The top golfer in the world is going to visit The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon next week. Tiger Woods also will be there. Rory McIlroy, fresh off his PGA Championship, and Woods, the 18-time Major winner, are both slated as guests for Fallon's show on Monday, August 18. McIlroy is an obvious choice for … Continue reading Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods to Appear on Tonight Show August 18
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Rory McIlroy Opens as 5-to-1 Favorite for 2015 Masters
It makes perfect sense that oddsmakers are already buzzing about the 2015 Masters - after all, it's merely 235 days away. But that's what you get when you have a player in the field who will be trying to win a third straight Major title, as Rory McIlroy will do next April at Augusta National. … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Opens as 5-to-1 Favorite for 2015 Masters
Thomas Bjorn Returns to Site of First Win As Tour Reaches Denmark
Thomas Bjorn won his first-ever Euro tour title 19 years ago at the Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, and returns as one of the tournament's marquee names beginning Thursday. It's the first time in more than a decade that Denmark has hosted a top-tier tournament, and will give Bjorn a chance to qualify for the … Continue reading Thomas Bjorn Returns to Site of First Win As Tour Reaches Denmark
Wyndham Championship Last Chance for FedEx Cup Hopefuls
It will be hard to even come close to the fervor of last week's PGA Championship, but the Wyndham has an ace up its sleeve - players who do well have the chance to either qualify or move up the ladder in the upcoming FedExCup playoffs. Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the former Greensboro Open has … Continue reading Wyndham Championship Last Chance for FedEx Cup Hopefuls
Expert Picks: Wyndham Championship
The 2014 PGA Tour regular season draws to a close this week for the Wyndham Championship in Greensbourgh, North Carolina. Only the top 125 players in the FedEx Cup standings head to the Barclays next week, so for many players in the field this week, it’s a last gasp attempt for qualification. For others like … Continue reading Expert Picks: Wyndham Championship
Watch: Fallon hands out hilarious awards to PGA Tour golfers
With the PGA Tour regular season drawing to a close this week, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon hands out some a golfs greatest accolades! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdZlDOts2BI
By the Numbers: Rory McIlroy’s PGA Championship Win
Here's a breakdown of some of the more unique numbers surrounding Rory McIlroy's triumph at the PGA Championship over the weekend. 18: McIlroy is just the fifth player in history to win the Open Championship and the PGA Championship in the same year, joining: Walter Hagen (1924), Nick Price (1994), Tiger Woods (2006) and Padraig Harrington … Continue reading By the Numbers: Rory McIlroy’s PGA Championship Win
Phil Mickelson Surges Onto Ryder Cup Roster
Phil Mickelson's big finish at the PGA Championship, paired with Jason Dufner's neck injury, have Lefty back on the US Ryder Cup roster for a record-setting 10th time. The PGA Championship was the final event for Americans to qualify to make the team. With Ryder Cup points counting double in Major championships, Mickelson moved up … Continue reading Phil Mickelson Surges Onto Ryder Cup Roster
The World According to Golf – Linksters Remember Robin Williams
You have to have a great sense of humor if you're going to play golf, and it's unlikely anyone in the last 100 years or so had a better sense of humor than Robin Williams, who tragically committed suicide Monday. Williams' rant on the Scottish - golf's inventors - is one of his most classic … Continue reading The World According to Golf – Linksters Remember Robin Williams
McIlroy Cracks €5M Mark in European Tour Earnings
The Race to Dubai is over - at least in terms of who will enter the year-end playoff in the best position to win it. Thanks to his third straight victory on Sunday, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy has now earned €5.12 million in prize money in just 12 events this year. He's nearly €3 million ahead of … Continue reading McIlroy Cracks €5M Mark in European Tour Earnings