Rory McIlroy caps another Match Play win with epic near ace on 18
AUSTIN, Texas — Rory McIlroy had every reason to love the long ball Thursday.
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Big-driving McIlroy, Scheffler, Rahm notch victories at WGC Match Play
WASHINGTON: An amazing tee shot by Rory McIlroy led the world No. 3 to join top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler and second-ranked Jon Rahm in capturing clutch victories from Thursday’s second group matches at the WGC Match Play Championship.
The Players Championship 2023 -- Tee times for the third round
The Players Championship, the unofficial «fifth major» on the PGA Tour, is closely contested after second round action. Adam Svensson has a solo lead at 9 under, with Scottie Scheffler close behind with a 7 under solo second. Ben Griffin, Min Woo Lee and Collin Morikawa and Christiaan Bezuidenhout are not too far behind them at 6 under.
Rory McIlroy makes wayward start to The Players Championship, sits 12 shots off lead at TPC Sawgrass
Rory McIlroy went straight from the final green to the driving range in a bid to find the solution to the issues that saw him slump to an opening round of 76 at The Players Championship. McIlroy arrived at TPC Sawgrass in a positive frame of mind after coming up just short in a final-round charge at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last weekend. Ad Bay Hill has a reputation for sapping energy from those fighting it out at the finish on Sunday, while a seven-hour board meeting to discuss the future direction of the PGA Tour would not have been the ideal preparation for The Players.
Woods goes low at Riviera but still 12 back of leader Rahm
Tiger Woods nearly posted an albatross while shooting one of the lowest third-round scores at the Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, California, on Saturday where he will head into the final-round 12 shots back of leader Jon Rahm.
Justin Rose two clear at Pebble Beach ahead of Monday finish
Justin Rose has a two-shot lead headed ahead of the Monday finish at the weather-affected AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Power close in Bermuda as Smotherman and Endycott lead
Austin Smotherman and Australia's Harrison Endycott shot nine-under-par rounds of 62 to share the early lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Bermuda.
Rory McIlroy misses the cut at first FedEx Cup play-off event
Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the first FedEx Cup play-off event by bogeying the final hole at TPC Southwind.