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Rory McIlroy made all of the headlines on Day 1 of the Irish Open—but for all of the wrong reasons. The world No. 1 shot a catastrophic nine-over 80 in tough conditions at the County Down Golf Club on Thursday. The four-time major winner’s fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington leads the way after shooting an excellent four-under par round of 67; Maximilian Kieffer is alongside the veteran...
Published: May 28, 2015
The 2015 Monaco Grand Prix will not be remembered as an action-packed affair, but it did at least feature a number of great drives for fans to appreciate. Lewis Hamilton did everything right and looked on course for a dominant win before a strategy error by Mercedes dropped him to third. Sergio Perez also put in a flawless display; the Mexican was rewarded with six points for seventh. But the driver...
Published: May 28, 2015
Rory McIlroy‘s Irish Open woes continued on Thursday, as he opened this year’s tournament with a stuttering nine-over 80 at Royal County Down. McIlroy previously missed the cut at his last two appearances in the Northern Irish event, which happens to be hosted by his foundation this year. The world No. 1 promised to donate his prize money to the cause, per BBC Sport, but he will...
Published: May 28, 2015
In beautiful Bradenton, Florida, the home of the University of South Florida, a new NCAA Division I men’s golf champion will be crowned. On May 29-June 3 at The Concession Golf Club, the top five teams from each region and the top individual players not on those teams will compete for the right to call themselves champions. The event is a stroke play/match play competition. The teams will battle...
Published: May 28, 2015
Super Rugby’s Week 16 brings the battle for the top spot in two of the three conferences into sharp focus. While the Hurricanes have the New Zealand section sewn up, it is nip and tuck in Australia and South Africa. The Waratahs and Brumbies are separated by just two points in the Aussie conference, while in South Africa, the Stormers lead the way by the same margin over the Lions. It sets up...
Published: May 28, 2015
Lotus have moved swiftly to deny Max Verstappen’s claims that he was brake tested by Romain Grosjean at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Dutchman ran into the back of Grosjean’s Lotus on Lap 63 before spearing into the barriers at St. Devote. Blame for the incident, which brought out the safety car and changed the complexion of the entire race, was placed squarely on Verstappen’s shoulders...
Published: May 28, 2015
Over the past two decades on the PGA Tour, there have been many casualties. And while it’s dumb and insensitive to use the “battlefield strewn with corpses” motif, the fairways of the PGA Tour are figuratively littered with broken dreams and literally no longer walked by some once-promising players. In some cases, names that were once at the top of leaderboards are...
Published: May 28, 2015
The 2015 NCAA women’s golf championships have been hampered by weather delays, but there were no issues for the final day of match play as Stanford captured its first national title by defeating Baylor 3-2 in thrilling fashion. The fourth-ranked Cardinal came into the match as a slight underdog against No. 3 Baylor, but they also had the best overall player in the match in...
Published: May 27, 2015
The AT&T Byron Nelson Championship may take place in Texas this week, but it’s been an important tournament for Canadians. And this year is no different. It’s fitting that this tournament has been kind to Canadians. Byron Nelson has a great history in Canada, winning the 1945 Canadian Open at Thornhill Golf Club. His victory at the Canadian Open was his last of 11 straight victories...
Published: May 27, 2015
We’re less than a third of the way through the 2015 Formula One season, but the vultures are already circling Kimi Raikkonen. Qualifying struggles have seen the Finn comprehensively outshone by Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel, and rumours linking his countryman Valtteri Bottas to the Scuderia refuse to go away. But Raikkonen isn’t the only driver whose 2016 plans are far from certain....