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leaderboard, score and analysis from round two

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Rick Broadbent |Owen Slot |David Walsh |Angus Oliver
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry hit holes in one

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Angus Oliver
Sergio García considering paying $2m fine to make Ryder Cup return

Oct 8, 2024 | thetimes.com | Angus Oliver

Sergio García could be in line for a surprise Ryder Cup return after Luke Donald confirmed the Spaniard is considering paying millions of dollars to become eligible for next year’s tournament in New York. García is the Ryder Cup’s top points scorer of all time but his career in the event seemed over when he resigned his DP World Tour membership in May 2023 having joined LIV Golf.
Rory McIlroy takes break from golf after ‘toughest day of career’

Jun 17, 2024 | thetimes.com | Angus Oliver

Rory McIlroy will take a three-week break from golf after admitting that his collapse in the final round of the US Open was “the toughest day” of his professional career. The Northern Irishman led Bryson DeChambeau by two strokes with four holes to play at Pinehurst No2 on Sunday, but he dropped shots at the 15th, 16th and 18th holes to slip back to five-under par and hand the American his second major triumph.
Rory McIlroy storms to victory before return to scene of last major win

May 12, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Angus Oliver

Rory McIlroy has experimented with countless preparation techniques in his decade-long pursuit of a fifth major win, but his work before this week’s US PGA Championship could not have gone better as he stormed to victory at the Wells Fargo. The Northern Irishman began the final round at Quail Hollow one shot behind the overnight leader Xander Schauffele but posted a stunning six-under-par round of 65 to win by five strokes.
Will Zalatoris is back - and ready to put Masters nightmare to bed

Apr 9, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Angus Oliver

For Will Zalatoris, last year’s Masters was “a golfer’s worst nightmare”. The American was runner-up on his Augusta debut in 2021 and tied-sixth in 2022, but as he completed his final preparations on the driving range 30 minutes before his Thursday tee time, he felt a sudden jolt of pain and his “back gave out”. His third attempt at winning the Green Jacket was over before it had started.
The Masters 2024 guide: tee times, key players and how to watch

Apr 8, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Angus Oliver

The year’s first major is here. Augusta National will this week play host to the 88th edition of the Masters with a field of 89 players competing for the prized Green Jacket. But what are the key holes that the players will face? Where can you follow the action? Which LIV Golf players will feature? And who are the favourites to be crowned champion on the 18th green come Sunday evening?
How playing with Antoine Dupont improved Blair Kinghorn’s game

Feb 23, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Angus Oliver

One of the closing narratives in the recent Netflix documentary Six Nations: Full Contact depicts the battle for the Scotland No 15 shirt between the ailing Stuart Hogg and the talented young buck Blair Kinghorn. “I don’t know the answer,” says head coach Gregor Townsend in his Ireland team-selection meeting, before choosing Hogg to start in his 100th Test, only for the veteran to be injured and call time on his career four months later.
Eden Hazard: I’d gain five kilos before Real Madrid and Chelsea seasons

Feb 19, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Angus Oliver

Eden Hazard has revealed the extent of his weight problems during his playing career, admitting that he put on five kilos in pre-seasons and could not resist Belgian beer after matches. Hazard enjoyed seven trophy-laden seasons at Chelsea, but the forward failed to reach the same heights after becoming Real Madrid’s star signing for an initial £88.3 million in 2019. Owing to a plague of injuries, Hazard played only 76 times in four seasons at Real before retiring aged 32 in October last year.
India vs England live: score and updates from third Test, day four

Feb 18, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Simon Wilde |Angus Oliver

Simon Wilde, Rajkot: England’s hopes of forcing their way back into the third Test with a burst of early wickets came to nothing when play resumed on the fourth morning today. They had to wait an hour for a breakthrough — courtesy of a brilliant run out by Ben Stokes — and managed only one other wicket in the session.