‘Rusty’ Rory McIlroy five shots off the pace in Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy admitted he felt “a little rusty” as he opened his Truist Championship title defence with a four-under-par 66, five behind leader Keith Mitchell.
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Alex Fitzpatrick and brother Matt enjoy simultaneous success on PGA Tour
NEWTOWN SQUARE: Alex Fitzpatrick was whisked around Aronimink by golf cart to make some national media hits — life is good when you’re trendy in the golf world — and could only laugh at one stop when asked about comments made by his older brother earlier in the day suggesting that Alex is the messy one in a shared house. “Here we go again,” Alex Fitzpatrick said with a laugh. Hold up, the younger Fitzpatrick said. Time to clear the air — and clean the room — it’s actually big brother Matt who can be a bit unkempt, especially in the bathroom. “I’m a normal brush my teeth at night guy,” Alex said after practice rounds Monday. “He’s got all these different things on the side of the counter and stuff.
Fitzpatrick storms into lead at PGA Truist Championship
WASHINGTON: England’s Alex Fitzpatrick stormed into a one-shot lead at the Truist Championship on Saturday, firing a seven-under-par 64 in the latest impressive display of his fledgling PGA Tour career. Fitzpatrick drained eight birdies and one bogey to finish the third round on 14-under at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, one shot clear of fellow rookie Kristoffer Reitan of Norway, who also shot a 64. Fitzpatrick only earned his PGA Tour card after partnering elder brother Matt to victory at the Zurich Classic pairs tournament a fortnight ago, and followed that up with a respectable top-10 finish at the Cadillac Championship in Florida last week. Fitzpatrick, who played Quail Hollow regularly while at college at nearby Wake Forest University, admitted he was excited by the possibility of claiming a first solo PGA title in only his third start on tour. “It will be super cool, I get goosebumps kind of thinking about it,” Fitzpatrick said. “It would be amazing to do it by myself. “The first two weeks have been OK, so I’m pretty pleased. “I’m just trying to enjoy every moment.
Rory McIlroy: Bringing back LIV players ‘good business’ for PGA Tour
Rory McIlroy is softening his stance on the return of players from LIV Golf to the PGA Tour, acknowledging Friday that bringing back more defectors from the breakaway circuit could be a net positive. With the future of LIV in doubt after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it is pulling its financial backing after this year, McIlroy was asked his reaction to how that could impact the PGA Tour. “It’s a question if (players) do want to come back,” McIlroy said after ending the second round of the Truist Championship tied for eighth in Charlotte. “Obviously we have seen the quotes over the last few days.
Allizen Corpuz finally sees results and shares Boston lead on LPGA
NORTON, Mass.: Allizen Corpuz kept her patience while spinning her wheels for so much of the year and finally saw some good results Thursday when she opened the FM Championship with a 7-under 65 to share the first-round lead with Sei Young Kim and fast-closing Jodi Ewart Shadoff.
Vuelta leader Jonas Vingegaard loses injured teammate and team loses stolen bikes
CERES, Italy: On the morning after Jonas Vingegaard took the leader’s red jersey at the Spanish Vuelta with a stage win, he lost a teammate Monday and his team lost some bicycles that were stolen.Team Visma-Lease a Bike said police in Italy are investigating the theft of “several bikes” from an equipment truck though it was unclear if Vingegaard will be affected in stage three later Monday.“Our mechanics are working hard to ensure that the team is fully prepared for the third stage,” the team said in a statement.Vingegaard will be missing the support of Axel Zingle for the 19 days left in the Vuelta having crashed in the rain-soaked stage Sunday that also caught up the team leader. Vingegaard went on to win with a bloodied elbow.Visma said “our medical team had to decide that Axel Zingle is not fit enough to continue the Vuelta.
US Open chaos as Bonzi ousts raging Medvedev
NEW YORK: France’s Benjamin Bonzi sent Russian 13th seed Daniil Medvedev crashing out of the US Open early Monday in a stormy late-night thriller that boiled over into chaos following an extraordinary third-set flashpoint.
Djokovic voices physical concerns after US Open win
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic fears his lack of physical conditioning may come back to haunt him as he chases a record 25th Grand Slam singles title at the US Open.The 38-year-old Serbian superstar made a winning start to his latest tilt at glory on Sunday, defeating US teenager Learner Tien 6-1, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in 2hr 25min on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.But Djokovic, who needed a lengthy medical timeout to treat a blister on his right foot between the second and third sets, admitted afterwards he was worried by a sudden loss of stamina during the second set.“I started great – just over 20 minutes, first set, I felt really good,” Djokovic said.“Then some long games to start the second set... I really was surprised how bad I was feeling in the second physically.“We had long exchanges, but also, I kind of dropped my level and made a lot of unforced errors and kind of got him back into the match.“There are positives but also things that hopefully won’t happen in terms of how I felt on the court physically in the second set“It’s slightly a concern.
Tommy Fleetwood secures elusive first PGA victory to win FedEx Cup title
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