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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Rory McIlroy in Canadian Open cut battle as he beds in new driver
The Masters champion had his driver ruled non-conforming at the PGA Championship two weeks ago and after struggling with a replacement, he put a new one in the bag at TPC Toronto, where a one-over 71 left him outside the top 100 and facing a cut battle today. 'I actually felt like I played OK,' said the Co Down man, who hit just nine greens in regulation but was happy to see his left miss with the driver turn into a more manageable miss to the right. 'It was my first outing with a new driver and I felt like that went pretty well. I hit some drives that I liked and that I liked to see, so that was encouraging.' The world No 2 played the back nine blind in rainy conditions and dropped shots at the 12th and 17th before turning things around with three birdies in a row from the 18th. But while he paid for missed fairways with bogeys at the eighth and ninth, he was still upbeat despite finding himself six shots behind early leaders Taylor Pendrith, Alex Smalley and Paul Peterson. 'Overall, I'm pretty happy with how I played,' he said. 'I'm still trying to work on some things, but I'm OK with where everything is. Hopefully, that's the end of the rain and it can firm up a little bit. It's a very gettable golf course, especially with how soft it is. 'I'm going to have to do a little bit better tomorrow to be here for the weekend and give myself a chance.' As for the new driver, he said he was trying to work on his right miss. 'It's just trying to figure that out and manage it a little bit,' he explained. 'It's a nice feeling to get up the middle of the fairway and fully release it and know it's not going to go left on you. A little bit of practice this afternoon and get ready for tomorrow.' On the Ladies European Tour, Kildare's Lauren Walsh roared into contention for her maiden win when she opened with a bogey-free, five-under 67 to grab a share of the lead in the Tenerife Women's Open. ADVERTISEMENT The Castlewarden star (24) birdied the 10th and 18th at Abama Golf before making further birdies at the first, third and fifth to share top spot with Denmark's Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, one clear of England's Eleanor Givens. Anna Foster was 17th after a 71 as Canice Screene shot 75. Fellow rookies Sara Byrne and Annabel Wilson carded 77s. At the DP World Tour's KLM Open, Conor Purcell fought back from a four-over-par front nine, but his one-over 73 left him with work to do to make the cut at The International in Amsterdam, The Dubliner (27) made four bogeys on the back nine, two of them with three-putts, before following birdies at the first, third and sixth with another bogey at the par-three seventh. He ended the day tied for 74th, nine shots behind Portugal's Ricardo Gouveia, whose 64 gave him a one-shot lead over Scotland's Connor Syme. It was a better day on the HotelPlanner Tour for Ballymena's Dermot McElroy, who built on his third-place finish in Cadiz and opened with a four-under 67 in the Swiss Challenge in Lucerne. 'I've been working on the technical side of things for a while with my swing and decided a few weeks back to scrap the swing thoughts and just go out and play my usual game,' said McElroy, who was tied for 15th, four strokes behind England's David Horsey. 'I did it to be more consistent on the course, but obviously, my performances at the start of the year were poor enough. 'So I am happy to be back hitting my normal shots again and certainly more comfortable on the course as a result.' Alex Maguire was 38th after a 69 with Liam Nolan, who is eighth in the rankings, a shot further back in 54th after a 70. Level-par 71s left Jonny Caldwell and Max Kennedy joint 77th, while Mark Power's 74 left him 129th.
CBC
5 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
Canada's Taylor Pendrith tied for clubhouse lead in 1st round of Canadian Open
Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., has a share of the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Canadian Open. He was tied with Americans Alex Smalley and Paul Peterson at 5-under 65 in the morning wave in Caledon, Ont. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 winner of the men's national golf championship, was a shot back tied with a group for fourth. Pendrith, Taylor and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., are one of the marquee groups of the first two rounds. Hughes was tied for 20th after a 2-under round. A thunderstorm Wednesday night and continued rain into the morning made the greens soft and accuracy important.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Taylor Pendrith has share of clubhouse lead at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON – Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., has a share of the clubhouse lead in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. He was tied with Americans Alex Smalley and Paul Peterson at 5-under 65 in the morning wave. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 winner of the men's national golf championship, was a shot back tied with a group for fourth. Pendrith, Taylor and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., are one of the marquee groups of the first two rounds. Hughes was tied for 20th after a 2-under round. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. A thunderstorm Wednesday night and continued rain into the morning made the greens soft and accuracy important. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025.
The Star
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Work on improving your short game
Alex Smalley hits from the bunker during the the PGA. Holding the club open, you can concentrate hard on keeping it low to the ground after impact. — AP It won't be long before you'll see your scores come down WORK hard on your short game and not long afterwards you'll see that you've really improved your scores. Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
Daily Record
17-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Record
New PGA Championship tee times including Rory McIlroy as weather suspends play at Quail Hollow
Start of Moving Day held up after weather warnings at Quail Hollow PGA Championship chiefs have issued a brand-new set of tee-times for Saturday due to the bad weather at Quail Hollow. Tournament bosses were forced to adjust their plans and move to threeballs with play delayed just prior to the scheduled action getting underway. Scotland's Bob MacIntyre now gets going with JT Poston and Alex Smalley off the first with a two-tee start now in operation to try and get the round concluded. Starting on Hole One 4.43pm: Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton Wyndham Clark 4.54pm: Keegan Bradley, Marco Penge, Lucas Glover 5.05pm: Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm 5.16pm: Cam Davis, Adam Scott, Joe Highsmith 5.27pm: Tony Finau, Ben Griffin, Eric Cole 5.38pm: Davis Riley, Alex Noren, Ryo Hisatsune 5.49pm: Taylor Pendrith, Bryson DeChambeau, Richard Bland 6.00pm: Garrick Higgo, JJ Spaun, Aaron Rai 6.11pm: Sam Stevens, Denny McCarthy, Ryan Gerard 6.22pm: Alex Smalley, JT Poston, Robert MacIntyre 6.33pm: Michael Thorbjornsen, Christiaan Bezuidehnout, Ryan Fox 6.44pm: Si Woo Kim, Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler 6.55pm: Jhonattan Vegas, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Fitzpatrick Starting on Hole 10 4.48pm: Rafael Campos, Matt Wallace, Tom McKibbin 4.59pm: Beau Hossler, Luke Donald, Corey Conners 5.10pm: Nicolai Hojgaard, Harry Hall, Austin Eckroat. 5.21pm: Byeong Hun An, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Young 5.32pm: Daniel Berger, Brian Campbell, Taylor Moore 5.43pm: Nico Echavarria, Harris English, Stephan Jaeger 5.54pm: Rasmus Hojgaard, Thorbjorn Olesen, Maverick McNealy 6.05pm: Justin Lower, Tom Kim, Sergio Garcia 6.16pm: Brian Harman, Elvis Smylie, Kevin Yu 6.27pm: David Puig, Bud Cauley, Michael Km 6.38pm: Chris Kirk, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele 6.49pm: Max Greyserman, Sam Burns
