The tours, though, would struggle to impose mandatory interviews because they are organisations effectively run by the players themselves. Not so the majors. Augusta National, the PGA of America, USGA and R&A – who are responsible for the Masters, US PGA, US Open and The Open respectively – might, and probably should, consider making such...
Rory McIlroy says he is looking forward to climbing “another mountain” by winning an Open Championship on home soil after ending a frustrating US Open on a positive note. The Northern Irishman has struggled since his career Grand Slam-clinching victory at the Masters in April, but carded an encouraging three-under 67 to close out his...
Tom McKibbin expects that competing in the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush will be something he will remember for the rest of his life. The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland was in the field last year at Royal Troon, as well as for the US Open in 2024 and US PGA last month, but feels playing...
McIlroy’s next chance to add to his major tally comes next month in the US PGA Championship. It is being staged from 15-18 May at North Carolina’s Quail Hollow – a course he has won at four times. He will then head to Oakmont in Pennsylvania from 12-15 June for the US Open. McIlroy has...
Darbon also reaffirmed the R&A’s desire to take the Open outside of the United Kingdom for the first time, to Portmarnock in Dublin. “We’re really excited about the investigative work we’re doing at Portmarnock and pleased with the support we’re receiving from local authorities and the government,” he said. “We have a lot of work...
Following the Zurich Classic two-man event in New Orleans, McIlroy will only have a three-week wait before the season’s second major, the US PGA Championship, which will take place at a Quail Hollow venue where he has already triumphed on four occasions. And after ending his 11-year major drought amid an extraordinary finale in Georgia,...
2011 Open champion Darren Clarke and 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell have had holes named after them at Royal Portrush golf course in Northern Ireland. The venue will host the Open Championship in July this year. Read more from McDowell on the future of golf here Source link...
