Rory McIlroy declares himself ready to go for PGA Championship

RORY McIlroy is confident his left ankle injury has healed well enough for him to defend his US PGA title at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin.

By all accounts, McIlroy has sought out the best advice he could get on his return, including some sage words from Tiger Woods, who knows all too well what rushing back from injuries can do to one’s game. “However to do what I want to do that week, it is 100 %”.

McIlroy will tee off with the world No2 Jordan Spieth, as well as Open champion Zach Johnson in the first two rounds and nobody will be more surprised to see him teeing it up than Butch Harmon.

Johnson finished the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits tied for third with McIlroy, one shot out of a playoff.

Graeme McDowell said he has been texting with McIlroy to check in on him without asking about when he will play. I’ve played quite a lot of golf since starting to hit balls, and it feels good. “If he can keep it in the fairway and get off to good start, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he gets in contention”. Sergio has been in the conversation at every Major this year, finishing 17th at The Masters, 18th at the U.S. Open, and sixth at The British.

Nobilo has just spent three days at the course in Kohler, Wisconsin, filming segments for extensive Golf Channel coverage of the year’s fourth and final major championship. “I just missed the memo where all sand is deemed a bunker”, Johnson said last week.

They did have about a 30 minute weather delay where practice was stopped, even here on the range, as there was some thunder and lightning in the area but everyone now on the course getting ready for the PGA Championship.

“I don’t really remember the golf course at all but I do remember back in 2010 that I was very nervous”, Oosthuizen told Reuters while preparing for Thursday’s opening round at Whistling Straits. Even while his foot was immobilized in a boot, he was putting. This has been the five-week mark today from when I did it.’ .

Thirteen rowers on the 40-member U.S. team came down with stomach illness at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Rio de Janeiro – a trial run for next summer’s Olympics – and the team doctor said she suspected it was because of pollution in the lake where the competition took place.

“Because mine sort of spins out of the way, it takes a lot of pressure off it”, he said.

AKRON, Ohio – Since turning pro and making his way onto the PGA Tour more than two years ago, Jordan Spieth has suffered his share of hazing and ribbing at the hands of veteran Phil Mickelson.

After shooting a 4-under-par 66 at Firestone Country Club, Spieth was in a good frame of mind has he heads to the PGA Championship. So I’ve kept that part of the game sharp.

“I felt more disappointed at Augusta than I did this year at St. Andrews”, said the South African.

McIlroy is seeking to become the sixth player to win three PGA Championships and the second to win three in a four-year span. Walter Hagen, who won four in a row from 1924-27, has five PGA Championship victories, as does Jack Nicklaus. On the other, he hasn’t played in over two months and golfers just underneath have been in fantastic form. He said: “I’ve let everyone get closer to me to Race to Dubai – Louis and Danny did well at Open and now Shane is a rival as well”.