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McIlroy Named European Tour Golfer Of The Month

Posted on July 5, 2011 by | Comments Off on McIlroy Named European Tour Golfer Of The Month

Rory McIlroy’s runaway win at the US Open has made him the obvious choice for the European Tour’s Golfer of the Month award.

The 22-year-old from Holywood won his first major by eight shots with a championship record 16 under par total at the Congressional Club in Maryland.

McIlroy became the youngest winner of the title since Bobby Jones in 1923.

He returns to action in The Open at Sandwich on 14 July.

Now number four in the world, McIlroy decided to take three weeks off after his amazing victory.

 

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Levet Beats Foster At French Open

Posted on July 4, 2011 by | Comments Off on Levet Beats Foster At French Open

Thomas Levet edged Britain’s Mark Foster by just one stroke to win the French Open at Le Golf National.

The Frenchman was three shots behind going into day four but his solid round of 70 put him at seven under in total.

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen should have forced a play-off but somehow missed a four-foot putt on the last hole.

Britain’s James Morrison, the overnight leader, slumped to joint seventh place after a disappointing 78.

“The atmosphere today was great,” said Levet after his win.

“The people were going ‘allez, allez, allez’ and some of them go ‘captain, captain’ (in reference to the Ryder Cup, to be held in France in 2018). I felt like one of the Tour de France riders climbing a mountain.

“You can tell your friends, 2018, France is ready.”

The joint second finish means Foster misses out on a qualifying place for the Open in Sandwich later this month. Olesen took that honour because of his higher world ranking position.

Levet, who lost the 2002 Open after a five-hole play-off at Muirfield, qualified for Sandwich earlier in the month.

 

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A Week In Golf: Round-Up

Posted on July 1, 2011 by | Comments Off on A Week In Golf: Round-Up

It’s been a week of mixed weather but great to see so many golfers practising and playing, also great to see so many youngsters out there too, hopefully inspired by Rory McIlroy’s US Open win which is still dominating the golf headlines nearly two weeks on!

Here are some links to some decent articles summarising the week’s golfing news, starting with a really good CNN interview by Piers Morgan with Rory himself.

Have a great weekend!

AT+ T National Leaderboard

PGA European Tour – French Open – Le Golf National – Leaderboard

Justin Rose Targets Return To Form

 

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Campbell Fails To Qualify For British Open

Posted on June 30, 2011 by | Comments Off on Campbell Fails To Qualify For British Open

Former US Open winner Michael Campbell finished just outside the qualifying places for next month’s Open Championship at Sandwich.

The New Zealander was among 288 players competing for 12 qualifying places over four courses in south-east England.

He carded rounds of 68 and 72 for a four-under-par total at Prince’s, one shot outside the qualifying mark.

Another to miss out was former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst, who shot a 67 but then a 75 at Royal Cinque Ports.

Broadhurst, whose 63 at St Andrews in 1990 still stands as the joint best round in a major, missed out by three at the Kent course.

The Open starts on Thursday 14th July 2011 and is promising to be a great tournament.

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Tiger Still Hunting Nicklaus

Posted on June 29, 2011 by | Comments Off on Tiger Still Hunting Nicklaus

Tiger Woods insists he can still overhaul Jack Nicklaus’ 18-major record despite admitting his participation at the Open Championship is still in doubt.

Woods has not hit a single shot for almost seven weeks due to injury after aggravated knee and Achilles injuries at the Players Championship.

And although Woods will not compete at Royal St George’s unless he is 100 per cent, the 14-time major winner believes there is no reason why he should give up his bid to pass Nicklaus.

“Absolutely not,” said Woods. “He won when he was 46, right?

“I’ve still got some time and on top of that we’re about the same pace I believe in years on Tour and majors won. I feel pretty confident of what my future holds and very excited about it. I’m 35, I’m not 65 – I’ve still got some years ahead of me.”

Please click here to read the full story at Sky Sports.

 

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British Golfers Hold Top Three World Ranking Places

Posted on June 28, 2011 by | Comments Off on British Golfers Hold Top Three World Ranking Places

British golfers currently hold the top three spots in the world ranking, the first time that’s happened in the 25-year history of the ranking.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland rose to third on Monday following his triumph at the U.S. Open last week.  Luke Donald remains top, with fellow Englishman Lee Westwood in second place.

“We’ve fed off each other’s success,” McIlroy told Sky Sports. “We saw Lee get to No. 1 in the world and Luke has been very consistent for the last two years. We’re working hard to beat one another and strive to be better than everyone else.”

Having started the year at No. 10, McIlroy overtook PGA champion Martin Kaymer without playing last weekend because of the German’s poor showing at the BMW International Open.

McIlroy,who won the U.S. Open by a record score, is next scheduled to play at the British Open at Royal St. George’s – starting in just over a fortnight.

McIlroy says he wants to keep playing well while Tiger Woods continues his recovery from an injured left leg.

“It’s a good time for me to win things when he’s not playing his best,” McIlroy said. “The first thing for Tiger is to get healthy and see what happens from there. I don’t know if anyone can answer if he’ll get back to where he was 10 years ago, but a lot of people would like to see him back on the course.”

Woods hasn’t won a title since the Australian Masters in November 2009. The 14-time major champion has plunged to No. 17 in the world rankings, his lowest spot since 1997. He is yet to announce whether he will be healthy enough to play in the British Open.

 

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Larrazabal Beats Garcia To Take International Open Title In Munich

Posted on June 27, 2011 by | Comments Off on Larrazabal Beats Garcia To Take International Open Title In Munich

Pablo Larrazabal beat Sergio Garcia in a dramatic play-off to win the International Open in Munich.

It was on the  fifth additional hole that Garcia three-putted, handing the title to Larrazabal.

The Spaniards had each led throughout the final day, and Larrazabel was set to win before Garcia birdied the last, which tied the pair at 16 under.

Garcia has been without a tournament win since November 2008 and has slumped to 64th in the world rankings.

But the former world number two has at least qualified for next month’s Open Championship thanks to this result.

 

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Tiger Out Of AT+T National

Posted on June 23, 2011 by | Comments Off on Tiger Out Of AT+T National

Tiger Woods has confirmed that he won’t be taking part in next week’s AT+T International tournament due to his lingering knee and Achilles injuries. This adds even more misery to Tiger’s season as he actually hosts this particular event, which benefits his foundation.

He announced yesterday that he still plans to attend, even if he can’t play, saying in a Twitter post that it was “Doctor’s orders. Feeling stronger every day, but not 100%.’’

Woods’s next scheduled start would be the British Open in July, but it’s unclear if his health will allow him to play.

He’s been limited to just nine competitive rounds since the Masters. The AT&T begins a week from today.

 

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McIlroy Still Dominating The Headlines

Posted on June 22, 2011 by | Comments Off on McIlroy Still Dominating The Headlines

Rory McIlroy continues to dominate the sporting headlines three days after his emphatic US Open win.

There are so many great articles emerging about how he learned the game, great photos, videos and interviews that I thought I’d collate the best of them here for you to take a look at.

McIlroy has indicated that he will now take three weeks off before the Open Championship which begins at Royal St Georges on 14th July 2011.

McIlroy’s Career In Photos.

Nicklaus Tips McIlroy For Glory

The Making Of McIlroy

Bernard Gallagher: Rory Will Dominate

Can Rory Steal Tiger’s Roar?

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McIlroy Records Majestic US Open Win

Posted on June 20, 2011 by | Comments Off on McIlroy Records Majestic US Open Win

Rory McIlroy yesterday produced that rare sporting achievement – a win that made the front pages of the papers as well as the back.

Breaking all sorts of records in the process, the 22-year-old became the youngest golfer to win the US Open since 1923, and did it in amazing style, an incredible eight shots clear by the time he rolled in his final putt.

Bogeying just three and double-bogeying 1 of an incredibly challenging 72 holes, he finished on 16 under for the tournament, leaving his competitors in his wake, and leading the competition from start to finish.

It really felt like watching a new golfing dawn, with McIlroy making the same kind of impact that Tiger Woods enjoyed when he first burst onto the scene, and there’s no doubt in my mind that McIlroy, like Woods, will be inspiring young golfers to take up the game – he is the proof that with hard work and total dedication you can achieve anything.

At 22 he has his whole career ahead of him and could well go on to be one of the greatest golfers the world has ever seen. And to do all of this just 70 days after his infamous last round at the Masters in Augusta, where he led the tournament for three days before choking on the last, showed that he has the mental strength to cope with that side of the game too.

I was proud to watch him dominate the final day at Congressional as he had dominated the previous three, check out the links below for highlights of his historic win.

Report And Video Interview

Media Reaction

Final Round Photos

 

 

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