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Rory McIlroy sees glass half-full with 4 wins. The US Open makes it feel half-empty: Analysis

Nov. 19, 2024 09:00 AM EST

Tied for the lead with three holes left in an exhausting season for Rory McIlroy, he launched a pitching wedge toward the 16th green in Dubai and barked out desperate instructions. “Go! Go! Go!" he urged the golf ball as it descended over the water. It dropped in...

Rory McIlroy ends his year with another win in Dubai and a 6th title as Europe's best

Nov. 17, 2024 10:07 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy ended a tumultuous year packed with emotion on and off the golf course with a pair of trophies and plenty of tears. McIlroy broke a tie with Rasmus Hojgaard by hitting wedge to a foot for birdie on the 16th hole, and he closed with a...

McIlroy one off the lead at World Tour Championship and in good shape to clinch Race to Dubai title

Nov. 15, 2024 09:00 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player for a sixth time. He’s well in contention to win the season-ending World Tour Championship, too. ...

McIlroy tied for lead at World Tour Championship and strengthens Race to Dubai title bid

Nov. 14, 2024 10:03 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour’s season-long Race to Dubai title. He made his chances even better on Thursday. McIlroy shot 5-under 67 and was tied for the lead with Tyrrell Hatton after...

Billy Horschel has game and will travel. He is playing his fifth European tour event

Nov. 12, 2024 15:00 PM EST

Billy Horschel hasn't played in a month and wasn't planning to travel across eight time zones until he won the European tour's flagship event at Wentworth for the second time and zoomed up the Race to Dubai ranking. Now he's in Dubai for the season finale, ranked No. 4 in the Race to...

European tour wraps up the Race to Dubai. Nelly Korda returns to LPGA

Nov. 12, 2024 10:39 AM EST

European Tour DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Course: Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth). Yardage: 7,675. Par: 72. Prize money: $10 million. Winner's share: $3 million. Television: Thursday-Saturday,...

Paul Waring shoots 61 in Abu Dhabi to set 36-hole record on European tour with 19-under par

Nov. 08, 2024 09:08 AM EST

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Paul Waring hit the shot of his life to complete a career-low 11-under 61 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday and establish a five-stroke lead heading into the weekend of the European tour's first playoff event. The No....

McIlroy felt 'unimaginative' with new swing as Fleetwood leads after shooting 62 in Abu Dhabi

Nov. 07, 2024 08:09 AM EST

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fine, but unimaginative. That was Rory McIlroy's view of his new swing, which he tried out for the first time competitively in shooting 5-under 67 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday. It left the No....

Stretch run starts for PGA Tour cards and races to title in Europe and LPGA

Nov. 05, 2024 09:07 AM EST

European Tour ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Course: Yas Links GC. Yardage: 7,425. Par: 72. Prize money: $9 million. Winner's share: $1.5 million. Television: Thursday-Saturday, 2-8 a.m....

Tiger Woods to make TGL indoor league debut the 2nd week of the season after NFL wild-card weekend

Oct. 21, 2024 10:12 AM EDT

Tiger Woods makes his debut in the second week of the indoor TMRW Golf League, part of a schedule released Monday that has the six teams wrapping up the inaugural season on ESPN two weeks before the Masters. Rory McIlroy, among the owners with Woods of TMRW Sports, won’t play until...