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☆ Nick Taylor wins raucous WM Phoenix Open in playoff after crowd trouble bedevils tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Canada’s Nick Taylor completed a dramatic late fightback to win the WM Phoenix Open in a playoff on Sunday, after crowd trouble marred the notoriously raucous PGA Tour event at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona. Taylor sealed his second playoff victory in under a year. Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images“He [Hadwin] dodged security this time, so it’s good,” Taylor, who jumped 27 places to world No. During Friday’s second round, a fan suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a fall at the 16th hole, a statement from the PGA Tour said. Police and staff apprehend a fan dressed as William Wallace from "Braveheart" after he ran onto the 11th hole during the second round.

Persons: Nick Taylor, Taylor, Charley Hoffman, birdied, Adam Hadwin, Orlando Ramirez, ” Taylor, “, ” Hoffman, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Steve Stricker, John, Sam Burns, Gretzky, Canada's Taylor, Steph Chambers, Jock Holliman, Carlos Ortiz, William Wallace, ”, Christian Petersen, Zach Johnson, Billy Horschel, Buddy, ” Horschel, “ He’s Organizations: CNN, WM, Winnipeg -, RBC Canadian, PGA, John Deere, Getty, Sky Sports, Police, Thunderbirds, Ryder Locations: Scottsdale, Arizona, Winnipeg

☆ Rory McIlroy says he’d rather retire ‘if LIV Golf was the last place on Earth to play golf’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rory McIlroy said on Thursday that he would rather retire than compete on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour even if it “was the last place on Earth to play golf.”Four-time major winner McIlroy has been a vocal opponent of the breakaway golf tour ever since it came into existence a few years ago, threatening the very foundations of the sport. “If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on Earth, I would retire. “I’d play the majors, but I’d be pretty comfortable.”CNN has reached out to LIV Golf and the PGA Tour to offer them the right of reply. Earlier this week, witnesses – including PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price and Jimmy Dunne, a company board member who helped broker the deal – faced scrutiny from committee members over the deal. “As long as I get to play golf, I’m happy.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, LIV, “, McIlroy, LIV Golf, ”, Tiger Woods, –, Ron Price, Jimmy Dunne, Richard Blumenthal, Price, Dunne, Sen, ” Dunne, ” McIlroy, Gregory Shamus, Randall Stephenson, ” Stephenson, Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman, Khashoggi, Salman, ’ ’ McIlroy, I’ve, there’s Organizations: CNN, LIV, PGA, Scottish, Saudi Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf, US, Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs, Connecticut Democrat, RBC Canadian Locations: Saudi, American, Connecticut, Saudi Arabia

☆ Taylor and Conners to try and make it Canada Day at national championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Jun 10, 2023; Toronto, ON, CAN; Nick Taylor hits his tee shot at the 17th hole during the third round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY SportsTORONTO, June 10 (Reuters) - Perhaps no sporting event in Canada goes out of its way to tug at the heritage heartstrings more than the Canadian Open. But entering Sunday's final round there is plenty of Canadian content on the leaderboard with Nick Taylor and Corey Conners in position to make history. Six will start Sunday's final round two off the pace including Taylor, who rocketed into contention with a course record nine-under 63. "I would love to win the Canadian Open for the third time.

Persons: Nick Taylor, Dan Hamilton, Caesar, Bloody Mary, Pat Fletcher, Corey Conners, Taiwan's, Pan, Rory McIlroy, Taylor, Northern Ireland's McIlroy, LIV, McIlroy, I've, Steve Keating, Andrea Ricci Organizations: RBC Canadian, Sports TORONTO, Canadian, Oakdale Country, PGA, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Canada, Muskoka, Australia, Zimbabwe, Canadian, Saudi

☆ McIlroy welcomes return to action but LIV still very much in mind
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Jun 7, 2023; Toronto, ON, CAN; Rory McIlroy speaks with the media during press conferences for the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament. Let's just focus on our golf and we'll say what we want to say when we get inside.'" McIlroy has been the PGA Tour's most outspoken golfer against LIV Golf and the last two days, which included his much-anticipated press conference on Wednesday, took a toll. While it may not have been his best performance, McIlroy was just happy to be back on the course. "So it was nice to play a round of golf and focus on something else for those five hours we were out there," said McIlroy.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Dan Hamilton, Justin Rose, McIlroy, Rose, LIV, Rosie, LIV Golf, he's, Steve Stricker, Frank Pingue, Ed Osmond Organizations: RBC Canadian, Sports TORONTO, Canadian, Oakdale Country Club, PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Saudi, John Deere, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Canada

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