Author: RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
Source link One year after wearing prison scrubs and five months on from his gory misadventure with a wine glass, Scottie Scheffler returned to more familiar behaviours on Sunday evening. For the third time in his short career, he is a major champion.But do not mistake familiar for boring. Do not confuse a five-stroke victory for an outright procession.And do not assume the 107th PGA Championship meandered though the motions to the kind of outcome that seemed so predictable once Scheffler concluded his third round with a three-shot lead.No. This was not that kind of run for home. This was…
Source link By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI Published: 16:40 EDT, 18 May 2025 | Updated: 16:46 EDT, 18 May 2025 Xander Schauffele has claimed Rory McIlroy was not alone in being forced to change his driver before the PGA Championship, suggesting that Scottie Scheffler was also trapped by the rule.McIlroy was required to replace the clubhead on his favoured weapon after random testing found it was no longer conforming.The PGA of America have since moved to dismiss any possibility of ‘intent’ by stating the issue is not uncommon due to wear and tear on equipment.Schauffele, who was left enraged when his own…
Source link After two days of gentle footsteps from journeymen, the third brought the familiar sound of big beasts stampeding towards the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Championship. None echoed louder than Scottie Scheffler.For all the discomfort he has felt with his swing this week, he stands top of the pile on 11 under par after one of those rounds that will test the optimism of the chasing pack.Not for the brilliance of his shot-making, though there was plenty of that in his 65, but more for how he endured. How he rose each time there was a…
Source link Organisers of the PGA Championship have dismissed any suggestion of ‘intent’ after it emerged Rory McIlroy’s driver failed a compliancy test prior to the tournament.The world No 2 has cut a frustrated figure all week and snubbed the media following each of his first two rounds, which were characterised by his poor play off the tee.It only came to light on Friday evening, while he was fighting to make the cut, that he had been forced into replacing the most effective club in his bag at the start of the week following testing by the US Golf Association.While…
Source link By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI Published: 16:37 EDT, 14 April 2025 | Updated: 17:02 EDT, 14 April 2025 If there was a single regret in witnessing one of the era’s greatest sporting moments, it came from knowing Rory McIlroy’s ascension arrived at the expense of a rose who upstaged every azalea at Augusta National.You could fill a book with iconic pictures from this absurd and astonishing Masters Sunday, but none will be so touching, so loaded with differing feelings, as the one showing Justin Rose hugging the guy who had just beaten him.The words of that exchange say as much…
Source link After watching Rory McIlroy emerge in green from the most chaotic and cathartic evening of his professional life, the man responsible for his mind was struggling somewhat to gain control of his own.’Wonderful,’ Dr Bob Rotella told Mail Sport a couple of hours after that final four-footer disappeared beneath the ground.’Wonderful and perfect,’ he added. ‘That was intense. It brought tears to my eyes because it was so human to want something that badly. Wonderful. And what else is there to say?’Well, quite. And quite a lot, too. There might not be a moment in the sporting year…
Source link Tyrrell Hatton threw a tantrum, tossed a ball and called his driver all manner of unspeakable things on his way out of contention at the US PGA Championship.One day, golf’s most combustible character might well get his hands on a major, but it is looking highly unlikely to come here at Quail Hollow, where a position of great promise faded dramatically in a blaze of angry words.The key point for the Englishman came at the 18th, his ninth hole of the day, when he walked on to the tee at five under par, within two of the lead…
Source link Tyrrell Hatton has been known to struggle to contain his anger during his careerHe launched into a furious tantrum during a mid-round meltdown on FridayOn the 18th hole at the PGA Championship, he fired his tee shot into a creek By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI Published: 13:56 EDT, 16 May 2025 | Updated: 14:04 EDT, 16 May 2025 Tyrrell Hatton launched into a furious tantrum during a mid-round meltdown on the second day of the PGA Championship.After firing his tee shot on the 18th hole into a creek, he embarked on an astonishing outburst, shouting: ‘You piece of s*** ****’.The flashpoint,…