McIlroy added that Royal Troon is a course where you “have to keep it out of the bunkers”, and it was a point underlined during Tuesday’s practice round, when he found the sand on the infamous par-three Postage Stamp and needed six shots to get out.
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The Irish and Northern Irish have enjoyed unprecedented success in golf over the past decade – Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke have won nine majors between them since 2007 – and Lowry is the latest on the production line.
No chance he’ll get kicked out of the group, certainly not without putting up quite a fight.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Jason Day and Dustin Johnson are co-favorites, as each has 8/1 odds. Though the story has been embellished, for years it was said Annika Sorenstam purposely finished second as a teenager in Sweden because she was too shy about speaking. You’re going to see some individuals – I don’t think we’ve seen the end of Danny Willett.
He’s even more eager to add another major title to his trophy case.
More than part of a stuffy golf tradition, the speech is part of every big tournament, whether for major champions or juniors. It began with the U.S. Open, which Dustin Johnson won by conquering Oakmont and a posse of dithering USGA rules wonks. Here is a look at some golfers we like to contend for this year’s title.
The jug for the past year belonged to Johnson, who poured wine from it one last time on Sunday night at a house he is sharing with players. “While he has not won a major since his 2013 Masters triumph Scott has finished in the top ten of every Open championship since 2012 and has had a number of near-misses since then”.
Montgomerie said his goal for the week is simply to walk down the 18th fairway on Sunday, yet deep down there’s a sense that he thinks he could push the younger generation this week. “I don’t know if there’s a ceiling, but if there is, it seems like it’s being nudged a little bit higher month after month, year after year”.
He rolled his eyes when someone mentioned a reference in the British media that he was on the verge of becoming the Ringo of the Fab Four.
“I don’t remember everything that happened, but I remember enough to make it a very memorable and cherished event”. I can’t worry about other guys. “If I could spend half an hour with him, he might turn out to be the best player the world has ever known”. I got into golf to win.
He called on golf’s major governing bodies to step up their anti-doping efforts, which he said are limited to a handful of urine tests each year.
“I have great memories from Royal Troon”, Miller said.
McIlroy was told that Jordan Spieth said he had to make the toughest decision in his life when he opted to not play in the Olympics.
The Texan was originally quoted as saying he was concerned about the Zika virus, but yesterday he said he had more general health concerns rather than merely the mosquito-borne virus.
“I guess it’s the start of a new chapter for me in the Open championship”, said the 2014 victor.
“From clubs to club maker, I feel like PXG is behind me”, Schwartzel said. But at the same time, that’s not the reason that I got into golf. The last time this event took place at Royal Troon, it was American Todd Hamilton who bested Ernie Else in a playoff after going 10 shots under par over the four days.
With the benefit of hindsight, Spieth clearly would have made his announcement before Monday’s Games deadline.
“Because I’m a huge believer in Olympic golf”.
“I don’t feel like I’ve let the game down at all”, he said. “I’ll probably watch the Olympics, but I’m not sure golf will be one of the events I watch”.
So, what will he watch?
Asked which sports would get his attention, McIlroy mentioned athletics, swimming and diving.
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Among the players who switched to PXG this year were defending champion Zach Johnson, Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk, James Hahn and Charles Howell III.
