McIlroy lands BMW Championship with second win in a week
The world number one claimed his third victory in four starts at Crooked Stick tonight.
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The world number one claimed his third victory in four starts at Crooked Stick tonight.
“He’d lost his focus and his enthusiasm a bit because he wasn’t getting the rewards for his long game,” said Chubby Chandler of Westwood.
Luke Donald remains at the top of the rankings with Woods, McIlroy, Lee Westwood and US Open champion Webb Simpson completing the top five.
It has been yet another disappointing tournament for the Northern Irish golfer.
Weather forecasts predict that golfers may well be in for dry conditions throughout the event.
Rio Ferdinand and Luke Donald also paid tribute to the ex-South African president.
Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, is in a strong group with PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley and Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa.
The Englishman is nursing groin and knee injuries, but he’s not one to complain.
Neil Cullen analyses the upcoming event and suggests it has the potential to be an even greater spectacle.
The world number three says the move at the end of the year will give him the best chance of staying at the top.
The Englishman claimed his first tournament victory in more than a year today.
The world No.3 continued to put his new irons to good use at the Nordea Masters on Friday. He’ll begin tomorrow’s final round with at a three-shot lead over compatriot Ross Fisher.
The Englishman looked impressive as he fired eight birdies in Stockholm this afternoon.
The Irish golfer endured a day to forget at the BMW PGA Championship.
The Englishman missed a glorious chance to win last year’s BMW PGA Championship, remember?
If Luke Donald can win this week’s BMW PGA Championship he’ll leapfrog world number one Rory McIlroy.
Even a bizarre ruling in his favour couldn’t prevent the former world No1 from missing his first cut of the 2012 season.
This week, Gary Neville explains his reaction to the Torres goal, Lee Westwood mocks Geoff Shreeves, and Bernard Brogan takes us for a ride.
McIlroy was a summer-time bloomer in 2010 and 2011 and only a similar vein of form will stave off Luke Donald
Rory McIlroy is one shot off the lead at the mid-way point of the US Masters, but he was only a sideshow as Fred Couples rolled back the years on Friday.
Lee Westwood holds a one-shot lead after an opening round of five-under, with Rory McIlroy four shots off the pace.
The Englishman, ranked third in the world, claims the course at Augusta National “suits my game”.
The veteran golfer insists he’s playing “good golf now,” as he seeks to secure a place for the tournament in August.
The 22-year-old finished third at the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Sunday thanks to a late surge.
Rory McIlroy struggled through a round of 73 on the day one of the WGC Championship in Doral. There was little good fortune for Darren Clarke or Graeme McDowell either.
The Holywood man tees off as world number one for the first time today. Tiger Woods will be watching.
The new World No1 will play the opening round of this week’s Cadillac Championship in the company of European rivals Lee Westwood and Luke Donald.
All of the world’s top 50 players are scheduled to compete at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa’s TPC Blue Monster in Florida, with no cut after the second round.
The 22-year-old won the Honda Classic in Florida, ending Luke Donald’s time at the top of the rankings list.
This week, the Ryder Cup teammates are preparing for the Honda Classic in Palm Beach, and Westwood has been forced to answer yet more questions about McIlroy.
The current top ranker, Luke Donald, will sit out this weekend’s Honda Classic. So a top three finish in Palm Beach could be enough to give McIlroy top billing.
Victory over Hunter Mahan in this evening’s Match Play final will see the Notherner replace Luke Donald at the summit of the world rankings.
At stake for the winner — a chance to go to No 1 in the world.
The world numbers two and three drew a step closer to a semi-final meeting with third-round victories over Miguel Angel Jiménez and Nick Watney.
Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood are both in with a chance of becoming the world’s top golfer on Sunday, but Tiger Woods is out of the Accenture Match Play Championship.
A poor start to his final round meant that the Northern Irishman was never in proper contention at the Dubai Desert Classic.
The US Open champion made a late charge to have a good day at the office in the desert.
Lee Westwood finishes the year as golf’s world number two following his win at the Thailand Golf Open.
While we’ve been thinking of turkeys and icy roads, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood have been winning golf tournaments.