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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: August 12, 2014
In a Sunday round that proved to be one of the most compelling finishes to a tournament in quite some time, Rory McIlroy held off the talented trio of Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson to win the 2014 PGA Championship. The major is McIlroy‘s second of the year—he won The Open Championship in July—and fourth of his career, a stunning achievement for the 25-year-old...
Published: August 10, 2014
Rory McIlroy has been clutch all weekend, and he’s alone atop the leaderboard and 18 holes away from winning the 2014 PGA Championship. McIlroy takes a slim one-stroke lead into the final round at Valhalla Golf Club. He allowed golfers like Bernd Wiesberger to catch up with him at times on Saturday, but a birdie on the 18th hole ensured that he will be in control of his destiny on Sunday...
Published: August 9, 2014
Once again, this is Rory McIlroy‘s tournament to lose. McIlroy is nine-under and atop the leaderboard after two days of golf at the 2014 PGA Championship. He’s not running away with the tournament like he did at the Open Championship in July, but his play has drawn superlatives from those in attendance. The 25-year-old’s clutch eagle on the 18th hole Friday has made all the...
Published: August 5, 2014
The 2014 PGA Championship will have no shortage of tantalizing storylines as the top golfers in the world descend upon Louisville, Kentucky, to play in the year’s final major. Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia are primed to continue their burgeoning rivalry in this event, while Adam Scott will surely be anxious to battle back and regain his world No. 1 ranking after McIlroy usurped him in the...
Published: August 1, 2014
The 2014 Barracuda Championship is an oft-overlooked event, playing out on the same weekend as the star-studded WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Like any professional golf event, it does have its merit, although in ways many casual golf fans might not expect. The high-risk, high-reward nature of the Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, Nevada lends itself to one of the great experiments on the PGA...
Published: July 28, 2014
The Bank of the West Classic doesn’t get much press, but it is a truly unique event in the world of tennis. It is the longest-running women-only professional tennis competition, played out in beautiful Stanford, California. Although the tournament lacks obvious name recognition, the players involved certainly do not. Venus Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska, Angelique Kerber and last year’s...
Published: July 22, 2014
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 British Open with four days of excellent golf, going wire to wire as the tournament leader and finishing with a final score of 17-under. McIlroy wrapped both hands around the Claret Jug after a brilliant tournament that had many observers wondering if they had just witnessed the dawn of a new era in golf. Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busbee certainly seemed to think...
Published: July 21, 2014
The 2014 British Open payout totaled an astounding £5.4 million, with no golfer getting a bigger share than history-making champion Rory McIlroy. It’s definitely not all about the Benjamins—or in this case, pounds—for these players, but padding the wallet with a few days of links golf never hurt anybody. Here is the final leaderboard from the tournament, followed by the...
Published: July 21, 2014
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 British Open with a wire-to-wire victory that surely proves he will be in the conversation as one of the game’s top talents for many years to come. He finished with a remarkable 17-under, which sounds ridiculous until you realize it was only two strokes better than Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler, who tied for second place and bested McIlroy‘s Sunday scores. As...
Published: July 19, 2014
The British Open’s legacy is propped up by an unerring adherence to tradition and history, which makes the third round of 2014’s edition notable for the changes made to play before the round even began. Inclement weather threatened to upset the day’s play, so the tournament went to a split-tee format for the first time in its history, with some golfers starting out on the back nine...