McIlroy just one back at US Open in quest to end Major drought: "It's been such a long time since I've done it"
Rory McIlroy chiselled out a one-under 69 to go into the final round of the US Open just one shot behind Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark and keep alive his hopes of ending his nine-year wait for that elusive fifth Major.
Lowry revvs up Yanks in Phoenix: "Hopefully I get to do that in September again”
Shane Lowry might have missed a great chance to win in the US again with a poor 18 holes in the middle of his Waste Management Phoenix Open weekend. But the two he made in front of 20,00 U-S-A screaming American fans at the signature 16th proved to be the moment of the week for the strapping Clara lad.
Fowler claims his share of the limelight
Pádraig Harrington pointed out over a month ago that the modern game was so replete with superstars at the top level — he named at least five who’d be unbeatable on their day — that Rickie Fowler’s victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship came as no surprise.
First blood to McIlroy: Rory 66; Spieth 68
He might have been outscored by US Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau and Swede Henrik Stenson but Rory McIlroy said he "couldn't be happier" with his start to 2016 after cruising to a 66 to edge world No 1 Jordan Spieth by two strokes in the opening round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
“People want to see Rory v Jordan on their A game but the chances of that happening in the same week are so slim”
Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth will be paired together for the first two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in what many are hoping will be the first half of a 72-hole duel in the desert for the some pre-Masters bragging rights.
Fowler's timing impeccable as Lowry and Co find Major confidence
Rickie Fowler claimed the title in dramatic fashion with a tap-in birdie at the last but Shane Lowry was almost as euphoric about his form despite finishing seven shots behind the American in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Gullane.
