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Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Major winner Geoff Ogilvy is tipping Rory McIlroy to take over from Tiger Woods as world No 1. McIlroy is on a roll But the Ulster kid’s first goal is to become king of Europe so he can hurry home and play with his new Lamborghini. McIlroy is just €52,320 behind Race to Dubai leader Lee Westwood as the top two go head to head in this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open.
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Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Rory McIlroy set the Race to Dubai alight with a brilliant nine under 63 earning him fourth place in the WGC-HSBC Champions. Rory McIlroy has Dubai on his mind The Holywood starlet, 20, fired the lowest final round of his career to scorch up the leaderboard and finish just two shots behind winner Phil Mickelson at Sheshan International. The Ulster ace banked €211,988 to move from third to second...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
• Mickelson posted a five-under 67 during third round • No other leading contender managed a sub-70 score Phil Mickelson battled the elements to open up a two-stroke lead at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions tournament, but will have world No1 Tiger Woods and fellow American Nick Watney for company in tomorrow's highly-anticipated final round. With reversed wind conditions changing...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Phil Mickelson birdied the last hole on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Tiger Woods and Nick Watney at the HSBC Champions, setting up an enticing finale in the World Golf Championship event. The world number two stroked a 67 to be 14 under for the tournament on 202, with Woods and Watney, the joint second-round leaders, breathing down his neck after firing 70s. Fellow American Ryan Moore is...
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Golf with Shanks (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
We’re officially coming down the back stretch now and I’ve got one hand on the first place prize with a lead of over $896K in earnings. Just one problem, though. The team in second place has the potential to fly past me this week at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in China . Here’s the breakdown: Team Darth Vader (the second place guys) is comprised of Tiger Woods (1/2), Phil Mickelson...
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Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rory McIlroy is hoping for a “special” week after being paired with Phil Mickelson and US PGA champion YE Yang for the $7m WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Phil Mickelson The 20-year-old Holywood starlet avoided Tiger Woods as the world No 1 was drawn with Volvo World Match Play winner Ross Fisher and Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee for Asia’s first World Golf Championship. Hoping to...