Rory McIlroy will play alongside Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm for the primary two rounds of The Gamers; McIlroy completed tied-second at Bay Hill and is focusing on a second TPC Sawgrass victory; Watch the opening spherical stay on Thursday from 11.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf
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Highlights from the fourth spherical of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the Bay Hill Membership
Highlights from the fourth spherical of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the Bay Hill Membership
Rory McIlroy believes his recreation is exhibiting indicators of progress forward of The Gamers after narrowly lacking out on victory and a return to world No 1 on the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The Northern Irishman blended seven birdies with 5 bogeys throughout an enthralling final-round 70 at Bay Hill, the place a bunch of gamers have been chasing victory on a star-studded leaderboard, leaving him tied-second and a shot behind champion Kurt Kitayama.McIlroy has one other likelihood to overhaul Jon Rahm as world No 1 at TPC Sawgrass, the place he’ll associate the Spaniard and Scottie Scheffler for the primary two days, with the four-time main winner happy about his kind heading into the PGA Tour’s flagship occasion. Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant Following his victory on the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Kurt Kitayama says he’s ‘proud’ of his spectacular PGA Tour breakthrough Following his victory on the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Kurt Kitayama says he’s ‘proud’ of his spectacular PGA Tour breakthrough “I nonetheless want I may have had a few photographs again right this moment, however I suppose everybody would say the identical factor,” McIlroy mentioned. “It is a type of days and a type of programs the place you are going to rue missed alternatives and a few missed putts right here and there.”I have to take the positives from it, which there’s a whole lot of. We have a large occasion subsequent week and I have to attempt to carry that momentum into Sawgrass. I really feel like I discovered the driving force slightly bit extra this week. Yeah, it is getting there. Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant One of many highlights of {the golfing} calendar takes place this month at The Gamers, with round the clock protection from TPC Sawgrass stay on Sky Sports activities One of many highlights of {the golfing} calendar takes place this month at The Gamers, with round the clock protection from TPC Sawgrass stay on Sky Sports activities “It was a very good week. I noticed some constructive indicators. Sport’s rounding into kind for the majority of the season. So though I did not get the win, I am nonetheless fairly proud of how the whole lot went this week.”How McIlroy missed out in Bay Hill thrillerMcIlroy responded to bogeying his opening two holes of the day by making back-to-back birdies from the fourth, then charged into rivalry after cancelling a dropped shot on the seventh with 4 birdies in a five-hole stretch from the ninth. Rory McIlroy was chasing a primary PGA Tour victory since October’s CJ Cup win The 2018 Bay Hill champion made successive bogeys from the 14th however made a two-putt birdie on the par-five sixteenth to maintain his hopes alive, then missed a 10-foot alternative on the ultimate inexperienced and ended the week on eight beneath.”If I look again on right this moment, the one factor I am going to rue is the tee shot on 14,” McIlroy admitted. “I birdied 13 and acquired on to 14 tee and I actually thought I used to be nonetheless like one or two behind the lead. Rory McIlroy heads into The Gamers as world No 3, having began the yr prime of the world rankings “As I used to be strolling to the 14th inexperienced, I appeared behind me on the scoreboard, and I used to be main by one. If I had of identified that, I would not have tried to play the shot that I performed on 14, which was unlucky.”I ended up making bogey there after which a nasty swing off the tee on 15 and a bogey. I had an opportunity on the final – hit a very good putt and it simply missed on the low aspect – however it was a very good week.” The Gamers Championship Stay March 9, 2023, 11:30am Stay on Scheffler happy regardless of near-missDefending Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Scheffler additionally had the chance to reclaim the world No 1 spot from Rahm, though a final-hole bogey dropped him two strokes off the tempo into tied-fourth. Scottie Scheffler threatened to say a second win in as many months “In the present day was a whole lot of enjoyable,” Scheffler mentioned. “Clearly I want I performed slightly bit higher, however on the finish of the day, I put up a very good combat. I did not have my greatest stuff right this moment.”I nonetheless gave myself an opportunity after a number of fairly unhealthy errors on the entrance 9, however Kurt [Kitayama] performed improbable golf right this moment. I feel to birdie 17 and par 18 to complete and win by one is fairly particular.” The Gamers Championship Stay March 7, 2023, 2:00pm Stay on What’s subsequent?Sky Sports activities Golf would be the house of The Gamers in 2023, with practically 60 hours of stay protection from Tuesday-Sunday of event week and a bunch of additional content material accessible so that you can get pleasure from.Stay protection begins on Tuesday with the ‘Stay from The Gamers’ present at 2pm, whereas the opening spherical is stay on Thursday from 11.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf!
