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Schauffele: Rory McIlroy in 'tough spot' due to intense microscope
As someone who has held the unofficial title of "best player yet to win a major," Xander Schauffele can empathize with Rory McIlroy's decision not to compete at this week's Travelers Championship.,On the heels of missing a pair of short putts over the final three holes on Sunday to finish second by ...
Rory McIlroy reflects on U.S. Open meltdown in social media update
After squandering a late lead over Bryson DeChambeau at the U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy called Sunday "probably the toughest" day of his professional golf career in a social media post Monday evening.,The Northern Irishman bogeyed three of his final four holes, letting DeChambeau win with a par save at ...
U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau reaches top 10 in OWGR
Bryson DeChambeau's victory at the U.S. Open rocketed him into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday.,Despite not being able to earn world ranking points for LIV Golf events, DeChambeau made his way to No. 10 in the world after Sunday's one-stroke victory over Rory McIlroy at Pineh...
Bryson DeChambeau outlasts Rory McIlroy to win U.S. Open
Bryson DeChambeau parred the final three holes to complete a 1-over-par 71, and that was enough for a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday in Pinehurst, N.C., winning the championship for the second time in five years.,DeChambeau, who began the day with a three-shot lead, finished at 6-under ...
Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy share first-round lead at U.S. Open
Patrick Cantlay racked up six birdies and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy played a bogey-free round on their ways to 5-under-par 65s to share the lead through the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday in Pinehurst, N.C.,Cantlay established the lead early in the day, and McIlroy, the 2011 champion...
Rory McIlroy plans to get creative with major breakthrough 'close'
Rory McIlroy improved his finishing position each of the past five U.S. Opens culminating with a second place last year in Los Angeles when Wyndham Clark took home the trophy.,On a run of five consecutive top-10 finishes in the event, matched or exceeded only by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Xander ...
World Nos. 1-3 to tee off together at U.S. Open
Tee times for the first two rounds of the 124th U.S. Open were released Tuesday by the United States Golf Association.,World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler headlines a notable three-man grouping in the 156-player field at Pinehurst Resort's No. 2 course. The two-time Masters champion and U.S. Open runner-u...
Robert MacIntyre narrowly wins Canadian Open for first PGA Tour title
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre won his first PGA Tour event by shooting 2-under par 68 for a one-stroke victory in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ontario., ,MacIntyre, a left-hander who earned his PGA Tour card via the DP World Tour Race to Dubai rankings, ...
David Skinns cards 62, leads Canadian Open
David Skinns of England is the unlikely first-round leader at the RBC Canadian Open after he fired an 8-under 62 in the first round Thursday at Hamilton (Ontario) Golf & Country Club.,Skinns, 42, is a journeyman who has yet to win his first PGA Tour title and is joined by 41-year-old Sean O'Hair nea...
'Scrappy' Rory McIlroy happy with 66 to open PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- An opening round of 66 put Rory McIlroy three shots back of the lead at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course and he hit the clubhouse on Thursday in a defensive mood. ,The 2014 PGA Championship winner on these same grounds, McIlroy was suggestively queried about leaving "a...
No shortage of storylines, intrigue at PGA Championship
With storylines ranging from Scottie Scheffler's return to the course to Rory McIlroy's quest to end his major drought to Tiger Woods' latest attempt to recapture the magic, golf's greatest questions and most compelling figures have converged at the PGA Championship., ,Usually considered the sport's...
Rory McIlroy losing confidence in PGA-LIV merger after Jimmy Dunne's resignation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Without Jimmy Dunne on the PGA Tour policy board, Rory McIlroy said he believes a discussed merger with LIV Golf is moving in the wrong direction. ,Dunne resigned his position on the policy board earlier this week, ending what he'd started as one of the original negotiators bridgi...
Divorce talk hushed, Rory McIlroy back at Valhalla 'ready to play'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It's been a wild week for Rory McIlroy.,The 35-year-old, No. 2 ranked player in the world easily overcame a two-stroke deficit to beat Xander Schauffele by five shots in the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C.,McIlroy then filed divorce papers on Monday in Florid...
Fore, father! Rory McIlroy whacks his dad with errant shot at Masters
It was a shot unlike any other....