How will Rory McIlroy react?

How will Rory McIlroy react?

I’m sure that Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson and a fair few others wouldn’t have agreed with Colin Montgomerie’s pronouncement before last week’s PGA Championship that if Rory McIlory played well the rest were just playing for second place. I remember Monty making similar statements when Tiger Woods was in his prime, too. To be fair to Monty, he may be right (and it turned out he was last week) but golf is a game of such fine margins, prophecies usually come back to bite you. I like to think top professional sportsman would…Read more …

The Good, The Bad, and The Beautiful

And so it all begins.  The golfing season, Amen Corner, vibrant azaleas, and one more iconic Green Jacket slipped on to the shoulders of a new Champion (or perhaps an old one?).  We won’t be sorry to say goodbye to the pre-season – all that dismally wet and windy weather (at least for those of us in the UK) – so the 78th Masters Tournament at Augusta National can’t come soon enough. It’s food for the golfing soul, and never fails to whet our appetite for the game. But as the title suggests,…Read more …