Time to rein in Rory McIlroy and other long-hitting golfers
11 months ago

Time to rein in Rory McIlroy and other long-hitting golfers

Hindustan Times  

THE SIGHT of Augusta National Golf Club in its pomp—azaleas blooming, water tranquil and the greens an almost impossibly vivid shade of green—is one of the finest in sport. That Masters of 1997 was significant not just because Mr Woods became the first African-American winner, but because he played the game in a way that was notably different from that of other golfers. In the process of shattering 20 tournament records Mr Woods posted an average driving distance of 323 yards—25 yards beyond anyone else at the event. Thanks to developments in club technology, as well as golfers’ biceps, the average driving distance on the PGA Tour, the professional men’s circuit in North America, rose steadily, from 267 yards in 1997, to 288 in 2009, to 300 last year. As in cricket, where the best pitches give a little help to different types of bowler, the authorities want to see golf courses that offer a test of players’ proficiency with driver, long irons, short irons, wedge and putter.

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Analysis: Tiger Woods is playing all the majors. But for how much longer?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: Tiger Woods is playing all the majors. But for how much longer?

Associated Press  

TROON, Scotland — Tiger Woods is playing all four majors for the first time since 2019, which at the start of the year would have been cause for great optimism. Leave it to Colin Montgomerie to put those thoughts into words found in a Times of London interview ahead of the British Open, when he said at one point, “What …

Tiger Woods Undeterred By Historically Horrible Masters
11 months ago

Tiger Woods Undeterred By Historically Horrible Masters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods finished the Masters on Sunday with a record he could do without, walking off the course with a 16-over 304, his highest 72-hole score in a career that spans three decades. Warren Little via Getty Images Despite the score, Woods called it a “good week” and said he’s going to begin preparing …

Tiger Woods finishes Masters with his highest score as a pro and sets sights on upcoming majors
11 months ago

Tiger Woods finishes Masters with his highest score as a pro and sets sights on upcoming majors

Associated Press  

Follow the AP’s live coverage of the 2024 Masters tournament. Despite the score, Woods called it a “good week” and said he’s going to begin preparing for the other three majors including the PGA Championship in May, the U.S. Open in June and the British Open in July. “This is a golf course I knew going into it, so I’m …

Rory McIlroy’s bid to complete career Grand Slam with Masters win put on hold for yet another year
11 months ago

Rory McIlroy’s bid to complete career Grand Slam with Masters win put on hold for yet another year

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy’s bid to complete a career Grand Slam will have to wait yet another year after the world’s second-ranked golfer failed to make a leap up the leaderboard on Saturday at the Masters. I’ve just got to keep showing up and try to do the right thing.” The right thing has been elusive at Augusta National …

Tiger and Phil and Vijay on the weekend at a major. Experience matters at the Masters
11 months ago

Tiger and Phil and Vijay on the weekend at a major. Experience matters at the Masters

Associated Press  

Follow the AP’s live coverage of the 2024 Masters tournament. Max Homa had the privilege of playing alongside Tiger Woods for two days, watching him grind out a 72 in ferocious wind to make the cut for a record 24 times in a row. It’s been that way at Augusta National for years, and it wasn’t just Jack Nicklaus at …

The Masters 2024 Day Three LIVE: Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Ludvig Aberg battle for the lead as Tiger Woods endures an Augusta nightmare and moves to 11-over par
11 months ago

The Masters 2024 Day Three LIVE: Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Ludvig Aberg battle for the lead as Tiger Woods endures an Augusta nightmare and moves to 11-over par

Daily Mail  

It was just before 8am and Tiger Woods stood in shafts of glinting early morning sunlight at the foot of the slope that leads up to the 14th green at Augusta National. He bumped a chip up towards the putting surface and watched it roll 22ft past the hole. The pain in the limbs and the joints of Woods’s body, …

Tiger Woods reveals ambition to win ‘one more’ green jacket as he seeks record-breaking cut at The Masters
11 months ago

Tiger Woods reveals ambition to win ‘one more’ green jacket as he seeks record-breaking cut at The Masters

The Independent  

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Tiger Woods at last beaten by Rory McIlroy. Is his popularity on the wane? Not really
1 year, 3 months ago

Tiger Woods at last beaten by Rory McIlroy. Is his popularity on the wane? Not really

Hindustan Times  

Two days before Tiger Woods’ return to professional golf, the inevitable has happened. Rory McIlroy has left the legendary golfer behind in the Player Impact Program introduced in 2021 by the PGA Tour to reward golfers who do the sport a lot of good in terms of generating interest in the media. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods after they completed …

Rory McIlroy returns to Hoylake looking to end nine-year major drought at Open
1 year, 8 months ago

Rory McIlroy returns to Hoylake looking to end nine-year major drought at Open

The Independent  

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A closer look at Rory McIlroy’s long wait for a fifth major crown
1 year, 8 months ago

A closer look at Rory McIlroy’s long wait for a fifth major crown

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Tiger Woods’ painful Augusta Masters walk results in opening 74
1 year, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods’ painful Augusta Masters walk results in opening 74

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods split the fairway with his opening shot Thursday, confidently plucking his tee from the ground before his ball had even landed, and set off with grim-faced determination for a steamy trek around Augusta National. “It’s really cool just to be around him,” said Hovland, who was low amateur at the Masters in 2019, when Woods won his most …

Tiger Woods not talking up his chances heading into Masters
1 year, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods not talking up his chances heading into Masters

The Independent  

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Tiger Woods and his limp back at Augusta Masters, but for how much longer?
1 year, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods and his limp back at Augusta Masters, but for how much longer?

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods is back at the Masters, along with his slight limp. “I don’t know how many more I have in me,” Woods said Tuesday. “I didn’t know if I was going to play again at that time,” Woods said. It’s just that physical limitation of walking 72 holes, especially on a golf course as hilly as this.” Woods has …

Tiger Woods not sure how many more Masters he will play
1 year, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods not sure how many more Masters he will play

Firstpost  

Augusta: Tiger Woods admitted Tuesday he wonders each time he plays the Masters if it’s his last competing at Augusta National, where he has won five of his 15 major titles. “I don’t know how many more I have in me,” Woods said. For some reason everything kind of came together and I pushed it a little bit and I …

Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?
1 year, 11 months ago

Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is back at the Masters, along with his slight limp. “I don’t know how many more I have in me,” Woods said Tuesday. “I didn’t know if I was going to play again at that time,” Woods said. It’s just that physical limitation of walking 72 holes, especially on a golf course as hilly as …

MASTERS ’23: Return of Tiger, hope for Rory and a lot of LIV
1 year, 11 months ago

MASTERS ’23: Return of Tiger, hope for Rory and a lot of LIV

Associated Press  

Tiger Woods returns to the Masters, no longer a surprise as it was a year ago but no less a rare appearance. “Regrettably, recent actions have divided men’s professional golf by diminishing the virtues of the game and the meaningful legacies of those who built it.” Most PGA Tour players have not seen the likes of Johnson, Mickelson and Brooks …

Rory McIlroy details promising Augusta practice rounds to boost Masters hopes
1 year, 11 months ago

Rory McIlroy details promising Augusta practice rounds to boost Masters hopes

The Independent  

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Tiger Woods hits new ranking low but excites fans at par-3 course
2 years, 5 months ago

Tiger Woods hits new ranking low but excites fans at par-3 course

The Hindu  

Former world number one Tiger Woods, recovering from severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash, sank to a career-low 1,206th in the world golf rankings released on Monday. Woods delighted fans last weekend by playing his nine-hole par-3 course, The Hay at Pebble Beach, social media posts showing off his putting and driving skills and walking some hilly ground …

Rory McIlroy hails ‘ultimate pro’ Tiger Woods for making cut at PGA Championship
2 years, 9 months ago

Rory McIlroy hails ‘ultimate pro’ Tiger Woods for making cut at PGA Championship

The Independent  

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Tiger Woods says he’s all about majors, a Mickelson rebuke
2 years, 9 months ago

Tiger Woods says he’s all about majors, a Mickelson rebuke

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Tiger Woods is all about majors and legacy, a point he drove home Tuesday in a sharp rebuke of Phil Mickelson and his support of a Saudi-funded golf venture that led to Lefty not defending his title at the PGA Championship. Even as Woods resumes a remarkable return from a car crash 15 months ago that nearly …

Masters 2022: Top five shots at Augusta from Rory McIlroy to Scottie Scheffler
2 years, 11 months ago

Masters 2022: Top five shots at Augusta from Rory McIlroy to Scottie Scheffler

The Independent  

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Masters 2022: Grateful Tiger Woods looks ahead after capping improbable return
2 years, 11 months ago

Masters 2022: Grateful Tiger Woods looks ahead after capping improbable return

Firstpost  

Woods, 14 months removed from a rollover car crash that left him with injuries so severe he feared he might lose his right leg, didn’t challenge for a sixth green jacket on the weekend. “Yes, without a doubt.” Woods, 14 months removed from a rollover car crash that left him with injuries so severe he feared he might lose his …

Tiger’s Masters: No fairytale ending but still inspiring
2 years, 11 months ago

Tiger’s Masters: No fairytale ending but still inspiring

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters patrons filled in every nook and cranny around the 18th green, awaiting the appearance of the man in red. This Woods, the one hobbling on a rebuilt right leg that he could’ve lost in that horrific car crash 14 months ago, closed with back-to-back 78s that were the worst scores of his Masters career. Still, …

Tiger Woods makes impressive return on return to Masters
2 years, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods makes impressive return on return to Masters

India TV News  

Tiger Woods made an impressive return at the 86th Masters with a one-under 71 to lie four shots behind Sungjae Im, who emerged as the sole leader after the opening round at Augusta National. As Woods was hanging in for an even par front nine, his playing partner Joaquin Niemann from Mexico got a big cheer as he holed his …

Tiger Woods has brought a familiar roar back to the Masters Tournament
2 years, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods has brought a familiar roar back to the Masters Tournament

NPR  

Tiger Woods has brought a familiar roar back to the Masters Tournament Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Gregory Shamus/Getty Images One year after watching from a hospital bed, Tiger Woods will play in the Masters Tournament this weekend. The adrenaline "To finish in the red today after as long a layoff as I've had and not being …

What to know about the Masters, as Tiger Woods plans a comeback
2 years, 11 months ago

What to know about the Masters, as Tiger Woods plans a comeback

NPR  

What to know about the Masters, as Tiger Woods plans a comeback Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Masters; few competitions are as synonymous with a sport as the annual pilgrimage to the nearly 100-year-old Augusta National Golf Club. Plenty of competition Last year's champion, Hideki Matsuyama, the first Japanese man to …

Tiger Woods’ Masters moments: From the sublime to the ridiculous
2 years, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods’ Masters moments: From the sublime to the ridiculous

The Independent  

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Tiger Woods plans to play in the Masters 14 months after his horrific car accident
2 years, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods plans to play in the Masters 14 months after his horrific car accident

LA Times  

Fred Couples watches as Tiger Woods tees off on the second hole during a practice round for the Masters tournament Monday. “It’s been a tough, tough year and lot of stuff that I had to deal with that I don’t wish on anyone,” he said, “but here we are at Masters week.” It appeared Woods would never return to competition …

Phil Mickelson blasts USGA over proposed driver length limit
3 years, 6 months ago

Phil Mickelson blasts USGA over proposed driver length limit

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson took aim at the United States Golf Association on Friday for its plan to limit the length of drivers to 46 inches. "Word is USGA is soon rolling back driver length to 46 inches," Mickelson wrote on Twitter. 1st it promotes a shorter more violent swing doesn't allow for length of arc to create speed, and during our …

Rory McIlroy on his schedule: 'It's a lot of golf'
3 years, 6 months ago

Rory McIlroy on his schedule: 'It's a lot of golf'

The Hindu  

Rory McIlroy is at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md., ready for the BMW Championship -- the second stop of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Look, we all had a long week last week as well, but just summoning up the effort to get out of bed and get to your 7:20 pro-am tee time, it took a little …

Rory McIlroy within striking distance after climbing up US Open leaderboard
3 years, 8 months ago

Rory McIlroy within striking distance after climbing up US Open leaderboard

The Independent  

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Seven years since his last major win puts a lot of scar tissue on Rory McIlroy
3 years, 11 months ago

Seven years since his last major win puts a lot of scar tissue on Rory McIlroy

Daily Mail  

It is nine years now since Rory McIlroy arrived on the South Carolina shore of Kiawah Island and swept away the field to win the US PGA Championship by a record eight-shot margin. After a disastrous performance at the Masters, featuring his first missed halfway cut at Augusta since 2010, Sir Nick Faldo didn’t sugarcoat the massive task ahead to …

Golf | Fast conditions set to pose supreme challenge
3 years, 11 months ago

Golf | Fast conditions set to pose supreme challenge

The Hindu  

Augusta National has served a warning to the world’s greatest golfers with firm and fast conditions like some have never seen ahead of Thursday’s start of the 85th Masters. Literally it moves a dimple and it’s gone.” Spain’s Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters winner, makes his 22nd start at Augusta National and he’s seen nothing like this. “Any hole at …

The Masters 2021: Rory McIlroy focused on ‘big picture’ beyond winning first Green Jacket
3 years, 11 months ago

The Masters 2021: Rory McIlroy focused on ‘big picture’ beyond winning first Green Jacket

The Independent  

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Augusta Masters 2021: Rory McIlroy returns in search of Grand Slam Bryson DeChambeau
3 years, 11 months ago

Augusta Masters 2021: Rory McIlroy returns in search of Grand Slam Bryson DeChambeau

The Hindu  

Like Augusta National's famous azaleas it is a storyline that pops up every April at the Masters, will Rory McIlroy finally win a green jacket and complete the career slam? Already one of golf's big hitters McIlroy felt an urge to add even more power after watching Bryson DeChambeau bludgeon Winged Foot into submission on way to winning last year's …

Injured Tiger Woods Will Miss Masters 20 Years after Tiger Slam
3 years, 11 months ago

Injured Tiger Woods Will Miss Masters 20 Years after Tiger Slam

News 18  

Severe leg injuries in a February car crash ensured Tiger Woods won’t be playing in this year’s Masters on the 20th anniversary of his “Tiger Slam” victory at Augusta National. “It’s ironic that he did it in ’75, I was born in ’75, and when I won in ’97, he was on the back of the green.” “To have him …

The Masters 2021: Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson fighting for form ahead of Augusta National return
3 years, 11 months ago

The Masters 2021: Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson fighting for form ahead of Augusta National return

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The Masters: Rory McIlroy Digs Out of Hole with Second-round 66
4 years, 4 months ago

The Masters: Rory McIlroy Digs Out of Hole with Second-round 66

News 18  

Rory McIlroy’s hopes of completing a career grand slam at Augusta National this week seemed all but over on Friday morning but just a few hours later he produced a spectacular fightback to show he could perhaps pull off a record Masters comeback win. Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo share that comeback record, and there was little to suggest that …

Tiger hopes to rekindle that old Masters magic
4 years, 4 months ago

Tiger hopes to rekindle that old Masters magic

China Daily  

Tiger Woods is all smiles on Tuesday during a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, where the 44-year-old will this week bid to win his sixth Masters title and 16th major overall. Nineteen months removed from that magical Sunday at Augusta National－and a quarter-century since he first played the Masters as an amateur－Woods looks very much like …

Champion Tiger Woods ready for record-equalling sixth title
4 years, 4 months ago

Champion Tiger Woods ready for record-equalling sixth title

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods, still feeling the thrill of last year’s Masters victory to complete an epic comeback, says he can contend again this week thanks to his knowledge of Augusta National. Former World No.1 Woods, a 15-time Major champion who turns 45 next month, seeks a sixth Green Jacket to match the all-time record of Jack Nicklaus and a record 83rd …

Tiger Woods bids to repeat Augusta glory after disappointing run - Sports News
4 years, 4 months ago

Tiger Woods bids to repeat Augusta glory after disappointing run - Sports News

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods will hope familiarity helps him recapture his form at Augusta Masters this week as the 15-time major winner aims to repeat the magic of his stunning Masters win last year. READ | Woods has failed to crack the top 30 at any event since the PGA Tour returned from its COVID-19 hiatus in June, missing the cut at …

Augusta: Jack Nicklaus’ sixth Masters win aged 46 tops Tiger Woods’ redemption tale
4 years, 4 months ago

Augusta: Jack Nicklaus’ sixth Masters win aged 46 tops Tiger Woods’ redemption tale

CNN  

CNN — Tears welled in his eyes as the emotion bubbled up inside, but Jack Nicklaus knew he had to keep playing. READ: Tiger Woods: My kids don’t talk about Masters win READ: Jon Rahm searches for ‘magic formula’ to win debut major ‘Gone, done’ Pulling into Augusta National that April, Nicklaus’ form appeared in terminal decline. “And I did …

The golfer who drove over 4,000 miles across the US to play in tournaments
4 years, 7 months ago

The golfer who drove over 4,000 miles across the US to play in tournaments

CNN  

CNN — Whether it be “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson or “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey, compiling a playlist for a road trip is a key part of the experience. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America/Getty Images READ: American Michael Thompson wins second PGA Tour event, 2,702 days after his first ‘It’s pretty surreal’ Born and raised in Oslo, …

Memorial T'ment: Woods resumes chase for 83rd PGA Tour win
4 years, 8 months ago

Memorial T'ment: Woods resumes chase for 83rd PGA Tour win

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods, in his first competitive event in five months, headlines a stellar field at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio this week seeking a PGA Tour record 83rd career victory. Woods skipped several events with back issues since his last PGA Tour start, where he finished last among those who made the cut, but the 15-times major champion said …

Tiger Woods ready to return, commits to playing at next week's Memorial Tournament in Ohio
4 years, 8 months ago

Tiger Woods ready to return, commits to playing at next week's Memorial Tournament in Ohio

Firstpost  

Woods last competed on the PGA Tour in mid-February when he laboured through a final-round 77 at the Genesis Invitational where he finished last among players who made the cut. Tiger Woods announced on Thursday that he will compete at next week’s Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, the 15-times major champion’s first PGA Tour event in five months. “I’ve missed …

McIlroy hails Tiger Woods as golf's greatest
5 years, 4 months ago

McIlroy hails Tiger Woods as golf's greatest

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods will go down as golf's greatest and most resilient player, according to four-time major champion Rory McIlroy. In his first tournament since undergoing knee surgery, Woods matched Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA Tour wins when he triumphed at the Zozo Championship in Japan last month. Woods' victory followed on from his remarkable success at the Masters earlier …

Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters win is a sporting comeback unlike any other; how he prevailed where others couldn't
5 years, 10 months ago

Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters win is a sporting comeback unlike any other; how he prevailed where others couldn't

Firstpost  

Sporting history is replete with stories of superstars of one era having tried to relive their days of glory in another era. But Woods’ return to win the Masters at the August Golf Club is perhaps what fairytales are made of; especially because of what he has had to endure — most of it of his own making — in …

Tiger Woods wins The Masters 2019: Full results, scores and leaderboard after the greatest comeback
5 years, 10 months ago

Tiger Woods wins The Masters 2019: Full results, scores and leaderboard after the greatest comeback

The Independent  

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Tiger Woods wins Masters to claim first major since 2008
5 years, 11 months ago

Tiger Woods wins Masters to claim first major since 2008

Al Jazeera  

Woods, 43, captured his fifth Masters title and his 15th major with a one-shot victory at the Augusta National. Tiger Woods has sealed one of the greatest comebacks in sport with a momentous Masters victory at the Augusta National, capturing his first major in 11 years. At 43, and two years after spinal fusion surgery, Woods captured his fifth Masters …

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