Golf: McIlroy seeks relaxed swing as US Open tests mental game
LA JOLLA, UNITED STATES (AFP) – Rory McIlroy is trying to recapture his free-swinging style from a decade ago that made him a major champion and snap a seven-year major win drought at the US Open. The 32-year-old from Northern Ireland won his first major at the 2011 US Open at Congressional and seeks that... » read more
Golf: McIlroy shoots 75 in another disappointing major start
KIAWAH ISLAND (REUTERS) – Rory McIlroy dug himself into a deep hole in another major before barely getting started, shooting three-over-par 75 in the opening round at the PGA Championship on Thursday (May 20). The Northern Irishman will have to defy history to lift the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday. Not since John Mahaffey in 1978... » read more
Golf: McIlroy among stars rejecting golf Super League ‘money grab’
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Rory McIlroy dismissed revived talk of a golf Super League as a “money grab” on Wednesday (May 5) as the PGA Tour reportedly warned players they could face a life ban if they signed up to the lucrative breakaway tour. The 32-year-old Northern Ireland star compared the notion to the failed European... » read more
Golf: McIlroy says Woods could soon return home from hospital
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Rory McIlroy has been in touch with Tiger Woods and said that the 15-times major champion is doing better and could soon return home from hospital to begin recovery after sustaining serious leg injuries in a car crash last month. World number 11 McIlroy delivered the update on Woods while speaking... » read more
Sports World: Hatton wins, McIlroy falters in Abu Dhabi
Hatton wins, McIlroy falters in Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI • Tyrrell Hatton outshone Rory McIlroy in a head-to-head battle to claim the US$8 million (S$10.6 million) Abu Dhabi Championship, the European Tour’s season-opener, by four shots yesterday. The Englishman shot a fine bogey-free six-under 66 to total 18-under 270, with lowly ranked Australian Jason Scrivener... » read more