Matt Fitzpatrick played down the crowd reaction after he beat world number one Scottie Scheffler in a play-off for his second RBC Heritage title but the Ryder Cup winner could not resist a little dig at the pro-American gallery. The Sheffield golfer won his second event in a month – becoming the third Englishman behind…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — From wire-to-wire to a harrowing high-wire act. That pretty much describes Rory McIlroy’s Masters. He became the fourth man to win back-to-back green jackets Sunday, surviving some shaky golf and a dramatic surge by some of the best players in the world. In the end, he made a tap-in putt for victory, threw back…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The most unexpected of revelations unfolded Saturday at the Masters. It became a golf tournament. Rory McIlroy, who built the biggest 36-hole lead in history, wobbled and wilted — one shot in the water, another in the woods — while others surged and made a run at the reigning champion. Cameron Young, who was…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Among the many rules at Augusta National — no cell phones, no booing, no lying in the grass — patrons are not allowed to run. Somebody tell Rory McIlroy. The defending Masters champion was sprinting away from the field Friday, building a six-shot lead heading into the weekend and putting himself in prime position…
