Zach Johnson British Open

Johnson claims British Open after eighth hole nightmare ends Spieth’s hopes of third successive major

 July 21, 2015   John Welsh

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During five days of exceptionally low scoring and with enforced delays due to the varying nature of a Scottish summer, American Zach Johnson eventually won the British Open Golf title at St Andrews after claiming victory in three-way four hole playoff with Australian Marc Leishman and South African Louis Oosthuizen. Johnson birdied the first two […]

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Jordan Spieth wins Masters

Jordan Spieth wins Masters after leading on all four days

 April 13, 2015   John Welsh

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When Jordan Spieth finished runner-up to Bubba Watson in the 2014 Masters golf tournament at Augusta, he probably hoped that he would return one year and win the prestigious tournament. The 21 year old American would not have envisaged breaking several records in winning the 2015 renewal by four shots from Justin Rose and Phil […]

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Ryder Cup

McIlroy Faces Mickelson on Opening Day of Ryder Cup

 September 26, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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The 40th edition of the Ryder Cup begins this Friday at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perth & Kinross, Scotland. Northern Ireland’s world number one Rory McIlroy will face American veteran Phil Mickelson in the opening fourballs of this year’s edition McIlroy teams up with Spain’s Sergio Garcia to take on Team USA’s Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in the […]

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Rory McIlroy

McIlroy tipped to be a golfing legend as he claims US PGA victory

 August 11, 2014   John Welsh

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When Rory McIlroy won the British Open Golf championship at Hoylake in July, it appeared that he was coasting at times and was never in real danger of losing a healthy lead at the head of affairs. Compare that to the manner in which he clinched his second successive major by winning the US PGA […]

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McIlroy

Confident McIlroy Seals British Open Golf Title

 July 24, 2014   John Welsh

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As Rory McIlroy stood on the first tee before his final round in the 2014 British Open Golf Championship at Hoylake, he must have been quietly confident that his six stroke lead would be sufficient for him to win his third Major. Two eagles in the final three holes of his third round had been […]

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