McIlroy walks off course in bizarre end to his title defense at Honda Classic
Rory McIlroy has officially turned his 2013 season into a bizarre soap opera worthy of a chapter in John Daly's life. The No. 1 player on the World Golf Rankings withdrew from the Honda Classic on...
View ArticleRoad to The Players: In other news, some guy won a PGA Tour event
Funny season so far on the PGA Tour. The sideshows are overshadowing what usually is the main event, a winner walking down the 18th fairway with one hand on the trophy, or capturing a tournament with a...
View ArticleRoad to The Players: Streely, Kevin?
In the absence of a superstar lineup winning PGA Tour events, journeymen to rookies are eagerly stepping into the breach. TV networks hate it. Newspapers put the stories inside. Fans go home early...
View ArticleWoods talks about Lindsey Vonn; and his worst disappointment on the golf course
ORLANDO | Tiger Woods has made it a point of not letting many of his feelings out in public -- especially with the media present. But Woods opened up just a bit on Wednesday during a news conference at...
View ArticleDispatches from Washington Road: Strange to Johnny and Nick -- It's not the...
Curtis Strange rarely minces words. The two-time U.S. Open champion and ESPN golf analyst also plays Nike golf clubs, and made that clear before he answered a question last week: is Rory McIlroy in a...
View ArticleMasters starting times: Tiger and Phil in opposite waves for the first two...
AUGUSTA, Ga. | It will be Tiger Woods and Bubba Watson in the morning and Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy in the afternoon in the first round of the Masters Tournament on Thursday. Flip it for Friday....
View ArticleSloan Aubrey gets 11th birthday greetings from PGA Tour stars
There are times when just an autograph won't do. PGA Tour players Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Boo Weekley made Sloan Aubrey's 11th birthday a lot more special on Wednesday at the TPC Sawgrass...
View ArticleNike R&D staff test new RZN ball at Hall of Fame PGA Tour Academy
Demo Days and product testing sessions at area golf facilities are common. What's not is hitting, chipping and putting golf balls under the watchful eyes of the top research and development engineers...
View ArticleMasters groupings give nod to PGA Tour's Generation Next
AUGUSTA, GA. | The Augusta National Golf Club paid a bit of homage to the up-and-coming stars on the PGA Tour with its grouping of Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth at 10:52 a.m. on Thursday...
View ArticleMcIlroy, Hadley receive PGA Tour's top awards
Although the PGA Tour doesn't release the results of player of the year balloting, it's hard to imagine that Rory McIlroy didn't enjoy the runaway support of his peers. By by one vote or 100, McIlroy...
View ArticleBig names, big scores in Honda first round
PALM BEACH GARDENS | The studs were mostly duds in the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday. The was especially true in the afternoon wave, which experienced most of the high winds that...
View ArticleDispatches from Washington Road: Masters match play
AUGUSTA, GA. | Welcome to the Masters Match Play Championship, where players, landmarks, traditions and even vegetation compete. Fore on the tee. Masters criers: Bubba Watson vs. Ben Crenshaw Watson...
View ArticleDraw produces interesting pairings in World Golf Championship Match Play
The random draw for pool play in the World Golf Championship Cadillac Match Play on Monday yielded some tantalizing meetings in the new format that insures every player will get at least three matches....
View ArticlePlayers Championship starting times, groups get an early release
The starting times and groupings for the first two rounds of The Players Championship were released on Monday for the first time in tournament history. PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 1 AND 2 STARTING...
View ArticleRory McIlroy said final round at Bay Hill a microcosm of his season
ORLANDO | Rory McIlroy found a groove, too late as it turned out, to be a serious contender at this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. But the world's No. 2-ranked player, the highest in the field this...
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