Rory McIlroy and Alex Palou Prepare for Upcoming Championships Amidst High-Stakes Competition
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The flip side was that, in a field as busy as this one, when everyone was pressed up against each other on the leaderboard, you’re lucky if you can get away with one mistake, and anyone who happens to make a second is as good as done for. Rahm, Alex Smalley and Matti Schmid all led the field at different points in the day, and all three of them fell away again after making a bogey. The remarkable part was that Rai triumphed even though he made three errors just on the front nine. When he made his third bogey in six holes on the eighth, he had slipped back among the also-rans.
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Associated PressRahm and McIlroy were among those tied for the lead at one point. Schauffele and Patrick Reed were right behind. About the only one who failed to seize on the moment was Scheffler, who missed six putts inside 10 feet, four of them for birdie.
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As a kid, Rai used to watch and rewatch VHS tapes of Tiger Woods’ early successes. “We used to watch them a helluva lot, probably two, three times a week, if not more,” he said, “the videos of his US Amateur wins and then his early professional career. He’s such an icon and such a huge figure in the game … and he’s someone that I really idolized. I just remember being in awe just watching all of the things that he could do.”
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Associated Press“We used to watch them a hell of a lot, probably two, three times a week, if not more,” Rai said of the tapes of Woods winning U.S. Amateurs and his early feats as a pro. “I just remember being in awe just watching all of the things that he could do.
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Palou, the Spaniard who has won four series titles and is the points leader again this season, is the defending Indianapolis 500 champion and is trying to become the seventh back-to-back winner in race history. Helio Castroneves, the Brazilian with Meyer Shank, is one of four four-time race winners and is again attempting to become the first five-time winner. AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing
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McIlroy, winner of the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships, even found time to squeeze in rounds two weeks ago at Aronimink Golf Club to get a feel for the course before the first round starts Thursday. McIlroy played his only rounds at the suburban Philadelphia course at the 2018 BMW Championship and found the early visits can sometimes give him a bit of an edge headed into otherwise unfamiliar courses for the bulk of the field.
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Rory McIlroy can be spotted on screen in movies featuring Hollywood’s biggest stars.
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01 USA Today The 108th PGA Championship is in the books. Aaron Rai ran away with the title Sunday at Aronimink, the first time the major was held at the Pennsylvania course since 1962. Next year, the major returns to the state of Texas, which has not hosted a major in more than 60 years itself.
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02 The Guardian US However, he exchanged words with a fan who shouted “USA” after he played out the rough. The tournament was won by England’s Aaron Rai.
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03 Associated Press “So, yeah, to have my name even with him on this trophy is incredible, really.” Practically everything about Rai’s victory Sunday was incredible.
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