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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay has spent about as much time on the phone as the golf course this week as a PGA Tour board member trying to nail down a deal for a $3 billion investment. It didn't seem to affect his day job at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Torrey Pines winner Matthieu Pavon had the best round at Pebble Beach, closing with four birdies over the last five holes for a 65. He became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour two weeks ago. In his pro debut, Dunlap opened with a 76 at Pebble Beach.

Persons: — Patrick Cantlay, Cantlay, Thomas Detry, Detry, Matthieu Pavon, Rory McIlroy, LIV, McIlroy, “, ” McIlroy, ” Detry, ” Cantlay, LIV Golf, Rickie Fowler, Rory, ”, ” Fowler, Nick Dunlap, Dunlap Organizations: Tour, Torrey Pines, PGA Tour, Hollywood, NFL, Saudi, Strategic Sports Group, SSG, Public Investment Fund, American Express, U.S, Amateur, PGA Locations: Calif, Spyglass, Belgium, Saudi, Pebble

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood benefitted from two huge errors on the back nine from Rory McIlroy and produced his own strong finish to win the Dubai Invitational following a back-and-forth final-round duel on Sunday. 14 by the time he reached the 18th tee with a one-shot lead over Fleetwood and pulled his drive into the water. Fleetwood followed that by driving into the middle of the fairway and sent his approach to 16 feet, well inside McIlroy after the world No. He was a stroke clear of McIlroy (67), who tied for second place with Thriston Lawrence (64) in the first European tour event of 2024. Like almost everybody else in the world of golf, I don’t win anywhere near as much as I would like to, but just that winning feeling is great.”___

Persons: Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Fleetwood, Thriston Lawrence, ” McIlroy, —, Rory, ” Fleetwood, ” Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Fleetwood, Scottish, Ryder Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, Fleetwood

☆ Jordan Spieth replaces Rory McIlroy on PGA Tour board
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - September 30, 2023 Team USA's Jordan Spieth reacts after a missed putt on the 1st green during the Foursomes REUTERS/Phil Noble/ File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNovember 20 - Jordan Spieth will serve the remainder of Rory McIlroy's term as a player director the PGA Tour's policy board. Commissioner Jay Monahan announced the change to tour members on Monday. "With Rory McIlroy resigning from the PGA Tour Policy Board last week, per the PGA Tour Tournament Regulations, the five remaining Player Directors have elected Jordan Spieth to serve the remainder of Rory's term which expires at the end of 2024," Monahan wrote to members, according to an email obtained by Golf Channel. He also acknowledged that the agreement between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), which backs LIV Golf, over future cooperation affected his role on the board. Spieth, 30, is a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour with major victories at the Masters (2015), U.S. Open (2015) and The Open Championship (2017).

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, USA's Jordan Spieth, Phil Noble, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy's, Jay Monahan, Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy, Monahan, Jordan, McIlroy, LIV Golf Organizations: Country Club, REUTERS, PGA Tour, Golf, PGA, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, U.S

☆ Tiger Woods' new golf league delays start of season by a year after venue collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's indoor golf league, TGL, has postponed its inaugural season by a year until the start of 2025, the organization said Monday. But TGL delayed the season, which was expected to start in January, after speaking to key partners. "This decision came after reviewing short-term solutions, potential construction timelines, player schedules, and the primetime sports television calendar," the league said in a statement. TGL, which counts the PGA Tour as a partner, was founded by McIlroy, Woods and former NBC executive Mike McCarthy. The trio wants to create a primetime indoor golf league to attract new fans to the sport at as the emergence of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, and then its proposed merger with the PGA Tour, left golf at a crossroads.

Persons: Woods, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy's, TGL, McIlroy, Mike McCarthy, LIV Golf, Steve Cohen, Arthur Blank, Alexis Ohanian, Serena, Venus Williams, Stephen Curry, Lewis Hamilton, Alex Morgan, Justin Timberlake, Tony Romo, Josh Allen, Rosalyn Durant Organizations: Northern, Augusta National Golf Club, Tiger, SoFi, NBC, PGA Tour, Atlanta Falcons, Fenway Sports Group, ESPN Locations: United States, Augusta , Georgia, Palm Beach Gardens , Florida, Saudi

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It was the most awkward lie of the day for Rory McIlroy. The four-time major winner’s tee shot on the par-3 13th hole at the World Tour Championship on Thursday somehow landed in the lap of a female spectator as she lay on grass to the right of the green. Amid much laughter, the rest of the spectators retreated but the woman remained lying down, with her feet crossed and the ball lodged between her legs. McIlroy went up to her, scratched his head, then feigned a shot — to the amusement of the gallery. McIlroy stood back and said: “Right, ermm.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy Organizations: United Arab Emirates Locations: DUBAI, United Arab

Rory McIlroy resigned from the PGA Tour board on Tuesday, an abrupt move that comes as the tour is trying to finalize an agreement to create a new commercial enterprise involving Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund. Asked if he liked having a seat the table, McIlroy said, “Not particularly, no. No player has been more outspoken than McIlroy about the PIF's financial backing of rival league LIV Golf, which attracted a number of major champions with enormous signing fees. LIV Golf recently completed its second year, and it remains unclear how the PIF's deal with the tour affects it. The remaining five player-directors on the 12-member board will elect a successor to serve McIlroy's term, which ends after next year.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, “, Jay Monahan, Ed Herlihy, ”, Rory —, —, Monahan, LIV, LIV Golf, Greg Norman, I’ve, ” McIlroy, Tiger Woods, ___ Organizations: PGA, Saudi, New York Times, Public Investment Fund, Tour Enterprises, PAC, Tiger Locations: Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Saudi

☆ Fenway chairman confirms talks with PGA Tour as doubts grow about LIV Golf deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fenway Sports Group Chairman Tom Werner on Monday acknowledged that the company has held talks with the PGA Tour as the golf organization's framework agreement with Saudi-backed LIV Golf faces new doubts. Werner, who spoke alongside PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy, said that the players "will decide the direction the tour goes." McIlroy had been outspoken in his disdain for LIV Golf, saying in July that if LIV Golf was "the last place to play golf on earth, I would retire." LIV lured PGA Tour players, like Phil Mickelson, to with deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars. McIlroy sounded a friendlier note Monday, when asked about the potential for a renewed rivalry between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

Persons: Tom Werner, LIV Golf, we've, Werner, CNBC's Scott Wapner, Rory McIlroy, LIV, Alan Shipnuck, McIlroy, Critics, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, Tiger Woods, LIV Golf's, Phil Mickelson, McIlroy's Organizations: Fenway Sports, PGA Tour, PGA, Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, Veteran, Endeavour Group Holdings, WWE, UFC, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Saudi, Tiger, Tour, ESPN, TGL, Fenway, Boston, CNBC Locations: Saudi, U.S

☆ Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TGL golf league partners with Fanatics on team merchandise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Fanatics founder and CEO Michael Rubin at his office in New York. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's indoor golf league, TGL, has signed a multiyear partnership with e-commerce giant Fanatics. The deal will give Fanatics the rights to design and manufacture league-wide and team-specific merchandise for TGL as the official licensee. Fanatics founder and CEO Michael Rubin made a separate, personal investment in TMRW Sports in April. Fanatics said it will provide a new online store that will allow fans to showcase their passion for the new league and teams.

Persons: Michael Rubin, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy's, Brian Swallow Organizations: Tiger, TMRW Sports, Team Locations: New York

☆ Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TGL golf league will air on ESPN
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Disney' s ESPN has nabbed the broadcast rights to air matches from TGL, the startup golf league led by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. TGL, which is in partnership with the PGA Tour, will have its debut Jan. 9 as part of a multiyear deal. Both TGL matches will air on traditional TV's ESPN and streamer ESPN+. The agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV has yet to be finalized. TGL, a new primetime, high-tech golf league created by Woods, McIlroy and former NBC Sports executive Mike McCarley, has attracted stars from the PGA Tour.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, TGL, LIV Golf, LIV, Woods, McIlroy, Mike McCarley, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Steve Cohen Organizations: Augusta National Golf Club, Disney, ESPN, PGA, ABC, College Football, NFL, Tour, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Endeavor Group Holdings, Fenway Sports Group, CNBC, NBC Sports, Major League Baseball's New York Mets, New York, Private Ventures Locations: Augusta , Georgia, TGL, Palm Beach Gardens , Florida

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Rory McIlroy lost his match at the Ryder Cup. That incident prompted another angry exchange involving McIlroy as he left the Marco Simone club. McIlroy was seen to be visibly furious outside the clubhouse as Jim “Bones” Mackay, the caddie for Justin Thomas, attempted to intervene. European captain Luke Donald said McIlroy “politely asked Joe to move aside.” McIlroy still had a putt for birdie to tie the match, which he wound up missing. McIlroy goes out in the fourth match, straight after Cantlay against Justin Rose.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, — Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay ’, Joe LaCava, Marco Simone, Jim “, ” Mackay, Justin Thomas, Shane Lowry, Zach Johnson, LaCava “, ” McIlroy, LaCava —, —, Luke Donald, McIlroy “, Joe, Rory, ” Donald, Donald, ”, Johnson, “ I’m, it’s, ” Johnson, ” Cantlay, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Burns, Justin Rose, ___ Organizations: Ryder, Whistling, U.S ., Sky Sports, “ Locations: Italy, Whistling Straits, Cantlay

☆ Steve Cohen invests in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's golf startup TGL
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen speaks to the media before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field on June 28, 2023 in New York City. Financier and Mets owner Steve Cohen has bought the founding rights to the New York team in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's upstart golf league TGL, the organization announced on Thursday. TGL is a new primetime, high-tech golf league that will tee off in January 2024. TGL says the event timing will be complementary to the players' PGA Tour schedules. The PGA Tour and fledgling rival LIV Golf agreed to merge in June, but have yet to sign a final agreement and still face scrutiny from Congress.

Persons: Steve Cohen, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy's, Cohen's, Cohen, Woods, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, TGL, LIV Golf Organizations: New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Citi Field, The Brewers, Mets, New York, Ventures, TGL's, PGA Tour, Tour Locations: New York City, Tiger, New York

☆ Brian Harman powers to 2023 Open Championship victory, clinching first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship on Sunday, sealing the first major of his career in dominant fashion. When Faldo birdied at the subsequent hole, Hoch's hopes of a first major win similarly went up in the air. David Cannon/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Lorena Ochoa, US Women's Open (2005) Ochoa secured a top-four finish at the 2005 US Women's Open. Not when you led at the final hole. A par at the final hole would have been enough to put the American into the playoff, but an agonizing missed putt [pictured] epitomized her painful afternoon in San Francisco.

Persons: Brian Harman, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, Harman, “ I’m, ” Harman, Osullivan, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Rahm, Kim, Rory’s, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, ” McIlroy, “, ”, Luke Walker, Greg Norman, France’s Jean van de Velde, –, McIlroy, Andrew Redington, Sam Snead, Snead, Lew Worsham, Louis, Arnold Palmer, Palmer, Billy Casper, Casper, Ed Sneed, Sneed, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Watson, Scott Hoch, Hoch, Nick Faldo, skyward, Faldo birdied, Hoch's, Mark Calcavecchia, Calcavecchia, Colin Montgomerie, Germany's Bernhard Langer, Norman, Faldo, David Cannon, Jean Van De Velde, Van De, Van De Velde, Frenchman, Barry Burn, Paul Lawrie, Lorena Ochoa, Ochoa, Birdie Kim, Harry, Phil Mickelson, Mickelson, Lefty, Geoff Ogilvy, Ezra Shaw, Stewart Cink, Warren Little, Dustin Johnson, Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Donald Miralle, Jason Dufner, Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Scott, Jordan, Buddy, Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, Spieth, Jim Watson, Lexi Thompson, Yuka Saso, Thompson, Sean M, Mito Pereira, Pereira, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Christian Petersen, Van de Velde, Stuart Franklin, Ghostbuster Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Read, Brian Harman shrugs, unflappable Organizations: CNN, 151st, PGA, Reuters, Northern, Royal Liverpool, PGA Championship, North, Louis Post, Bettmann, Augusta, Augusta National, Getty, Ryder, American, Scottish, Team Europe, . Augusta National, Barry Burn . Pictures, South Korean, Chevron, Royal Lytham, Nasa, Mito, Southern Hills Country Club, eventual Locations: Royal Liverpool, South, Georgia, Carnoustie, Augusta, North America, San Francisco, Kiawah, Europe, Jean Van De Velde , British, Scotland, Mexican, British, Turnberry, Atlanta, American, New York, St, Annes, squander, Tulsa, Liverpool, Harman’s

☆ Romp in the rain as American Harman wins Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It's just always bugged me but I was really proud of the way that I struck the ball today. Few of the thousands huddled under a sea of umbrellas would have tipped world number 26 Harman to win before the tournament. Likewise, Young, Rahm, Day and England's Tommy Fleetwood were all unable to hole the putts that would have at least asked some questions of Harman's nerve. But not even a Merseyside monsoon could rain on Harman's parade as he enjoyed a victory march down the last. Shubhankar Sharma tied for eighth place to post the best finish by an Indian at the British Open -- one of only 22 players to finish an attritional Open under par.

Persons: Brian Harman, Phil Noble, Harman, Rahm, Straka, Kim, Brian Harman romped, Spain's Jon Rahm, Austria's Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Emiliano Grillo, Cameron Young, Brooks Koepka, McIlroy, Young, Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood, Scott Tway, Shubhankar Sharma, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: 151st, Royal, 151st Open, REUTERS, Royal Liverpool American, Sunday, Tour, Northern, Local, Thomson Locations: Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain, England, Liverpool, Georgia, South, American, Austrian, Merseyside

☆ McIlroy in good place to end long major drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Victory at the Scottish Open on Sunday, however, continued a consistent year in which McIlroy has recorded eight top-10 finishes. He was second at last month's U.S. Open and the world number two is glad to be back at Hoylake. "It feels like such a long time ago," McIlroy said. "You're trying to rekindle the memories as I was driving from the airport last night and getting onto the Wirral. World number one Scottie Scheffler will lead the challengers along with third-ranked Jon Rahm and defending champion Smith while Tommy Fleetwood could be the best hope of a first English Open champion since 1992.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, St Andrews, Cameron Smith, " McIlroy, you've, it's, I've, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Smith, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth, Ed Osmond, Toby Davis Organizations: Royal Liverpool, U.S, PGA, St, Scottish, Fleetwood, St Andrews, Thomson Locations: HOYLAKE, England, Hoylake

☆ Red Sox owners buy Boston team in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's golf league
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Another sports powerhouse has joined the ownership ranks of the golf league being developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Woods, McIlroy and McCarley founded TMRW Sports Group (pronounced "tomorrow") last year in partnership with the PGA Tour. At the time, it was seen as a response to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league, which was embroiled in a bitter legal fight with the PGA Tour. This month, however, the PGA Tour and LIV agreed to merge business interests to form a new company. McIlroy is one of the biggest public critics of LIV, and Woods reportedly rejected a massive offer to join the Saudi-funded league.

Persons: Tom Werner, John Henry, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Henry, Werner, Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Mike McCarley, McIlroy, McCarley, LIV, Woods Organizations: Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group, TGL, Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles, TMRW, Woods, TMRW Sports, PGA, LIV Golf, Saudi Locations: New England, Los, FSG, Saudi

☆ McIlroy cards first PGA hole-in-one at Travelers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 23 (Reuters) - Players as accomplished as Rory McIlroy rarely have notable firsts late into their careers but the Northern Irishman crossed another milestone on Thursday by carding his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour at the Travelers Championship. McIlroy's tee shot at the par-three 214-yard eighth landed on the green and rolled directly into the hole. The 34-year-old threw both arms in the air and high-fived his caddie and playing partners Tom Kim and Viktor Hovland. According to the PGA Tour, the four-time major winner had previously played 3,253 par-three holes on the circuit. McIlroy, who finished with a two-under-par 68 for the round, eight shots behind leader Denny McCarthy, did not keep the ball as a memento.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Tom Kim, Viktor Hovland, I've, McIlroy, Wyndham Clark, Denny McCarthy, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: PGA, Travelers, PGA Tour, U.S, Thomson Locations: Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad

☆ McIlroy's major drought goes on after near-miss at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Jun 18, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rory McIlroy leaves the twelfth green during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. "It is, but at the same time when I do finally win this next major it's going to be really, really sweet," McIlroy said after finishing one shot back of Wyndham Clark. "You don't want to wish bad on anyone, but you're really hoping for a three-putt. You're hoping to somehow get into a playoff to keep giving yourself a chance," said McIlroy, whose sole birdie of the final round came on the first hole. I obviously never give up," said McIlroy, who will get his next shot at an elusive fifth major at the July 20-23 British Open in Hoylake.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Michael Madrid, tantalisingly, McIlroy, Wyndham Clark, Clark, Rickie Fowler, McIlroy's, Clark bogeyed, Frank Pingue, Peter Rutherford Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, USA, Northern, Hoylake, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Hoylake, Toronto

☆ Wyndham Clark wins 2023 US Open, clinching American’s first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open to claim his first major title on Sunday, edging Rory McIlroy in a nail-biting finale at Los Angeles Country Club. Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFor McIlroy, US Open champion in 2011, a nine year wait for a fifth major title continues. The 34-year-old has now finished inside the top-five at 10 major tournaments since winning The Open and PGA Championship in 2014. Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesUnfortunately for Clark however, up ahead McIlroy was showing the sort of final round composure befitting of his glittering résumé. Heading into the week, McIlroy had twice as many major titles as Clark had made major cuts – yet the world No.

Persons: CNN — Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Clark, Lise Clark, Clark teared, “, ”, “ I’ve, There’s, Ross Kinnaird, McIlroy, ” McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, –, Clark –, Xander Schauffele, Sean M, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Fowler, Min Woo Lee, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Richard Heathcote, Ezra Shaw, birdieing, Viktor Hovland’s, Harry, McIlroy bogeyed, Clark steadied, caddie John Ellis Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Tour, Northern, PGA, Fleetwood, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Getty Locations: Denver, American

☆ PGA Tour and LIV take feud to PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ROCHESTER, New York, May 15 (Reuters) - The PGA Tour and LIV Golf take their feud to Oak Hill Country Club for the PGA Championship this week with the Saudi-bankrolled rebel circuit again seeking major validation. That was until world number one Spaniard Jon Rahm came to the PGA Tour's rescue, finishing top of the leaderboard to leave Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson runners-up. Like the Masters there will be 18 LIV members in the field led by twice PGA Championship winners Koepka and 52-year-old Mickelson and Australian Cameron Smith, who signed on with LIV after winning last year's British Open. Rahm and world number two Scottie Scheffler both are in top form coming into Rochester. Spieth, who withdrew from the Byron Nelson citing a left wrist injury, needs only a PGA Championship to join the elite club that includes, Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.

☆ McIlroy takes aim at remaining majors after Masters disappointment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

McIlroy, who won the last of his four majors in 2014, was looking to become the sixth player to complete the men's career Grand Slam at Augusta National but missed the cut by two shots. read moreMcIlroy told Golf Channel on Tuesday he needed the time away. "Obviously, after the disappointment of Augusta, and it's been a pretty taxing 12 months mentally, so it was nice to just try to disconnect and get away from it," he said. The PGA Championship, the second major of the year, will be held later in May followed by the U.S. Open in June and The Open Championship in July. Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ McIlroy's career Grand Slam bid officially ends with missed cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

One of the pre-tournament favourites, McIlroy's disappointment dragged on into Saturday as 39 players returned to complete their weather hit rounds where the cut line was set at three over. Major winners Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia and Bubba Watson along with Jason Kokrak all missed the cut. Tiger Woods made the cut but by the skin of his teeth when good friend Justin Thomas bogeyed the 17th moving the cut line to three over. "I've always loved this golf course, and I love playing this event," said Woods at the end of his round before the cut line had been set. Couples also became the oldest player in Masters history to make the cut when the 63-year-old returned a second round two-over 74 for a one-over total.

☆ Five storylines to follow at this week's Masters
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/8] Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 3, 2023 Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. in action on the 12th hole during a practice round REUTERS/Brian SnyderAUGUSTA, Georgia, April 3 (Reuters) - Five storylines to follow as the best players in the world descend upon Augusta National Golf Club this week for the April 6-9 Masters. SCHEFFLER SEEKS RARE REPEATWorld number one Scottie Scheffler, who arrived at Augusta National last year as the hottest player on the planet, returns in top form and looking to become only the fourth player to successfully defend a Masters title. No player has won the Masters in consecutive years since Tiger Woods accomplished the feat in 2001-02 and prior to that only Nick Faldo (1989-90) and Jack Nicklaus (1965-66) have pulled off the Augusta double. Among those competing will be a prominent group of LIV Golf players that, in addition to British Open winner Cameron Smith, include former Masters champions Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson and Charl Schwartzel. The hole has played to an historical scoring average of 4.77 that makes it the easiest hole at Augusta National.

☆ Fitzpatrick joins Woods and McIlroy's virtual golf league
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] January 8, 2023; Maui, Hawaii, USA; Matt Fitzpatrick hits his tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort - The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY SportsJan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Matthew Fitzpatrick has agreed to participate in the tech-focused golf league that is being launched next year by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TMRW Sports in conjunction with the PGA Tour, the company said on Tuesday. The league, whose launch was announced last August, is being billed as a first-of-its-kind experience for golf as each two-hour event will be held on a data-rich, virtual course complete with a tech-infused, short-game complex. Organizers promise a high-energy, greenside fan experience for the short-form version of golf in a coliseum environment with every shot to be shown live on primetime television. Fitzpatrick previously won the 2013 U.S.

☆ Serena Williams, Justin Timberlake are among big-name investors in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's sports venture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Co-founders Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Founder, CEO Mike McCarley Courtesy: TMRWSportsTiger Woods' and Rory McIlroy's new sports startup — which is already planning a new golf league — is drawing some big-name investors. TMRW Sports' first project is its TGL golf league, which was launched in partnership with the PGA Tour this summer and comes as professional golf is being disrupted by the arrival of upstart league LIV Golf. TMRW Sports is looking to draw in younger sports fans with a format that makes the golf league more compatible with prime-time television. McCarley said the company sought investors who were passionate about golf and would represent a diversity of expertise and backgrounds in media and entertainment. Rendering of the custom built arena where the TGL golf league will play.

☆ Serena among big-name investors behind Woods and McIlroy's TMRW Sports
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Danielle ParhizkaranNov 2 (Reuters) - TMRW Sports, a tech-focused company co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, announced on Wednesday a star-studded investor group that includes tennis great Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. The team of investors also includes four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry, three-times tennis Grand Slam winner Andy Murray, Japanese two-way standout Shohei Ohtani of Major League Baseball and two-time women's World Cup champion Alex Morgan. According to TMRW Sports, the initial investment group's sports experience also includes team ownership in every major league and ranges across F1, NFL, NBA, Premier League, MLB, NHL, MLS, tennis, esports, surfing, and golf. TMRW Sports -- pronounced 'tomorrow sports' -- was launched in August with the goal of using technology to help create new pathways for the next generation to enjoy sports. "Connect Ventures is thrilled to work alongside this world-class group of investors to support Tiger, Rory and Mike's vision to further accelerate the evolution of sports and make it more accessible for all."

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