Ten years to the day of his first major victory Rory McIlroy finally looked like he'd got his swagger back on moving day at the 121st U.S. Open. The man from Northern Ireland's promised to "freewheel" ahead of the event and the approach appears to be paying dividends.
Justin Rose has lost his lead at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines after a tough moving day, which could only see him card a 73. So who's in the mix now?
It was Irishman Paul Dunne’s PGA Tour debut last weekend at the Farmers Insurance on a wind blown Torrey Pines. So how did the rookie get on?
It’s going to be quite a month for golf in January with a total of nine events to be enjoyed.
And we have a winner! Jon Rahm has sauntered in and won the Farmers Insurance at Torrey Pines by three shots.
There will be no Brooks and Bryson teeing it up together unless fate brings them together at the weekend. However, there are plenty of choice groups to follow at Torrey Pines when the U.S. Open gets under way tomorrow.
Russell Henley of America and South African Louis Oosthuizen lead the U.S. Open on four-under-par. However, Oosthuizen has two holes to complete early on day two after fog delayed proceeding on the opening day.
According to Rory McIlroy, he is approaching 2020 with a new mindset, one in which he plans to play carefree golf. But what exactly does ‘carefree’ mean in terms of playing the game? Consulting the dictionary carefree is an adjective meaning free from anxiety or responsibility. Checking the thesaurus, I happen to have to hand synonyms for carefree include ‘breezy’ ‘cheerful’ ‘jaunty’ ‘happy go lucky’.
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Jon Rahm has a new biggest fan, although the fan in question is just a toddler. But he fully appreciated the significance of Rahm's amazing putt on the 18th at the Farmers to secure his maiden PGA Tour win.
Come on bring the noise. It's Tiger time again. The 14-time major winner has committed to Farmers, Genesis and Honda.
Most of us who bet on golf like to apply a little extra knowledge to our wagering. Or, at the very least, we believe we do. A little bit of analysis might have told us, for example, that Jon Rahm was a good thing last month.
