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New York Post
19-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Amanda Balionis posts message about obligations after Rory McIlroy blows off media
CBS reporter Amanda Balionis said she appreciated LIV Golf stars Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau taking time to talk to her after they came up short to Scottie Scheffler in the 2025 PGA Championship in Charlotte on Sunday. Balionis praised Rahm and DeChambeau for sitting down with her at Quail Hollow after fellow pro Rory McIlroy declined to speak to the media for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday. 'Appreciate these two for taking the time to talk after a gutting loss,' Balionis wrote, including two photos of her interviewing Rahm and DeChambeau. 'Simply a reminder that no one is obligated to talk, it's a choice. And to bring us in after coming so close to a career accomplishment is awesome for the viewer.' Advertisement 4 CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis said she appreciated Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau taking time to speak with her after they came up short in the 2025 PGA Championship. Instagram/Amanda Balionis McIlroy, who was the 2025 Masters champion, struggled off the tee, ranking 70 out of 74 players in fairways hit. He finished at 3-over 287. Advertisement The Irishman's TaylorMade Qi10 driver was ruled non-conforming last Tuesday at the PGA Championship, and he was forced to play with a backup, according to SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio. 4 Rory McIlroy lines up his tee shot on the 14th tee during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow on May 18, 2025. Aaron Doster-Imagn Images McIlroy shot 1-over in each of the last two rounds to finish outside the top 40. Balionis praised Scheffler for his 'residency and skill' as he ran away with the PGA Championship on the back nine. Advertisement 4 Scottie Scheffler is interviewed by CBS Reporter Amanda Balionis after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow on May 18, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect 'World Number 1 proving once again why he firmly holds that position,' Balionis wrote, including an image of her interviewing the three-time Major champ. 'After fighting a left miss for his opening nine and finding himself tied for the lead with Jon Rahm early on the back… Scottie once again showed his resiliency and skill to run away with his first @pgachampionship victory by five strokes. 'The back nine was yet another clinic with big names breathing down his neck. At 28-years-old, the three-time Major Champ continues to prove that the ceiling may not exist at all…' 4 Scottie Scheffler, and his wife Meredith pose with their son Bennett after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. AP Advertisement Last May, Balionis made headlines off of the course when a Daily Mail report by linked her and McIlroy after he filed for divorce from his wife of seven years, Erica Stoll, in Florida. McIlroy and Stoll have since reunited and his divorce petition was voluntarily dismissed. Neither McIlroy nor Balionis addressed the report, which said the two were 'the talk of the links.'
NBC Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
PGA: Driver-testing results kept confidential to 'protect players'
After initially providing no comment on a report that Rory McIlroy's driver had been deemed non-conforming during a USGA test of the club on Tuesday ahead of the PGA Championship, the PGA of America released a statement on Saturday, though it did not address specifics. Kerry Haigh, the PGA's chief championships officer, would only confirm that the USGA was invited by the PGA to randomly test the drivers of competitors at Quail Hollow Club. The process, which tests about a third of the field, has been done on the PGA Tour since 2019. 'Finding driver heads that have crept over the line of conformance is not an unusual occurrence, especially for clubs that are hit thousands of times over a long period of time,' Haigh said. 'The results are kept confidential to protect players, who are unaware the club has fallen out of conformance and not responsible for it falling out of conformance other than hitting the club thousands of times. Players are simply asked to change heads if necessary, and all do without issue. To publicly identify players whose club did not conform can lead to that player being questioned unnecessarily. Neither the USGA nor the PGA of America have any concerns about player intent.' The USGA also declined comment on the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio report, while McIlroy, after missing 18 of 28 fairways and making the cut on the number at 1 over, declined to speak to the press for the second straight day.
San Francisco Chronicle
17-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Report: McIlroy's driver deemed nonconforming ahead of PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy was forced to use a backup driver in the PGA Championship when his regular driver was tested and deemed to be nonconforming after he arrived at Quail Hollow, according to a report on XM Sirius PGA Tour Radio. McIlroy was tied for last in driving accuracy among the 74 players who made the cut on Friday, hitting only 10 fairways in two rounds. The Masters champion made the cut on the number after a bogey on the final hole when he drove left beyond a creek against corporate tents. The USGA, which tests clubs to make sure they are conforming at the request of the tournaments in the U.S. and Mexico, confirmed the USGA did testing at Quail Hollow when asked by the PGA of America. All tests are done before the first round. 'That program is consistent with the same level of support that we provide to the PGA Tour as part of their regular program for driver testing,' the USGA said. Results are confidential. The PGA of America did not immediately respond to a request for such information as how many players submitted drivers for testing, instead referring to the USGA statement. The tests typically are random, and it is not unusual for testing ahead of major championships. One such case was in 2019 at Royal Portrush for the British Open, when Xander Schauffele was among 30 players randomly selected to have his driver tested by the R&A, which governs golf everywhere but the U.S. and Mexico. Schauffele said he wasn't aware his driver didn't conform until notified, and then worked into Tuesday evening that week to find a replacement. And he was furious with the R&A for not keeping the matter confidential. 'I've been called a cheater by my fellow opponents,' Schauffele said in 2019 at Royal Portrush. 'It's all joking, but when someone yells 'Cheater' in front of 200 people to me, it's not going down very well.' Drivers often can fall outside the limits after a lot of use. While McIlroy and others keep backups with them in case they crack, it can take time for them to feel as comfortable with it as their regular drivers. McIlroy tied for seventh last week at the Truist Championship. He is coming off the greatest moment of his career last month when he won the Masters on his 17th try to become only the sixth player in history with the career Grand Slam.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zach Johnson left Masters Champions Dinner feeling 'not very comfortable'
When it came to being indulgent at last week's Masters Champions Dinner, Zach Johnson didn't hesitate. Calling into Colt Knost's SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio show, 'Gravy and the Sleeze,' Johnson provided some insight into the annual Tuesday night dinner at Augusta National that is reserved for past champions only. Advertisement As the defending green-jacker winner, Scottie Scheffler served up a menu that included cheeseburger slider, firecracker shrimp, meatball and ravioli bites, and warm chocolate chip skillet cookies. The mains were woodfired cowboy ribeyes and blackened redfish, of which most people in the room ordered one or the other. Not Johnson or Jordan Spieth. Johnson ate so much, in fact, that he left extremely stuffed. 'It's my favorite reservation of the year, for obvious reasons, and I love to eat,' Johnson said. 'Scottie's meal was amazing. I walked out of there not very comfortable, but that's the intent. I eat way too much.' The extra helping helped; Johnson went on to tie for eighth, his best Masters finish since he won in 2007. Huge steaks, spicy chili, very tame: Inside the 2025 Masters Champions Dinner Advertisement Several past Masters champions dished on Tuesday night's Masters Champions Dinner inside the Augusta National clubhouse. Asked what advice he'd give to next year's host, Rory McIlroy, Johnson said, 'Bring it!' 'Whatever you want, bring it. We'll eat it,' Johnson said. 'I mean, the guys will appreciate it. So, it'll be a heavy bill, but you're going to want to pay for it again and again and again. That's also the beauty of it. But, I mean, incorporate who you are. That'd be my advice. Like, I don't know if you can do that in food, but you don't have to worry about everybody. Everybody's got different palates. 'So just do what you think is best and have fun making the menu because it's not like you get to do it every year necessarily. You know, Rory could sit at the head of that table a few more times, for sure. But relish the first one because it's special.'
