Lowry and McIlroy celebrated, as only Irishmen can, and both were thrilled that what they discussed some six months ago had come to fruition. Then, proof that the party took a dramatic turn showed up on X/Twitter an hour later.
Tournament favourites Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry delivered on the first hole of a playoff, giving both a ‘much-needed’ victory at this point in the PGA Tour season.
Experience paid off for the Irish duo in capturing the PGA Tour’s lone official teams event.
The two Irishmen playing as a team for the first time in the Zurich Classic outside of New Orleans have been wearing matching outfits all week. Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry hardly look like twins, but they’ve suited up as a pair, wearing pink shirts and blue pants in the first round, all black in Read more…
Players have been unsuccessfully asking Rory for years since the PGA Tour’s annual stop in New Orleans became a team event in 2017. Including one fellow major winner in particular.
LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has addressed rumours his league offered superstar Rory McIlroy a $A1.3 billion deal ($US850 million) to join the circuit.
McIlroy is expected to be re-elected onto the board this week ahead of playing in the Zurich Classic.
McIlroy said he doesn’t know the origin of the rumours, and was careful to note that he didn’t judge anyone who had previously gone to LIV, or might in the future.
After a historic week at the Masters, many of the best players in the world will be making the trip to Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage, one of the longest-running events on the PGA Tour. In the past two years, the Heritage has taken on a ’signature’ banner, and it now features over Read more…
According to sources close to the matter, LIV Golf executives have put forth a staggering $850 million offer to entice the world No.2, along with approximately two percent equity stake in the LIV Golf League.
It’s officially the weekend at Augusta National, and Moving Day is bound to be a great one. We have three tremendous co-leaders to start Day 3—Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau all share the lead heading into Saturday. (Scroll down for the latest updates from our crew at Augusta National.) RELATED: Masters 2024: Jon Read more…
A decade ago (Time flies!), I wrote a post titled “17 rules for hosting an awesome Masters party.” From discouraging people from doing Jim Nantz impressions to encouraging making side bets, I thought I had covered just about everything. But one host this weekend is doing something that could lead to the most fun Masters Read more…
Throughout his career, Brooks Koepka has gone out of his way to let people know he’s not some golf nerd who can recite the game’s history book. But you can be damn sure he’s aware of where his total of five major championships stacks up with the legends of the sports—especially compared to one of Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Early during Masters week, Rory McIlroy summed up his recent visit to the iconic teacher Butch Harmon with one light-hearted quip. “I always joke that if you spend four hours with Butch, and you go away with two swing tips and 30 stories,” he said. That’s ultimately what Butch Harmon, who late Read more…
Whether you are a casual viewer of golf, a diehard fan, a DFS guy or just an outright bettor, there is absolutely no better week than this one—Masters week. Everybody’s in a pool, everybody’s got a sleeper, everybody’s going to get rich off that one prop bet they love. It’s just a great time to Read more…
Professional golf needs a shot in the arm. Either result would help deliver it.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s the first piece of advice we all get when patience rather than overreaction is required: Take a breath and count to 10. Which is what Rory McIlroy has done, at least metaphorically. Already a past winner of the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open and the Open Championship, the Northern Irishman will Read more…
Jimmy Walker could have suffered the embarrassment in relative anonymity. But no, Golf Channel happened to catch him on the eighth hole on Friday in the Valero Texas Open doing something rarely witnessed on the PGA Tour. With Rory McIlroy doing on-air commentary, no less. Walker, the 2016 PGA Championship winner, had a seven-foot putt Read more…
Rory McIlroy has been working through some things in his golf swing recently. At the Players Championship, McIlroy said he effectively needed two golf swings: One that felt and worked amazingly well off the tee, but hurt him with his irons. So, in the weeks between the Players and the Masters, Rory revealed he paid Read more…
McIlroy swapped his 4-iron, going from TaylorMade’s P760 model to a prototype with a muscle cavity after a visit to TaylorMade’s test centre in Carlsbad, California.