http://www.mail.com/people/19846-rory-mcilroy.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/19846-rory-mcilroy.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2092888-ap-source-mcilroy-to-set-up-management-group.html Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group. A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that McIlroy will create his own team run by his father, Gerry, along with close friends and associates. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because McIlroy hasn... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2092888-ap-source-mcilroy-to-set-up-management-group.html 2013-05-17T22:05:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078556-sergio-tiger-duel-takes-center-stage-players.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship is shaping up to be more than just a duel between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. There are 18 players within five shots of the lead, including current major champions Adam Scott, Webb Simpson and Rory McIlroy. The list also includes Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and Zach ... Sat, 11 May 2013 07:11:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078556-sergio-tiger-duel-takes-center-stage-players.html 2013-05-11T07:11:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077258-garcia-1-up-tiger-players-championship.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years. Garcia made seven straight putts — six of them for... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077258-garcia-1-up-tiger-players-championship.html 2013-05-11T00:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076054-castro-easy-players-debut.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods made birdie on every par 5 for the first time since 2006 and broke 70 in the opening round for the first time ever in The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy didn't hit driver on the front nine and broke par for the first time on the TPC Sawgrass. Ryan Palmer made only one cut in seven tries — the other year, he f... Fri, 10 May 2013 07:15:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076054-castro-easy-players-debut.html 2013-05-10T07:15:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075452-great-debut-castro-woods-solid-players.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was nine shots out of the lead, not the best position at The Players Championship, especially since he had not even started his round. Perhaps the bigger surprise was the guy who posted the record-tying round Thursday. Roberto Castro had only played the TPC Sawgrass in a practice round. He made a debut he won't s... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:49:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075452-great-debut-castro-woods-solid-players.html 2013-05-10T00:49:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074484-roberto-castro-opens-with-63-players-debut.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Roberto Castro made a debut he won't soon forget in The Players Championship, opening with a 9-under 63 Thursday to tie the course record at the TPC Sawgrass and build a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and other early starters. Facing the infamous island-green on No. 17 for the first time in competition, Castro left a 9-ir... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:14:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074484-roberto-castro-opens-with-63-players-debut.html 2013-05-09T19:14:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073438-mcilroy-tries-to-change-fortunes-sawgrass.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy won two major championships at age 23. He was the youngest player since Tiger Woods to reach No. 1 in the world. He was won the money titles on the PGA Tour and European Tour in the same season. Now if he can just break par on the TPC at Sawgrass. Or at least make it to the weekend. McIlroy keeps showing signs t... Thu, 09 May 2013 07:22:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073438-mcilroy-tries-to-change-fortunes-sawgrass.html 2013-05-09T07:22:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072710-adam-scott-tries-to-return-to-earth-players.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Scott never had to take this much time walking from the clubhouse to the practice range at TPC Sawgrass. He couldn't take more than a few steps without a player or a caddie stopping to congratulate him for his feel-good win at Augusta National. There were so many fans pressed against the fence to get his autograph that ... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:16:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072710-adam-scott-tries-to-return-to-earth-players.html 2013-05-08T22:16:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065524-rookies-unusual-week-ends-win-wells-fargo.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Derek Ernst didn't come out of nowhere to win the Wells Fargo Championship. He actually was driving a rental car toward Athens, Ga., the fourth alternate who figured he might as well spend the week playing in the minor leagues. He wound up a playoff winner at Quail Hollow with a game that wins anywhere. It's easy to get caught up in... Mon, 06 May 2013 07:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065524-rookies-unusual-week-ends-win-wells-fargo.html 2013-05-06T07:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063546-mickelson-watney-tied-lead-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Phil Mickelson's ball was just above the edge of the cart path, slightly below his feet, when he decided to hit a hard fade around the trees toward the green. The shot went out-of-bounds and cost him the outright lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, and Mickelson was angry about his decision. He felt he should have hit dri... Sat, 04 May 2013 23:56:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063546-mickelson-watney-tied-lead-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-04T23:56:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2062516-mickelson-takes-2-shot-lead-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The bunker shot showed the magic of Phil Mickelson. He blasted out of the sand with so much side spin that the ball landed about 5 feet to the right of the flag on the 14th green at Quail Hollow and wound up 5 feet on the other side. He still had to make the putt, and nothing comes easily this week at the Wells Fargo Championship. E... Sat, 04 May 2013 06:58:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2062516-mickelson-takes-2-shot-lead-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-04T06:58:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061964-mickelson-takes-charge-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days. Mickelson opened with a pair of 15-foot birdie putts, dropped in a 40-foot putt at the turn and made back-to-back birdies late in his round Friday. He finished with a 5-under 67 for a two-shot lead goin... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061964-mickelson-takes-charge-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-03T23:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059720-mcilroy-opens-with-67-wells-fargo.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy kept the ball in play at Quail Hollow and gave himself plenty of birdie chances on a cloudy, soft afternoon. He ran off six birdies in a seven-hole stretch around the turn and finished with an 8-foot... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:05:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059720-mcilroy-opens-with-67-wells-fargo.html 2013-05-03T00:05:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057936-mcilroy-enters-phase-season.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy enters the next phase of his season knowing that his fortunes can change without notice. That's what happened last year. McIlroy had gone five months without winning, long enough to lose his No. 1 ranking. He also went through a slump so severe that he missed the cut in four out of five tournaments, including his title ... Thu, 02 May 2013 07:35:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057936-mcilroy-enters-phase-season.html 2013-05-02T07:35:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057116-players-expecting-bumpy-ride-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quail Hollow has been a symbol of perfection for 10 years since it returned to the PGA Tour lineup, a beautifully manicured golf course where the six major champions who have won ranged from Tiger Woods to Rory McIlroy. It is less than perfect this year. Some have even compared the greens to a rundown municipal course. One thing tha... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:03:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057116-players-expecting-bumpy-ride-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-01T21:03:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2055882-singh-tournament-day-exonerated.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship because of a sore back Wednesday, one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the Fijian for his admission that he used deer antler spray. The tour said Tuesday the World Anti-Doping Agency informed it that the spray contains only small amounts of a growth hormone factor... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:09:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2055882-singh-tournament-day-exonerated.html 2013-05-01T18:09:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033180-snedeker-cut-rain-delayed-2nd-round-sc.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Brandt Snedeker gets to play on at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage after the second-round wrapped up Saturday morning. There were 17 golfers left on the course when the second round was suspended Friday evening because of darkness and impending rain. Then the cut was at 1-over par and Snedeker was among the group at 2-over af... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:59:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033180-snedeker-cut-rain-delayed-2nd-round-sc.html 2013-04-20T13:59:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032964-rookie-steve-lebrun-stays-focused-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Steve LeBrun knows better than anyone how long he's waited to play championship golf on the PGA Tour. LeBrun also understands he's only halfway down the road to what he hopes to achieve at the RBC Heritage. The 34-year-old PGA Tour rookie shot a second straight 68 on Friday to share the lead with Kevin Streelman and Charley... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:07:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032964-rookie-steve-lebrun-stays-focused-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-20T07:07:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032494-streelman-mix-rain-delayed-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Kevin Streelman looks ready to make contending at PGA Tour events a habit, while Brandt Snedeker was poised for an early exit at the RBC Heritage in the rain-delayed second round Friday. Streelman, who won his first tour title last month at the Tampa Bay Championships, shot a 1-under 70 before the wind picked up at Harbour ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:06:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032494-streelman-mix-rain-delayed-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-19T23:06:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2030404-davis-contention-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Brian Davis is tired of being celebrated solely for his sportsmanship at the RBC Heritage. He's ready to add a championship at Harbour Town Golf Links. Davis had eight birdies on his final 14 holes for a 6-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Kevin Streelman and Charley Hoffman after the first round Thursday. Davis lost to Jim... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:20:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2030404-davis-contention-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-19T07:20:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2029696-day-leishman-contention-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jason Day and Marc Leishman kept the Australian flag flying high at the RBC Heritage. Four days after countryman Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, Day and Leishman shot 4-under 67 and trailed leader Brian Davis by two shots Thursday after the first round at Harbour Town Golf Links. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:53:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2029696-day-leishman-contention-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-18T22:53:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2019258-snedeker-up-short-masters.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The last time Brandt Snedeker came this close to winning the Masters, he wept uncontrollably, distraught that the tournament he's dreamed of winning since he was a child slipped through his fingers. On Sunday, the only tears after the final round were from his 2-year-old daughter. "I'm not as crushed as I was in 2008 because I know I'm... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:48:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2019258-snedeker-up-short-masters.html 2013-04-15T00:48:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017298-snedeker-cabrera-tied-lead-masters.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The longest, strangest day at the Masters for Tiger Woods began with a text message from his agent Saturday morning to meet with Augusta National officials nearly six hours before his tee time. It ended some 10 hours later with a relieved fist pump for a key par that kept him in the mix for another green jacket. It was far different fo... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:57:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017298-snedeker-cabrera-tied-lead-masters.html 2013-04-14T01:57:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015084-day-leads-masters-14-year-old-cut.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old from China isn't going anywhere in a hurry. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape. Despite being the first player at Augusta National to get hit with a one-shot penalty for slow play, teen sensation Guan Tianlang still made history Friday as the youngest player to make the cut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned e... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:18:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015084-day-leads-masters-14-year-old-cut.html 2013-04-13T01:18:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015118-10-things-to-masters.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Ten facts about the Masters going into the second round at Augusta National Golf Club: 1. SERGIO SET UP FOR ANOTHER TRY Sergio Garcia is atop the leaderboard at a major for the first time since the 2007 British Open. He opened with a 66, and Friday will go a long way toward showing if he can set himself up for anoth... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:17:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015118-10-things-to-masters.html 2013-04-12T07:17:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2014776-rory-mcilroys-mistakes-costly-opening-round-72.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 18-footer for birdie on the final hole slid by on the left, another chance lost on a day filled with missed opportunities. Rory McIlroy walked off the green and gave his putter a gentle spank, as if to punish it for letting him down when he needed it most. His even-par 72 wasn't awful by any means and might have been a score he wou... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:37:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2014776-rory-mcilroys-mistakes-costly-opening-round-72.html 2013-04-12T01:37:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2014458-high-wattage-couples-course-masters.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Think of it as power couples instead of Fred Couples. Some of the talk Thursday at the Masters wasn't just about what was happening on the tees and greens, but who was outside the ropes looking in. The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked players in the world, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, had entourages that included girlfriends with some pedigree ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:34:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2014458-high-wattage-couples-course-masters.html 2013-04-12T01:34:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2012472-garcia-leishman-tied-lead-masters.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sergio Garcia might have written himself off too quickly at the Masters. When last seen walking off the course at Augusta National, the impetuous Spaniard was moping about his bad luck at this tournament and said last year it was increasingly evident he would never be fitted for a green jacket. Garcia matched his be... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:55:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2012472-garcia-leishman-tied-lead-masters.html 2013-04-12T00:55:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2014580-lynns-masters-moment-was-17-years-making.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — David Lynn spotted the leaderboard as he was making the turn in front of Augusta National clubhouse. Yes, it was something to behold. "It's obviously not a bad thing to see your name up there leading the Masters," Lynn said after Thursday's opening round. "But there's a lot to be done for the rest of the week, and hopefully I can keep ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:51:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2014580-lynns-masters-moment-was-17-years-making.html 2013-04-11T22:51:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2013564-nicklaus-sit-down-with-tiger-woods.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus has shared his secrets and strategy about Augusta National with anyone who wanted to learn from a six-time Masters champion, a list that includes Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Nicolas Colsaerts. But not Tiger Woods. Nicklaus said he's never had a sit-down with the man who is trying to break his records. In fact, he said t... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:12:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2013564-nicklaus-sit-down-with-tiger-woods.html 2013-04-11T21:12:04Z