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Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rory McIlroy's Daughter, 4, Sinks Lengthy Putt During Par 3 Contest: WATCH
Rory McIlory's 4-year-old daughter Poppy sank quite a lengthy putt at the Masters Par 3 Course on April 9. While on the ninth hole, the youngster grabbed a putter and took a shot, which didn't look super promising at first. However, as the ball picked up some momentum, spectators looked on in disbelief. When the ball went in, loud cheers erupted from the crowd — and from her dad. Advertisement A video of Poppy's putt, shared on X by the official Masters Championship account, has since gone viral with more than 1.3 million views, and dozens of fans have reacted to the footage. "Some might take this as a sign from the universe that Rory is winning this week," one person wrote. "What touch!! Amazing!!" someone else said. "I've watched this 50 times and it gets better and better each time," a third X user added. "This is just magical. I love this stuff, I'm a sucker for it," another comment read. Earlier in the day, McIlroy talked to ESPN's Marty Smith about the Par 3 Contest — and bringing his daughter to the Masters (via USA Today). Advertisement "I think every Masters week for me seems to get bigger and bigger each and every year and I think to do something like this, for me at least, allows me to forget about all that for a couple of hours on a Wednesday afternoon," McIlroy told Smith. "It's just a really nice way and a relaxed way to go into business end of the week." "As time has gone along and Poppy has gotten a little bit bigger, I look forward to this day more and more each and every year," he continued. "Just to see the excitement on her face this morning knowing it was going to be Par 3 (is great). It is such a fun afternoon." McIlroy, who has never won the Masters, will tee off at 1:12 p.m. on April 10. Related: Golf Champ's Caddie Forced to Drop Out of Masters Days Before Tournament
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Will Rory McIlroy Retire? His Best Pal Drops a Major Hint
Rory McIlroy has won the Masters and thus has achieved a career grand slam — something that only an elite few have achieved. It seems as though the pro golfer has accomplished just about everything he's wanted to in his professional career, which leaves just one question: Will he retire? McIlroy's best friend Shane Lowry actually hinted that the latest green jacket winner may be thinking of retirement. Advertisement "This means everything to him," Lowry, 38, told Golf Channel via Us Weekly. 'This is all he thinks about, all he talks about. He always said to me he'd retire a happy man if he won the green jacket, so I told Erica he can retire now," Lowry added, referring to McIlroy's wife, Erica Stoll. "He's had a long 10, 11 years. He's had a lot of hurdles to get over and it's a credit to him," Lowry said. About a month before the Masters Championship, McIlroy spoke with about his retirement plans. "I think [I'll move on] when I've achieved everything I want to achieve in the game and I get to the point where I don't think I can maybe do that anymore," he said. 'I'd also like to walk away with a little bit left in the tank. I don't want to be out there embarrassing myself. I'd like to walk away maybe a little before I should, put it that way." Advertisement 'There's always one more, but that's OK. I think if you can come to terms with that and walk away on your own terms, then that's a good thing," he added. And one more there will be — at least. McIlroy will be joining Lowry to defend their title at the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana, which kicks off on April 24. "We'll be there," Lowry told Golfweek (via BBC). "I talked to him [Wednesday] morning. We're good to go. To be honest, I didn't want him to feel like he had to play because of me," he continued, adding, "he's not letting me down if he wanted to take some time. He feels like he wants to get back out there." Related: LPGA Star Weighs in on Rory McIlroy & Erica Stoll Chatter
Muscat Daily
08-02-2025
- Automotive
- Muscat Daily
Al Attiyah win Qatar International Rally; MERC2 success for Oman's Al Aamri
Lusail, Qatar – Nasser al Attiyah and his Spanish co-driver Candido Carrera won five of the 13 special stages on the way to a resounding victory in the Qatar International Rally on Saturday. A second success of the Qatari's 2025 campaign to win a 20th FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) title also marked his 18th in Qatar from 25 starts and gives him a strong foundation on which to build this year's title challenge in his Autotek-run Škoda Fabia RS. The win was the 88th in his illustrious MERC career. A delighted Al Attiyah said: 'I am really happy to win this race. It is a home rally and we did a good job. I am happy with Candido and the team. It is a nice start for 2025. Just 0.8 (seconds) between me and Mads on the Power Stage. It was a good level.' On his fourth visit to the event, Mads Ostberg finished as runner-up for a third year in succession after failing to finish on his first appearance in 2022. Punctures on Friday put paid to an aggressive challenge by the Norwegian and his Romanian co-driver Sergiu Itu but the crew won eight of the 13 stages, including a clean sweep of six fastest times over the final day to finish 1min 12.8sec behind Al Attiyah. Abdulaziz al Kuwari and Lorcan Moore ceded second to Ostberg on the first stage of the morning but were able to fend off a fierce late challenge from Abdullah al Rawahi and Ata al Hmoud to claim the final place on the podium and a vital haul of MERC points in their Citroën C3 by just 3.3 seconds. Fourth-placed Al Rawahi said: 'We pushed like crazy, just three seconds away. Unfortunately, we lost some time on one stage and we had a lot of punctures on the first day, Anyway, I am happy with this performance. The pace is there but I got some penalties and I was quite unlucky with the punctures.' Rakan al Rashed enjoyed his first appearance in Qatar and managed his pace sensibly over the two days of high-speed action in the northern deserts to finish fifth overall in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally 2 with Portuguese co-driver Hugo Magalhães. Coupled with his runner-up spot at round one in Oman, Al-Rashed is now in a strong position to challenge championship leader Al Attiyah this season. The Saudi said: 'I am happy to be here. Obviously, it's unclear where my pace is. I am still getting confused. After this rally we are going to have to review all the weekend and see where we can improve. I'm happy that we finished and looking forward now to my home event.' Nasser Khalifa al Atya is chasing Masters Championship and MERC points with Lebanese co-driver Ziad Chehab in a Motortune Ford Fiesta. He surrendered sixth overall to a hard-charging Denis Krotov and Yury Kulikov in their SRT Škoda Fabia RS but earned a second win in the new Masters Championship and collected valuable MERC points to boot with seventh overall. Rashid al Muhannadi guided his Peugeot 208 Rally 4 to a second successive victory in the MERC4 category. The Qatari teamed up with Irishman Gary Mcelhinney again to finish eighth. The battle for supremacy in MERC2 developed into a showdown between the Omani duo of Abdullah al Zubair and Zakariya al Aamri. Mechanical issues sidelined Al-Zubair before the penultimate stage and that opened the door for Al Aamri to claim the win and 10th overall behind ninth-placed Jordanian driver Shadi Shaban. Jad al Aawar and Ahmad Khaled were second and fourth in MERC2 and 11th and 13th overall with Kuwait's Jassim al Muqahwi sandwiched between the Lebanese duo. His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, Minister of Sports and Youth, attended the start of the rally along with His Excellency Abdullah bin Hamad al Attiyah, Minister of Municipality.
