Tag: golfer
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Seven-year wife Rory McIlroy seeks for divorce
Rory McIlroy, the four-time major winner, filed for divorce from his wife Erica on Monday, according to court records in Palm Beach County, Florida’s family court.Through his manager, Sean O’Flaherty, McIlroy, 35, who is competing in this week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, announced the impending split. In the statement, O’Flaherty said, “Rory McIlroy’s…
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According to the book, Phil Mickelson gambled over $1 billion and attempted to bet on the Ryder Cup.
According to a forthcoming book by famous professional gambler Billy Walters, Phil Mickelson has spent more than $1 billion on football, basketball, and baseball over the last three decades, and even reportedly tried to put a $400,000 wager on Team USA in the 2012 Ryder Cup, in which he played. Excerpts from the book “Gambler:…
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Brian Harman won his first major event, the British Open.
Brian Harman defied every hurdle in the British Open, from great names to adverse weather, and earned his position among the major winners on Sunday with a win that was never in question at Royal Liverpool. Harman made back-to-back birdies after a rare bogey, leaving everyone else to battle for second. He finished with a…
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Justin Thomas will win the British Open in 2023. It won’t be here after a lifetime low of 82.
He seemed to be in anguish. Justin Thomas’ right hand fell off the grip as the ball was barely off the clubface, his arm dropping to his side before leaping up and to the right to indicate where the ball was heading at the 12th hole. As soon as he yelled, “FORE!” Thomas lowered his…
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Rory McIlroy finishes the opening round of The Open with an even-par 71.
Rory McIlroy, who won the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday and is returning to the site where he won the Claret Jug nine years ago, dodged disaster on the 18th hole at Royal Liverpool and recorded an even-par 71 in the first round of The Open Championship. He was exhaling after a wild par on…
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Rory McIlroy walks away from the Genesis Scottish Open with his ‘career’ 2-iron.
A fantastic golf stroke is comparable to a magic act. The closer you go, the more jaw-dropping it becomes, and no one appreciates it quite like another magician. The identity of possibly the most pleased witness seemed appropriate when Rory McIlroy scalded a 2-iron into the wind to within 10 feet, 8 inches of the…
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Wyndham Clark wins the 2023 US Open, becoming the first American to win a major.
Wyndham Clark edged Rory McIlroy in a thrilling final round at Los Angeles Country Club on Sunday to win the 2023 US Open and win his first major championship. The American defeated the challenge of Northern Ireland’s four-time major winner to win the 123rd edition of the major by one shot despite having just one…
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Ryder McIlroy This time, the U.S. Open’s Round 2 comeback was epic—just an inch from a hole-in-one.
A day after striking a shot that was also precisely one inch at the 123rd U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy came one inch short of perfection on the par-3 ninth hole. McIlroy, who had a round of 3-under par on Friday, took a 7-iron up to the 168-yard ninth hole and came close to making the…