Category: Player News

How Rors is handling new-found fame

Former world golf number one Tiger Woods may be the boyhood hero of newest US Open champion Rory Mcllroy’s youth but he admits he can no longer afford to be in awe of him if he wants to become a major force in the world of golf. The 14-time major winner was idolized by Mcllroy [...]

Thomas Levet ‘living out his dream’ to finally claim French Open crown

Capturing the French Open championship 25 years after he first played the game seems like living out a dream for Thomas Levet. The 42-year old local hero, who is being eyed as a possible Ryder Cup captain when the event is staged in 2018 at Le Gold National near Paris, triumphed on the course after [...]

WESTWOOD OPTIMISTIC OVER CHANCES

After learning some lessons from his near misses in the major, World golf number two Lee Westwood is confident that this month’s Open will end his winning drought. Westwood has five top-three finishes during the last seven premier gold tournaments he joined which remain unsurpassed by his peers. His closest win was two years ago [...]

McIlroy says he can handle pressure of stardom

A lot of pressure may come with being considered Tiger Wood’s heir apparent but U.S. Open champion Rory Mcllroy said he is confident he can handle the pressure. The 22-year old Mcllroy’s first major victory at the Congressional a week ago was done in record-breaking style leading to comparison between him and Woods. Mcllroy however [...]

Rory McIlroy in ‘celebrity’ warning from Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus offered an unsolicited advice to Rory Mcllroy, new US Open champion and the youngest so far in the last 23 years, to handle his celebrity status properly in order to become a golfing great. The 22-year old Mcllroy achieved several records when he won his first major Sunday with an eight-shot margin, another [...]

Rory McIlroy Wins US Open Championship

Eight strokes in front of the chasing pack overnight was all it took for 22-year old Rory Mcllroy to card a two-under-par-69 and to become the youngest champion of the U.S. Open since 1923. “I couldn’t ask for much more and I’m so happy to be holding this trophy,” McIlroy said at the trophy presentation. [...]

Rory McIlroy Gives His Father Perfect Present for Father’s Day

Rory McIlroy gave his father just the perfect present by winning his first US Open title with record 16-under 268. His father, Northern Irishman Gerry McIlroy, who worked in the cold of the day or the heat at three jobs to provide for his son’s passion, was watching his son perform on the sideline and [...]

Rory McIlroy takes familiar early lead at U.S. Open

Rory Mcllroy showed the world Thursday how he was becoming a master at these major championships. The 22-year old Mcllroy had a collapse at the Masters Sunday but did not show any signs of it as he made golf’s toughest test at the Congressional look like child’s play by building the biggest 18-hole lead at [...]

Rory McIlroy Supports LeBron James in Time of Need

At first sight, it seems that Rory McIlroy, a Northern Ireland-based golfer, and LeBron James, a basketball player from Akron, Ohio, have nothing in common. But, in our age of celebrity sports endorsements, nothing is impossible. The two of them came to know each other as they have a contract with the same watch company [...]

Tiger Woods’ Out of US Open but His Caddie In

Tiger Woods and his caddie Steve Williams have been a great team for over 13 years. But Williams will be keeping yardage and carrying the bag for other golfer than Woods at least for a week. According to reports, Williams will work for Australian Adam Scott next week at the U.S. Open. Steve who made [...]

Rory McIlroy makes humanitarian trip to Haiti

Golfer Rory Mcllroy took a detour before proceeding to the US Open and travelled to Tahiti for his first overseas trip as the ambassador of Unicef Ireland. Mcllroy’s visit comes at a time when the Caribbean country is still suffering from the January 2010’s devastating earthquake’s effects which killed and injured thousands of people. One [...]

McDowell concerned for Tiger’s future

Tiger Woods will miss the US Open at the Congressional for the first time since his 1995 comeback debut and this worries defending champion Graeme McDowell who said it might put a doubt over Woods’ career. Woods was forced to pull out of the event due to his Achilles and knee injuries, the same reason [...]

Tiger leaves IMG, stays loyal to agent

Former world golf’s number one Tiger Woods has decided to leave IMG, the management company responsible for making him one of the wealthiest sportsmen in the world since 1996 when he started his professional golf career. This came after the expiration of the contract of Mark Steinberg, long-time agent of Woods, with IMG. Woods decided [...]

Paula Creamer not satisfied being 11th in women’s golf.

Paula Creamer had a different outlook in golf a year ago when she came to ShopRite LPGA Classic wondering how her left thumb, which had been surgically repaired, would hold up playing golf for three days. Today, she only needs to walk into her Orlando kitchen and gaze at the U.S. Women’s Open trophy centrepiece [...]

Tiger Woods Planning U.S. Open Comeback

Tiger Woods believes that he will be able to play at the US Open in mid-June. The ex-world number one golfer (currently No. 12) is walking around on crutches and wearing protective footwear to guard his injured knee and sore back. Though Tiger Woods doubts that he will play at the Memorial two weeks prior [...]

Rory McIlroy, Chris Riley tied for lead after first round of Memorial

Rory Mcllroy showed Thursday why he has chosen the Memorial Tournament as one of the only three regular PGA Tour events he gets to play this year. Mcllroy has already made the Muirfield Village course one of his favorites. But more than that, his final eight holes included a birdie putt, with half of them [...]

World’s No. 3 golfer Martin Kaymer caddies at Colorado Women’s Open

World’s No. 3 golfer and PGA Championship winner Martin Kaymer was at the Green Valley Ranch for the HealthOne Colorado Women’s Open second round. However, he was not there to play golf, but to serve as caddy for his girlfriend Allison Micheletti. Kaymer, who is a regular on the European Tour, took a detour from [...]

Tiger Woods Still World’s Highest Paid Athlete

Tiger Woods has been through a lot of trouble for the last two years. Since his 2009 sex scandal, he has lost contracts with Gillette, PepsiCo AT&T, and Accenture. His golf course design company was wounded by the economic crisis. The former No. 1 golfer is suffering the longest winless streak of his career and [...]

Watson’s Birdie Makes Him Oldest Player to Win Senior PGA

When a golf player turns more than 40 years (or even 50 or 60), his chances of winning tournaments are getting close to zero. Perhaps, that is why the Senior PGA title made 61-year-old Tom Watson so glad. Down one shot with four holes to go in regulation, Tom rallied back and calmly sank a [...]

Rookie Matthew putts himself on US golf map

A young golfer from Lisburn has won one of the American Collegiate’s biggest golf tournaments. The individual honour at the 25th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship was lifted by Daytona’s Bethune-Cookman University rookie student Matthew McKnight. The 19-year old student, who is a Lisburn Golf Club member, won one-under par total of 215 after shooting [...]

Senior PGA tour no rocking chair

Newcomers are stunned by level of competition Many people figured out that since Kenny Perry played golf so well and even won the PGA Tour at the ages of 48 and 49 with over $9 million in cash, that he would just easily crush the competition and go into the 50 and over Champions Tour. [...]

Tiger Woods gives up his top-ranking position

Tiger Woods has always been considered one of the best golfers of all times, occupying the highest positions and being atop the world ranking for 623 weeks in his career. Now he’s under the threat of falling out of the top 10 in the world for the first time for 14 years. The once most [...]

Tiger needs help says ex-Ryder Cup skipper

Former 2008 Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger said Tiger Woods needs help so he would be able to deal with his growing problem. Ever since his personal problems in 2009, Woods has not won any tournament and have been faced with swing changes and injury problems. He joined the Players Championship but limped sadly out [...]

Donald completes England one-two

Luke Donald’s fourth place finish at Sawgrass means he is now the number two golfer in the world rankings – and now England have officially the two best golfers in the world. Lee Westwood managed to wrestle the number one spot from Martin Kaymer having occupied the top spot earlier this year, and now Donald, [...]

Tiger on injury setback

There is arguably nothing more frustrating in sport than getting injured. More often than not there is nothing you can do about it and it is a case of playing the waiting game. It is particularly frustrating when you feel as though you might be in some good form, as Tiger Woods would have done [...]