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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Mitchell leads, Lowry charges and Rory five back at rainy Truist
American Keith Mitchell fired a 67 in rainy conditions to keep the lead after the second round of the PGA Truist Championship (Emilee Chinn) Keith Mitchell clung to a one-stroke lead after Friday's rainy second round of the PGA Tour Truist Championship with Shane Lowry making a charge and Rory McIlroy five adrift. Mitchell, seeking his first PGA title since 2019, fired a three-under-par 67 to stand on 12-under 128 after 36 holes at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Advertisement The 33-year-old American, who fired a career-low 61 on Thursday, won his lone PGA crown at the 2019 Honda Classic but he was a runner-up last month at Puntacana. "A lot more up and downs. The greens were tougher to hit because we had a lot more club, a little bit more wind and the rain," Mitchell said. "It definitely played tougher. Didn't hit as many greens but I thought my short game was pretty good. I've got to keep my head down and keep moving." Ireland's Lowry, the 2019 British Open champion, fired a 65 to pull within a stroke of Mitchell with Austrian Sepp Straka third on 130 and defending champion McIlroy in a fourth-place pack on 133 after a 67. "It was pretty good," Lowry said. "Weather has turned a bit nasty but I thought early on it was actually OK, it was like not the worst, wasn't that much wind. I'm very happy but it's pretty miserable out there for the rest of the guys." Advertisement Heavy afternoon rain forced course workers to soak up water off several greens between groups to keep the course playable. The event was moved from its usual home at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, because that course is hosting next week's 107th PGA Championship. World number 90 Mitchell answered a bogey at the second with birdies on the next three holes and a bogey at 11 with birdies at 12 and 14. Lowry, a runner-up to McIlroy at Pebble Beach in February, contended at the Masters and feels he has made a breakthrough in his game. "There's a consistency to my whole game that has been very good," Lowry said. "I think I'm just maturing as a golfer, taking the rough with the smooth, the good days taking them well and the bad days working through them." Advertisement McIlroy made six birdies and three bogeys, twice answering bogeys with birdies on the next hole, to share fourth with South Korean Kim Si-woo and Americans Justin Thomas, Akshay Bhatia, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay. Second-ranked McIlroy, in his first solo event since winning the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam, is playing his final tuneup for next week's PGA at Quail Hollow, where he has won four times. - 'A little scrappy' - The five-time major champion, a winner at Pebble Beach and the Players in addition to the Masters this season, is pleased at preparations for the PGA, but has more work to do. Advertisement "I've putted nicely, which has been good to see," McIlroy said. "I've seen my lines pretty well the first two days. "My focus is good. I made some uncharacteristic mistakes over the first to days compared to the way I've played the most part of this year. If I can just iron those out -- it would be nice to go out there and not have to scramble so much -- if I can clean the cards up over the weekend I'll be in a good spot headed into Quail Hollow." js/
Kuwait Times
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
McIlroy moves on after Masters win to defend PGA Truist title
WASHINGTON: Having won the Masters to complete a career Grand Slam and end a 10-year major win drought, Rory McIlroy is ready to move on starting at this week's PGA Truist Championship. The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has won the event four times at Quail Hollow, but this year the event has been moved to Philadelphia Cricket Club because next week's PGA Championship, the year's second major event, is being played there. 'It doesn't quite feel like a defense, but it's good to be here. It's always, at this stage of my career, cool to come to new venues, see new golf courses, and do new things,' McIlroy said on Wednesday. 'First week, I guess, as an individual coming back and playing over the last few weeks. I'm excited to get back to being a golfer. It's nice to get back into the routine again and get back to what I know how to do.' McIlroy had put himself on the brink of the career Slam in 2014, when he won the Open and PGA championships, but he failed 10 times after that to win the Masters before finally claiming the green jacket with an emotional playoff triumph last month over England's Justin Rose at Augusta National. 'I always had hope. It's not as if I wasn't going to show up at Augusta and feel like I couldn't win,' McIlroy said. 'I always felt like I had the game. And like I think, as everyone saw on that back nine on Sunday, it was about getting over—I don't know what the right phrase is, but defeating my own mind was sort of the big thing for me and getting over that hurdle. 'I'm just glad that it's done. I don't want to ever have to go back to that Sunday afternoon again. I'm glad I finished the way I did and we can all move on with our lives.' McIlroy, who celebrated a birthday last Sunday, played alongside Ireland's Shane Lowry at a pairs event two weeks ago but this marks his solo PGA return as well as his last tuneup for the PGA Championship. After a week celebrating with family and friends in Europe, with McIlroy admitting that when he saw his mother 'we were both a mess for a few minutes,' he spent three days last week practicing and some time in New York. 'That period is sort of behind me, and I'm looking forward to the next few months,' McIlroy said. Bowler over batsman This week, that means dealing with an unfamiliar Cricket Club layout, one that had him recalling his youth cricketer days at Sullivan Upper School in Northern Ireland. 'I actually preferred bowling than batting,' McIlroy said. 'I never really wanted to get hit by the ball.' This week, he'll be hitting the ball with his clubs on a renovated layout. 'These new renovated old school courses, the strategy is just hit driver everywhere and then figure it out from there. That's sort of the strategy of this place this week,' he said. 'It's an older course that has been renovated, and I think they've done a really good job with it. Every par-four out there is like 430, 440. They sort of feel like they're 40 or 50 yards (more) than what they need to be. Still, it's a cool track to play.' – AFP
IOL News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Rory McIlroy moves on after Masters win to defend PGA Truist title
Rory McIlroy, who celebrated a birthday last Sunday, played alongside Ireland's Shane Lowry at a pairs event two weeks ago but this marks his solo PGA return as well as his last tuneup for the PGA Championship Image: Rory Mcllroy Facebook Having won the Masters to complete a career Grand Slam and end a 10-year major win drought, Rory McIlroy is ready to move on starting at this week's PGA Truist Championship. The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has won the event four times at Quail Hollow, but this year the event has been moved to Philadelphia Cricket Club because next week's PGA Championship, the year's second major event, is being played there. "It doesn't quite feel like a defense, but it's good to be here. It's always, at this stage of my career, cool to come to new venues, see new golf courses, and do new things," McIlroy said on Wednesday. "First week, I guess, as an individual coming back and playing over the last few weeks. I'm excited to get back to being a golfer. It's nice to get back into the routine again and get back to what I know how to do." McIlroy had put himself on the brink of the career Slam in 2014, when he won the Open and PGA championships, but he failed 10 times after that to win the Masters before finally claiming the green jacket with an emotional playoff triumph last month over England's Justin Rose at Augusta National. "I always had hope. It's not as if I wasn't going to show up at Augusta and feel like I couldn't win," McIlroy said. "I always felt like I had the game. And like I think, as everyone saw on that back nine on Sunday, it was about getting over -- I don't know what the right phrase is, but defeating my own mind was sort of the big thing for me and getting over that hurdle. "I'm just glad that it's done. I don't want to ever have to go back to that Sunday afternoon again. I'm glad I finished the way I did and we can all move on with our lives." Video Player is loading. 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Next Stay Close ✕ McIlroy, who celebrated a birthday last Sunday, played alongside Ireland's Shane Lowry at a pairs event two weeks ago but this marks his solo PGA return as well as his last tuneup for the PGA Championship. After a week celebrating with family and friends in Europe, with McIlroy admitting that when he saw his mother "we were both a mess for a few minutes," he spent three days last week practicing and some time in New York. "That period is sort of behind me, and I'm looking forward to the next few months," McIlroy said. Bowler over batsman This week, that means dealing with an unfamiliar Cricket Club layout, one that had him recalling his youth cricketer days at Sullivan Upper School in Northern Ireland. "I actually preferred bowling than batting," McIlroy said. "I never really wanted to get hit by the ball." This week, he'll be hitting the ball with his clubs on a renovated layout. "These new renovated old school courses, the strategy is just hit driver everywhere and then figure it out from there. That's sort of the strategy of this place this week," he said. "It's an older course that has been renovated, and I think they've done a really good job with it. Every par-four out there is like 430, 440. They sort of feel like they're 40 or 50 yards (more) than what they need to be. Still, it's a cool track to play." AFP
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
McIlroy moves on after Masters win to defend PGA Truist title
Five-time major winner Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will defend his title at this week's PGA Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club (Emilee Chinn) Having won the Masters to complete a career Grand Slam and end a 10-year major win drought, Rory McIlroy is ready to move on starting at this week's PGA Truist Championship. The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has won the event four times at Quail Hollow, but this year the event has been moved to Philadelphia Cricket Club because next week's PGA Championship, the year's second major event, is being played there. "It doesn't quite feel like a defense, but it's good to be here. It's always, at this stage of my career, cool to come to new venues, see new golf courses, and do new things," McIlroy said on Wednesday. "First week, I guess, as an individual coming back and playing over the last few weeks. I'm excited to get back to being a golfer. It's nice to get back into the routine again and get back to what I know how to do." McIlroy had put himself on the brink of the career Slam in 2014, when he won the Open and PGA championships, but he failed 10 times after that to win the Masters before finally claiming the green jacket with an emotional playoff triumph last month over England's Justin Rose at Augusta National. "I always had hope. It's not as if I wasn't going to show up at Augusta and feel like I couldn't win," McIlroy said. "I always felt like I had the game. And like I think, as everyone saw on that back nine on Sunday, it was about getting over -- I don't know what the right phrase is, but defeating my own mind was sort of the big thing for me and getting over that hurdle. "I'm just glad that it's done. I don't want to ever have to go back to that Sunday afternoon again. I'm glad I finished the way I did and we can all move on with our lives." McIlroy, who celebrated a birthday last Sunday, played alongside Ireland's Shane Lowry at a pairs event two weeks ago but this marks his solo PGA return as well as his last tuneup for the PGA Championship. After a week celebrating with family and friends in Europe, with McIlroy admitting that when he saw his mother "we were both a mess for a few minutes," he spent three days last week practicing and some time in New York. "That period is sort of behind me, and I'm looking forward to the next few months," McIlroy said. - Bowler over batsman - This week, that means dealing with an unfamiliar Cricket Club layout, one that had him recalling his youth cricketer days at Sullivan Upper School in Northern Ireland. "I actually preferred bowling than batting," McIlroy said. "I never really wanted to get hit by the ball." This week, he'll be hitting the ball with his clubs on a renovated layout. "These new renovated old school courses, the strategy is just hit driver everywhere and then figure it out from there. That's sort of the strategy of this place this week," he said. "It's an older course that has been renovated, and I think they've done a really good job with it. Every par-four out there is like 430, 440. They sort of feel like they're 40 or 50 yards (more) than what they need to be. Still, it's a cool track to play." js/nr
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
McIlroy moves on after Masters win to defend PGA Truist title
Five-time major winner Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will defend his title at this week's PGA Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club (Emilee Chinn) Having won the Masters to complete a career Grand Slam and end a 10-year major win drought, Rory McIlroy is ready to move on starting at this week's PGA Truist Championship. The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has won the event four times at Quail Hollow, but this year the event has been moved to Philadelphia Cricket Club because next week's PGA Championship, the year's second major event, is being played there. Advertisement "It doesn't quite feel like a defense, but it's good to be here. It's always, at this stage of my career, cool to come to new venues, see new golf courses, and do new things," McIlroy said on Wednesday. "First week, I guess, as an individual coming back and playing over the last few weeks. I'm excited to get back to being a golfer. It's nice to get back into the routine again and get back to what I know how to do." McIlroy had put himself on the brink of the career Slam in 2014, when he won the Open and PGA championships, but he failed 10 times after that to win the Masters before finally claiming the green jacket with an emotional playoff triumph last month over England's Justin Rose at Augusta National. "I always had hope. It's not as if I wasn't going to show up at Augusta and feel like I couldn't win," McIlroy said. Advertisement "I always felt like I had the game. And like I think, as everyone saw on that back nine on Sunday, it was about getting over -- I don't know what the right phrase is, but defeating my own mind was sort of the big thing for me and getting over that hurdle. "I'm just glad that it's done. I don't want to ever have to go back to that Sunday afternoon again. I'm glad I finished the way I did and we can all move on with our lives." McIlroy, who celebrated a birthday last Sunday, played alongside Ireland's Shane Lowry at a pairs event two weeks ago but this marks his solo PGA return as well as his last tuneup for the PGA Championship. After a week celebrating with family and friends in Europe, with McIlroy admitting that when he saw his mother "we were both a mess for a few minutes," he spent three days last week practicing and some time in New York. Advertisement "That period is sort of behind me, and I'm looking forward to the next few months," McIlroy said. - Bowler over batsman - This week, that means dealing with an unfamiliar Cricket Club layout, one that had him recalling his youth cricketer days at Sullivan Upper School in Northern Ireland. "I actually preferred bowling than batting," McIlroy said. "I never really wanted to get hit by the ball." This week, he'll be hitting the ball with his clubs on a renovated layout. "These new renovated old school courses, the strategy is just hit driver everywhere and then figure it out from there. That's sort of the strategy of this place this week," he said. Advertisement "It's an older course that has been renovated, and I think they've done a really good job with it. Every par-four out there is like 430, 440. They sort of feel like they're 40 or 50 yards (more) than what they need to be. Still, it's a cool track to play." js/nr
