McIlroy’s ball found the fairway after a 305-yard-plus carry. From there, he took advantage by hitting his approach to eight feet and converting the eagle putt. Have a look:
The three-time PGA Tour winner reached the 18th green in regulation and had less than 10 feet left for his birdie. Would you believe it if we told you he walked off with a triple-bogey 8?
After the 2011 Masters champ’s group was put on the clock on the 18th hole, the usually cool-headed South African got “heated” as described by NBC/Golf Channel’s Dan Hicks during Friday’s coverage.
Former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy may be enjoying a gap year, but he believes he has a chance to be in contention for the 100th New Zealand Open in Queenstown starting Thursday.
By CHRISTOPHER POWERS There’s only one, very simple swing thought you need when standing on the tee at Pebble Beach’s iconic par-5 18th: don’t go left. Put your ball in the Pacific Ocean and par is best-case scenario, depending on where it last crossed land. As we saw with the long-hitting Rory McIlroy a year Read more…
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