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.
Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rory McIlroy reckons Phil Mickelson has the indian sign over Tiger Woods following Sunday's WGC-HSBC Champions Tournament result in Shanghai. The young gun had a ball playing with Mickelson for the first two rounds and walked away impressed.
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Race to Dubai is turning into a hotly contested affair and Rory McIlroy is on fire as he creeps up on Lee Westwood.
SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 2009 Nedbank Golf Challenge features a 12-man field that includes current US Masters champion Angel Cabrera, multiple major winner Retief Goosen, and 20-year-old Rory McIlroy, the hottest young property in the game.
Armchair Golf Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 18th hole at Sheshan International Golf Club. (van der Chijs/Flickr) THIS SHANGHAI ADVENTURE had everything in it except Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu. You had a lurking Tiger. You had a hard-charging Big Easy. You had a strong cast of young stars: Nick Watney, Rory McIlroy and Ryan (don’t call me Roger) Moore. It was one incredible Phil ride, with plot twists and a highly charged ending. Could...
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...
Mostly Harmless (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Golf fans got neither the hoped-for Tiger vs. Phil showdown at the WGC-HSBC Champions nor Ji-Yai Shin vs. Ai Miyazato at the Mizuno Classic , but what they got instead was pretty darn exciting. 63s by Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy were not enough to chase down Phil Mickelson in Shanghai, while a bogey-free 64 from Lorena Ochoa was too little, too late, to make a dent in Bo-Bae Song 's huge lead, which...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Phil Mickelson held off a resurgent Ernie Els in a tense finale to win both the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday and a personal battle with fellow American Tiger Woods, who faded to finish sixth. The world number two showed nerves of steel to claim the 1.2-million-dollar winner's cheque by a stroke from the South African after hitting 69 for a 17-under-par total of 271. USPGA Tour stalwart Ryan Moore...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
• Mickelson wins second HSBC Champions title in three years • Course-record 63 leaves Els one shot behind winner World No2 Phil Mickelson held off a charging Ernie Els to win the WGC-HSBC Champions by a shot on Sunday for his second success in three years at the $7m tournament. The American shot a three-under-par 69 in a dramatic fourth round to finish 17-under for the tournament and pick...
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...
Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Rory McIlroy believes he can still win the Race to Dubai despite his Volvo World Match Play Championship exit in Spain. The Holywood kid, 20, won two of his three matches but could only finish second in his group behind the impressive Masters champion Angel Cabrera who faces England’s Ross Fisher in today’s semi-finals with Robert Allenby and Anthony Kim squaring off in the other half...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Casares: Lee Westwood, Camilo Villegas, Henrik Stenson and Rory McIlroy maintained their chances of reaching the World Match Play Championship semi-finals with wins Friday.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
CASARES (Spain): Lee Westwood, Camilo Villegas, Henrik Stenson and Rory McIlroy kept alive their hopes of reaching the semifinals in the World Matchplay championship here on Friday. Westwood beat Ross Fisher by two holes and Villegas ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
• Allenby alleged American had entered hotel 'sideways' • Angel Cabrera plays Simon Dyson in second semi-final When Robert Allenby and Anthony Kim tee up in the first semi-final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín tomorrow, their encounter is likely to have a little more edge than normal. In the immediate wake of Kim's 5&3 win over the Australian at the...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Lee Westwood, Camilo Villegas, Henrik Stenson and Rory McIlroy maintained their chances of reaching the World Match Play Championship semifinals with wins Friday. American player Anthony Kim only needs to halve his match with Scott Strange later Friday to win Group A. Retief Goosen will need a win over the already eliminated Paul Casey to maintain his hopes of advancing. Westwood beat Ross Fisher by...
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