet David Lynn, newest Masters star
Oh, David Lynn. Please stick around until Sunday.
The British golfer with the glorious hair/visor combination you see above spent the majority of Thursday morning atop the Masters leaderboard , finishing with a 4-under 68 and holding sole possession of the lead until a little after 1:30 p.m. ET.
Who is David Lynn? Unless you're an avid golf fan, you may not know much. If the...
Rory McIlroy kissed Caroline Wozniacki at Augusta, Darren Rovell didn’t like it (pic)
The Par 3 Contest was held at the springtime splendor that is Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, as it is every year in advance of the Masters. The usual sights of adorable kiddies caddying for their daddies, pros letting their hair down and other assorted hijinks occurred, but a public display of affection that transpired on the majestic grounds greatly troubled ESPN’s Darren...
Rising star Ishikawa starting to fade
Ryo Ishikawa and Rory McIlroy made their Masters debut together, two teenagers in the same group, both filled with potential.
Four years later, they are nowhere near each other.
McIlroy is a two-time major champion who was No. 1 in the world until two weeks ago, and there are signs he has patched his game back together in time for the first major of the year. Among betting favorites...
Graeme McDowell’s wife-to-be Kristin Stape caddied for him
Rory McIlroy wasn’t the only golfer to have his girlfriend caddie for him at the Masters Par-3 Contest Wednesday. Countryman Graeme McDowell dressed up his fiancee (or as he called it, “wife-to-be”) Kristin Stape in the white boiler outfit and had her serve as his caddie.
“Like Rory, overachieving I think is the name of the game,” McDowell said to ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi...
Masters’ Style: Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s Nike outfits for Augusta National
With the 2013 Masters coming up, not only must Tiger and Rory perform well, but they've got to look fresh while at it. Check out how Nike is dressing these two at Augusta.
NOT OUT OF THE WOODS
McIlroy downplays rivalry with Tiger
Speaking to the supposed rivalry between himself and Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy said that given Tiger's success, "I wouldn’t really be doing him much justice."
McIlroy arrives at Augusta with new confidence
Rory McIlroy says he's finally comfortable with his new brand of golf clubs. More important, he finally feels good about his game.
McIlroy is prone to mini-slumps, and he picked the wrong time for his latest one. He started the season with a new contract with Nike and all eyes on him as the No. 1 player. He stumbled so badly that he added an extra tournament to get ready for...
Ex-No. 1 McIlroy taking a Lefty turn
Rory McIlroy on Tuesday nominated 1997 and 2005 as the most memorable Masters tournaments he has watched on television.
Wonder what those two have in common?
No prizes for knowing that they were both won by Tiger Woods.
The 23-year-old McIlroy is still as much of a fan as a rival of the man who took his world No. 1 ranking away last month.
He grew up in Northern Ireland as a...
Rory McIlroy Getting Ready for the Masters
I’m overpaid T…
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland speaks to the media during a practice round prior to the start of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. On how he feels about his game this week: Would anything less than a win be a disappointment this week? Yeah, it would be. I’ve always said the main golf season is from the start of April to the end of...
Caroline Wozniacki to caddie for Rory McIlroy
On Sunday evening, a public exchange of tweets between Caroline Woznaicki and fellow Danish athlete Dane Thorbjorn Olesen, a pro golfer who will be making his debut at the Masters this week, appeared to indicate that the tennis pro intends to caddy for her boyfriend Rory McIlroy during Wednesday’s traditional Par 3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club in advance of the Masters...
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